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Ah, sweet avant-garde madness from one Juho Goatspeed, which maintains individualistic clarity of vision while completely eschewing the bedroom-BM aesthetic. Five tracks of mondo bizarro fringe-adherent quasi-black metal on offer, drawing from the usual influences. I’m kidding, of course, since there’s nothing usual in this realm of extreme metal. Still, one can point to various spots on this record and feel the spectral auras of Peccatum, Korova, pre-K Covenant, Arcturus, Ved Buens Ende and the rest of an inscrutably wacky lot circa 1997-2000. A sullen ‘80s British new wave atmosphere, Crowleyian references both explicit and tangential alike, and obscure 1970s psychedelic vibes permeate the record as well, due most likely to whatever combination of hallucinogens are at work (on Juho, not me!). It all comes together with sterling integrity and precision. This is all the more laudable given that the album was recorded in willy-nilly fashion over the time span of some three years, which could have easily rendered it somewhere between patchwork and overindulgence. With a more conventional recording schedule, a full band at work and drums with more oomph, Spiderpact will inevitably create a keeper to accompany this sleeper.
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| 1. Spit! Spider-spit! (Aeschatonian Death-Spell) |
| 2. My Goat Is Bigger Than Yours!! |
| 3. Haunebu Jugend / Solitudo In Excelsis / Tinfoil Headgear |
| 4. Stormclad Into Nihil (Existential Penetralia) |
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| 23. In Cells Dwell (Spirit) |
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