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Beyond The Glimpse Of Dreams

by Kekal

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Debut album from Kekal. Released originally in 1998.
This is the 25th Anniversary Updated Edition Re-mastered, 2023.

Order CD + Cassette Tape (limited edition) from Sadist Rec. Bandcamp Page 👇
sadistrecords.bandcamp.com/merch

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T-Shirt is also available at: www.kekal.org/merchandise

Kekal's debut full-length album "Beyond The Glimpse of Dreams" was originally released in early 1998 on cassette tape format by an Indonesian label THT Productions, and then on CD and cassette formats by Candlelight Productions / Sonic Wave International (Singapore) in October 1998.

"Beyond The Glimpse of Dreams" was recorded in 1997 and the only album that features original vocalist Harry with his distinct voice. This was the first experience for the band to record 10 songs in a professional studio back in 1997. The result is a more than 50 minutes of intense extreme metal music, combining strong stylistic elements known as black metal, death metal, classic/old-school heavy metal, thrash, doom metal, and even gothic and darkwave, all fused into one unique solid style backed with in-your-face lyrics, which is known later as the original Kekal style. This album received numerous great reviews and positive responses from metal magazines and fanzines, other publications, labels, and all the people in the underground scene, especially in their own region. "Beyond The Glimpse of Dreams" is considered by heavy metal critics in the late 1990s as one of the best extreme metal releases coming from Asia.

The original version of the album (CD and cassette tape formats) was sold for over 5000 copies from 1998 - and reached Europe, North + South America and of course Asia, aided by only underground distros & mail-orders with the help of underground fanzines covering the band until it became sold-out in 2002. The 1998 original version of the CD has become the sought-after 'collector's item', and at some point, some of the used CDs were listed for over $70 on eBay.

This album was first remastered in 2014 and re-issued by Indonesian extreme metal label Persetan Records as a limited-edition CD (with added 5 bonus tracks from 1996 demo) after the original release was sold-out for more than 10 years. The re-issue version gets a new cover artwork, courtesy of William Blake (1805). In 2023, this album was once again remastered in time for its 25th Anniversary, and is to be released physically by Indonesian extreme metal label Sadist Records as a limited-edition CD and Cassette Tape. Kekal handles the digital version that can be downloaded here via the band's Bandcamp page. This album is NOT and will not be available for streaming at mainstream platforms.

credits

released January 15, 1998

Album line-up: Harry (Vocals), Leo (Guitar/Vocals), Jeff (Guitar/Vocals), Azhar (Bass/Vocals)

Produced by: Jeff with KEKAL
Recorded on 16-track analog at Yaski Studios, Jakarta, Indonesia. Tracks 1—5 recorded in April 1997 and tracks 6—10 in December 1997.
Engineered & mixed by: Habil Kurnia & Denny Andreas
Music & lyrics written by Kekal
Tracks 2 & 5 additional vocals by Julie.
Track 10 additional vocals by Hana & Vera.
Keyboards by Jeff, Habil, & Leo
Drums by The Black Machine

2023 Updated Edition:
Re-mastered digitally in March 2023 by Jeff Arwadi at Ideation Station
Front cover artwork courtesy of William Blake (1805). Digital layout by Jeff Arwadi.

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Kekal Jakarta, Indonesia

Avant-garde and alternative approach to various expressions of rock, metal and electronic music.

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