Kekal discography explained

Artist:	Kekal
Studio:	9
Ep:	2
Singles:	5
Compilation:	2
Video:	2
Music Videos:	7
Option:	4
Option Name:	Collaborations
1Option:	2
1Option Name:	Demos
2Option:	7
2Option Name:	Sample tracks

The discography of the Indonesian band Kekal includes nine full-length studio albums, two EPs, two compilation albums, two demo tapes, a split album with Slechtvalk, and several contributions to various collaborative albums. Though the band currently has no active members, it continues to exist as an institution, and still releases new material.^[1]

Kekal formed in 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and released an unofficial four-song demo tape. As this demo began to circulate, additional members joined to release an official demo album called Contra Spiritualia Nequitae in 1996, and in 1998 Kekal released its self-produced debut album, Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams, which gained the band international attention.^[2] The following year, 1999, the band released Embrace the Dead, followed by The Painful Experience in 2001. The departure of guitarist Leo Setiawan in 2001 left the band as a duo consisting of Jeff Arwadi and Azhar Levi Sianturi, but the band continued and released the highly progressive and experimental 1000 Thoughts of Violence in 2003, which led to a two-week European mini-tour in March 2004. Upon return to Indonesia, Kekal recorded Acidity, which was released in 2005, and marked the return of Leo to the band. This album was considered by many to be the band's strongest release to date, and The Habit of Fire was recorded in 2006. However, Jeff's relocation to Canada left the status of the band in question, but it was decided to keep the band as a studio project, and The Habit of Fire was released in 2007, and was named "CD of the Month" by technology magazine Sound on Sound.^[3] In 2008, the band's seventh full-length album, Audible Minority, was intended to be released on December 25, 2008, as both a digital free download and a limited edition Digipak with a total of 11 songs. The CD version was never released, and the album ended up being offered only as a free download instead.

In 2009, all band members left Kekal, but it was decided to keep the band simply as a legal institution. Despite this, former members of the band contributed to an eighth studio album, entitled 8, which was officially released in December 2010 and was made available to purchase on January 23, 2011. On July 10, 2011, a free digital-only EP entitled Futuride was released, and a ninth full-length release, Autonomy, was released on December 19, 2012.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Details
1998	Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams^[4] Released: January 1998 Label: THT Productions, Sonic Wave International Format: Cassette, CD
1999	Embrace the Dead Released: August 1999 Label: THT Productions, Fleshwalker Records Format: Cassette, CD
2001	The Painful Experience Released: October 2001^[5] Label: Fear Dark Records, THT Productions, Clenchedfist Records, HROM/HIRAX Records Format: Cassette, CD
2003	1000 Thoughts of Violence Released: February 2003 Label: Fear Dark Records, Undying Music/Alfa Records, Rock Express Records Format: Cassette, CD
2005^[6]	Acidity Released: February 2005 Label: THT Productions/T.O.P./Musica Studios, Fear Dark Records Format: Cassette, CD, digital
2007	The Habit of Fire Released: March 15, 2007 Label: Whirlwind Records; Open Grave Records Format: CD, digital
2008	Audible Minority^[7] ^[8] Released: December 25, 2008^[9] Label: Self-released Format: Digital
2010	8 Released: December 15, 2010 Label: Whirlwind Records Format: CD, digital
2012	Autonomy Released: December 19, 2012 Label: Whirlwind Records, Yes No Wave Music Format: CD,^[10] digital
2015	Multilateral^[11] ^[12] ^[13] Released: August 2015 Label: - Format: Digital

Extended plays

Year	Details
2011	Futuride^[14] Released: July 10, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: Digital
2013	Unsung Division EP^[15] Released: March 19, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital

Compilation albums

Year	Details
2003	Introduce Us to Immortality Released: 2003 Label: SystemMortal Productions/THT Productions
2004	Spirits from the Ancient Days Released: 2004 Label: Kvlt Records

Demos

Year	Details
1995	Demo Released: November 1995 Label: Self-released
1996	Contra Spiritualia Nequitiae Released: 1996 Label: THT Productions

Singles

Year	Single	Details	Album
2004	"Dream for a Moment"		Acidity
2006	"The Prow"		Recorded for Acidity, unreleased, leaked by Jeff in 2006
2006	"Juices Like Wine"	Celtic Frost cover song	Recorded for Acidity, unreleased, leaked by Jeff in 2006
2007	"Redemption"	Johnny Cash cover tune	Unreleased Johnny Cash tribute album, released by Jeff in 2007
2010	"Tabula Rasa"^[16]		8

Videos

Year	Video details
2004	Kekal Live in Europe Released: 2004 Label: SonnenGott Format: DVD
2005	Road Trip to Acidity Released: 2005 Label: Self-released Format: DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Album
2007	"A Dream for a Moment"	Acidity
2007	"Isolated I"	The Habit of Fire
2008	"Narrow Avenue"	Audible Minority
2010	"Tabula Rasa"	8
2011	"Track One"	8
2011	"Futuride"	Futuride EP
2012	"Rare Earth Elements"	Autonomy

Contributions

Collaborations

Year	Details
2000	A Tribute to Living Sacrifice^[17] Released: 2000 Label: Clenchedfist Records
2002	Chaos & Warfare Split with Slechtvalk^[18] Released: 2002 Label: Fear Dark Records
2002	A Brutal Christmas — The Season in Chaos
2003	Covered in Filth: A Tribute to Cradle of Filth^[19] Released: February 15, 2003 Label: Deadline/Cleopatra Records

Sample contributions

Year	Details	Song
Unknown	Sounds of Approaching Destruction Vol .2^[20] Label: THT Productions	Unknown
2001	Self Krusher compilation: 5th Anniversary THT Productions^[21] Label: THT Productions	Unknown
2002	Overcome or Burn Forever in Hell/Arachnid Terror Sampler^[22] Label: Tarantula Promotions^[23] Notes: Combination sampler album and EP by Paradox^[24]	"Mean Attraction"
2006	Asian Metal Collections — The Gathering 2^[25] Label: Sonic Wave International	"Rotting Youth"
2007	Sounds from the Grave Vol. 2 Label: Open Grave Records^[26]	"Isolated I"
2008	Sounds from the Grave Vol. V Label: Open Grave Records^[27]	"The Vampire Song"
2011	Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 117 Released: 2011 Label: Sonic Seducer^[28]	"Tabula Rasa"

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kekal pulls a Brett Favre . Van Pelt, Doug . January 2010 . . August 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610094224/http://www.hmmagazine.com/2010/01/kekal-pulls-a-brett-favre/ . June 10, 2011 .
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=kekal-mn0001545395|pure_url=yes}} Kekal ]. Rivadavia, Eduardo . . . 3 August 2011.
3. Web site: Playback: November 2007 . Inglis, Sam . November 2007 . . Open Publishing . August 26, 2010.
4. Web site: Kekal. MusicMight. 2011-01-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003195441/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/indonesia/kekal. 2012-10-03.
5. Web site: Archive News. Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 8 August 2011. 20 August 2001.
6. Book: Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. 2010. Bazillion Points Books. 342. Wagner, Jeff . Wilson, Steven . 6 August 2011. 9780979616334.
7. Web site: HM Magazine news update . Van Pelt, Doug . March 2009 . . 3 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610094213/http://www.hmmagazine.com/2009/07/news-update-week-ending-3-22/ . 10 June 2011 .
8. Web site: KEKAL's New Album Due In December . Oct 6, 2008 . . . 8 August 2011.
9. Web site: Kekal Completes Work on New Album. Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 8 August 2011. 30 July 2008.
10. Web site: Autonomy by Kekal . NewReleaseTuesday.com . 24 May 2012 . 14 October 2013.
11. Web site: Writing new songs (again!) - blog by Jeff, February 2013 . . 28 February 2013 . 14 October 2013.
12. Web site: KEKAL - Kekal is set to release a new download-only EP... . . 16 March 2013 . 14 October 2013.
13. Web site: KEKAL. Facebook.
14. Web site: Future Ride: Indonesian hard rockers release new EP. Cross Rhythms. 30 July 2011. 12 July 2011.
15. Web site: Unsung Division EP by Kekal . . 14 October 2013.
16. Web site: Kekal release new video . Van Pelt, Doug . February 2010 . . August 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216055050/http://www.hmmagazine.com/2010/02/kekal-release-new-video/ . December 16, 2010 .
17. Web site: Lang. Stefan. VARIOUS ARTISTS - A Tribute To Living Sacrifice. Powermetal.de. Weihrauch Median Verlang. 21 June 2012. 3 October 2002. German.
18. Web site: Born. R.. Slechtvalk. MusicMight. 3 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120916205510/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/netherlands/haag/slechtvalk. 16 September 2012.
19. Web site: Loftus, Johnny . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=covered-in-filth-a-tribute-to-crade-of-filth-mw0000593322|pure_url=yes}} Covered in Filth: A Tribute to Cradle of Filth ]. . . 3 August 2011.
20. Web site: THT Productions Online Webstore. THT Productions. 16 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233011/http://www.reocities.com/thtunderground/onlinestore/thtstuffs2.html. 25 May 2014. dead. Reocities archive of original page
21. Web site: THT Productions . THT Productions Releases . 2011-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002090428/http://www.reocities.com/thtunderground/onlinestore/thtstuffs.html . 2012-10-02 . dead . Reocities archive of original page
22. Web site: Morrow. Matt. Paradox - Overcome or Burn Forever in Hell/Arachnid Terror Sampler. The Whipping Post. Tripod.com. 13 June 2012.
23. Turn Or Burn. Cross Rhythms Magazine. 1 March 2003. CR Mag 73. 13 June 2012. Cross Rhythms.
24. Foster. Shelby. Paradox - Overcome Or Burn Forever In Hell .... . Cross Rhythms Magazine. Cross Rhythms. 13 June 2012. 1 May 2003. CR Mag 74.
25. Web site: Asian Metal Collections - The Gathering 2 : Rhapsody. Rhapsody. 16 March 2012.
26. Web site: OPEN GRAVE RECORDS Releases 'Sounds From The Grave Vol. 2'. Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 8 August 2011. 21 March 2007.
27. Web site: Free Downloadable Sampler 'Sounds From The Grave Vol. V' Unleashed. Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 8 August 2011. 10 July 2008.
28. Web site: CD-Beilage: Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 117 - CD. Sonic Seducer Magazine. German.