Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams is the debut album by Indonesian extreme metal band Kekal released in 1998. Vocalist Harry left the band after the album's release.[4]
| Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1998, THT Productions (Cassette) October 1998, Sonic Wave (CD/Cassette) | |||
| Recorded | April and December 1997, Yaski Studios, Jakarta, Indonesia | |||
| Genre | Christian metal,[1][2] traditional heavy metal,[2] thrash metal,[2] melodic black metal[3] | |||
| Length | 50:11 | |||
| Label | THT Productions/Sonic Wave, Candlelight Productions | |||
| Producer | Jeff/Kekal | |||
| Kekal chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Matt Morrow |   [3] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth |   [2] |
Recording edit
The music on the album features extremely fast melodic black metal mixed with classic and thrash metal, and incorporates a range of vocal styles such as high pitched black metal shrieks, death growls, and female singing.[3] Recorded on 16-track analog tape in April and December 1997 as two separate sessions, the album was originally released as a cassette by THT Productions in January 1998. Later in October 1998, Sonic Wave and Candlelight Productions re-released the album as CD and cassette with a different cover artwork. It went to sell 5000 copies total until being completely sold out in 2002.[5] The album was re-mastered and re-issued in June, 2014.
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Kekal; all music is composed by Kekal
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rotting Youth" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Armageddon" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Spirits" | 6:32 |
| 4. | "Deceived Minds" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "The Conversion" | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Behind Those Images" | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Reality" | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Escaping Eternal Suffering" | 5:18 |
| 9. | "A Day the Hatred Dies" | 6:15 |
| 10. | "My Eternal Lover" | 6:11 |
Personnel edit
- Harry – vocals
- Leo – guitar, vocal narration
- Jeff – guitar, vocals
- Azhar – bass, vocals
- Julie, Hana & Vera – female vocals
- The Black Machine – drums
- Jeff, Habil & Leo – keyboards
- Habil Kurnia & Denny Andreas – engineering & mixing
References edit
- ^ Cantwell, Alex (14 March 1999). "Interview with Jeff". Chronicles of Chaos. Open Publishing. Retrieved 26 August 2010. Near the end of the interview, Jeff talks about the band members' Christianity.
- ^ a b c d King, Chris (31 July 1999). "Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams". tollbooth.org. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Morrow, Matt. "Kekal - Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams". TheWhippingPost. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Kekal". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Arwadi, Jeff. "Official Kekal Discography". Open Publishing. Retrieved 26 August 2010.