Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams

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Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams
Kekal - Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams.jpg
Studio album by
Kekal
ReleasedJanuary 1998, (Cassette)
October 1998, Sonic Wave (CD/Cassette)
RecordedApril and December 1997, Yaski Studios, Jakarta, Indonesia
GenreChristian metal,[1][2] traditional heavy metal,[2] thrash metal,[2] melodic black metal[3]
Length50:11
LabelTHT Productions/Sonic Wave, Candlelight Productions
ProducerJeff/Kekal
Kekal chronology

(1996) 		Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams
(1998) 		Embrace the Dead
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Matt Morrow8/10 stars[3]
The Phantom Tollbooth4.5/5 stars[2]

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]

Recording[]

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[]

All lyrics are written by Kekal; all music is composed by Kekal.

No.TitleLength
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[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d King, Chris (31 July 1999). "Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams". tollbooth.org. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Morrow, Matt. "Kekal - Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams". TheWhippingPost. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Kekal". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  5. ^ Arwadi, Jeff. "Official Kekal Discography". Open Publishing. Retrieved 26 August 2010.

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