Kekal
Black metal bands aren't uncommon.
But Indonesian black metal bands are uncommon,
and Christian black metal band are uncommon,
and thus Indonesian Christian black metal bands are quite
uncommon indeed.
Kekal is just such a band, and then some, as black metal only
begins to describe their style.
True, their earlier efforts were relatively standard black
metal albums, with some similarities to
Cradle Of Filth
(particularly in the vocal department), interesting at times
though a bit samey.
On
1000 Thoughts Of Darkness , however, the band goes for
broke, displaying a wide range of influences
(both within the extreme metal world and well outside it)
and a broad,
diverse songwriting style that is difficult to describe but
a pleasure to listen to.
Far from a novelty act from a normally un-metallic country,
Kekal has blossomed into an intriguing progressive
black/extreme metal band, well worth a listen for those
into inventive extreme metal.
Current Members
Jeff Arwadi
guitars/vocals/programming
Leo Setiawan
guitars
Azhar Sianturi
bass/vocals
Former Members/Guests
Harry
vocals
Newin Atmarumeksa
vocals
Didi Priyadi
guitars
Discography
Studio
Video
Beyond The Glimpse Of Dreams
1998
THT
Rotting Youth
Armageddon
Spirits
Deceived Minds
The Conversion
Behind Those Images
Reality
Escaping Eternal Suffering
A Day The Hatred Dies
My Eternal Lover
Harry
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Embrace The Dead
1999
THT
Longing For Truth
Embrace The Dead
The Fearless and The Dedicated
Source of Existence
Healing
The Final Call
From Within
Scripture Before Struggle
Millenium
Given Words
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
The Painful Experience
2001
THT
The Monsters Within
Crave for Solid Ground
Mean Attraction
Like There's No Other Way to Go
Behind Closed Doors
After The Storm
Given Words
Militia Christi
The Painful Experience
Via Dolorosa
Like There's No Other Way to Remix
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
1000 Thoughts Of Darkness
2003
Fear Dark
Subsession / Once Again It Failed
Vox Diaboli
In Continuum
Paradigma Baru
Artifacts of Modern Insanity
Violent Society
Subsession II
Default
Beyond Numerical Reasons
Jeff Arwadi
Azhar Sianturi
Kekal Live In Europe
VIDEO
2004
Acidity
2005
Fear Dark
Newin Atmarumeksa
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Didi Priyadi
Azhar Sianturi
Road Trip To Acidity 2005
VIDEO
2005
The Habit Of Fire
2007
Prelude: Worldhate Chronicle
The Gathering of Ants
Isolated I
Manipulator Generals (Part I of Dictatorship)
Our Urban Industry Runs Monotonously
To Whom It May Concern
Free Association
Historicity and State of Mind (Part II of Dictatorship)
Postlude: Saat Kemarau
A Real Life to Fear About
Escapism
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Audible Minority
2008
The Vampire Song
Conditional Destiny
Against
Ceasefire Negative
Between Us
For The Greater Good and Evil
Narrow Avenue
Virtue of Perseverance
Shuffling Biorhythms
All That Matters
Locust
8
2010
Track One
Gestalt Principles of Matter Perception
A Linear Passage
Tabula Rasa
Private School of Thought
The Regulars
Departure Gate 8
Heartache Memorial
Let Us Blend
Open World
End Unit of The Universe
Futuride
EP
2011
Futuride
C/2010 X1
EOP1
EOP2
EOP3
Autonomy
2012
Rare Earth Elements
Pandora's Empty Box
Go Ahead and Feel the Pain
Disposable Man
Swings of All Moods
Indonesanity
Futuride
Playground
iComa
Space Between Spaces
Learning to Love the Future
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Unsung Division
EP
2013
Dividend in Division
The Other Side of Division
Aku Menggila
For the Sake of Just in Case
The God Particle
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Multilateral
2015
Token Discontentment
Dividend in Division
Jakartan Arch-Captor
By Means of Survival
Neutrality
Multilateral
Metropolis Noir
Crossroads
Heyday (Unlike Today)
Primal
The Unwritten
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Luka
EP
2015
Neutrality (Alternate Mix)
Crossroads (Alternate Mix)
Wound of Desolation
The Unwritten
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Deeper Underground
2018
self-released
Root of All Evil
Sanity Away from Sanity
Speed of God
Rotten in the House
Deeper Underground
The Many Faces of Your Face
Revealment
Tripple Evils
End of Hegemony
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Quantum Resolution
2020
Jeff Arwadi
Leo Setiawan
Azhar Sianturi
Alternative Frequency Reception
EP
2021
independent
Spiritual Anarchism (Abridged)
Inward Journey (Drum Mix)
Spiritual Anarchism (De-archonizing Dub Mix)
Zoe (Vibrational State Mix)
Envisaged
2022
independent