Kekal is an avant-garde metal band originated from Jakarta, Indonesia. The … Read Full Bio ↴Kekal is an avant-garde metal band originated from Jakarta, Indonesia. The band consists of no official member since 2009, but it remains active and have since released two albums entitled 8 in 2010 and Autonomy in 2012, with 3 former key members have contributed in making it.
3 former key members are Jeff Arwadi (guitars, vocals, programming, drums), Azhar Levi Sianturi (bass, vocals), and Leo Setiawan (guitars), all have left the band in 2009.
They started in 1995 as a more straightforward black metal band. Throughout the first 5 years, they developed their own style by incorporating many diverse elements from outside metal. This distinct style become most prominent in the third album "The Painful Experience", which marked as a starting point for the band to step more and more into the progressive metal and avant-garde metal and made further experiments with their music.
In 2003, they released "1000 Thoughts of Violence" and received positive media reviews. This led to their first European mini-tour in 2004, playing a string of shows in countries such as Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden. After that tour, they released their 5th album, "Acidity", in 2005. They made even further experiments on their 6th album, "The Habit of Fire", which found the band decreasing their early metal sound to give more room for jazz, avantgarde and electronic elements.
In 2006, right after the recording of "The Habit of Fire", founding member Jeff Arwadi moved to Canada while the rest of the members are in Indonesia, leaving the band unable to play shows and do touring. At the same time they left their longtime record label Fear Dark and status of the band was in question. After few months of uncertainty and rumors of break-up went around among their fans, they all decided to remain together and to keep the band only as a studio project. They quickly signed licensing deals with 2 record labels to release "The Habit of Fire" in 2007. The album received very well and it was nominated as The Best Avantgarde Metal Album in 2007 by Metal Storm, as well as CD of The Month by UK’s music technology magazine Sound on Sound.
Later in 2007, Jeff announced on the band’s Blog that the new Kekal album is on the way, which he has been working it all by himself. It was revealed later on, that the new album is entitled "Audible Minority", and it was released officially in December 25, 2008 with a total of 11 songs including an A-ha cover song.
On August 12th, 2009, Jeff decided to leave Kekal, citing a plethora of reasons including but not limited to lack of inspiration. As Leo has also agreed to leave if Jeff leaves, and that Levi has already left earlier, Kekal effectively has no members remaining. The band, however, will continue to “exist” as an institution, albeit with no active members.
In January 2010, Jeff announced that he has been working on a new material with a possibility to be released under the Kekal name. It came to surface shortly after, that all 3 former members have also contributed in working the new album titled 8, officially released in December 2010. But however, there is no sign that they will rejoin the band as members, leaving Kekal as a zero-member band.
With no official members, Kekal is still active to this date, limited only to make and release new studio material (albums, EPs). In 2012 another full-length album entitled Autonomy was released on CD as well as free digital download, followed by a 5-track EP called Unsung Division EP.
"Kekal" means "eternal" in Indonesian.
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3 former key members are Jeff Arwadi (guitars, vocals, programming, drums), Azhar Levi Sianturi (bass, vocals), and Leo Setiawan (guitars), all have left the band in 2009.
They started in 1995 as a more straightforward black metal band. Throughout the first 5 years, they developed their own style by incorporating many diverse elements from outside metal. This distinct style become most prominent in the third album "The Painful Experience", which marked as a starting point for the band to step more and more into the progressive metal and avant-garde metal and made further experiments with their music.
In 2003, they released "1000 Thoughts of Violence" and received positive media reviews. This led to their first European mini-tour in 2004, playing a string of shows in countries such as Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden. After that tour, they released their 5th album, "Acidity", in 2005. They made even further experiments on their 6th album, "The Habit of Fire", which found the band decreasing their early metal sound to give more room for jazz, avantgarde and electronic elements.
In 2006, right after the recording of "The Habit of Fire", founding member Jeff Arwadi moved to Canada while the rest of the members are in Indonesia, leaving the band unable to play shows and do touring. At the same time they left their longtime record label Fear Dark and status of the band was in question. After few months of uncertainty and rumors of break-up went around among their fans, they all decided to remain together and to keep the band only as a studio project. They quickly signed licensing deals with 2 record labels to release "The Habit of Fire" in 2007. The album received very well and it was nominated as The Best Avantgarde Metal Album in 2007 by Metal Storm, as well as CD of The Month by UK’s music technology magazine Sound on Sound.
Later in 2007, Jeff announced on the band’s Blog that the new Kekal album is on the way, which he has been working it all by himself. It was revealed later on, that the new album is entitled "Audible Minority", and it was released officially in December 25, 2008 with a total of 11 songs including an A-ha cover song.
On August 12th, 2009, Jeff decided to leave Kekal, citing a plethora of reasons including but not limited to lack of inspiration. As Leo has also agreed to leave if Jeff leaves, and that Levi has already left earlier, Kekal effectively has no members remaining. The band, however, will continue to “exist” as an institution, albeit with no active members.
In January 2010, Jeff announced that he has been working on a new material with a possibility to be released under the Kekal name. It came to surface shortly after, that all 3 former members have also contributed in working the new album titled 8, officially released in December 2010. But however, there is no sign that they will rejoin the band as members, leaving Kekal as a zero-member band.
With no official members, Kekal is still active to this date, limited only to make and release new studio material (albums, EPs). In 2012 another full-length album entitled Autonomy was released on CD as well as free digital download, followed by a 5-track EP called Unsung Division EP.
"Kekal" means "eternal" in Indonesian.
www.kekal.org
www.facebook.com/kekalofficial
www.twitter.com/kekalofficial
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Kekal Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Kekal:
A Day the Hatred Dies Life, a picture of frustrating reality Oppression surroundi…
A Dream for a Moment Feel our time is descending A metamorphic significance In …
A Linear Passage One definite progress meter Built up by the burden of strai…
A Real Life to Fear About Seeing the world, right from different angle Happy as it se…
After the Storm Shame on me, now I'm standing alone When I turn my…
Against shining - darkened - warming coldness i am, you are, in…
All That Matters innocent eyes of a child could give us an insight on how…
Armageddon Deceiver of this world, beware Tremble in your heart, you s…
Artifacts of Modern Insanity [music & lyrics: Jeff] We're in the beginning of the end…
Behind Those Images Evil horror comprised within rhymes Fascinated to the dark …
Between Us something's surely not for everyone never know never want …
Beyond Numerical Reasons (music: Jeff/Azhar | lyrics: Jeff) (I. 404 - The Broken) …
Blessing in Disguise Picture of reality Carved by the sequence of history All i…
Broken These feelings I can't explain Months and even years of yea…
Ceasefire Negative an acquired savor is underway never to let it pass facing …
Characteristicon Set to believe in a peculiar way Under a hyperlogical menta…
Conditional Destiny sympathy for the ones who lost in their battles giving extr…
Crave for Solid Ground It's just another extraction of sense Watering the troubles…
Deceived Minds Deceived by the lost one, you worship the wrong idol He…
Default [music & lyrics: Jeff] A vanity rises in the middle of…
Departure Gate 8 Welcome to the world of endless transformation, A universe …
Embrace the Dead "Another down of day arrives But still nothing new under th…
Empty Space Shadows, a presence of a void within Journey towards the ed…
Envy and Its Manifesto Let's talk about something we know well, and its name…
Escaping Eternal Suffering No one is good in the eyes of almighty God Creation…
Escapism What on Earth am I here for? Trapped in this piercing…
For The Greater Good and Evil i am the bearer of this pain holding sunset of my…
Free Association A challenging task out from the mind of the visionaire: Rec…
From Within I am, a creation of dust and made by dust I…
Gestalt Principles of Matter Perception Finding truth in lies, reading between the lines. See throu…
Given Words Far from this age From the beginning of all creation It ha…
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember…
In Continuum (music & lyrics: Jeff) This is where they rose and fell …
Isolated I You are knocking at my private door Yes, you - the…
Let Us Blend Us in the state of constant change. Conservatism has lost i…
Like There's No Other Way to Go "What life means to you, my friend?" A question asked to…
Locust Don't be afraid It's a harmless moon All we can do Is to…
Longing for the Truth If I had a little time to empathize On how the…
Mean Attraction Televisions, breaking news popped out that night Another ex…
Militia Christi Erosions of minds, bodies, and souls... This world's standa…
Millennium Another year, another lesson to learn Another task, another…
My Eternal Lover Remembering the day when You were crucified Hung and nailed…
Narrow Avenue there was time that we were wary of our life all…
Open World And I face my own real self, Broken in an open…
Paradigma Baru [music: Jeff]…
Postlude: Saat Kemarau Kering Tiada angin Tiada hujan Ku tunggu kehadiran air K…
Private School of Thought Utilize proper logics through modal thinking, A root of ana…
Reality Why should we proud to take A direction we know it…
Rotting Youth Now as I walk through the scenes of disruption I see…
Shuffling Biorhythms exposing skin to hidden solar bites radiate me with your mi…
Source of Existence From the Earth minds are wondering How could this great uni…
Spirits Spirits of the unblack exist in forgiveness Bathe in blood …
Strength in My Weakness It came along in one concrete form A knowledge that turned…
Subsession / Once Again It Failed [music & lyrics: Jeff] Dripping blood as violent rages on, …
Tabula Rasa Beyond the mental image of a man Lies a blueprint made…
The Conversion I was born in the place of the fear With all…
The Fearless and the Dedicated Thousand years ago In the first years of the Church Terror…
The Final Call These are days of our revival The las moments for reaping…
The Gathering of Ants We are part of the mass Post-industrial working class Empo…
The Monsters Within Welcome to the world of violence Hear the chants of hate W…
The Painful Experience Would you like to share the pain with Me? Experience those…
The Vampire Song the good, the bad and the ugly all share one…
The Way of Thinking Beyond Comprehension Out in a confusion When we no longer know how To decide…
Thy Neighbor's Morality I believe it is a politically generated act When hundreds o…
To Whom it May Concern Anyone, could you see the pain that dwells inside of…
Track One Wish me luck, wish me luckier Than the luck itself. I have…
Violent Society Understanding the patterns of social life To bring forth co…
Vox Diaboli (music & lyrics: Jeff) "Vocals to start from now!" Wit…
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