Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams

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
Studio album by
Kekal
ReleasedJanuary 1998, THT Productions (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
Contra Spiritualia Nequitiae
(1996)		 Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams
(1998)		 Embrace the Dead
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Matt Morrow[3]
The Phantom Tollbooth[2]

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

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. King, Chris (31 July 1999). "Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams". tollbooth.org. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  3. 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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