The band was intended as a one time project, and recruited a vocalist known simply as "Harry" to help record a four-song demo tape. The name Kekal was coined by Newbabe, and is Indonesian for 'Immortal' or 'Eternal'. Kekal was officially formed on 15 August 1995, by two friends, simply named under pseudonyms Yeris and Newbabe (the latter revealed years later as Newin Atmarumeksa), as a more straightforward extreme metal band. The early history of Kekal started out in 1990, when 16-year-old musician Jeff Arwadi formed a self-styled " punkish thrash metal" band called Obliteration with some of his high school friends, but Jeff quit this group in 1991 to better learn guitar. 2.3 Songwriting and recording techniques.Though the band currently has no official members, former members of the band contributed to an eighth studio album entitled 8 which was officially released in 2010, ninth studio album entitled Autonomy in 2012, tenth studio album Multilateral in 2015 and eleventh studio album Deeper Underground in 2018. As of 12 August 2009, all key-members have officially left Kekal, but continue to contribute material. Throughout its entire career, the band has released eleven full-length studio albums, three EPs, several compilations and contributions to various collaborative albums, and in 2004 engaged in a successful European mini-tour. Over the course of its career, Kekal has transitioned from a heavy metal-based style to a more experimental and electronic sound. Frequently labeled as black metal, progressive metal, and avant-garde metal, Kekal plays a very diverse range of music styles within the frame of metal and rock, incorporating many other music genres such as ambient, electronic, jazz fusion, and progressive rock. Founded by two musicians known simply Yeris and Newbabe, the band underwent some shifts in lineup in its early years, but emerged with a consistent lineup of three key-members, guitarist/vocalist Jeff Arwadi, bassist Azhar Levi Sianturi, and guitarist Leo Setiawan. According to AllMusic, Kekal was one of the first heavy metal bands from Indonesia to make international inroads, and according to sociologist of heavy metal, Keith Kahn-Harris, was one of the few extreme metal bands from Southeast Asia to ever make more than a minimal impression on the global scene. Kekal (sometimes stylized as KEKAL) is a heavy metal and electronic music band formed in 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia. THT, Whirlwind, Fear Dark, Majemuk, Hitam Kelam, Yes No Wave, Persetan, Open Grave, Clenchedfist, Sonic WaveĮxcision, Doctor D, Worldhate, Mournphagy, Inner Warfare, Altera Enigma, Armageddon Holocaust
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