Acidity | ||||
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Released | February 2005 (THT Productions/T.O.P/Musica Studios, cassette) March 2005 (Fear Dark Records, CD) | |||
Recorded | Vision Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia Studio Vertigo, Melbourne, Australia | |||
Genre | Avant-garde metal, electronic, extreme metal, heavy metal | |||
Length | 56:06 | |||
Label | THT Productions/T.O.P. Fear Dark Records | |||
Producer | Jeff Arwadi Mixed at Vision Studio | |||
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Kekal studio albums chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Arising Realm Magazine | 9.0/10 [1] |
HM Magazine | favorable [2] |
Imperiumi.net | 5+/10 [3] |
Metal Storm | 7/10 [4] |
Powermetal.de | Highly favorable [5] |
"Psych Folk" Radio | Extremely favorable [6] |
Rock Tribune Magazine | 85/100 |
Terrorizer | 8.5/10 |
Acidity is the fifth album by Indonesian avant-garde metal band Kekal. It was recorded in celebration of the band's tenth anniversary,and was an official reunion album for the band. [2] [7] [8] It marked the return of guitarist Leo Setiawan to the band,and includes the vocal talents of founding member Newbabe. The album was released following the band's successful 2004 European mini-tour,and a promotional concert and release party was held for the album on 13 March 2005 in Indonesia. [9] It was considered by many to be the band's strongest work to date, [10] and is one of four albums available for free download from the band on its website.
There is a music video created for the song "Dream for a Moment". [11]
The band has stated that while each song does not represent the overall sound of the album,each song contributes to the album concept. [8] According to Jeff,the title is referencing acid indigestion caused by urban stress and eating fast food,and represents the stress of city living and economic hardship. [12]
Acidity continued with the experimental precedent set by 1000 Thoughts of Violence and included a wide variety of musical styles including avant-garde,black metal,classic rock,electronic,indie rock,progressive metal,progressive rock,psychedelic rock,and trip hop. [2] [13] Other elements incorporated into the sound were jazz and ambient passages as well as double-bass drum blasts. [2] The vocals range from black metal shrieks to death growls to clean vocal styles. [2] A review by progressive.homestead.com,a division of "Psych Folk" Radio,listed the album style as including elements of "symphonic metal,heavy metal (more like early Iron Maiden),dark and brutal metal,even a few seconds of hiphop metal". [6] Other elements cited were "gothic wave",jazzy melodies and improvisations,"pop song orientation with metal background","progressive techno-electronic","wild" progressive rock,and "some mad freakout theatrical avant-garde vocals",ambient guitar feedback,and "perhaps of few seconds of some Indonesian element." [6]
In an interview on Ultimate Metal.com,Jeff responded to the band being labeled "avant-garde":"For us,avant-garde is not a classification of music. It is a state of being,a state of becoming... ...once your music can be classified easily,I don't think the word progressive or avant-garde fits. So that's why we mention in our bio that "avant-garde" is an ideal state for us,and not a classification." [14]
All tracks are written by Jeff Arwadi
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Characteristicon" | 5:59 |
2. | "Strength in My Weakness" | 4:56 |
3. | "Thy Neighbor's Morality" | 7:25 |
4. | "A Dream for a Moment" | 5:50 |
5. | "Broken" | 4:46 |
6. | "Envy and Its Manifesto" | 5:59 |
7. | "The Way of Thinking Beyond Comprehension" | 8:51 |
8. | "Romanitika Destruksi" | 2:25 |
9. | "Blessing in Disguise" | 5:38 |
10. | "Empty Space" | 4:08 |
With special guests: