Embrace the Dead

about this album

Embrace the Dead is the 2nd album by the Indonesian extreme metal band Kekal. The original versions, released on CD and cassette tape formats, reached sold-out status in 2004. On August 15, 2010, a new, remastered limited edition entitled Embrace the Dead 1999 was released as a free download only, for up to a 1000 downloads. Embrace the Dead was, according to the band, the most difficult recording session for any of its albums. The band had almost no budget, and encountered problems with 16-track analog tape recorder that it was using. Because of the budget problems, the band could not book the studio ahead of time, and had to use left-over time from other bands' recording sessions. This resulted in chaotic production quality, as the band had to reset the sound and mixing levels each time it recorded. Overall, it took almost 7 months for the band to record the album. Release Dates: - August 1999 (THT Productions, cassette) - July 2000 (Fleshwalker Records, CD) - February 2001 (THT Productions, CD) Album Line-Up: Jeff : guitars / vocals Azhar : bass / vocals Leo : guitars Produced by Jeff Arwadi with KEKAL Engineered & mixed by Habil Kurnia, Prastowo Aklisugoro, Denny Andreas, & Jeff Recorded & mixed at Yaski Studios, Jakarta, Indonesia, February - July 1999 Mastered by Habil Kurnia at Dunia Digital Mastering House (THT Productions release) Cover lay-out design by Jeff / Soundmind Graphics Keyboards by: Jeff & Habil Additional guitars by: Azhar Additional bass by: Jeff F

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