Kekal
The Painful Experience (Clenched Fist)
by Scott Hefflon
Damn, sure didn’t see this one coming… The band’s from Indonesia and combine black, thrash, and melodic death metal with traditional galloping heavy metal in a way that, uh, ya just can’t summarize. Part Emperor, part Cradle of Filth, part In Flames, plus this weird and rather unnerving thing I can only describe as an Indonesian teen howling/lamenting like King Diamond. There are blastbeats, Hypocrisy-style distorted vocals, Judas Priest riffs, and some clean, kinda Gothy vocals too. And a drum machine.
(www.kekal.cjb.net)