Leo Setiawan
Encyclopedia
Leo Setiawan is a former guitarist
for progressive metal
band Kekal
.
band, but Leo brought with him a diverse set of musical influences, which throughout the first 5 years allowed the band to develop their style by incorporating many diverse elements from outside metal. This distinct style became most prominent in their third album The Painful Experience
, which marked as a starting point for the band to step more and more into progressive
and avant-garde metal and make further experiments with their music. Shortly after this album was released, Leo Setiawan left the band and moved to Melbourne
, Australia
where he pursued his masters degree in Civil Engineering
.
Leo Setiawan later moved back to Indonesia, and was back in the studio with Kekal to record their official reunion album, Acidity
in 2005.
On 2009, Kekal front man Jefray Arwadi stepped down from the band, and Leo announced that since Jeff left the band, he would as well. As bassist Azhar Sianturi had already left Kekal, the departure of Jeff and Leo rendered the band member-less. Despite this, it was decided that Kekal would continue as an institution, and in evidence of the band's continued existence, Kekal has announced an album entitled 8, to which all 3 former members of Kekal have contributed. On late December, 2010, the album was made available for pre-order by Whirlwind Records.
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
for progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Kekal
Kekal
Kekal is a heavy metal band formed in 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to Allmusic, Kekal was one of the first heavy metal bands from Indonesia to make international inroads, and according to Keith Kahn Harris was one of the few extreme metal bands from Southeast Asia to ever make more than a...
.
History
Leo joined Kekal on 1996, just after the band released their official demo, Contra Spiritualia Nequitiae. Kekal had originally been primarily a black metalBlack metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band, but Leo brought with him a diverse set of musical influences, which throughout the first 5 years allowed the band to develop their style by incorporating many diverse elements from outside metal. This distinct style became most prominent in their third album The Painful Experience
The Painful Experience
The Painful Experience is the 3rd full-length studio album by the Indonesian progressive black metal band Kekal. The title refers to the recording sessions for Embrace the Dead. Shortly after the release of the album, Leo left the band when he moved to Australia.-Reception:Kekal experimented...
, which marked as a starting point for the band to step more and more into progressive
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
and avant-garde metal and make further experiments with their music. Shortly after this album was released, Leo Setiawan left the band and moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he pursued his masters degree in Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
.
Leo Setiawan later moved back to Indonesia, and was back in the studio with Kekal to record their official reunion album, Acidity
Acidity (album)
Acidity is the 5th album by the Indonesian band Kekal. It was recorded in celebration of the band's 10th anniversary, and was an official reunion album for the band. It marked the return of Leo to the band, and includes the vocal talents of founding member Newbabe...
in 2005.
On 2009, Kekal front man Jefray Arwadi stepped down from the band, and Leo announced that since Jeff left the band, he would as well. As bassist Azhar Sianturi had already left Kekal, the departure of Jeff and Leo rendered the band member-less. Despite this, it was decided that Kekal would continue as an institution, and in evidence of the band's continued existence, Kekal has announced an album entitled 8, to which all 3 former members of Kekal have contributed. On late December, 2010, the album was made available for pre-order by Whirlwind Records.
Discography
- Beyond the Glimpse of DreamsBeyond the Glimpse of DreamsBeyond the Glimpse of Dreams is the debut album by the Indonesian black metal band Kekal released in 1998. Vocalist Harry left the band after the album's release.-Recording:...
- 1998 - Embrace the DeadEmbrace the DeadEmbrace the Dead is the 2nd album by the Indonesian extreme metal band Kekal. It 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, for up to a 1000 downloads.-Recording:Embrace the Dead was,...
- 1999 - The Painful ExperienceThe Painful ExperienceThe Painful Experience is the 3rd full-length studio album by the Indonesian progressive black metal band Kekal. The title refers to the recording sessions for Embrace the Dead. Shortly after the release of the album, Leo left the band when he moved to Australia.-Reception:Kekal experimented...
- 2001 - Self Krusher compilation: 5th Anniversary THT Productions - 2001
- Introduce Us to ImmortalityIntroduce Us to ImmortalityIntroduce Us to Immortality is the first compilation album by extreme progressive metal band Kekal. It is a best-of collection of works and re-recordings by the band dating from 1995 to 2003. Several tracks were digitally re-mastered at 24-bit processing, and two of the tracks were previously...
- 2003 - Road Trip to Acidity - 2005
- AcidityAcidity (album)Acidity is the 5th album by the Indonesian band Kekal. It was recorded in celebration of the band's 10th anniversary, and was an official reunion album for the band. It marked the return of Leo to the band, and includes the vocal talents of founding member Newbabe...
- 2005 - The Habit of FireThe Habit of FireThe Habit of Fire is a 2007 album by the Canadian/Indonesian avant-garde metal band Kekal. Released on May 15 in North America, Japan & Australia and March 15 in Europe & South America, it is their 6th full-length album...
- 2007 - Audible MinorityAudible MinorityAudible Minority is the seventh full-length studio album by Canadian/Indonesian experimental metal band Kekal. According to the band, the album is titled "Audible Minority" because the music on the album is of extreme minority status, and is "entirely bleak, gloom and dark." They also said that the...
- 2008 - 8 – 2010