Acidity

5th full-length album, originally released in 2005. This is the 2025 Updated Edition Re-mastered. Download includes 2 hidden bonus tracks recorded during the album sessions (Voivod cover "The Prow" & Celtic Frost cover "Juices Like Wine"). Download also comes with a 12-page digital booklet (PDF) with full lyrics. Originally released in 2005, "Acidity" served as another milestone for Kekal; a transition between the extreme-metal territory they had already roamed about since the mid 1990s and the more avant-garde & experimental direction they were heading at that time. A unique and diverse Kekal album, with many different emotions and thoughts displayed both in the music and lyrics. It presents itself like a kaleidoscope, with every individual song cannot represent the whole album but it stands as a part of the album's general concept. Following a successful European tour in 2004, Kekal returned to their hometown to record this album. Influenced by the raw energy they presented while playing live, it was decided that the recording would get more "live-feel" settings to capture the energy, with rhythm guitars being performed while standing up without using headphones, and tracks were unedited with no “punch-ins” and copy-paste. Musically, it emphasizes on melody lines and guitar solos. "Acidity" is the band's second most selling album after 2003's "1000 Thoughts Of Violence", and got similar high-ratings from media reviews as well as overall listeners' reception. The original 2005 releases (CD and cassette tape formats) are sold-out. 2025 Updated Edition features a completely refreshed album cover artwork, including the new 12-page booklet. Please add this album to your Bandcamp list and write short review/impression.