''Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams'' is the debut album by

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band

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released in 1998. Vocalist Harry left the band after the album's release.

Recording

The music on the album features extremely fast

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mixed with

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and

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, and incorporates a range of

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styles such as high pitched black metal shrieks,

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s, and female singing. Recorded on

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analog tape in April and December 1997 as two separate sessions, the album was originally released as a cassette by THT Productions in January 1998. Later in October 1998, Sonic Wave and Candlelight Productions re-released the album as CD and cassette with a different cover artwork. It went to sell 5000 copies total until being completely sold out in 2002. The album was re-mastered and re-issued in June, 2014.

Track listing

Personnel

*Harry –

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*Leo –

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, vocal narration *Jeff – guitar, vocals *Azhar –

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, vocals *Julie, Hana & Vera – female vocals *The Black Machine –

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*Jeff, Habil & Leo – keyboards *Habil Kurnia & Denny Andreas –

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& mixing

References

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