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Alteration is the debut album by Australian/Indonesian band Altera Enigma, recorded over 2 years and released in January 2006.[2][3] The emotional and sophisticated style found on the album drew comparisons to Liquid Tension Experiment, Gordian Knot, and Cynic.[3]

Alteration
Studio album by Altera Enigma
Released	January 2006
Studio	Studio Vertigo, Melbourne, Australia Vision Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia
Genre	Electronica, jazz fusion, progressive metal
Length	52:46
Label	Self-Released
Producer	Jason DeRon, Jefray Arwadi Mastered by Jefray Arwadi at Vision Studio

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Matt Morrow	(90/100)[1]

A music video was released for the bonus/outtake track "Perpetual Motion".[4]

Style

Alteration mainly features a mixture of progressive metal and jazz fusion, but contains many other diverse musical styles such as electronica and dark ambient.[1] Jason DeRon has stated in an interview that while he does not like the term "progressive metal", he feels that it is the closest description that can be used.[5]

Track listing

1. "Enigmatic Alteration" – 9:41
2. "The Infinite Horizon" – 5:21
3. "Pasivitas Sudut Pandang" – 3:46
4. "Fading" – 5:39
5. "NGC 3370" – 6:27
6. "Skyward (Outer Atmosphere)" – 5:22
7. "Relating The Transformation" – 7:37
8. "Unlimited Reality" – 3:12
9. "Through Glass, Darkly" – 5:41
10. "Perpetual Motion" (Outtake/bonus track) – 6:14

Personnel

• Jason DeRon - guitars, bass, keyboard, fx, samples, additional vocals
• Jefray Arwadi - guitars, vocals, samples
• Kenny Cheong - fretless bass
• Paul Reeves - additional rhythm guitars on "NGC 3370" and "Unlimited Reality"
• Safrina Arwadi - additional vocals on "Pasivitas Sudut Pandang"
• Jefray Arwadi/Soundmind Graphics - Cover design, artwork & layout

References

External links

• Interview with Powermetal.de (in German)
• Alteration at Metal-Archives.

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