The Habit of Fire is a 2007 album by the Canadian/Indonesian band Kekal. Released on May 15th in North America, Japan & Australia and March 15th in Europe & South America, it is their 6th full-length album. The album was nominated for The Best Avantgarde Metal Album of 2007 award by the members of the Metal Storm website. The album was "one of the main competitors" in that category, competing with 10 other nominees, such as Ulver. Out of 412 votes, the album received 33, ranked at fifth place, and lost to Cadaveria's In Your Blood.

Track listing

1. "Prelude: Worldhate Chronicle" - 0:21
2. "The Gathering of Ants" - 5:50
3. "Isolated I" - 5:49
4. "Manipulator Generals (Part I of Dictatorship)" - 10:47

I. Failure is The System

II. The Precaution of Aftermath

III. Decadence and Excess

5. "Our Urban Industry Runs Monotonously" - 4:45
6. "To Whom It May Concern" - 6:01
7. "Free Association" - 4:48
8. "Historicity and State of Mind (Part II of Dictatorship)" - 7:52

I. Repeated Patterns

II. Aftermath

9. "Postlude: Saat Kemarau" - 3:55
10. "A Real Life to Fear About" - 7:47
11. "Escapism" - 14:39

I. What on Earth Am I Here For?

II. The Habit of Fire

III. Subterranean Passageways

IV. A Road Above, A Road Ahead

V. Finding A Way to Stand Up Again

References