Altera Enigma

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Altera Enigma
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s)	Progressive metal Jazz Fusion Avant-Garde Metal
Years active	2004 - Present
Label(s)	None
Website	Official Altera Enigma Website
Members
Jayson Sherlock Jason De Ron Jeff Arwadi Kenny Cheong

Altera Enigma is the Jazz Fusion influenced Progressive Metal/Rock band of Jason De Ron (the former guitarist of Paramaecium), and Jefray Arwadi (guitarist and vocalist of Kekal). Both these musicians have a career that has seen them record and released nearly 20 albums between them.

1 Biography
2 Current Members
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Altera Enigma was formed as an outlet for Jason and Jeff to work together on music that would push their boundaries, challenge them musically and allow them to broaden their horizons and explore progressive music in all it's forms. The addition of Kenny Cheong in 2005, a Jazz Fusion bassist who plays a 5 string fretless, allowed Altera Enigma to further develop their Jazz Fusion influences and develop their signature sound. 2007 saw the addition of Jayson Sherlock^{(Mortification, Paramaecium, Horde)} on drums.

While both Jason and Jeff may be more well known for their metal, with Paramaecium and Kekal having both released many albums of intense, evocative metal, in actual fact both musicians are heavily influenced by Jazz and Progressive music in all it's forms.^[1]

In early 2008 the members of Altera Enigma announced that they are making a new album but it is taking longer than initially expected as all the members of Altera Enigma are busy working with their primary bands.^[2]

[edit] Current Members

Jefray Arwadi - Guitar, Vocals (Kekal, Doctor D, Armageddon Holocaust, Excision)
Kenny Cheong - Bass (Soundscape)
Jason De Ron - Guitar, Keyboards (Paramaecium, Soundscape inExordium)
Jayson Sherlock - Drums (Paramaecium, inExordium Mortification, Horde, Soundscape)