The Kovenant is a Norwegian band which has evolved from symphonic black metal to industrial metal and avant garde metal on more recent albums. Originally the band was called Covenant, but due to a dispute with the Swedish electro band with the same name (see Covenant (band)), it was later changed to The Kovenant. Symphonic black metal has the same components as melodic black metal but a lot more orchestral pieces, mostly during the entire length of the song, mixed with the black metal element. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre which draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... Avant garde metal, sometimes called experimental, is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by large amounts of experimentation and by non-standard sounds, instruments, and song structures. ... The members of Covenant. ...

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Biography

The Kovenant (at the time known as Covenant) was formed in 1993 by two black metal artists known as Nagash and Blackheart; they both met when Blackheart decided to help Nagash with his one-man band, Troll. After releasing a demo titled From the Storm of Shadows no one seemed to pay attention to them, but finally a record label, Mordgrimm, took notice of them and released their first album, In Times Before the Light in 1997. The album was created when they were both at a young age and they established a fan base in Norway. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Black metal is a musical genre which emerged in the early 1980s predating the great expansion of heavy metal extreme genres. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Troll was founded by Nagash Blackheart, formerly of Dimmu Borgir. ... In Times Before the Light is the first album from Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1997 through Mordgrimm. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1998 Covenant signed with German major label, Nuclear Blast, and recruited four other members to form an actual band. These people were Astennu (of Dimmu Borgir, Carpe Tenebrum), Sverd (of Arcturus), Sarah Jezebel Deva (of Cradle of Filth and others), and Hellhammer (of Mayhem and others). With the new recruits they released their second album, Nexus Polaris, which was hugely successful (thanks for Nuclear Blast's promotions) and is considered their best album to date by fans. The album resulted in the band getting a Norwegian Grammy for Best Hard Rock band. Then Nagash left Dimmu Borgir (for which he played bass) to concentrate full-time on The Kovenant. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band whose music has been very popular in several Scandinavian countries and Germany. ... Carpe Tenebrum (Seize the darkness in Latin) is the Black/Death Metal soloproject of the former Dimmu Borgir and Covenant guitarist Jamie Stinson, better known as Astennu. ... Arcturus (α Boo / α Boötis / Alpha Boötis) is the brightest star in the constellation Boötes, and the third brightest star in the night sky, with a visual magnitude of −0. ... Sarah Jezebel Deva (real name, Sarah Jane Ferridge) is the female singer for the British Melodic Black Metal band Cradle of Filth and has been with the band since Vempire, although she is not officially referred to as a member of the group. ... Cradle of Filth is an English heavy metal band formed in 1991. ... Jan Axel von Blomberg, also known by his stage name Hellhammer, is a black and avantgarde metal drummer from Oslo, Norway. ... KELINIIIIIIIS ;D ... Nexus Polaris is the sophmore album of Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1998 through Nuclear Blast. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band whose music has been very popular in several Scandinavian countries and Germany. ...

After the album, Sverd, Astennu, and Sarah were fired for various reasons (according to Lex in some interviews) and only Hellhammer remained. The band found themselves being sued by Swedish EBM band, Covenant (band) (of the same name). The Swedish band argued that they had the name "Covenant" before them, so they were forced to change their name. Simply adding "The" in front of the name would not suffice, because also a Dutch heavy metal band was named The Covenant since 1988. They added "The" and replaced the "C" with a "K" to avoid any future confusions and they are now simply known as "The Kovenant". EBM can be an acronym for: electronic body music evidence-based medicine Everybody But Microsoft - A virtual group that acts as a competitor to Microsoft and its partners. ... The members of Covenant. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ...

Then in 1999, The Kovenant recorded and released, Animatronic and it showed them going from symphonic black metal to industrial metal, although some people prefer to categorize it as cyber metal or space metal. Soon the band changed their names to suit their new direction. Nagash became "Lex Icon", Blackheart became "Psy Coma", and Hellhammer became "Von Blomberg". They won another Norwegian Grammy and gained a new member while they toured the USA named Angel. Although the new sound was frowned upon by some more tradional black metal listeners, the music also inspired others, like Black Nocturnal Darkness on their 2002 Xenobite-album. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Animatronic is the third album from Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1999 through Nuclear Blast. ... Symphonic black metal has the same components as melodic black metal but a lot more orchestral pieces, mostly during the entire length of the song, mixed with the black metal element. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre which draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Xenobite is the 6th regular album released by the Dutch black metal formation Black Nocturnal Darkness. ...

Taking a break after the Animatronic tour Lex and Psy decided to re-record In Times Before the Light but Nuclear Blast wanted nothing to do with the album. So they released it through Hammerheart Records and a re-release of Nexus Polaris took place as well during 2002. Animatronic is the third album from Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1999 through Nuclear Blast. ... In Times Before the Light is the first album from Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1997 through Mordgrimm. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... Nexus Polaris is the sophmore album of Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1998 through Nuclear Blast. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The band found themselves back in the studio in 2002 recording, S.E.T.I., their fourth album. Deciding to do more touring Von Blomberg left the band to handle other projects. Two new members were recruited, Küth (of Ram-Zet) on drums and Brat (of Apoptygma Berzerk) on keyboards. Again they toured Europe and the USA to promote the album. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... S.E.T.I. is the fourth album by progressive space metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 2003 through Nuclear Blast. ... Ram-Zet Ram-Zet promo photo // Biography Norways Ram-Zet originally began as a one-man project in 1998 by mastermind Zet in order to bring his own musical visions to life after having played in numerous assorted bands (including an outfit called MFM with former Artch singer Eric... Apoptygma Berzerk is a Norwegian synthpop/EBM/futurepop musical group. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

Currently the band is working on a DVD and a new album titled Aria Galactica due to be released sometime in 2006 Lex Icon announced lately that they have 14 pieces so far. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lex recently announced on his blog: The Kovenant fans will have to wait a few more months for us to begin recording ARIA GALACTICA. Progress is slow but getting there. Working on the vocals atm, and finding a good studio that has open timeslots ARIA GALACTICA will be our best album... by far

Members

Current line-up

• Stian Arnesen (Nagash/Lex Icon), Bass/Vocals/FX Programming - 1993-
• Amund Svensson (Blackheart/Psy Coma), Guitar/Programming - 1993-
• Angel Stengel (Angel), Guitar - 2000-
• Küth, Drums - 2003-
• Geir Bratland (Brat), Synth - 2003-

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Former members

• Jamie Stinson (Astennu), Guitar - 1998-1999
• Steiner Johnsen (Sverd), Keyboard - 1998
• Sarah Jezebel Deva, Female Vocals - 1998
• Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer/Von Blomberg), Drums - 1998-2003

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Discography

Studio releases

• In Times Before the Light - (1997)
• Nexus Polaris - (1998)
• Animatronic - (1999)
• S.E.T.I. Club [EP] - (2003)
• S.E.T.I. - (2003)

In Times Before the Light is the first album from Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1997 through Mordgrimm. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nexus Polaris is the sophmore album of Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1998 through Nuclear Blast. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Animatronic is the third album from Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1999 through Nuclear Blast. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... S.E.T.I. is the fourth album by progressive space metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 2003 through Nuclear Blast. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Demos and bootlegs

• From the Storm of Shadows [Demo] - (1994)
• Wâldrock 2000 [Bootleg] - (2000)

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Related bands

The Kovenant had members that were gaining fame in the Black Metal scene as well as mainstream bands that are generally related to The Kovenant's new style of music. Black metal is a musical genre which emerged in the early 1980s predating the great expansion of heavy metal extreme genres. ...

• Apoptygma Berzerk - Both Angel and Brat play in this mainstream synthpop Norwegian band

• Arcturus - Sverd and Hellhammer are apart of this Avant-Garde band that played Black Metal in their early days

• Cradle of Filth - Sarah Jezebel Deva has done female vocals for this British band

• Dimmu Borgir - Both Lex Icon and Astennu were apart of this band before they both left

• Mayhem - Hellhammer's well known Black Metal band

• Ram-Zet - Küth drums for this Norwegian band

• Troll - Lex Icon, Psy Coma, and Hellhammer are now apart of what use to be Lex Icon's one man band that gained him a reputation in the Black Metal scene

Apoptygma Berzerk is a Norwegian synthpop/EBM/futurepop musical group. ... Arcturus (α Boo / α Boötis / Alpha Boötis) is the brightest star in the constellation Boötes, and the third brightest star in the night sky, with a visual magnitude of −0. ... Cradle of Filth is an English heavy metal band formed in 1991. ... Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band whose music has been very popular in several Scandinavian countries and Germany. ... KELINIIIIIIIS ;D ... Ram-Zet Ram-Zet promo photo // Biography Norways Ram-Zet originally began as a one-man project in 1998 by mastermind Zet in order to bring his own musical visions to life after having played in numerous assorted bands (including an outfit called MFM with former Artch singer Eric... Trolls with an abducted princess (John Bauer, 1915). ...

External links

• The Kovenant Official Website
• The Kovenant page at Nuclear Blast
• The Kovenant at Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Covenant at Encyclopaedia Metallum
• The Kovenant at BNR Metal Pages