Covenant
With their beginnings in the mid eighties, Covenant hail from the south of Sweden in a town called Helsingborg. Their music originally was described as big band electronics, but since the early nineties when their membership was pared down to the current trio, their sound has been an accessible blend of electro-pop and industrialism, infinitely danceable, filled with an uplifting and upbeat energy.
Igniting the E.B.M. scene with unstoppable dance floor hits, Covenant remain the mark to reach for many new emerging bands. With the perfect combination of Eskil's haunting, dark, majestic vocals, pulsating techno beats, creative noise samples, and amazing synth work, the band has created a strong North American following as well as an enormous European base.
Their sound has been compared to an assemblage of styles ranging from Prodigy, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Apoptygma Berzerk, VNV Nation, and Kraftwerk; but the final result is like nothing anybody else has been putting out. Covenant has redefined the way Electronic Body Music is perceived.
In early 1999, Metropolis Records released their back catalog of material, including Dreams of a Cryotank, Sequencer, the Theremin EP, and Europa. Metropolis's first Covenant release was the Euro EP, containing remixes from their Europa CD combined with one bonus track.
In 1999, Covenant released the single, "Tour De Force", which contained three mixes of the song, and the "It's Alright" b-side. Their fourth album, United States of Mind reflected the image that made Covenant the premier E.B.M./futurepop band. Imagine if you will, Sequencer interwoven with Europa, and you have the latest astounding sound creations from Covenant. The driving techno beats and rhythms adhere to the popular synth-pop sound, making it one of the most played albums on the dance floor.
Still igniting the E.B.M./futurepop scene with unstoppable dance floor hits, Covenant remained the mark to reach for many new emerging bands. With their fifth album, Northern Light the trio exhibited a perfect combination of Eskil’s haunting, dark, majestic vocals, with pulsating techno beats, creative noise samples, and amazing synth work. Produced by Rammstein producer Jacob Hellner, Northern Light was a sonic masterpiece. Upon completion of the 2002 album, Covenant toured extensively throughout Europe and North America.
In early 2005, they began work on their follow-up album, Skyshaper. The first glimpse of the album came with the release of the Ritual Noise single in January 2006. Skyshaper was released in March of 2006, followed by the Brave New World single in August. Creating the album was a labor of love for the band. By spending months locked inside of a studio without any distractions, Covenant gave the creative process their full attention and created an album of monumental proportions.
For fall 2007, Metropolis Records and Covenant released In Transit. Available as a CD and DVD, the releases showcased Covenant’s ability to defy all genre labels by their memorable stage show and outstanding compositions.
Discography
| IN TRANSIT (DVD) · MET 515· DISC 1 // 1. Intro 2. 20 Hz 3. Hello & Welcome 4. Building Up 5. Bullet 6. Germans Are Spoilt 7. Leviathan 8. Aftershow Party I 9. Making Interviews in Hamburg 10. Der Leiermann 11. On The Road 12. Prometheus 13. The Matrix And Its Masters 14. We Stand Alone 15. Skyshaper Revisited 16. Men Or Mice? 17. Can Noise Be Ritual? 18. Are We Happy Men? 19. About Falling Out Of Cars and The Pulse 20. Is The New World Brave? 21. The Skyshaper World Tour 22. Stalker 23. Aftershow Party II 24. North America – NYC To Ogallala and Beyond 25. Dead Stars – Past, Present, & Future 26. Russia – Earth, Sky, Cosmos 27. South America – Eva Peron Never Called For Us 28. Babel 29. Call The Ships To Port 30. Aftershow Party III | |
| IN TRANSIT (CD) · MET 514· 1. Intro 2. 20 Hz 3. Bullet 4. Leviathan 5. Go Film 6. The Men 7. We Stand Alone 8. Ritual Noise 9. Happy Man 10. Call The Ships To Port 11. Dead Stars 12. Pulse 13. Babel | |
| IN TRANSIT · MET 514D· 1. Intro (Live) 2. 20 Hz (Live) 3. Bullet (Live) 4. Leviathan (Live) 5. Go Film (Live) 6. The Men (Live) 7. We Stand Alone (Live) 8. Ritual Noise (Live) 9. Happy Men (Live) 10. Call The Ships To Port (Live) 11. Dead Stars (Live) 12. Pulse (Live) 13. Babel (Live) | |
| BRAVE NEW WORLD · MET 451· 1. Brave New World (Version) 2. Brave New World (Radio Version) 3. Brave New World (Club Version) 4. The New Virus 5. Brave New World (Tempest Remix by Client) | |
| BRAVE NEW WORLD · MET 451D· 1. Brave New World (Version) 2. Brave New World (Radio Version) 3. Brave New World (Club Version) 4. The New Virus 5. Brave New World (Tempest Remix By Client) | |
| SKYSHAPER LIMITED EDITION · MET 415· DISC 1 // 1. Ritual Noise 2. Pulse 3. Happy Man 4. Brave New World 5. The Men 6. Sweet & Salty 7. Greater Than the Sun 8. 20 hZ 9. Spindrift 10. The World is Growing Loud | |
| SKYSHAPER [LIMITED EDITION] · MET 415D· 1. Ritual Noise 2. Pulse 3. Happy Man 4. Brave New World 5. The Men 6. Sweet And Salty 7. Greater Than The Sun 8. 20 Hz 9. Spindrift 10. The World Is Growing Loud 11. Subterfugue For 3 Absynths 12. Relief 13. Ritual Noise (Calico RMX) | |
| SKYSHAPER · MET 412· 1. Ritual Noise 2. Pulse 3. Happy Man 4. Brave New World 5. The Men 6. Sweet & Salty 7. Greater Than the Sun 8. 20 hZ 9. Spindrift 10. The World is Growning Loud | |
| SKYSHAPER · MET 412D· 1. Ritual Noise 2. Pulse 3. Happy Man 4. Brave New World 5. The Men 6. Sweet And Salty 7. Greater Than The Sun 8. 20 Hz 9. Spindrift 10. The World Is Growing Loud | |
| RITUAL NOISE · MET 405· 1. Ritual Noise (edit) 2. Ritual Noise (Main Version) 3. The Island (unreleased) 4. Ritual Noise (Alpha Jet) 5. XRDS (unreleased) 6. Ritual Noise (Terence Fixmer Remix) | |
| RITUAL NOISE · MET 405D· 1. Ritual Noise (Edit) 2. Ritual Noise (Main Version) 3. The Island (Unreleased) 4. Ritual Noise (version 5) 5. Xrd5 (Unreleased) 6. Ritual Noise (Terence Fixmer Remix) | |
| NORTHERN LIGHT · MET 261· 1. Monochrome 2. Call the Ships To Port 3. Bullet 4. Invisible & Silent 5. Prometheus 6. We Stand Alone 7. Rising Sun 8. Winter Comes 9. We Want Revolution 10. Scared 11. Atlas | |
| NORTHERN LIGHT · MET 261D· 1. Monochrome 2. Call the Ships to Port 3. Bullet 4. Invisible & Silent 5. Prometheus 6. We Stand Alone 7. Rising Sun 8. Winter Comes 9. We Want Revolution 10. Scared 11. Atlas | |
| DEAD STARS · MET 166D· 1. Dead Stars (Radio Version) 2. Dead Stars (Club Version) 3. We Break Down 4. Dead Stars (Dub Mix by J. Cosmo) | |
| UNITED STATES OF MIND · MET 161· 1. Like Tears in Rain 2. No Man's Land 3. Afterhours 4. Helicopter 5. Tour De Force 6. Unforgiven 7. Humility 8. Dead Stars (version) 9. One World One Sky 10. Still Life 11. You Can Make Your Own Music | |
| UNITED STATES OF MIND · MET 161D· 1. Like Tears in Rain 2. No Man's Land 3. Afterhours 4. Helicopter 5. Tour de Force 6. Unforgiven 7. Humility 8. Dead Stars (version) 9. One World One Sky 10. Still Life | |
| TOUR DE FORCE · MET 156· 1. Tour De Force (Club version) 2. Tour De Force (Com-Pass mix by Daniel Myer of Haujobb) 3. It's Alright 4. Tour De Force (Extended Dance mix by J. Cosmo) | |
| TOUR DE FORCE · MET 156D· 1. Tour De Force (Club Version) 2. Tour De Force (Com-pass Mix By Daniel Mayer Of Haujobb) 3. It's Alright 4. Tour De Force (Extended Dance Mix By J. Cosmo) | |
| EUROPA · MET 141· 1. Tension 2. Leviathan 3. 2D 4. Wind of the Morth 5. Riot 6. I Am 7. Final Man (version) 8. Go Film 9. Wall of Sound | |
| EUROPA · MET 141D· 1. Tension 2. Leviathan 3. 2D 4. Wind of the North 5. Riot 6. I Am 7. Final Man (Version) 8. Go Film 9. Wall of Sound | |
| SEQUENCER · MET 140· 1. Feedback 2. Stalker 3. Figurehead 4. Phoenix 5. Slowmotion 6. Tabula Rasa 7. Storm 8. Flux 9. Stalker (Club Version) 10. Stalker (All Shapes remix) 11. Liquid Sky 12. Babel | |
| SEQUENCER · MET 140D· 1. Feedback 2. Stalker 3. Figurehead 4. Phoenix 5. Slowmotion 6. Tabula Rasa 7. Storm 8. Flux 9. Stalker (Club) 10. Stalker (All Shapes RMX) 11. Liquid Sky 12. Babel | |
| DREAMS OF A CRYOTANK · MET 139· 1. Theremin 2. Replicant 3. Shipwreck 4. Painamplifier 5. Hardware Requiem 6. Shelter 7. Wasteland 8. Voices 9. Edge of a Dawn (mix) 10. Speed 11. Cryotank Expansion 12. Theremin (Club edit) | |
| DREAMS OF A CRYOTANK · MET 139D· 1. Theremin 2. Replicant 3. Shipwreck 4. Painamplifier 5. Hardware Requiem 6. Shelter 7. Wasteland 8. Voices 9. Edge of Dawn (Mix) 10. Speed 11. Cryotank Expansion 12. Theremin (Club Edit) | |
| THEREMIN EP · MET 138D· 1. Theremin (Club Version) 2. Figurehead (Plain) 3. Speed (Club Version) 4. Voices (Optocoded) 5. Void (DOAC Version) 6. Theremin (US Remix) 7. Speed (Optodecoded) | |
| EURO · MET 137· 1. Tension (Club version) 2. Consumer 3. Go Film (Hard version) 4. Go Film (Soft version) 5. Go Film (Disco Calculi) 6. Tension (Disco Calculi) 7. Tension (Old Skool edit) | |
| EURO EP · MET 137D· 1. Tension [Club Version] 2. Consumer 3. Go Film [Hard Version] 4. Go Film [Soft Version] 5. Go Film [Disco Calculi] 6. Tension [Disco Calculi] 7. Tension [Old Skool Edit] |