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There is more than one known artist who once went under the name Covenant:

1. Swedish electronic act Covenant was started by a group of friends in Helsingborg in western Sweden. Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius, and Clas Nachmanson inspired by bands like Kraftwerk, The Human League, and by EBM pioneers Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb.
In university life in Lund southeast of Helsingborg they assembled a small recording studio in Nachmanson’s bedroom and began to experiment with their own musical compositions. In 1989, the name “Covenant” was selected for the group, the name derived from the spiritual bond the trio professes to share.

Their first publicly-released track “The Replicant”, was made by invitation of Swedish record label Memento Materia and released on a compilation album in 1992 The track thrilled label executives prompting them to ask for a full album. In 1994, the group compiled enough songs to release the album, which became Dreams Of A Cryotank. It was well received by critics and fans alike, and with its success they decided to take their musical efforts more seriously, upgrading and adding more equipment, relocating their studio, and committed to tour.

In 1995, Covenant performed at a festival in Germany on request of Off-Beat Records. The band impressed Off-Beat’s A&R representative, who signed them to a record deal the following day leading up to 1996’s Sequencer.

San Francisco-based record label 21st Circuitry agreed to distribute Covenant’s albums in the United States, expanding the band’s reach and Covenant recorded the Theremin EP in 1997 specifically for an American release and began touring throughout the US and Canada.
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  • LAHardwave

    cool band. I like this whole genre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRmvDx1ZK8

    18 May 3:15am Reply

  • cellmate95

    snippets are out now

    12 May 10:55am Reply

  • tenrapid

    saw Modern Ruin in a sale pile yesterday so bought it as i'd yet to hear it. it's a bit meh... i think United States Of Mind is the last release i actually liked...

    10 May 8:13am Reply

  • skinnydrifter

    oh yeah the new single, "Last Dance"

    3 May 12:10am Reply

  • Akatian

    Can't wait for the new single.

    1 May 3:08pm Reply

  • DarK_EtheR

    If you're a covenant fan you should come see them at Alt-Fest http://www.fanteamz.com/alt-fest/cc/31/1325 A new crowdsourced music festival ran by the alternative scene for the alternative scene!

    29 Apr 2:21am Reply

  • DaaFyy_Creep

    Futurepop Band That's all.

    21 Apr 12:55am Reply

  • noomber

    WE NEED MOAR COVENANT!

    15 Apr 4:33pm Reply

  • skinnydrifter

    GO FILM.

    14 Mar 1:11am Reply

  • Zamari

    If Marilyn Manson and Shaggy 2 Dope had children, they would look like The Kovenant.

    6 Mar 11:19pm Reply

  • MetalFinder

    \\m// Nexus Polaris \\m//

    5 Mar 3:08pm Reply

  • alterionisto

    industrial Depeche Mode

    22 Feb 5:57pm Reply

  • alin1

    The new Covenant album "Leaving Babylon" will be released in September 2013!

    18 Feb 8:47pm Reply

  • Manifestor

    BLACK METAL COVENANT RULES!!! [5]

    10 Feb 2:26pm Reply

  • limpicatto

    From their official facebook page: "We are currently working with increasing momentum on new music in our studio in Helsingborg, Sweden. The result is scheduled release for later this year! Daniel Myer has left the band after contributing on the last album “Modern Ruin” to pursue his own projects; however, Joakim has repeatedly joined the studio sessions and is back aiding in the production process and writing new lyrics and supporting Eskil and Daniel J. We are all very pleased with the results and the collaboration and Eskil says: “I have a very good feeling about the new studio material. It breathes the vibe of our classic albums like Northern Lights and United States Of Mind. The new setup feels very good for us, and the results are promising. I think you will like it.”"

    8 Feb 2:06pm Reply

  • skinnydrifter

    The new *cough* REAL Covenant album is coming 2013! I NEED NEWS..

    12 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Lenochkalove

    BLACK METAL COVENANT RULES!!! [4]

    4 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Happy_Funeral

    BLACK METAL COVENANT RULES!!! [2]

    22 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Keisarinna

    There's something achingly beautiful about listening to 'Prometheus' on a rainy, grey day. [2] Agree.

    18 Oct 2012 Reply

  • The90-60-90

    They are my drug since 2006...

    6 Oct 2012 Reply
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