Covenant (band) - Definition and Overview

Covenant is an EBM band from Sweden, comprised of Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius and Clas Nachmanson.

Biography

Friends since the mid-1980s, the members of Covenant released Dreams of a Cryotank, their first album, in 1994. In 1998, after releasing two more albums and a handful of singles/EPs, they started a new reletionship with distributor Metropolis Records with the release of the Euro EP. On July 13, 1999, Metropolis re-released their first three albums and the Theremin EP. While they continue to produce music together, Joakim Montelius and Eskil Simonsson have since taken up residence in separate countries; Montelius resides in Barcelona, Spain while Simonsson lives in Berlin, Germany.

Discography

Full-length albums and EPs

• Dreams of a Cryotank (1994)
• Sequencer (1996)
• Dreams of a Cryotank (US release) (1997)
• Europa (1998)
• Sequencer (re-released US Version) (1999)
• United States of Mind (box) (2000)
• Synergy (Live Album) (2000)
• Northern Light (2002)

Singles and EPs

• Figurehead (1995)
• Stalker (1996)
• Theremin EP (1997)
• Euro EP (1998)
• Final Man (1998)
• It's Alright [Vinyl] (1999)
• Tour De Force (1999)
• Dead Stars (2000)
• Der Leiermann (2000)
• Travelogue (2000)
• Call The Ships To Port (2002)
• Bullet (2003)

Others

• Bullet [DVD] (2003)

External links

• Official Site (http://www.covenant.se/)
• Fan Site (http://www.plastiq-flowers.de/EN/index.html)