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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Norwegian metal band</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen 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class="infobox-data nickname">Covenant (1993−1999)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hamar" title="Hamar">Hamar</a>, Norway</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_metal" title="Industrial metal">Industrial metal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Symphonic_black_metal" title="Symphonic black metal">symphonic black metal</a> (early)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1993−present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data">Mordgrimm, <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Blast" title="Nuclear Blast">Nuclear Blast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hammerheart_Records" title="Hammerheart Records">Hammerheart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Head_Not_Found" title="Head Not Found">Head Not Found</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stian_Hinderson" title="Stian Hinderson">Lex Icon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amund_Svensson" title="Amund Svensson">Psy Coma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Axel_Blomberg" title="Jan Axel Blomberg">Hellhammer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astennu_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Astennu (musician)">Astennu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Jezebel_Deva" title="Sarah Jezebel Deva">Sarah Jezebel Deva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinar_Sverd_Johnsen" title="Steinar Sverd Johnsen">Sverd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knut_Magne_Valle" title="Knut Magne Valle">Knut Magne Valle</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Band_members">(see below)</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Kovenant</b> is a Norwegian <a href="/wiki/Industrial_metal" title="Industrial metal">industrial metal</a> band from <a href="/wiki/Hamar" title="Hamar">Hamar</a>. The band originally formed as a <a href="/wiki/Symphonic_black_metal" title="Symphonic black metal">symphonic black metal</a> act known as <b>Covenant</b> in 1993, but in 1999 were forced to change their name to The Kovenant due to a dispute with a Swedish <a href="/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">electronic</a> band of <a href="/wiki/Covenant_(band)" title="Covenant (band)">the same name</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-animatronic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animatronic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band's name change also marked a change in sound/style as well, as the band from there on began to focus more on an <a href="/wiki/Aggrotech" class="mw-redirect" title="Aggrotech">aggrotech</a>/<a href="/wiki/Industrial_metal" title="Industrial metal">industrial metal</a> sound heavily influenced by Europe's <a href="/wiki/Electronic_body_music" title="Electronic body music">EBM</a> scene. Despite their style change, The Kovenant did however later reissue their early albums under The Kovenant name. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_"Covenant"_years_(1994–1999)"><span id="The_.22Covenant.22_years_.281994.E2.80.931999.29"></span>The "Covenant" years (1994–1999)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The "Covenant" years (1994–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The band was formed as Covenant in 1993 by two <a href="/wiki/Black_metal" title="Black metal">black metal</a> artists known as <a href="/wiki/Stian_Hinderson" title="Stian Hinderson">Nagash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amund_Svensson" title="Amund Svensson">Blackheart</a>. They both met when Blackheart decided to help Nagash with his one-man project <a href="/wiki/Troll_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Troll (band)">Troll</a>. They garnered little attention after releasing a demo titled <i>From the Storm of Shadows</i>, but eventually a record label, Mordgrimm, took notice of them and released their first album <i><a href="/wiki/In_Times_Before_the_Light" title="In Times Before the Light">In Times Before the Light</a></i> in 1997. This album was recorded two years prior in 1995 and established them a fan base in Norway. It sounds similar to <a href="/wiki/Dimmu_Borgir" title="Dimmu Borgir">Dimmu Borgir</a>'s first opus <i><a href="/wiki/For_All_Tid" class="mw-redirect" title="For All Tid">For All Tid</a></i>. Indeed, Nagash is a long-time friend to the lead vocalist of Dimmu Borgir, <a href="/wiki/Shagrath" title="Shagrath">Shagrath</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Covenant signed with <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Blast" title="Nuclear Blast">Nuclear Blast</a>, a major German label dedicated to the hard rock scene, in 1998 and recruited four other members to form an actual band. These people were Astennu (of Dimmu Borgir, <a href="/wiki/Carpe_Tenebrum" title="Carpe Tenebrum">Carpe Tenebrum</a>), <a href="/wiki/Steinar_Sverd_Johnsen" title="Steinar Sverd Johnsen">Sverd</a> (of <a href="/wiki/Arcturus_(band)" title="Arcturus (band)">Arcturus</a>), <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Jezebel_Deva" title="Sarah Jezebel Deva">Sarah Jezebel Deva</a> (of <a href="/wiki/Cradle_of_Filth" title="Cradle of Filth">Cradle of Filth</a> and others), and <a href="/wiki/Jan_Axel_Blomberg" title="Jan Axel Blomberg">Hellhammer</a> (of <a href="/wiki/Mayhem_(band)" title="Mayhem (band)">Mayhem</a> and others). With these new recruits, they released their second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Nexus_Polaris" title="Nexus Polaris">Nexus Polaris</a></i>. The album also resulted in the band getting a <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norwegian</a> <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> for Best Hard Rock Band and led to Nagash leaving Dimmu Borgir (for which he played bass) in order to concentrate fully on The Kovenant.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Name_change_and_Animatronic_era_(1999–2002)"><span id="Name_change_and_Animatronic_era_.281999.E2.80.932002.29"></span>Name change and <i>Animatronic</i> era (1999–2002)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Name change and Animatronic era (1999–2002)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the release of Nexus Polaris, Sverd, Astennu, and Sarah were fired for what Nagash has said to be "various reasons" in several interviews. Only Nagash, Blackheart, and Hellhammer remained. The band then found themselves being sued by a <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Swedish</a> band of <a href="/wiki/Covenant_(band)" title="Covenant (band)">the same name</a>. The Swedish band argued that they owned the name "Covenant" as they had been known as Covenant before Nagash and Blackheart formed their band. Consequently, they were forced to change their name to The Covenant. Unfortunately, simply adding "The" in front of the name would not suffice, because a <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Dutch</a> <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band had been named The Covenant since 1988. So they added "The" and also replaced the "C" with a "K" to avoid any future confusions, leading to their permanent name "The Kovenant".<sup id="cite_ref-metalreview.com_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metalreview.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, The Kovenant recorded and released <i><a href="/wiki/Animatronic_(album)" title="Animatronic (album)">Animatronic</a></i>, which portrayed a stylistic change to more <a href="/wiki/Industrial_metal" title="Industrial metal">industrial</a> sound. Soon the band changed their individual stage names to suit their new direction: Nagash became "Lex Icon", Blackheart became "Psy Coma", and Hellhammer became "Von Blomberg". The new album also afforded them another <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norwegian</a> <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> and they gained a new member, Angel, while touring the USA. </p><p>After the <i>Animatronic</i> tour, Lex and Psy took a break and decided to re-record <i><a href="/wiki/In_Times_Before_the_Light" title="In Times Before the Light">In Times Before the Light</a></i>. But <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Blast" title="Nuclear Blast">Nuclear Blast</a> wanted nothing to do with the album, so they changed labels and released it through <a href="/wiki/Hammerheart_Records" title="Hammerheart Records">Hammerheart Records</a>. A re-release of <i><a href="/wiki/Nexus_Polaris" title="Nexus Polaris">Nexus Polaris</a></i> took place as well during 2002. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SETI_and_the_wait_for_Aria_Galactica_(2002–present)"><span id="SETI_and_the_wait_for_Aria_Galactica_.282002.E2.80.93present.29"></span><i>SETI</i> and the wait for <i>Aria Galactica</i> (2002–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: SETI and the wait for Aria Galactica (2002–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2002, the band found themselves back in the studio, recording <i><a href="/wiki/SETI_(The_Kovenant_album)" title="SETI (The Kovenant album)">SETI</a></i>, their fourth album. The full-length release was preceded by a promotional EP <i>SETI Club</i>, and both were issued in 2003. Von Blomberg decided to do more touring and left the band to handle other projects. Two new members were recruited: Küth (of <a href="/wiki/Ram-Zet" title="Ram-Zet">Ram-Zet</a>) on drums and Brat (of <a href="/wiki/Apoptygma_Berzerk" title="Apoptygma Berzerk">Apoptygma Berzerk</a>) on keyboards. They then toured <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and the United States to promote the album. </p><p>Currently the band is working on a DVD and a new album titled <i>Aria Galactica</i>. Lex Icon announced recently that they have 14 pieces written so far. The album will come with a second disc consisting entirely of symphonic renditions of the tracks from the primary disc, which suggests a return to the more symphonic style exhibited by the band on their 1998 album Nexus Polaris. </p><p> The following announcement has once been seen at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://my.opera.com/thekovenant/blog/">Lex's blog</a>:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The Kovenant fans will have to wait a few more months for us to begin recording <i>Aria Galactica</i>. Progress is slow but getting there. Working on the vocals atm, and finding a good studio that has open timeslots. <i>Aria Galactica</i> will be our best album... by far.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Lex Icon</cite></div></blockquote> <p>In an interview<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of August 2007, Psy Coma described <i>Aria Galactica</i> as "technical", with more guitar solos, "much stronger" and different from <i>SETI</i>. The estimated release date would be Christmas (2007). He also denied any relations between <i>Aria Galactica</i> and the DVD, which would be "completely megalomaniac project of making a documentary of [their] entire band history". </p><p>In 2007, the band re-released their debut album, entitled <i>In Times before the Light 1995</i>. </p><p>In October 2009, The Kovenant were confirmed to be performing their <a href="/wiki/Nexus_Polaris" title="Nexus Polaris">Nexus Polaris</a> album with the original members at the Inferno Festival in Norway, spring of 2010. The Kovenant, along with Mayhem, Finntroll and Taake, were the first four bands to be on the Festival's bill. </p><p>In February 2010, Lex revealed on his Myspace page: "Yes, we are working on the new album again. And No, The Kovenant is not disbanded. ... Going according to schedule. Just have to get the business side out of the way. (As in what record company it will be released on etc). And we might start having open try-outs for some new blood in the very near future."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2010, Lex shared "So many things will happen next year... New Troll album, Razor Runner album++, and if the universe doesn't stab us in the back; there shall be a new The Kovenant album. Cold hails from Norway!",<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> showing that the album (and band) have not yet been abandoned. </p><p>On 29 October 2011, Nagash did a one-time only performance of their debut album at the Aurora Infernalis III festival in <a href="/wiki/Arnhem" title="Arnhem">Arnhem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Except for Nagash, no other members of the current incarnation of the band participated. </p><p>On 28 January 2024, Photograve Management, an artist management company, posted a photo on their Facebook page of the band in the studio with the caption "The [K]ovenant are back! More info soon." The Kovenant shared the post on their Facebook the following day. </p><p>On 11 April 2024, The Kovenant posted an poster on their Facebook page saying they will be performing Nexus Polaris live in its entirety, starting in Eindhoven, The Netherlands on 13 and 14 of December. The caption reads "The first of many. Coming soon to a city near you. Nexus set plus songs from In Times Before The Light and Animatronic" teasing more shows coming up in the future. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Band members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Current members</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stian_Hinderson" title="Stian Hinderson">Stian Hinderson</a> (Nagash/Lex Icon) − drums (1993-1998; 2002), vocals, keyboards (1993–present), bass (1998-present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amund_Svensson" title="Amund Svensson">Amund Svensson</a> (Blackheart/Psy Coma/Pzy-Clone) − bass (1994-1998; 2002), guitar, keyboards, programming (1993−2002; 2002–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Axel_Blomberg" title="Jan Axel Blomberg">Jan Axel Blomberg</a> (Hellhammer/von Blomberg) - drums (1998–2003; 2024-present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astennu_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Astennu (musician)">Jamie Stinson</a> (Astennu) − guitar (1998−1999; 2024-present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Jezebel_Deva" title="Sarah Jezebel Deva">Sarah Jezebel Deva</a> − female vocals (1998; 2024-present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinar_Sverd_Johnsen" title="Steinar Sverd Johnsen">Steinar Sverd Johnsen</a> - keyboards (1998; 2024-present)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Current live/session members</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Knut_Magne_Valle" title="Knut Magne Valle">Knut Magne Valle</a> - guitar (2024-present)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Former members</dt></dl> <ul><li>Shnaga - drums (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eileen_K%C3%BCpper" title="Eileen Küpper">Eileen Küpper</a> – female vocals (1999–2003)</li> <li>Kent "Küth" Frydenlund − drums (2003−2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geir_Bratland" title="Geir Bratland">Geir Bratland</a> (Brat) − keyboards (2003−2009)</li> <li>Kharon - Bass (1994)</li> <li>Audun Stengel (Angel) - guitar (2000–2010)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Former live/session members</dt></dl> <ul><li>Kine Hult − keyboards (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Axel_Blomberg" title="Jan Axel Blomberg">Jan Axel Blomberg</a> (Hellhammer/von Blomberg) - drums (2009–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Jezebel_Deva" title="Sarah Jezebel Deva">Sarah Jezebel Deva</a> − female vocals (2009-2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinar_Sverd_Johnsen" title="Steinar Sverd Johnsen">Steinar Sverd Johnsen</a> - keyboards (2009-2010)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Spellemannprisen" title="Spellemannprisen">Spellemannprisen</a> in the category <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">Hard rock</a>, for the album <i><a href="/wiki/Nexus_Polaris" title="Nexus Polaris">Nexus Polaris</a></i></li> <li>1999: Spellemannprisen in the category Hard rock, for the album <i><a href="/wiki/Animatronic_(album)" title="Animatronic (album)">Animatronic</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Album details </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_Times_Before_the_Light" title="In Times Before the Light">In Times Before the Light</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 1997</li> <li>Label: Mordgrimm</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li>Released as Covenant</li> <li>Complete remix released on 3 September 2002 as The Kovenant</li> <li>Remastered released in 2007 as The Kovenant</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nexus_Polaris" title="Nexus Polaris">Nexus Polaris</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 24 March 1998</li> <li>Label: Nuclear Blast</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li>Released as Covenant</li> <li>Reissued in 2000 as The Kovenant</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Animatronic_(album)" title="Animatronic (album)">Animatronic</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 16 November 1999</li> <li>Label: Nuclear Blast</li></ul> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/SETI_(The_Kovenant_album)" title="SETI (The Kovenant album)">SETI</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 31 March 2003</li> <li>Label: Nuclear Blast</li></ul> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="EPs">EPs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: EPs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Album details </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/S.E.T.I._4-Track_Club_EP" title="S.E.T.I. 4-Track Club EP">S.E.T.I. 4-Track Club EP</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 6 February 2003</li> <li>Label: Nuclear Blast</li></ul> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demos">Demos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Demos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Album details </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i>From the Storm of Shadows</i> <ul><li>Released: December 1994</li> <li>Label: Independent</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li>Released as Covenant</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><i>Promo 1995</i> <ul><li>Released: August 1995</li> <li>Label: Independent</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li>Released as Covenant</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kovenant&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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