The Kovenant (at the time known as Covenant) was formed in Hamar, Norway in 1992, by two black metal artists known as Nagash and Blackheart. After releasing a demo titled "From the Storm of Shadows", and gaining some underground recognition, Not long after the band got several offers for record contracts. The original "In Times Before the Light" was released in 1996 on Mordgrimm (underground British label dedicated to black metal), this album was created when they were both at a young age and they established a fan base in Norway.
In 1998 the band released their second album through Nuclear Blast, titled "Nexus Polaris". It marked a significant point in their sound's formation, the album featured less of the grim guitars, and had much more keyboards work than before. The album featured Nagash, Blackheart, Astennu (on the Guitars, who later joined Dimmu Borgir), Sverd (of Arcturus on the keyboards) and Hellhammer (of Mayhem, Arcturus and Dimmu Borgir) and Sarah Jezebel Deva on backing vocals (Cradle of Filth). The album has met good success in Norway and the band was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award, winning the Best Hard Rock Band category as the first band in history to win a Grammy Award for Black Metal.
In 1999 the band changed name to The Kovenant, recorded and released "Animatronic", it showed them going from symphonic black metal to industrial metal. With the change of the band name, the members decided to change their names as well to suit their new direction: Nagash became "Lex Icon", Blackheart became "Psy Coma", and Hellhammer became "Von Blomberg". They won another Norwegian Grammy Award and gained a new member while they toured the USA named Angel.
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.
Now we continue waiting for their latest creation, Aria Galactica, announced in the early 2000's, to take shape. In 2007, Psy Coma described Aria Galactica to an Italian web site as "technical", with more guitar solos, "much stronger" and different from SETI. The estimated release date would be Christmas. The wait continues in 2021.
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Mannequin
The Kovenant Lyrics
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Just close your eyes, eternity is just another game
You're just another clone, so shed your skin now
Nothing lasts forever, just let it slip away
It doesn't have to be forever
It doesn't have to be forever
You're just another fallen star
You're just to blind to see, you hate what you can never be
And now you're hollow, just like me
There's nothing left inside your world
You're just an empty shell of lifeless skin and bone
You're just another drone, a synthetic messiah
Nothing lasts forever, just let it slip away
It doesn't have to be forever
It doesn't have to be forever
You don't want to be human, anymore than me
You're just another faithless mannequin
You're just another fallen star
You're just to blind to see, you hate what you can never be
And now you're hollow, just like me
The lyrics to The Kovenant's song "Mannequin" seem to speak to the feelings of emptiness and hopelessness that can come with living in a world that is crumbling around us. The opening line "there's nothing left inside your world, it's dying" sets the tone for the rest of the song, which seems to suggest that no matter what we do, everything eventually fades away. The idea of eternity being "just another game" further reinforces this theme of feeling nihilistic and disconnected from the world around us.
The chorus of the song appears to be directed at someone who is struggling to find their place in the world and may be feeling lost and alone. The repetition of the phrase "you're just another faithless mannequin" seems to suggest that this person feels as though they are just going through the motions of living, without any real purpose or direction. The line "you hate what you can never be" further reinforces this idea, as it suggests that this person may be struggling with feelings of inadequacy or a belief that they will never be able to achieve their dreams.
Overall, "Mannequin" seems to be a song that speaks to the human condition and the struggles we all face as we try to find meaning in a world that often feels empty and meaningless.
Line by Line Meaning
There's nothing left inside your world, it's dying
Your world has become devoid of anything meaningful or fulfilling, and it's slowly deteriorating.
Just close your eyes, eternity is just another game
You view death as an insignificant event and don't give it much importance.
You're just another clone, so shed your skin now
You're living a life without any individuality or uniqueness, but you have the ability to break free from that monotonous existence.
Nothing lasts forever, just let it slip away
Everything is temporary, so don't hold onto anything too tightly or you'll be disappointed.
You're just another faithless mannequin
You've lost faith in anything meaningful and are just going through the motions like a lifeless mannequin.
You're just another fallen star
You once had potential and brightness, but now you've fallen and lost that spark.
You're just to blind to see, you hate what you can never be
You're so blinded by your insecurities and self-doubt that you're unable to see the beauty in yourself, and you hate what you're incapable of becoming.
And now you're hollow, just like me
You're empty and lacking in purpose or fulfillment, much like the artist.
You're just an empty shell of lifeless skin and bone
You're devoid of inner life or spirit, and are simply existing physically.
You're just another drone, a synthetic messiah
You're programmed to blindly follow the crowd and follow a false sense of purpose as if you were the savior of your own little world.
You don't want to be human, anymore than me
You're struggling with the burden of being human, with all the emotions and uncertainties it brings.
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: AMUND SVENSSON, STIAN ANDRE HINDERSON
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