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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Star by Star
The Kovenant Lyrics
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From the shadows to the pyre, amidst the chaos, from the stars
Love, life and liberty, hate, death and captivity
Like a stain of starless darkness, across the canvas of space
Star by star
Corrupting all of humanity
So much alike are we
Galaxies glitter in the black night sky, towards progress, towards death
From the stars we have come, and to the stars we will return
The violence of passion, the passion of violence
The perverse impulses, the savage egotism
The wicked presence, the wicked essence
The thing that unites us, the thing that divides us
Star by star
Corrupting all of humanity
So much alike are we
When I see you, I see me
The Kovenant's song "Star by Star" presents a thought-provoking reflection on the nature of human beings and the impact we have on the world around us. The opening lines describe a feeling of isolation from the rest of the universe, where despite being amidst the stars, we are alone in the darkness. The contrasting themes of love and hate, life and death, and freedom and captivity suggest that despite our differences, we all share a universal struggle.
The chorus of the song, "Star by Star, corrupting all of humanity", highlights the negative aspects of who we are as a species. It suggests that our actions have negative consequences both individually and collectively. The lyrics "When I see you, I see me" allude to the fact that despite our differences, we are all tied together and responsible for the state of the world we live in. The final lines, "from the stars we have come, and to the stars we will return" suggest that while our time on Earth may be limited, our impact on the world can live on long after we're gone.
Line by Line Meaning
We were alone and on our own, in the dark between the stars
We were isolated and self-reliant, existing in the vast emptiness of space
From the shadows to the pyre, amidst the chaos, from the stars
We emerged from obscurity and destruction, amid disorder, propelled by celestial forces
Love, life and liberty, hate, death and captivity
The concepts of affection, vitality, and freedom contrasted with animosity, demise, and enslavement
Like a stain of starless darkness, across the canvas of space
A blemish of lightlessness that stretches across the expanse of the universe
Star by star
Each celestial body, individually
Corrupting all of humanity
Exerting a pernicious influence on every member of our species
So much alike are we
Similarities between us are abundant
When I see you, I see me
You and I share a common essence
Galaxies glitter in the black night sky, towards progress, towards death
Clusters of stars sparkle in the inky darkness above, moving toward both advancement and demise
From the stars we have come, and to the stars we will return
Our origin and ultimate destination is the cosmos
The violence of passion, the passion of violence
The ferocity of strong emotions, and the intensity of belligerence
The perverse impulses, the savage egotism
Corrupt inclinations, coupled with feral self-centeredness
The wicked presence, the wicked essence
A malevolent aura or being, with a nefarious nature
The thing that unites us, the thing that divides us
A shared characteristic that brings us together, and a different characteristic that drives us apart
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: AMUND SVENSSON, STIAN ANDRE HINDERSON
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