Electronic music virtuosos Covenant will perform in Lithuania again after a 14-year break
Electronic music fans remember with nostalgia the Christmas event "ElectroXmas" in Vilnius in 2010 and its main star. The wait was long, but the band's promise to return will be fulfilled this autumn: after a 14-year hiatus, the Swedish electronic music star Covenant will be back in Lithuania! This time their visit will be a bit longer, as they are scheduled to perform two shows. On October 25, Covenant will perform at the Vilnius entertainment venue Vakaris and on October 25, at the Vilnius entertainment hall Vakaris.
In the mid-1980s, three Swedish youngsters from the small town of Helsingborg became interested in and discovered the world of electronic music. Joakim Montelius, Clas Nachmanson and Eskil Simonsson were fascinated by the work of Kraftwerk, The Human League and Front 242. All of these bands can be called pioneers of EBM (Electronic Body Music). In between lectures, the boys experimented in a small recording studio until they decided to make music their future. In 1989, they chose the name Covenant for their band.
COVENANT - Bullet (Official Video):
https://youtu.be/3qIXIHAmcKU?si=8cIbWkyk815iASAK
The band's first song to reach the ears of the audience was "The Replicant". It did not go unnoticed by the labels, and the first album "Dreams of a Cryotank" was released in 1994. Two years later, Covenant released their second album, Sequencer, which became a true classic of the genre. Many critics hailed it as one of the best electro albums of the period.
With the release of their fourth studio effort, United States of Mind, in 1999, the band was awarded three SEMA (Swedish Electronics Music Awards). Following these awards, Covenant toured Europe and the USA with great success, playing at major electronic music festivals. The band's style could be seen gradually changing from EBM to a more aggressive synth-pop/future-pop sound. Covenant is acknowledged by many critics and fans as having contributed to the creation of a new musical style at the time, future-pop. Albums such as United States of Mind (2000) and especially Northern Light (2002) signalled another evolution of Covenant's musical style. This time, they dove into a "dark" and "cold" sound.
COVENANT - We Stand Alone:
https://youtu.be/-1CGu7fCLMs?si=flTSZC_UGToiKoNt