Covenant – ‘Nexus Polaris’ CD

‘Nexus Polaris’ is the second studio album by the Norwegian metal band Covenant, and it is also the final album that the band would release under their Covenant name, as the proceeding year, the group would change their name (and musical style) to The Kovenant, where they would begin performing electronic/industrial metal as opposed to symphonic black metal.

The original album ‘In Times Before the Light’ was successful at staging a fan base in the black metal scene in Norway. Nagash and Blackheart had greater ambitions for the band and wanted better production and pay for their music. Record label Nuclear Blast caught the eye of the band, and Covenant (as the band was known at that time) signed with them.

‘Nexus Polaris’ was hugely successful (due to Nuclear Blast’s promotion) and allowed Covenant to do a two-week tour and was on Norwegian national television for six days. This was also a sign showing Covenant moving from black metal to a more industrial metal sound. Soon Covenant found themselves nominated for a Norwegian Grammy. They attended and won for Best Hard Rock band, the first ever.