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Norwegian metal group The Kovenant, formed in 1992 by Stian Arnesen (aka Nagash, Lex Icon) and Amund Svensson (aka Blackheart, Psy Coma, Pzy Clone), was known simply as Covenant once, and even released their first two albums, ''In Times Before The Light'' in 1995 and ''Nexus Polaris'' in 1997, under the name. Trouble arose when an [[Industrial]] group also called [[Covenant (Music)|Covenant]] sued them and forced them to change their name. Ironically, The Kovenant changed its musical style from a Symphonic Black Metal sound to a more electronically-influenced style (which the band called "Progressive Space Metal") shortly afterward with ''Animatronic'' in 1999, and they moved to a very [[Industrial Metal]]-influenced sound with ''SETI'' in 2003. Opinions differ on whether this was [[Growing the Beard]] or [[Jumping the Shark]], depending on ones musical preferences.
 
Their fifth official album, ''Aria Galactica'', has been in [[Development Hell]] since 2003, to the dismay of many fans. The band has not officially split up (even playing live shows from time to time during the nearly decade-long hiatus), but its leader Stian Arnesen has been preoccupied with his other band Troll. After ''SETI'', The Kovenant [[Updated Rerelease|re-released]] ''Nexus Polaris'' and ''In Times Before The Light'' under their new name, though the tracks were kept in their original form, unlike 2002's remake of ''In Times Before The Light'' which was given a more Industrial Metal sound than the original.
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* [[The Cover Changes the Meaning]]: The Kovenant's version of "Space Man" by Babylon Zoo is quite a different take on the song.
* [[Cover Version]]: In an interesting twist on the trope, the band remade one of its own albums, ''In Times Before The Light'', giving it a more electronic sound. It's basically The Kovenant covering Covenant.
* [[Drunk Onon the Dark Side]]: The lyrics to most of the tracks on their first two albums.
* [[Epic Instrumental Opener]]
* [[Era Specific Personality]]: The band members, who changed their looks and their stage names with the release of ''SETI''.