Customer Reviews

Seti

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

If you are expecting brutally heavy Black Metal or Industrial-ish Death Metal your barking up the wrong tree. If your looking for Sci-Fi based Industrial Metal then this album will most likely please you. The Kovenent have long been away from their Black Metal roots and though now and then a faster riff or more complex drumming lines occur thats about as close as it gets. Lex the vocalist of Kovenant normally sticks to a clean deeper tone through out S.E.T.I. but oftenly changes over to a high pitched growl similar to that of old Cradle of Filth. The Guitarist and Keyboardist; Psy is an especially gifted musician. all of the tracks have amazing Keyboard & Programming arrangements done mainly by Psy, From Higher pitched echo'd out space like sounds to distorted Classical Piano arrangements. Many people are supprized to find out that whom is considered to be one of Metal's greatest drummers Von Blomberg A.K.A. Hellhammer sits behind the kit for Kovenant. The beats this guy puts down are amazing and oftenly he uses Synth Pads to make some interesting tones but oftenly he just plays the classic kit and supprizing he's so good that he makes it sound excellent with the Industrial/Electronica arrangements. This is not for everyone, But alot of people can enjoy this and many do.


<-FAVOURITE-TRACKS->

-Cybertrash
-Stillborn Universe
-Acid Theater
-The Perfect End
-Keepers of the Garden


<-THE-BAND->

- Vocals & FX <> Lex Icon -

- Guitars, Keyboards & Programming <> Psy Coma -

- Drums & Percussion <> Von 'Hellhammer' Blomberg


(-ADDITIONAL-PERSONNEL-)

- Live Guitarist <> Angel

- Programming & Sound Design <> Erik Ljungren

- Bass Guitars <> Jan Kazda

- Soprano Vocals <> Eileen Kupper

- Additional Bass <> Siggy Bemm


<-OTHER->

- Recorded: May - October 2002

- Released: July 2003

- Label: Nuclear Blast GmbH

- Album Length: 1 hour 7 min. 34 sec.

Not any more a black metal band. Combining electronic music with heavy metal and a goth atmosphere I believe that the result sounds great, fresh and kind of different from all the stereotypes we have. Only for people who want to hear something different and don't mind to expand their horizons to new roads. Heavy metal and electronic music sounds really great and nobody can blame the band for being commercial as the result is still underground!! Give it a try!

Lex Icon's singing is no longer in the lead of Danny Davey or Ihsahn. It's now very clean and it seems to come very close-too too close-to Jonathan Davis or Marilyn Manson. Some of the keyboards and female operatic vocals remain but the music has distanced itself from the Viking/Scandinavian essence, and is now a slow glam rock/goth pop style. A very similar change happened to Tiamat and the Gathering: Beginning as European death metal, line-up changes and progressive interests moved them to a sort of electronica/dark ambient rock.

"Star by Star" "Stillborn Universe", "Neon", "Keeper of the Gardens" and the fair Metallica cover "The Memory Remains" would be the standout, but the black metal is gone and I can't see the whole album fully appealing to anyone else but to fans of nu industrial "metal". Even this mass will be unpleased with the fact the album is not all that dark.

The best way to put it, a well-produced album that is accessible but nothing that hasn't been heard before. Three and a half stars. If you want something unique, get the gloomy Rammstein-meets-Cradle of Filth "Animatronic" by the Kovenant.

This album is okay. You can tell by previews that it's not typical Kovenant. It certainly doesn't hold a candle to Nexus Polaris or Animatronik (Two of my favorite albums of all time.) I'm very hopeful in respects to the new album because I read that it may be more like the older stuff. As far as I'm concerned, Animatronik was the absolute perfect mix of industrial and metal. This album is too industrial for my taste. Is it good or not??? Of course it's good! It's the KOVENANT!

I always felt Kovenant (the newer Kovenant ;)) were more unique and creative than most black metal (or metal bands in general) of today. Maybe I'm a bit biased since I tend to favor electronic and industrial music a lot more than black metal. I'm just glad there are bands out there that aren't afraid to expand themselves or try adding more elements to their music. I think it worked for Kovenant as I tend to like SETI and Animatronic better than their other albums. Their old albums sound too ordinary for me, and their new stuff is a lot more refreshing. However if you are a too traditional hardcore black metal fan, I wouldn't recommend this for you. I just wished I could find more bands like Kovenant...that have a good metal but at the same time, a unique electronic sound infused. Seems like Kovenant does it best. If anyone can suggest me anything, hit me up. :)

How should I rate this????? Five stars. Is this Industrial/Space/Black Metal???? I dont know but it sounds great. My fave song is "Neon". :)

First off, those of you who doubt the authenticity of The Kovenant under the black metal genre, you must understand that this is NOT black metal. If you want black metal listen to Cradle of Filth or Dimmu Borgir, don't search here. The best way to classify S.E.T.I. is space metal. Heavy electronics with heavily distorted guitars. If electro-esque type metal isn't your cup of tea than don't drink this. The best song is Star by Star, which is quite possibly one of my favorite songs of all time. If I may regress, you may find refuge in The Kovenant for a break of mainstream metal. The unique sound they produce is highly appreciated by open-minded music fans like me. So stop saying that The Kovenant is a bunch of black metal posers, because I'm pretty sure they know they have deviated from black metal. This is space metal, and I absolutely love it.

This is the Best i think for Kovenant. It's Has new many Style, Some Slow Songs (Which is very Good) such as PREFECT END, it's Awsome .. some New Style Like Indian Melody .. I LIKE it it's Awsome Really.

of course not like COVENANT .. But It's a New Style, Which i think it's Worth Listining to it ..

I really need to give this a second listening to, but on first listen, I didnt care for it! it was ok, but every song sounded the same, and it sounded like a bunch of slow-billy idol-80's rehack [music]!! really sad considering this used to be a gem of an underground band! Get the "Animatronics" album instead!... I'll give it a couple more tries, if I change my mind, I'll change my review

Ok Nagash has done a complete 180 from his Dimmu Borgir former self to this. Heck Hellhammer of the murderous macabre Mayhem has gone this way. Hey I have no problem with this if these guys want to expand their horizon and experiment by all means do so. This stuff is really catchy. It reminds me of Zipper catches skin era Alice Cooper, old Ministry, and Orgy. Though I kind of hope they would go more of a noisy industrial sound like present Ministry, The Berzerker, and Front Line Assembly. However if you are not afraid of listening to 80's style new wave industrial go for this. Also if you are wanting to transition from industrial pop (aka Nine Inch Nails, Orgy, Deadsy, and Marilyn Manson) to blackmetal then Kovenant would be a good place to start. It'll get you familure with Nagash and Hellhammer. Then get their first experimental album Animatronic then get their other stuff. After that branch out to other black metal bands. I would suggest Dimmu Borgir next due to the synth use.