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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Being Futurepop / EBM, they mostly reside in the 3-5 ranges, with the odd song going lower.
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I'm on your screen and you are just so wide.

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I'm on your screen and you are just so wide.''
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->''We find our songs in fashion magazines,\\
We read the story in the morning paper,\\
I touch their hearts, and they touch my skin,\\
I'm on your screen and you are just so wide.
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* Dreams Of A Cryotank (1994)
* Sequencer (1996)
* Europa (1998)
* United States of Mind (2000)
* Northern Light (2002)
* Skyshaper (2006)
* Modern Ruin (2011)
* Leaving Babylon (2013)

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* Dreams Of A Cryotank ''Dreams of a Cryotank'' (1994)
* Sequencer ''Sequencer'' (1996)
* Europa ''Europa'' (1998)
* United ''United States of Mind Mind'' (2000)
* Northern Light ''Northern Light'' (2002)
* Skyshaper ''Skyshaper'' (2006)
* Modern Ruin ''Modern Ruin'' (2011)
* Leaving Babylon (2013)''Leaving Babylon'' (2013)
* ''The Blinding Dark'' (2016)
* ''Psychonaut EP'' (2016)



* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II," a HiddenTrack on ''Modern Ruin.'' Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion," from ''Dreams of a Cryotank.'' Both of those are very ''Franchise/SilentHill'' esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section, reminiscent of Music/SunnO.
* EpicRocking: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42 minute song, consisting of polyrhythmic noise loops. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer,'' in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds, heard throughout the song proper. Taken UpToEleven with the 75 minute "Jag är Fullstandigt Tung," from the Limited Edition of ''Leaving Babylon.''

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* DroneOfDread: DroneOfDread:
** "Cryotank Expansion," from ''Dreams of a Cryotank,'' a rather ''Franchise/SilentHill''-esque song.
** "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section, reminiscent of Music/SunnO.
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"Modern Ruin Part II," a HiddenTrack on ''Modern Ruin.'' Another dark ambient piece They repeated the trick with "Leaving Babylon II" off of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion," from ''Dreams ''Leaving Babylon''.
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of a Cryotank.'' Both of those are very ''Franchise/SilentHill'' esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section, reminiscent of Music/SunnO.
the ''Psychonaut EP''.
* EpicRocking: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42 minute song, consisting of polyrhythmic noise loops. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer,'' in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds, heard throughout the song proper. Taken UpToEleven with the 75 minute "Jag är Fullstandigt Tung," from the Limited Edition of ''Leaving Babylon.''Babylon,'' and their ''Psychonaut EP'' which featured the 49-minute "Death of Identity".



* NewSoundAlbum: Their first venture into genuine Futurepop was 1998's ''Europa,'' consequently the previous two albums suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.

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* NewSoundAlbum: NewSoundAlbum:
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Their first venture into genuine Futurepop was 1998's ''Europa,'' consequently ''Europa''. Consequently, the previous two albums now suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.from EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
** ''The Blinding Dark'' incorporates a lot of field recordings and live percussion, and is generally subdued and darker than anything they have put out. The accompanying ''Psychonaut EP'' is a series of compositions and jams made entirely direct-to-tape without a computer, and encompasses 70s and 80s ideas about electronic music alongside dark ambient music.
* RearrangeTheSong: "Summon Your Spirit" consists of only the drum track of "A Rider on a White Horse".
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** ''Dreams of a Cryotank'' had "Void" replaced with "Painkiller" for its US release.
** ''Sequencer'' was released as ''Sequencer:Beta'' with the addition of a bonus track. A second re-issue added the full "Stalker" single as bonus tracks.
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Not related to Norwegian metal band Music/TheKovenant.
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* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II," a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin.'' Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion," from ''Dreams of a Cryotank.'' Both of those are very ''Franchise/SilentHill'' esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section, reminiscent of Music/SunnO.

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* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II," a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin.''Modern Ruin.'' Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion," from ''Dreams of a Cryotank.'' Both of those are very ''Franchise/SilentHill'' esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section, reminiscent of Music/SunnO.
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* EpicRocking: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42 minute song, consisting of polyrhythmic noise loops. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer,'' in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds, heard throughout the song proper. Taken UpToEleven with the 75 minute "Jag är Fullstandigt Tung," from the LimitedEdition of ''Leaving Babylon.''

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* EpicRocking: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42 minute song, consisting of polyrhythmic noise loops. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer,'' in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds, heard throughout the song proper. Taken UpToEleven with the 75 minute "Jag är Fullstandigt Tung," from the LimitedEdition Limited Edition of ''Leaving Babylon.''

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Covenant is a Swedish Futurepop/EBM group with 3 members, albeit not always the same ones. The original lineup consisted of Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius, and Clas Nachmanson. Nachmanson has since left the band, and has been replaced by Daniel Myer, of Haujobb/Destroid/Architect reknown, among many others.

!!Discography

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Covenant is a Swedish Futurepop/EBM Futurepop / EBM group with 3 three members, albeit not always the same ones. The original lineup line-up consisted of Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius, and Clas Nachmanson. Nachmanson has since left the band, and has been replaced by Daniel Myer, of Haujobb/Destroid/Architect reknown, Haujobb / Destroid / Architect Reknown, among many others.

!!Discography
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!!This band provides examples of:
* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II", a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin''. Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Both of those are very ''SilentHill''-esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section reminiscent of Music/SunnO.
* EpicRocking: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of polyrhythmic noise loops. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer'', in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds heard throughout the song proper. Taken UpToEleven with the 75-minute "Jag ar Fullstandigt Tung" from the LimitedEdition of ''Leaving Babylon''.

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* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II", II," a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin''. ''ModernRuin.'' Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" Expansion," from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Cryotank.'' Both of those are very ''SilentHill''-esque. ''Franchise/SilentHill'' esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section section, reminiscent of Music/SunnO.
* EpicRocking: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song 42 minute song, consisting of polyrhythmic noise loops. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer'', ''Sequencer,'' in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds sounds, heard throughout the song proper. Taken UpToEleven with the 75-minute 75 minute "Jag ar är Fullstandigt Tung" Tung," from the LimitedEdition of ''Leaving Babylon''.Babylon.''



* NewSoundAlbum: Their first venture into genuine Future Pop was 1998's ''Europa'', consequently the previous two albums suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.

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* NewSoundAlbum: Their first venture into genuine Future Pop Futurepop was 1998's ''Europa'', ''Europa,'' consequently the previous two albums suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
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Covenant is a Swedish futurepop/ebm group with 3 members, albeit not always the same ones. The original lineup consisted of Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius, and Clas Nachmanson. Nachmanson has since left the band, and has been replaced by Daniel Myer, of Haujobb/Destroid/Architect reknown, among many others.

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Covenant is a Swedish futurepop/ebm Futurepop/EBM group with 3 members, albeit not always the same ones. The original lineup consisted of Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius, and Clas Nachmanson. Nachmanson has since left the band, and has been replaced by Daniel Myer, of Haujobb/Destroid/Architect reknown, among many others.
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* VocalDissonance: It's very strange to realize that lead vocalist Eskil Simonsson -- who is an outright {{bishonen}}, have such a deep voice.

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* VocalDissonance: It's very strange to realize that lead vocalist Eskil Simonsson -- who is an outright {{bishonen}}, have has such a deep voice.
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* NamesTheSame: The Norwegian metal group TheKovenant originally went by the name Covenant as well! Until they were sued by this band, anyway.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: All over the place, but their usual range is 5-to-9, with most songs being around a 6. Their first albums were solid 11's back in the days, and they still rank pretty high on the scale, around a 10, even to this day.

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: All over the place, but their usual range is 5-to-9, with most songs being around a 6. Their first albums were solid 11's back Being Futurepop / EBM, they mostly reside in the days, and they still rank pretty high on 3-5 ranges, with the scale, around a 10, even to this day.odd song going lower.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: All over the place, but their usual range is 5-to-9, with most songs being around a 6. Their first albums were solid 11's back in the days, and they still rank pretty high on the scale, around a 10, even to this day.
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* VocalDissonance: It's very strange to realize that lead vocalist Eskil Simonsson -- who is an outright {{bishonen}}, have such a deep voice.
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* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II", a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin''. Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Both of those are very ''SilentHill''-esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section reminiscent of SunnO.

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* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II", a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin''. Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Both of those are very ''SilentHill''-esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section reminiscent of SunnO.Music/SunnO.
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* Leaving Babylon (scheduled 2013)

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* Leaving Babylon (scheduled 2013)(2013)



* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II", a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin''. Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Very ''SilentHill''-ish.
* EpicRocking / LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing noise loop. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer'', in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds heard throughout the song proper.
* LoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''. Compare [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq7mojuLA "Figurehead"]](1996) to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOL3xh7OlE "Judge of My Domain"]](2011). ''Skyshaper'' is somewhat less loud than those two.

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* DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II", a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin''. Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Very ''SilentHill''-ish.
Both of those are very ''SilentHill''-esque. "I Walk Slow" has a noise drone section reminiscent of SunnO.
* EpicRocking / LeaveTheCameraRunning: EpicRocking: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing polyrhythmic noise loop.loops. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer'', in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds heard throughout the song proper.
proper. Taken UpToEleven with the 75-minute "Jag ar Fullstandigt Tung" from the LimitedEdition of ''Leaving Babylon''.
* LoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially Light'' and ''Modern Ruin''. Compare [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq7mojuLA "Figurehead"]](1996) to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOL3xh7OlE "Judge of My Domain"]](2011). Ruin'' are their worst offenders. ''Skyshaper'' is somewhat less loud than those two.two, and ''Leaving Babylon'' averts it further.
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* Leaving Babylon (scheduled 2013)



* LoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''. Compare [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq7mojuLA "Figurehead"]](1996) to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOL3xh7OlE "Judge of My Domain"]](2011).

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* LoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''. Compare [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq7mojuLA "Figurehead"]](1996) to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOL3xh7OlE "Judge of My Domain"]](2011). ''Skyshaper'' is somewhat less loud than those two.
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* EpicRocking / LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing noise loop. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes.

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* EpicRocking / LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing noise loop. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes. "Flux" from ''Sequencer'', in addition to being a total of nearly 12 minutes long, ends with three minutes of the atonal background sounds heard throughout the song proper.

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* DroneOfDread / HiddenTrack: "Modern Ruin Part II".
** Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Very ''SilentHill''-ish.

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* DroneOfDread / HiddenTrack: DroneOfDread: "Modern Ruin Part II".
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II", a HiddenTrack on ''ModernRuin''. Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Very ''SilentHill''-ish.



* LoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''.

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* LoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''. Compare [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq7mojuLA "Figurehead"]](1996) to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOL3xh7OlE "Judge of My Domain"]](2011).



* NewSoundAlbum: Their first venture into Future Pop was 1998's ''Europa'', consequently the previous two albums suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness. Later, ''Northern Light'' took a turn to minimal electro sounds, but they changed back afterwards.

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* NewSoundAlbum: Their first venture into genuine Future Pop was 1998's ''Europa'', consequently the previous two albums suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness. Later, ''Northern Light'' took a turn to minimal electro sounds, but they changed back afterwards.EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.

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* LoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''.



* RecordOfLoudnessWar: Most everything since and including ''Northern Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''.

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* EpicRocking / LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing noise loop.

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** Another dark ambient piece of theirs is "Cryotank Expansion" from ''Dreams of a Cryotank''. Very ''SilentHill''-ish.
* EpicRocking / LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing noise loop. The aforementioned "Cryotank Expansion" is 26 minutes.
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* NewSoundAlbum: Their first venture into Future Pop was 1998's ''Europa'', consequently the previous two albums suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.

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* NewSoundAlbum: Their first venture into Future Pop was 1998's ''Europa'', consequently the previous two albums suffer EarlyInstallmentWeirdness. Later, ''Northern Light'' took a turn to minimal electro sounds, but they changed back afterwards.
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* DroneOfDread / HiddenTrack: "Modern Ruin Part II".
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* RecordOfLoudnessWar: Everything since and including ''Northern Light''.

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* RecordOfLoudnessWar: Everything Most everything since and including ''Northern Light''.Light'', but especially ''Modern Ruin''.
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* EpicRocking=/=LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing noise loop.

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* EpicRocking=/=LeaveTheCameraRunning: EpicRocking / LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a slowly changing noise loop.
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* EpicRocking=/=LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a mostly unchanging noise loop.

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* EpicRocking=/=LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a mostly unchanging slowly changing noise loop.
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* RecordOfLoudnessWar: Starting with ''Northern Light''.

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* RecordOfLoudnessWar: Starting with Everything since and including ''Northern Light''.

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* LeaveTheCameraRunning: "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" is a 42-minute song consisting of a repetitive loop of noise.

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