The Kovenant started out as a
Norwegian (see
nowegian scene)
black metal band. The new record,
Animatronic (on
Nuclear Blast records), shows the influence of other
musical styles, such as
industrial and
electronic, with the inclusion of
female vocals.
The Kovenant is somewhat of a
metal supergroup, made up of members of other prominent
Norwegian metal bands. With the stylistic changes on
Animatronic however, the members chose new
pseudonyms:
Psy Coma, formerly
Blackheart.
Lex Icon, formerly
Nagash. Formerly of
Dimmu Borgir.
touring members of the band are:
Hellhammer, (also the drummer for
Mayhem).
The Kovenant had to change their name from
The Covenant because of a conflict with the
Swedish electro/
industrial band named
Covenant.
The Kovenant is looked down upon by some, due to their recent leanings toward the
Marilyn Manson/
spooky kid style.