An experimental metal band from Hamar, Norway, founded in 1992/1993 by Nagash/Lex Icon (Stian Arnesen) and Blackheart/Psy Coma (Amund Svensson).
Covenant was initially founded as an atmospheric/symphonic/melodic/black metal hybrid, but made a drastic stylistic turn towards more modern industrial/electronic influenced metal on their third album Animatronic. Since 1999 the band has been known as The Kovenant as they were forced to change name after a copyright dispute. Since 2003 they have been working on their fifth album Aria Galactica, which remains uncompleted.
The group announced the reunion of "Nexus Polaris" line-up in 2024.
Current line-up:
Nagash/Lex Icon (Stian Arnesen) - Vocals, bass, keyboards, programming (1992–)
Blackheart/Psy Coma (Amund Svensson) - Guitar, bass, keyboards, programming (1993–)
Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) - Drums (1996–2003, 2010, 2024– )
Sverd (Steinar Johnsen) - Keyboards (1997–1998, 2010, 2024– )
Sarah Jezebel Deva - Soprano vocals (1998, 2000, 2010, 2024– )
Ghul (Charles Hedger) - Guitar (2025– )
Knut Magne Valle - Guitar (live) (2024– )
Session/live musicians:
Shnaga - Drums (1993)
Kharon - Bass (1994)
Kine Hult - Keyboards (1998)
Angel (Audun Stengel) - Guitar (2000– )
Küth (Kent Frydenlund) - Drums (2003–2009)
Brat (Geir Bratland) - Keyboards (2003–2009)