Covenant

It’s going down in Vancouver tonight! Covenant cultists SPELL, with Lucifer and Sandstorm!

Tonight! Covenant cultists SPELL (whom I cannot tag for some reason and am going to end my own life if I keep trying) bring their magic to the homeland alongside their allies LUCIFER, and dangerous newcomers Sandstorm. Be there, or be very, very square. Lucifer w/ Spell & Sandstorm - August 21 at Astoria

SATURN’S CROSS EP ‘POSSESSION’ UNLEASHED NOW ON COVENANT RECORDS – LISTEN TO THE FULL STREAM!

SATURN’S CROSS EP ‘POSSESSION’ UNLEASHED NOW ON COVENANT RECORDS – LISTEN TO THE FULL STREAM http://covenantfestival.com/saturns-cross-ep-possession-unleashed-now-on-covenant-records-listen-to-the-full-stream/ + + + + + + + Covenant Records is proud to debut the digital release of Saturn's Cross EP Possession (CVNNT007). Written and recorded across the winter and spring of this year, the EP represents an enormous step-up in songwriting and production quality from the Vancouver-based musician. Available on Bancamp, and at 12:08 on all digital streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc). + + + + + + + All visuals by Max Montesi and mastered by Camp.30 + + + + + + + #darkwave #coldwave #futurepop #synthwave #darkrnb #industrial #goth #gothpop

CONSUMMATION SEIZE POWER THROUGH A METICULOUS MANIFESTATION OF WILL in massive new interview with founder Craig http://covenantfestival.com/consummation-seize-power-through-a-meticulous-manifestation-of-will/ + + + + + + + + + + + Black/death philosophers Consummation proliferated with vigour and malice from Brisbane, Australia in 2012 with their self-titled demo, followed up with several live appearances and then sporadically vanished into obscurity. This silence was not unproductive however, with the band continuing to solidify their craft in solitude … + + + + + + + + + + + #consummation #deathmetal #blackmetal #australian #antichrist #Nietzsche #profoundlorerecords Profound Lore Records

COVENANT RECORDS + + + + + + + At last, a formal Covenant Records page featuring our entire catalogue is up on our website. Make sure to head over and take it in. Crushing black/death metal, slick darkwave, mystical folk, and we’re barely getting started. + + + + + + + #covenant #thecovenant #covenantfestival #covenantmagazine #covenantrecords #recordlabel #blackmetal #deathmetal #doommetal #darkwave #synthwave #darkrnb #neofolk #darkfolk #worldmusic #darkambientmusic

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A new Saturn’s Cross EP entitled POSSESSION is out next week via Covenant Records. You know what to expect- slick future-pop, pitch black r&b, and miserable industrial influences. 📷 Max Montesi @saturnscross @max_montesi

Hail Profanatica forever. - - - Blasphemous black metal legion Profanatica are currently in the throes of controversy due to their sacrilegious and sexual lyrical content, making them the latest victims of censorship. The cassette manufacturer, who was slated to produce that format of the band's 'Rotting Incarnation of God' have turned the job away, citing concerns with the band's lyrics. Season of Mist has since found a new manufacturer for the tapes. - PROFANATICA comment, "Right now, we’re operating at about 45% blasphemy. People are getting offended already, and we barley scratched the surface.”

WITCH VOMIT DELIVERS A PRECISION POUNDING OF DEATH METAL PANDAEMONIUM ON “BURIED DEEP IN A BOTTOMLESS GRAVE” http://covenantfestival.com/witch-vomit-delivers-a-precision-pounding-of-death-metal-pandaemonium-on-buried-deep-in-a-bottomless-grave/ + + + + + + + + + + + As a perfect representative of the fervent OSDM movement coming from Portland, one need look no further than the depraved juggernaut, Witch Vomit, ascending from the depths on the momentum of their sophomore full length, Buried Deep In A Bottomless Grave. + + + + + + + + + + + #20buckspin #witchvomit #deathmetal #brutaldeathmetal #osdm 20 Buck Spin Witch Vomit

CEREBRAL ROT EXHUMES ANCIENT GRAVES AND DIVES IN HEAD-FIRST ON “ODIOUS DESCENT INTO DECAY” http://covenantfestival.com/cerebral-rot-exhumes-ancient-graves-and-dives-in-head-first-on-odious-descent-into-decay/ + + + + + + + Dredging up forgotten sounds like exhuming a corpse already twice rotten, Odious Descent is both highly original as well as an expertly crafted tribute to ancient Finnish death metal in its infancy. + + + + + + + 20 Buck Spin #20buckspin #cerebralrot #deathmetal

The raw power that Adversarial (Official) brought to the stage was untouchable. The sheer triumph that their presence at Covenant Vancouver represents cannot be overstated. A long time coming. Pure violence! 📷 Chelsea Mandziuk #adversarial

HERUKA UNVEIL SACRED, WRATHFUL CHANTS IN ODE TO THE REALIZED TĀNTRIK SAGES WITH “བརྟུལ་ཞུགས་སྤྱོད་པ་ (TULZHUG CHÖPA)” http://covenantfestival.com/heruka-unveil-sacred-wrathful-chants-in-ode-to-the-realized-tantrik-sages-with-%e0%bd%96%e0%bd%a2%e0%be%9f%e0%bd%b4%e0%bd%a3%e0%bc%8b%e0%bd%9e%e0%bd%b4%e0%bd%82%e0%bd%a6%e0%bc%8b%e0%bd%a6%e0%be%a4/ + + + + + + + + + + + A blend of ritual ambient and death doom, Heruka’s demo entitled, བརྟུལ་ཞུགས་སྤྱོད་པ་ (Tulzhug Chöpa), takes inspiration from the ancient Indo-Tibetan Vajrayāna tradition and stands as an ode to the realized tāntrik sages of this specific sacred landscape, whose wisdom minds dwell in the indivisibility of bliss and emptiness. + + + + + + + + + + + #heruka #ritualambient #deathmetal #deathdoom #vajrayana #tantrik #Nepal #serpentsheadreprisal Serpents Head Reprisal Visionis Phosphorescent

LLYN Y CWN LEADS EXCURSIONS INTO THE DEPTHS OF NIGHT TO CONFRONT “TWLL DU” http://covenantfestival.com/llyn-y-cwn-leads-excursions-into-the-depths-of-night-to-confront-twll-du/ + + + This isn’t just a nature walk or cavernous excursion, but the suggestion of something much more sinister and profound is lurking just out of sensory reach through the minimal melodies that act like a guide throughout this journey. + + + #coldspringrecords #llynycwn #darkambient #fieldrecording #wales #welsh Cold Spring

MYLINGAR SINK DEEPER INTO REALMS OF FEROCITY AND FEAR ON THE TRILOGY CONCLUDING “DÖDA SJÄLAR”... http://covenantfestival.com/mylingar-sink-deeper-into-realms-of-ferocity-and-fear-on-the-trilogy-concluding-doda-sjalar + + + + + + + [...] Döda Själar is a disorientating morass that strangles listeners throughout, a fetid black/death crossover that draws comparisons from Pissgrave and Revenge to Blut aus Nord and latter-day Mayhem. + + + + + + + #20buckspin #mylingar #blackdeathmetal #blackmetal #deathmetal Mylingar 20 Buck Spin

One of Vancouver’s best kept secrets, Temple of Abandonment stepped in on late notice at Covenant Vancouver V, and sent all in attendance into a suicidal frenzy. 📷 Chelsea Mandziuk

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Few bands are as terrifying live as Antediluvian. They are all at once intimidatingly complicated and menacingly primitive, giving way to some malignant, technical form of song writing that is wholly otherworldly. 📷 Chelsea Mandziuk

In what was essentially an event unto itself, Tsimshian legends Gyibaaw returned to the stage for the first time in 8 years. It was a monumental performance from Canada’s most important First Nations metal band. Will they play again? Will new material surface? Only time will tell... 📷 Chelsea Mandziuk

Suffering Hour at Covenant Vancouver V. In just a few short years, they’ve proven why they’re one of the most important death metal bands in the world. No one is doing it like these guys. 📷 Chelsea Mandziuk

Another look back at Covenant Vancouver V. Mitochondrion opening ancient portals and debuting plenty of new material. Stay tuned for festival news... 📷 Chelsea Mandziuk

Their set at Covenant is still going!

We return to our playlist series with one to prepare you for this summer weekend. Current must-hear tracks, and fiery classics. Up now on Apple Music.

Lingua Ignota fuses the sacred & profane into a tragic statement of triumph with "Caligula", out now on Profound Lore Records - - - "The musical shadow of Kristin Hayter, Lingua Ignota (latin for Unknown Language), defies absolute classification by genre, instead reaching far and wide through remote styles, founded on a bedrock of genuine rage borne out of Hayter’s experiences of domestic abuse in her own life. Juxtaposing the serene majesty of classical piano and orchestration with its overt antithesis in power electronics and primal chaos, a bizarre tension results, unfamiliar and incredibly dangerous."

Saturn’s Cross- Possession, out digitally via Covenant Records on August 21st. Mastered by Camp.30 📷 Max Montesi