The Kovenant – “Animatronic”
For those of you who have or have heard the first album, or even “Nexus Polaris”, forget it. Just forget it exists. It seems that with the dropping of the “C” (for legal reasons) in favor of the “K”, also, the departure of the traditional black metal that made up the previous releases. This is still very much metal, but there is a much different approach happening here. It’s almost as if Marilyn Manson fired his whole band, and recruited all new members from the Gothenburg metal scene. Say what you will about Manson, but the war he wages against organized religion is much more intellectual and thought provoking than some black metal bean’s running around screaming, “Fire, fire!” It’s heavy, sinister, a little scary, but beautiful, ambient, and a little evil. Just the way I like it! I think they should have toured with Samael and Dimmu Borgir, instead of Monstrosity, who were good, just mis-cast. This is definitely death metal Manson, and is HIGHLY recommended to anyone who likes music in the heavy spectrum. Fans of gothic, Samael, Manson, and the like, don’t miss out on this!