Skyshaper is Covenant

Covenant (band)

Covenant is a band from Sweden whose music comprises a mixture between electropop and electronic dance music. The band is composed of Eskil Simonsson, Daniel Myer and Joakim Montelius...

's sixth studio album. It was released in Europe by Synthetic Symphony / SPV on 2006 March 3 and in the United States by Metropolis Records

Metropolis Records

Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....

 on 2006 March 7.

"Ritual Noise" was the album's first single, and the song "20 Hz" was featured in the 2005 video game – Project Gotham Racing 3

Project Gotham Racing 3

Project Gotham Racing 3 is an arcade-style racing game that was released with the launch of the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005 for the US market and December 2, 2005 in Europe, and was released on January 12, 2006 in Japan. Developed by Bizarre Creations, it is the third installment in the Project...

.

It took the band 14 months to record this album. According to Covenant band member Joakim Montelius, the band went through 150 revisions of their song "Brave New World", and also numerous revisions of several other songs on – Skyshaper. http://reflectionsofdarkness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=779&Itemid=46

Track listing

1. "Ritual Noise" – 7:18
2. "Pulse" – 6:04
3. "Happy Man" – 2:46
4. "Brave New World" – 5:24
5. "The Men" – 3:17
6. "Sweet & Salty" – 6:10
7. "Greater Than the Sun" – 5:09
8. "20 Hz" – 5:09
9. "Spindrift" – 7:00
10. "The World Is Growing Loud" – 4:57

Limited Edition bonus tracks

1. "Subterfugue for 3 Absynths" – 42:08
2. "Relief" – 4:32
3. "Ritual Noise (Calico Remix)" – 4:51

External links

• Metropolis: Skyshaper
• Metropolis: Skyshaper (Limited edition)