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Band
The Kovenant
Title
SETI
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2003
Style
Black
2/11/2003 - Review by: Nate Turpin
The Kovenant - SETI - reviewed by: Souldestroyer

Track Listing
1. Cybertrash
2. Planet of the apes
3. Star by star
4. Via negativa
5. Stillborn universe
6. Acid theatre
7. The Perfect end
8. Neon
9. Keepers of the garden
10. Pantomime
11. Hollow earth
12. Industrial twilight
To be honest i really did like their last album Animatronic, so when i got this i was willing to break it out and see what Lex Icon had in store for us this time. From the first song Cybertrash, Its laden with synths. I can't really even tell what is going on. Its seems as if these Norwegian bands who once were black metal are all turning to electronica. Not that progressing is bad, but it seems like this album is getting a little bit more poppier. Just Imagine Front 242 or Ministry with metal like Rob Zombie and a really big woman singing in the background. The only song there to catch my ear is "Star by star". Not a bad song in any right, but one song can not keep an album going. I'm not going to be anticipating the next album from these guys

DISCLAIMER: If you liked the last album or Nexus Polaris, this one is straying towards pop. Of course wasn't Animatronic?

Souldestroyer rating 4 out of 10
--Reviewed by Souldestroyer 2.11.03
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SETI
2003
Nuclear Blast
Nate Turpin2/11/2003
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