In Times Before the Light

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Times Before the Light
Studio album by The Kovenant
Released	1997
Recorded	1995
Genre	Black metal
Length	57:02
Label	Mordgrimm
Producer(s)	Covenant (The Kovenant) and Sire Johannesen
Professional reviews
RockReviews (7.5/10) the review
The Kovenant chronology
	In Times Before the Light (1997)	Nexus Polaris (1998)

In Times Before the Light is the first album from Norwegian black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1997 through Mordgrimm.

[edit] Album History

In Times Before the Light is the first album The Kovenant (by then Covenant) created. The only members at the time were Nagash and Blackheart. The album is considered to be symphonic black metal and got Covenant a good fan base in Norway. The album was created when Nagash and Blackheart were of young age, at least 17 years old. To "true black metal" fans this is considered their best album.

A remastered version of In Times Before the Light was released in 2002 through Hammerheart Records due to Nagash and Blackheart (now 'Lex Icon' and 'Psy Coma') citing that they were not satisfied with the original release.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Towards the Crown of Nights" – 6:30
2. "Dragonstorms" – 5:20
3. "The Dark Conquest" – 7:39
4. "From the Storm of Shadows" – 5:35
5. "Night of the Blackwinds" – 3:57
6. "The Chasm" – 4:39
7. "Visions of a Lost Kingdom" – 5:57
8. "Through the Eyes of the Raven" – 5:05
9. "In Times Before the Light" – 6:04
10. "Monarchs of the Mighty Darkness" – 6:16

[edit] Personnel

• Nagash - Vocals/Drums/Synth
• Blackheart - Guitars/Bass/Synth