1. Towards The Crown Of Nights 5:53 2. Dragonstorms 4:59 3. The Dark Conquest 6:56 4. From The Storm Of The Shadows 5:15 5. Night Of The Blackwinds 3:43 6. The Chasm 3:47 7. Visions Of The Lost Kingdom 3:28 8. Through The Eyes Of The Raven 5:02 9. In Times Before The light 6:02 10. Monarch Of The Mighty Darkness 5:54 total time 50:59
Towards the Crown of Nights War has swept across each kingdom Epic battles rage across domains Thrones are falling... As the dark-light burns again Feeble humans... Behold me in my victory Can you see the night come? It is indeed a beautiful view I am the storms that rage in the night... A blazing mist of pure blackness I am the flame of darkness Which burns in every heart Driven by a lust for power and domination An immortal king I am... forever to rule I am one with the dark, a prowling shadow-wind But in the darkness... I am the nightking Through the raven-woods I walk... Beyond the raven-lairs Towards the castle of the dragon-throne Towards the crown of nights Walk my path of victory... A never-ending pride Cross the river of crimson tears The eternal night is near Into the silent dark forest beyond From the churning seas To the haunted woods To the snow-covered mountains I am the night The glorious night And shall forevermore conquer Into the silent dark forest beyond Dragonstoms Through the dark I storm with hate, ablaze with gruesome might Again destruction walks my path as I battle for the night Blackwinds come and lift my dragonwings into the sky Carry me across domains, towards the night I fly I spread my wings across the fields, forever growing cold Lightning fills my heart like myths had once foretold I prowl the woods for living blood, the reaper of the light Again destruction walks my path, I conquer for the night The dragonstorms flew away with the starwinds... Towards the realm of nights... into the dark where dragons ride... Come forth thou glorious night, embrace me in your triumphant grasp I crave for darkness... I crave for the dragonstorms to come again My eyes they gleam with victory under the blackening sun Through the clouds I storm with pride, the battle has been won Cravens of the light they flee as dragons ride again Evil dominates the world... as I am unchained See the firedragons they ride as fogwinds of decay... The forevernight is here at last... the sun now fades away Embraced by triumph I take the throne and crown myself the king Eternal darkness veils the sky... Hear the dragons sing The dragonstorms flew away with the starwinds... Towards the realm of nights... into the dark... into the dragon realms The Dark Conquest A vision appears before my eyes A vision where I am king... eternal And in the backness of night I shall conquer... I shall rise My eyes the gleam with triumph and glory Many battles I have fought... and won And for centuries have I ruled as king But still the greatest conquest is to come I will forever seek To dominate the weak Oh... how they shall suffer The anger of my hate Byt victory will come... Embrace the dark conquest "Forever winter... forever night..." A tear is shed... For the beauty of the forevernight And the fallen empires Have been purged in my triumph Worlds have I destroyed... Stars have I born Dark, my kingdom is... desolate From the Storm of Shadows From the storm of shadows In the mist of night Through the dark wastelands of time Hear my cries of hate Hate for all As I wander through the cold Within my black soul A fire burns The fire of god's destruction The shadowstorms Howl again The light will fade away and die Black souls... eternal souls Like a vision that haunts the night Swept away in the night From the storm of shadows... King of the night Through the mighty winter My eternal winter I am king... I rule this world I rise upon my throne The dragonthrone I am emperor... and I am god "I long for the dark night... And the storm to come again" From the storm of shadows... ...a domain of hate shall rise Night Of The Blackwinds Where the wind blew my soul Through dark and dim moonbeams Through landscapes forged by time And enormous gloomy forces Where the wolves howl my sorrow Through forests and forgotten valleys Towards the darkest my journey rode Towards the darkest... towards the great This is the night of the blackwinds Where many a frozen soul finds way And the sky is dark as coal In the endless bitter night This is the night of the lonley winds Here the light no longer guards and dhe darkest one sits high on his throne In the endless bitter night The Chasm Breathe through the chasm of night Wander off into the mountain Where many a king has gone Before the dawn of time Misty paths enlighten my way To seek the ancient wisdom Travel to the far beyond To unveil that carven in stone Myths of my forefathers quests Acknowledged before my eyes Here in this mountain hall I grasp at the memories Feel the gaze of enticing power Unite myself with our forefathers kings Grow in the knowledge of ancient glory I am the past come again Breathe through the chasm of valleys Wander off into the shores Where many a king has gone before Forever to walk, again once more Visions of a Lost Kingdom Swept the wintery landscapes Untouched by the hands of the holy I am a demon, I hold the key But not for myself... But to crush the feeble race I have had visions of lost kingdom Once so proud but only to fall We raise the sign on the mountainside This domain... Is eternally ours Our world is like a black soul In eternal search for immortality But the soul is tired of searching... Through the Eyes of the Raven Through the gloomy marshes Of norselands ancient soil Below me withering blizzard Has melted with the snow "My tears no longer turned to frost My eyes they gleam no more Triumphant pride forever lost King winter... Where is thy cold?" "Many a winters night I have longed In solitude with my own reflection Silently I spill a tear into the sea Am I doomed to haunt this landscape forever?" A colourless cascade of withering grey Midnight slumber hides my pain "In the gloominess of autumn dusk I sat mesmerized, staring at the sky Will you come to take me away In your everlasting grasp?" I long for thee... king winter Make me frozen, cold as ice I give to thee my blinded eyes Make me chilled, as white as snow I give to thee my lonely soul Hear my longing, hear my cry I give to thee my empty mind Cast your winds upon my wings I give to thee my hollow heart Come... cold winter, blow me so far away Swept into the night, end my sorrow and pain Come... cold winter, blow me so far away Swept into the night, never to be seen again In Times Before the Light From the mist of a thousand nights A chilling wind howls forth Lonely souls set to hunt A sky both dark and cruel In times before the light In times before the feeble Lonely souls... Freezing cold To be a soul of eternal frost And roam the darkest of nights Autumn spirits set to hunt Moonlight rapes the night Blackwinds prowl the dragonthrone Sheltered from the sun Lonely times before the light... Are yet to come Dark night... Lonely night In times before the feeble Cold night... Freezing night In times before the light Monarch of the Mighty Darkness When the wolves howl in sorrow And the sun is as pale as snow When darkness sweeps the land And the seas have turned to blood We shall once more come forth Forever to rule this world Behold the sons of darkness Eternal kings of the night Our noble souls Lead a marching victory Into the kingdom of darkness Rejoice on our glorious path Hear our words Like landscapes frozen in time We raise our swords To the final conquering darkness When lightning cracks the sky And darkness reaps the light Kneel before us earth and sea And grant us with your might To the castle of blackhearts we ride A blaze in the noblemens eyes A whirling storm of mist Shall carry the monarchs into victory On thrones raised by sorrow With crowns forged with blood We rule in endless time Eternal kings of the night Lyrics in plain text format	Line up N. Blackheart - Vocals, battery, synth T. Blackheart - Guitars, bass, synth Artwork Info "In Times Before the Light" was recorded & mixed at X-Ray Studios in the fall of 1995 Enigneered by Sire Johannesen; produced by both Covenant & Sire Johannesen Digitally mastered at The Exchange; executive production by Noctis Irae All symphonies arranged & composed by Covenant during the period 1992-1995 All poetry penned by Covenant between the years 1993-1995 Cover painting by Alex Kurtagic Logo by Christophe Szpajdel Portraits taken by Close Up Art design conceived by Covenant Layout and design executed by Digitalis Band contact c/o Covenant, P.O.Box 4075, 2301 Hamar, Norway. (Enclose an IRC/$1 for a guaranteed reply) Review Because of the popularity of Melodic Black Metal bands, it's hard for a new band in this genre to really stand out. But after listening to this album once, it was already clear that Covenant have no trouble at all achieving this. This two-man band plays very mature, very melodic black in the vein of Dimmy Borgir, Emperor etc, but already with a very own sound. This debut cd places them directly in the top of the black metal scene I think. Rating: 8 out of 10