Northern Lights by Covenant (Techno)

Pros: Catchy tunes and beats; vocals; orchestration
Cons: The fact that I cannot take this out of my CD player.

Each release Covenant has done has never failed to impress me. Though put in the "industrial" genre, they have a sound that definitely makes them stand out from the rest of the typical "EBM" crowd.

Throughout their releases, their sound has...

Pros: Great dance disc. Very accessible EBM.
Cons: Some will find this release a little too "hip" or "Eurotrash" for their own liking.

Covenant, not to be confused with the Dutch band Covenant or Norwegian band Kovenant (both gothic/black metal), is one of the bigger acts on Metropolis Records (The New York Yankees of industrial and industrial rock). Having moved steadily away from ...

Pros: Well-done balance of dance and ambient.
Cons: One or two weak tracks.

Wow, this one is a must-hear. I've been listening to FuturePop for quite a while - VNV Nation, Seabound, Apoptygma Berzerk a.o.; Covenant where pretty much the first to define this genre, but their work used to be a bit too monotone. This album is more...