| | | enlarge | | | | tracklists of Covenant Blinding Dark | | 1.Fulwell 2.I Close My Eyes 3.Morning Star 4.Cold Reading 5.A Rider On A White Horse 6.Interlude 7.Dies Irae 8.Sound Mirrors
(Fulwell) 9.Interlude 10.If I Give My Soul 11.Summon Your Spirit
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| "The Blinding Dark" is definitely not Covenant's most easily accessible album. It does not contain as many hits as classics like "Northern Light" or "United States Of Mind", and it is surely less pleasant than Covenant's most striking earworms "Dead Stars" and "Happy Man". Still, "The Blinding Dark" is exciting not only because of its telling title, but also since it shows a remarkable development in style, something that Covenant decidedly wanted with this record - and not least thanks to the subject matter they address. Of course, dancefloors will still shake during "Sound Mirrors", "Immortal" or "I Close My Eyes", yet the albums focuses rather suppressed tracks of subtle darkness such as the Kraftwerk- and Jarre-inspired "Dies Irae" and the Lee Hazelwood(!) cover "Rider On A Wild Horse", a 1977 country anthem that has been turned into a sombre, sluggish electro requiem with heavy acoustic drums. [...more...]
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