Covenant: Northern Lights

CD, Sony 2002

Track list: Monochrome - Call the Ships to Port - Bullet - Invisible & Silent - Prometheus - We Stand Alone - Rising Sun - Winter Comes - We Want Revolution - Scared - Atlas

Covenant hits it home with another strong album. This time they've rigged their sound towards Depeche Mode, it seems. While Call the Ships to Port is a classic Covenant track (perhaps a bit too classic, as it sounds almost too familiar; the brilliant anthem-like chorus line is, however, alone enough to make this album worth four stars), many of the tracks offer a softer touch and aim for more emotional effect. That's all good and well; it's still Covenant, and they're still good. ****