Morbid Angel – Covenant (1993)

March 23, 2022

Covenant sees another slight shift in the Morbid Angel sound. The blistering death metal is of course still here, but the sound is warmer and the subject matter is more on-the-nose in regards to the occult. I mean, just look at that album sleeve! Altars… was echoic and cavernous, Blessed… was dry and brutal, Covenant seems like a tidy mix of both of these things actually, with some slower, sludgier elements thrown in for good measure. I’m no Morbid Angel scholar so I won’t spend hours dissecting this, but Covenant is another stunning death metal record from these legendary dudes.