The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord

by Cabaret Voltaire

The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord cover art

Named after a notorious American white supremacist compound, this aggressively political album marks the Sheffield duo's full transition into rigid, dancefloor-oriented industrial music. 'The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord' relentlessly pairs heavy, synthesized funk rhythms with confrontational vocal sampling exploring right-wing extremism and religious paranoia. The incredibly tense, mechanized production became a foundational blueprint for electronic body music (EBM).

Genres

  • Electro-Industrial
  • EBM

Tracklist

  1. L21st
  2. I Want You
  3. Hells Home
  4. Kickback
  5. The Arm of the Lord
  6. Warm
  7. Golden Halos
  8. Motion Rotation
  9. Whip Blow
  10. The Web