In Times Before the Light

In Times Before the Light is the debut album by Norwegian black metal band Covenant, released in 1997 through Mordgrimm. In Times Before the Light is the first album by the band (at that time called Covenant), recorded in 1995. The only members at the time were Nagash and Blackheart. The album is considered to be symphonic black metal and provided Covenant a good fan base in Norway. The album was created when Nagash and Blackheart were about 17 years of age. The release was significantly delayed due to loss of album artwork in shipment to the record company. A re-recorded version of In Times Before the Light was released in 2002 through Hammerheart Records.