Artist description COVET \ v. to long to possess, to desire enviously (what belongs to another) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor anything that is the property of thy neighbor. - The Fifth Commandment of God- Exodus 20:2-17 COVET was created as a side project by Michael Areklett, bassist of the legendary London After Midnight, pioneers of the gothic genre. The material began as ideas for LAM that just didn’t seem to fit. The music of Covet has been critiqued as a bit more commercial and radio friendly, having a strong soundtrack feel- while still maintaining a hint of its darker roots. The project initially began as a four piece. Much experimentation was done with both sounds and members. Things were completed with the addition of Mick Wrolson as lead vocalist. A prominent face in the local club scene, Mick had come from a varied musical background from death-rock o glam to punk to industrial bands with several minor successes including Suicide Alley and Rakit. After several months of collaboration, the group was refined down to its core writers Michael and Mick- utilizing friends and side players, they made small public appearances and released songs on MP3.COM. With absolutely no marketing effort they began to build a small following and climb up the charts- solely through quality of song writing and strength of the material. The first two hits were tracks called "Chemical" and "Angel". This set the tone for lyrical content and artistic themes. The focus being upon an addiction term with a biblical reference. "We all long for success, but music and good melody is something I am always looking for and trying to create," - M. Areklett. In all aspects the focus is definitively upon the music. Currently, the group has several international tour dates set for Winter of 2001- and has announced the release of the first full length CD in the beginning of 2002.

Music Style Pop/Rock/Alternative/Goth

Musical Influences Anything melodic with a strong beat

Similar Artists Smashing Pumkins, London After Midnight, The Cure, The Police,Primus, David Bowie, U2, T Rex, The Cars, Filter, Stone Temple Pilots, Sugar Ray

Artist History Covet was formed by Mike Areklett (bassist for London After Midnight) Joined by Mick Wrolson (formerly of the rock band Suicide Alley and more recently the industrial act, Rakit)as vocalist.

Group Members Mike Areklett- The Noise Mick Wrolson- The Message Joe S- Drums Peter Jonez- Live Guitars

Instruments Bass, Drums, Guitars, keyboards, and Protools/ Acid Music Pro/Sonar (Cakewalk)/Sound Forge

Albums Angel

Press Reviews By Jack Staus of Gothic Radio ---- Have you heard of Covet yet? If not you probably will soon. I was just sent one of their new songs, "Sweetest Lie" as a rough mix the other day and If this is a rough mix then I am very impressed with their direction and overall musical sensibility. The first thing that you notice in a song is almost always the vocals and here Mick Wrolson does a fine job of delivering a solid and confident performance layering the melodies nicely. The classic "someone's in the house" intro builds a nice musical tension into the song. I can't wait to hear the produced and final version of the song but it is good enough as is to go into rotation now.-------------------------------- By Deviancy (deviancy@-nocturnalfixations.org)----- Covet has been around for what feels like awhile.. Mp3.com has a few of their goodies.. I recommend starting with Angel on the mp3.com page. It has this eighties feel to it but very different at the same time.... I really like the stuff and they've recently signed with Carpe Mortem Records and have a disc set for release sometime in 2002... And that label is really shaping up to be a good label, they have acts like Gossamer, doot doot... I can actually see them being played on a decent modern rock station like Kroq or something. So like yeah, they're one of the better acts running around in LA... they help filter out alot of the crap thats out there...

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Location Los Angeles, California - USA

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