Covenant (Halo)
The Covenant are a fictional theocratic military alliance of alien races who serve as the main antagonists in the first trilogy of the Halo video game series. They are composed of a variety of diverse species, united under the religious worship of the Forerunners and their belief that Forerunner ringworlds known as Halos will provide a path to salvation. After the Covenant leadership—the High Prophets—declare humanity an affront to their gods, the Covenant prosecute a lengthy genocidal campaign against the technologically inferior human race.
The Covenant were first introduced in the 2001 video game Halo: Combat Evolved as enemies of the playable character, a human supersoldier known as the Master Chief. Not realizing the Halos were meant as weapons of destruction rather than salvation, the Covenant attempt to activate the rings on three separate occasions throughout the series, inadvertently releasing a virulent parasite known as the Flood in the process.
To develop a distinctive look for the various races of the Covenant, Bungie artists drew inspiration from reptilian, ursine, and avian characteristics. A Covenant design scheme of purples and reflective surfaces was made to separate the aliens from human architecture. The Covenant were generally well received by critics who appreciated the challenge they provided to players; several critics lamented the change of the main enemies from Elites to Brutes in Halo 3 and conversely praised their return in the later Halo: Reach.
Halo-
Halo- is a Greek prefix meaning "salt." In biology, it is often used to indicate halotolerance and is a portion of many words:
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Halo (Current 93 album)
Halo is a live album, released in 2004, by Current 93. The front cover is a drawing by the same David Tibet which reproduces the cover of a Moody Blues album of 1971 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.
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Halo (UK band)
Halo are a rock band from Bristol, England, who formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2004. In 2002, they released one album, and had three singles in the UK Singles Chart. They reformed in 2011 and are currently recording their second album.
History
The band’s journey began in 1999 when brothers Graeme and Iain Moncrieff joined forces with Jim Davey and then Stevie Yeomans. They developed a unique sound consisting of raw energy, soaring guitars, an unswerving rhythm section, epic songs and rich three-part vocal harmony.
Halo quickly gained a reputation for their electrifying live shows and soon found themselves on the radar of publishing giants Windswept Pacific, who snapped them up immediately after watching the band perform at The Astoria, London. Shortly afterwards Sony’s S2 label became favourites to sign them and the band promptly put pen to paper with Muff Winwood, head of Sony Europe, to sign a six album deal.
Halo’s first release, the ‘Still Here’ EP, was recorded in London and given away free to their rapidly expanding fan base with rave reviews. Kerrang urged readers not to ‘look this gift stallion in the mouth’ and to join Halo’s mailing list pronto.
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- Heaven Calling released: 1991
- Halo released: 1989
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- V živo released: 2003
- Kaj je novega? released: 1999
- Anita ni nikoli ... released: 1997
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- Mansa Musa released: 2014
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- Lunatic Ride released: 2002
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- Seventy Dubstep Electronic Essentials released: 2012
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- Hello HALO released: 2014
- 38℃ released: 2014
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- Live 06:06:01 released: 2004
- Degree Zero: Point of Implosion released: 2004
- Body of Light released: 2003
- Massive Corporate Disease released: 1999
- Guattari: From the West Flows Grey Ash and Pestilence released: 1999
- Subliminal Transmissions released: 1998
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- Fabric 07: Hipp-E & Halo released: 2002
- Muzik Box released: 1999
Fabric 07: Hipp-E & Halo
Released 2002- Slow Swing
- 3 in tha Mornin' (Swag's version dub)
- Metroride (Ken & Sams Racketride)
- I'm Satisfied
- Freakinought
- Time (Doza's Lawnchair Generals mix)
- Mumbo Jumbo (Kitchen Dwellers)
- Rugburns (original mix)
- And I Know
- Midnight (dub mix)
- Long Deep Decay
- When I Fell in Love (Charles Webster dub mix)
- Lakeshore Dr.
- Body Flowers (Fluid System mix)
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- The Sound of Eukatech 5 released: 2001
- Nocturnal released: 2000
- Rapid Descent released: 1999
- DJ Excursions, Volume 2 - Diversatility released: 1997
- Mazzo Mixup - Sex Love & Motion 1 + 2 released: 1997
- In the Mix, Volume 2: The Colours of Sound released: 1996
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- Immanent released: 1994
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