Modern Ruin

Modern Ruin
Studio album by Covenant
Released January 2011
Genre Synthpop, Futurepop, Industrial
Length

Disc 1: 57:08

Disc 2: 23:31
Label Metropolis
Covenant chronology

Skyshaper
(2006)		 Modern Ruin
(2011)		 Leaving Babylon
(2013)
Singles from Modern Ruin
  1. "Lightbringer"
    Released: 22 Oct 2010[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
COMA Music Magazine (Favorable)[2]

Modern Ruin is Covenant's seventh studio album. It was released on 17 January 2011 in Europe by Synthetic Symphony / SPV and on 8 February 2011 in North America by Metropolis Records.[3]

The second disc features various versions of "Wir Sind Die Nacht", a song the band recorded for the film of the same name.

Singles

"Lightbringer" was the album's first EP/single, released 22 October 2010. It is a collaboration with Swedish EBM group Necro Facility.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Modern Ruin"   1:28
2. "Lightbringer" (feat. Necro Facility) 5:41
3. "Judge of My Domain"   6:05
4. "Dynamo Clock"   5:32
5. "Kairos"   1:11
6. "The Beauty and the Grace"   4:52
7. "Get On"   4:40
8. "Worlds Collide"   4:16
9. "In the Night"   3:20
10. "Beat the Noise"   6:00
11. "The Road"   4:53
12. "Modern Ruin II" (Hidden Track) 9:10
Limited Edition Bonus CD
No. Title Length
1. "Wir Sind Die Nacht"   3:45
2. "Wir Sind Die Nacht" (Oscar Holter Remix) 5:06
3. "Wir Sind Die Nacht" (Full Instrumental) 8:24
4. "Wir Sind Die Nacht" (Henrik Baeckstroem Remix) 5:09
5. "Wir Sind Die Nacht" (Sample) 0:11
6. "Ich War Nichts" (Sample) 0:52
7. "Wunder" (Sample) 0:04

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Albums (Official Top 100)[4] 44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 31

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Covenant-Feat-Necro-Facility-Lightbringer/release/2506528
  2. ↑ :Review: Covenant – Modern Ruin COMA Music Magazine
  3. ↑ Covenant's 'Modern Ruin' – the full details ! – SIDE-LINE.COM
  4. ↑ "Covenant – Modern Ruin". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Covenant – Modern Ruin". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2014.