Modern Ruin (Covenant album)

Modern Ruin is the seventh studio album of Swedish futurepop band Covenant. It was released on 17 January 2011 by Synthetic Symphony.[2]

Modern Ruin
Studio album by
Covenant
ReleasedJanuary 2011 (2011-01)
Genre
Length57:08
LabelMetropolis
Covenant chronology
Skyshaper
(2006)		 Modern Ruin
(2011)		 Leaving Babylon
(2013)
Singles from Modern Ruin
  1. "Lightbringer"
    Released: 22 October 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
COMA Music MagazineFavourable[1]

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

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Modern Ruin"Joakim Montelius, Mattias Möller1:28
2."Lightbringer (feat. Necro Facility)"Henrik Bäckström, Oscar Holter, Eskil Simonsson5:41
3."Judge of my Domain"Montelius, Simonsson6:05
4."Dynamo Clock"Montelius, Daniel Myer5:32
5."Kairos"Simonsson1:11
6."The Beauty and the Grace"Myer4:52
7."Get On"Simonsson4:40
8."Worlds Collide"Myer4:16
9."The Night"Simonsson3:20
10."Beat the Noise"Simonsson6:00
11."The Road"Montelius, Myer, Simonsson4:53
12."Modern Ruin II" (Hidden Track)Montelius9:10

All tracks are written by Holter, Simonsson.

Wir sind die Nacht (Bonus CD)
No.TitleLength
1."Wir sind die Nacht (Soundtrack)"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 Bäckström Remix)"5:09
5."Wir sind die Nacht (Sample)"0:11
6."Ich war nichts (Sample)"0:52
7."Wunder (Sample)"0:04
Total length:23:31

Personnel

Covenant
  • Joakim Montelius – production (1, 3, 11, 12)
  • Daniel Myer – production (4, 6, 8, 11)
  • Eskil Simonsson – vocals, production (2, 3, 5, 7, 9–11, "Wir sind die Nacht")

Additional musicians
  • Henrik Bäckström – vocals (2)
  • Andreas Radler – machinedrum (10)

Technical personnel
  • Oscar Holter – preproduction (2), production ("Wir sind die Nacht"), mastering ("Wir sind die Nacht")
  • Mattias Möller – production (1), RSF Kobol expander (1)
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Ben Wolf – band photos
  • Stefan Alt – other photographs
  • Dirk Rudolph – logo, font
  • Tobias Green – artwork, design

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 31

References
  1. Knowles, Jack (2 February 2011). ":CD Review: Covenant – Modern Ruin". coma-online.com. COMA Music Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. "Covenant's 'Modern Ruin' - the full details!". side-line.com. Side-Line Music Magazine. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "Officialcharts.de – Covenant – Modern Ruin". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. "Swedishcharts.com – Covenant – Modern Ruin". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2014.



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