| Animatronic | ||||
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| Released | November 16, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 51:07 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Siggy Bemm | |||
| The Kovenant chronology | ||||
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Animatronic is the third studio album by the Norwegian industrial metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1999 through Nuclear Blast.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirrors Paradise" | 05:01 |
| 2. | "New World Order" | 04:30 |
| 3. | "Mannequin" | 05:00 |
| 4. | "Sindrom" | 05:30 |
| 5. | "Jihad" | 05:58 |
| 6. | "The Human Abstract" | 04:55 |
| 7. | "Prophecies of Fire" | 04:38 |
| 8. | "In the Name of the Future" | 04:56 |
| 9. | "Spaceman" ( Babylon Zoo cover) | 05:23 |
| 10. | "The Birth of Tragedy" | 05:16 |
| Total length: | 51:07 | |
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