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| Released | January 2011 | |||
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| Length | 57:08 | |||
| Label | Metropolis | |||
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| COMA Music Magazine | Favourable [1] |
Modern Ruin is the seventh studio album of Swedish futurepop band Covenant. It was released on 17 January 2011 by Synthetic Symphony. [2]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Modern Ruin" | Joakim Montelius, Mattias Möller | 1:28 |
| 2. | "Lightbringer (feat. Necro Facility)" | Henrik Bäckström, Oscar Holter, Eskil Simonsson | 5:41 |
| 3. | "Judge of my Domain" | Montelius, Simonsson | 6:05 |
| 4. | "Dynamo Clock" | Montelius, Daniel Myer | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Kairos" | Simonsson | 1:11 |
| 6. | "The Beauty and the Grace" | Myer | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Get On" | Simonsson | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Worlds Collide" | Myer | 4:16 |
| 9. | "The Night" | Simonsson | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Beat the Noise" | Simonsson | 6:00 |
| 11. | "The Road" | Montelius, Myer, Simonsson | 4:53 |
| 12. | "Modern Ruin II" (Hidden Track) | Montelius | 9:10 |
All tracks are written by Holter, Simonsson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] | 44 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] | 31 |
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