The Kovenant "Animatronic (USA, Nuclear Blast America, 27361 64062)"

Animatronic is the third studio album by Norwegian metal band The Kovenant, released in 1999 through Nuclear Blast.

Track listing

1. "Mirrors Paradise" 5:01
2. "New World Order" 4:30
3. "Mannequin" 5:00
4. "Sindrom" 5:30
5. "Jihad" 5:58
6. "The Human Abstract" 4:55
7. "Prophecies of Fire" 4:38
8. "In the Name of the Future" 4:56
9. "Spaceman" (Babylon Zoo cover) 5:23
10. "The Birth of Tragedy" 5:16

Total length: 51:07

CD comes in a slipcase for its first edition. A silver sticker with black lettering

"... ex - Covenant (N) ..." and the rating of the album in three magazines was on the slipcase.

The first catalog number is printed on the slipcase and jewel case spines.

The second one is printed on the back cover (both slipcase and jewel case) and the disc front.

This was the beginning of the group taking an electronica approach towards their metal music.

All music and lyrics by The Kovenant, except "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo.

Issued as a limited edition Pic-LP (Nuclear Blast Picture Disc Series).

Track 1 samples the 1966 American film, Evil Brain From Outer Space.

Track 4 samples the trailer for the 1967 American film, A Taste of Flesh.

Track 8 samples the 1965 American film, Bad Girls go to Hell.

Recording information:

Recorded at Woodhouse Studios.

Matthias Klinkmann – engineering

Siggi Bemm – producer

Per Heimly – photography