Today in 2007 Kamelot released the album Ghost Opera Tampa, Florida Progressive/Melodic Power Metal Status:Active Years active: 1991-present Kamelot is a progressive/symphonic power metal band from Tampa, Florida that incorporates progressive and symphonic elements into their music. The band was founded by guitarist Thomas Youngblood and drummer Richard Warner in 1992. In 1994 the band signed a deal with Noise Records; the release of their debut album Eternity followed in 1995. The next album, Dominion, was released in 1997. Later that year, two of the bands members were replaced; drummer and founder Richard Warner and lead vocalist Mark Vanderbilt. Respectively, their replacements were Casey Grillo and Roy Khan (Roy Sætre «Khan» Khantatat from Elverum in Norway - formerly of Conception). With the two new members, Kamelot released their third studio album, Siege Perilous. The new line-up undertook an extensive tour through Europe during the fall of the same year only to return to the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg twelve months later to produce the fourth studio effort The Fourth Legacy. The summer of 2000 brought the New Allegiance Tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Greece and Spain during which the recordings for Kamelots first live album The Expedition were made. Only a few months later the band presented their fifth album entitled Karma, to the greatest critical success yet. Their sixth album, Epica was released in 2003. Both Epica and the bands seventh effort, The Black Halo, which was released in 2005, are based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethes version of the legend of Faust, a man who sells his soul to the devil. To support the new album the band went on tour through Europe and Japan during the first leg of the Black Halo World Tour 2005, they played a head liner show with Epica and Kotipelto. In Japan the support was Silent Force. They also played on the Bang Your Head!!! Festival in Germany and the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium. In 2005 they shot their first music videos ever, for the songs The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) and March of Mephisto from the album The Black Halo. Both videos were shot by acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus. The 5th of October 2005 saw the addition of Oliver Palotai as the fifth official band member. Oliver will handle both keyboards and (additional) guitars. On the second leg of the Black Halo World Tour they visited North and South America (USA, Canada, Brazil) as well as Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Norway). During this part of the tour the bands first live DVD was shot, with the main concert being shot on February 11th, 2006 at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway. The shoot was again handled by Patric Ullaeus. The DVD (and live CD) called One cold winters night was released in November 2006. Ghost Opera is the eighth studio album from Kamelot. It was released on June 1st, 2007 via SPV/Steamhammer Records, in Germany and then followed by releases on the fourth and fifth in Europe and the USA, respectively. The album was recorded and mixed at Gate Studios and Pathway Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro. The first video from the album is for the track Ghost Opera, and can be seen on the bands official MySpace site. A video for the song The Human Stain was shot and released later. A video has also been made for Rule the World and in May 2009, Kamelot released their fourth video from Ghost Opera, Love You to Death at Midnight on their official website. Ghost Opera was reissued in March/April 2008 as Ghost Opera - The Second Coming with a new cover and a second disc with 14 tracks - 10 from a live show recorded in Belgrade, Serbia, plus four studio cuts being: Seasons End (bonus track of the limited edition of Ghost Opera), Pendulous Fall (bonus track of the japanese edition of Ghost Opera), Epilogue (bonus track of the japanese edition of The Black Halo) and a exclusive remix of Rule the World. During the years of 2008/09, Kamelots original bassist Sean Tibbetts has been on tour as guest musician stepping in for Glenn Barry while he took time off for family. In January, 2009, Kamelot started working on their ninth studio album in a cabin in Norway. They frequently update their official video blog with clips. The material for the next studio album is also said to be heavier than the former material. In December 1st 2009, Sean Tibbetts became the bands official bassist. About that, Kamelots guitarist Thomas Youngblood stated then: Glenn called me a few weeks ago and told me he just couldnt do it anymore, and has to step aside. He is like a brother to us and weve been through a lot of great times, so we wanted him to make this decision. Kamelot released their ninth album, Poetry for the Poisoned in 2010. It turned out to be the bands last with singer Roy Khan as after sitting out the tour for the album it was finally announced in April 2011 that he had left the band. Kamelot continued to tour with session vocalists, until the announcement in June 2012 that they had settled on Tommy Karevik (Seventh Wonder). Steamhammer Roy Khan – vocals, occasional keyboards Thomas Youngblood – guitar Glenn Barry – bass guitar Casey Grillo – drums Oliver Palotai – keyboards Guest musicians Miro – orchestrations, and additional keyboards Simone Simons – female vocals on Blücher, and The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) [live] Amanda Somerville – female vocals on Mourning Star, Love You to Death, Seasons End and Ghost Opera Sascha Paeth – Additional guitars Ghost Opera Choir – Amanda Somerville, Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo and Cinzia Rizzo 1. Solitaire (1:00) 2. Rule the World (3:40) 3. Ghost Opera (4:06) 4. The Human Stain (4:01) 5. Blücher (4:03) 6. Love You to Death (5:13) 7. Up Through the Ashes (4:59) 8. Mourning Star (4:37) 9. Silence of the Darkness (3:43) 10. Anthem (4:24) 11. EdenEcho (4:13) Total Time: 44:03 All songs written by Kamelot. Recorded at Gate Studios and Pathway Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, 2007. Limited digipak edition contains 1 bonus track: 12. The Pendulous Fall (04:00) This edition also comes with a bonus DVD containing the video for the albums title track, Ghost Opera, shot by director Ivan Čolić of Serbias I-Code team as well as the making of the Ghost Opera video. The limited edition will contain a special extended booklet as well. Japanese edition contains a different bonus track: 12. Seasons End (03:32) The album was re-issued in March 2008 under the title of Ghost Opera - The Second Coming. Re-released in a double CD limited edition slipcase design. Ghost Opera - The Second Coming track listing: CD 1: Ghost Opera 01. Solitaire 02. Rule the World 03. Ghost Opera 04. The Human Stain 05. Blücher 06. Love You to Death 07. Up Through the Ashes 08. Mourning Star 09. Silence of the Darkness 10. Anthem 11. EdenEcho 12. Memento Mori (Enhanced video: Live in Belgrade, Serbia) 13. The Human Stain (Enhanced video) CD 2: Live in Belgrade 01. Solitaire 02. Ghost Opera 03. The Human Stain 04. Mourning Star 05. When the Lights Are Down 06. Abandoned 07. The Haunting (feat. Simone Simons) 08. Memento Mori 09. Epilogue 10. March of Mephisto Studio cuts: 11. Seasons End 12. The Pendulous Fall 13. Epilogue 14. Rule the World (Remix) Ghost Opera is the eighth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released in 2007 by SPV GmbH/Steamhammer Records, on June 1 in Germany and followed by releases on June 4 in Europe and June 5 in the United States. It is the first studio album by Kamelot to feature keyboardist Oliver Palotai, and the last with former bassist Glenn Barry. The album spawned four music videos for the songs Ghost Opera, The Human Stain, Rule the World and Love You to Death. On Billboard 200, the album peaked at number 18 on Top Heatseekers and number 48 on Independent Albums. Prior to the release of the album, SPV Records distributed a strictly limited CD single of Ghost Opera, handed out to fans attending the European Tour in March, April and May 2007. The album was released on vinyl in the spring of 2009, along with The Black Halo youtube/watch?v=YMIsNtXt6hc
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