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> KAMELOT
> -GHOST OPERA-
>
> "Housed within the progressive/power metal framework, the boys
have
> created another winner here of epic proportions." - Sea of
Tranquility
>
> "Easily the most accessible and exciting Kamelot platter
> since The Fourth Legacy." - Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
> - - - - -
> Interviews with Kamelot for their upcoming Ghost Opera album begin
this
> week! A wide range of times are being offered on different days,
so if you're
> interested, send your availability on your best day or two open
and we'll let
> you know what is open during that time.
>
> The available days are: May 24-25 and 28-31, then again June 12-
13.
> Both masterminds of the outfit - Roy Kahn and Thomas Youngblood -
will be
> available at different times, so also include your preference for
the interview
> if you have one.
> Please send all requests to both Nina at SPV USA (_spvnina@..._
> (mailto:spvnina@...) ) and the Earsplit Compound (_earsplitpr@..._
> (mailto:earsplitpr@...) ) as we're tag-teaming this monster. Much
thanks!
>
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> - - - - -
> Kamelot is one of metal’s most unique, influential and
prestigious acts to
> come along in decades. The group’s reputation among fans and
media alike is
> marked by enthusiasm as well as esteem, each of their seven studio
albums to
> date surpassing its predecessor in terms of songwriting and
production. As one
> of the most difficult-to-categorise artists on the metal scene,
Kamelot are
> poised to assault the planet with their most insightful and
ambitious project
> to date, Ghost Opera. Ready to continue their ascension to the
pinnacle of
> metal royalty, founding guitarist Thomas Youngblood, bassist Glenn
Barry, new
> keyboardist Oliver Palotai and drummer Casey Grillo join lead
singer Roy Khan
> to complete this journey to systematically alter the face of
metal.
> Throughout the recent years, their releases have achieved cult
status around the
> world. Ghost Opera will once again raise the bar for others to
follow.
> “With the worldwide success of The Black Halo, we knew the
follow-up had to
> be special”, Youngblood confesses. “With Ghost Opera, we
wanted to try some
> new things and also work with new people. I enjoyed the
camaraderie very
> much and it has refuelled my love for this band. It gave me some
perspective.”
> Musically, Kamelot combine different styles which they blend into
their own
> homogenous, distinctive trademark. “We have fans in many musical
camps,”
> Youngblood characterises the band’s unique standing. “We play
power metal as
> much as progressive metal and gothic metal.” All these elements
come to bear on
> Ghost Opera. “Our music is pure versatility �" double bass
rhythms,
> progressive arrangements, but also ballads and straightforward mid-
tempo numbers. We
> don’t care what you want to call this mix. To us, the most
important criterion
> is our own style which can’t be compared to any other band. Our
goal is
> always to top ourselves” states Khan.
> Youngblood and Khan can rely on longstanding comrades-in-arms in
Casey
> Grillo and Glenn Barry, while Oliver Palotai is a new addition to
the Kamelot
> fold. In 2006, Kamelot added the German keyboardist as a permanent
member. Fans
> of the bands Doro and Blaze know Oliver’s skills very well, and
he proved to
> be a force live on Kamelot’s Black Halo World Tour. “We have
been using guest
> keyboardists for several years now, but Oliver was different and
special. We
> had to ask him to join us as a permanent member and would not take
no for an
> answer,” adds Youngblood.
> The production team: Sascha Paeth and Miro with Olaf Reitmeier
engineering
> has repeatedly proved its worth. “Sascha and Miro understand us
on a musical
> and on a personal level,” Khan and Youngblood praise the
producers from
> Wolfsburg. “They always succeed in getting the best out of us
without taking away
> our typical trademarks. As a result, our earlier albums still
sound
> contemporary and fresh.”
> In the first video, ‘Ghost Opera’ the band goes over the top
visually with
> actors, choirs, orchestral members and incredible graphics seldom
seen in the
> genre. Kamelot tell the (fictitious) story of a young-and-hopeful
opera
> singer who is attacked, raped and injured on her way to her great
debut. She
> could never recover from this traumatic event and every day and
night she wonders
> what that night would have been like on her debut. This somewhat
sinister
> story is underlined by the dark, melancholy basic mood of the
song. The song
> features astonishing riffs and soaring melodies that surely will
make it
> another Kamelot metal classic. “The new tracks are heavier and
more complex than
> many of our earlier compositions,” says Youngblood. “We aimed
at a tougher
> sound in connection with lugubrious melodies that are still
extremely catchy.”
> Listening deliberately to Ghost Opera, you will discover a total
of ten
> monolithic-sounding, self-contained numbers. “Some lyrics are
very personal whilst
> others are interpretations of historical events and myths as well
as
> comments on the world we live in. They all have a spiritual
dimension to them, but
> these are ten songs that tell ten very different stories.” says
Khan. All the
> more reason to mention the musicians’ ambitious project: they
plan no less
> than ten videos from the album!
> Now they can’t wait to present their new offering live on stage
to convince
> their fans of its qualities. The band begin their world tour in
Europe in
> June and return to the States for a headlining run in
August/September.
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