Theatrical, progressive, bombastic and fantastic - Kamelot are and will remain a class apart

Theatrical, progressive, bombastic and fantastic - Kamelot are and will remain a class apart

Ghost Opera / Ltd. (CD + DVD) (Audio CD)

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Kamelot are a phenomenon. Ever since "The Fourth Legacy" 1999, the band around guitarist Tom Youngblood and wonders voice Khan biennial presents a new world class album, grabs again a no longer believed shovel genius plan. This also applies to "Ghost Opera", the now eighth studio album by the Florida-based combo, on the way, the keyboardist Oliver Palotai-budgetary from Germany is the first time there. With the best will to do not know what the previous album "The Black Halo" upgradable should have been - and still steals a feel the most exciting minutes of Kamelot history to rotate in the CD player. Stylistically, there are few surprises - but nothing rehash. Instead, more sophisticated.

In the great lineage of fast-paced Metal anthems the band to songs like SILENCE OF THE DARKNESS, EDEN ECHO and UP THROUGH THE ASHES paste. The tight rhythm work of drummer Casey Grillo, bassist Glenn Barry and guitarist Tom Youngblood looking still second to none. No other band has at not too tight double-bass-use and forward whipping Rhytmusgitarren over such a differentiated sound that reveals every detail, while the majestic vocal melodies comes second to none from her throne. Convincing case Kamelot addition with a fine progressive touch and invest some of their inexhaustible songwriting creativity in very varied Drives and surprising turns, so that no song is reminiscent of earlier pieces only in the beginning. Even the theme song Ghost Opera is part of the Group of powerful double bass breaker - captivating in his troubled mood by switching between even and odd rhythm and gespentisch acting background vocals in the chorus.

On the other hand, there are mid-tempo pieces - all those earlier songs that did not make it into the eternal hit list of the band, but now the quality icing on the album. In RULE THE WORLD or THE pendulous case, always sounds more like Queensryche. Not only because Khan finally one of the countable five fingers singer, who made it within a quarter-century to reach the grace of Geoff Tate. Also because of the captivating harmonies and the overwhelming drama already in the verses that are not an integral part of the compact, but for 1000 repeated listening ravishing tension of the songs. Even fans of the legendary Khan prog metal band Conception should rejoice. Several effects, ennoble every single stroke, remember already the opener RULE THE WORLD on "In Your Multitude" - modern sounds such as the sound mechanically acting by The Human Stain to the late masterpiece "Flow". The wistful LOVE YOU TO DEATH is also still one of the most ravishing power ballads at the start, which has ever heard the metal world.

The whole (unfortunately only) 48 minutes of "Ghost Opera" ennoble Kamelot with more effects and accompanying symphonic work than ever before. Selectively inserted orchestral bombast heaves the pieces in other spheres, without risking to slay the listener - a bit in the style of Nightwish's "One". All sound spaces that present themselves are expertly completed by monumental brass to fragile piano sounds and lieblichem Sitar game when parts very gently approaching at ANTHEM and LOVE YOU TO DEATH. Greater use Kamelot also always popular female guest voices. Epica frontwoman Simone Simons has like on "The Black Halo" a duet with Khan in the song BLÜCHER. And Amanda Sommerville (by the metal opera Aina known) finished a handful of other pieces sometimes in front, sometimes in the background. Ghost Opera sounds like the soundtrack to a monumental fantasy epic, full of highly emotional theatrics, and still a little darker than before "The Black Halo". No wonder the act spiritually-inspired lyrics but most of wistful thoughts games of life and death.

"Ghost Opera" is a must for discerning metal fans who like it fantastic, dark and dramatic. What magic Kamelot here no one else does, and no one could be better. The Limited Edition also includes a DVD with the elaborately staged video for the song Ghost Opera, where an aged actress is reminiscent of an opera premiere, she was never allowed to experience. The "Making Of" shows in the same length, also backed by the song, such as using modern animation techniques around the stage a whole enchanted opera house has been created.

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