Release date confirmed for new Kamelot album

[TheGraveDigger]

SPV Records has set a March 15 North American release date (one day earlier internationally except Japan, where it's due on Feb. 16) for the new KAMELOT album, "The Black Halo". The first release for Europe will be a limited-edition digipak with bonus material.

As previously reported, KAMELOT were recently scheduled to head to Sweden to shoot the videos for "March of Mephisto" and "The Haunting" with director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Films (LACUNA COIL, DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES).

"March of Mephisto" and "The Haunting" come off "The Black Halo", which was produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate and Pathway studios in Germany. Guest musicians on the album include Shagrath (DIMMU BORGIR), Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS), Simone Simons (EPICA), Mari (MASQUERAID), as well as the KAMELOT choir, featuring Herbie Langhans (SEVENTH AVENUE), Amanda Somerville-Scharf, Miro, Gerit Göbel, Thomas Rettke (HEAVEN'S GATE) and Elisabeth Kjaernes, among others.
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I cannot wait to get this. Epica blew me away so I hope this is quite the follow up. I am most excited about the song with Dimmu Borgir's Shagrath.

 

[Bryan316]

Preorder preorder preorder... where the hellfuck can I preorder....

 

[Oakenson]

This is indeed good news. Hopefully the album will turn out to be as good as Epica.

 

[Bryan316]

I don't think Kamelot is capable of putting out a bad album!

 

[Oakenson]

True - although the appearance of a Dimmu Borgir members makes me weary, I admit.

 

[Bryan316]

Point taken! I'd be more afraid, though, if Ashlee Simpson was making an appearance. I at least know the guys from Dimmu Borgir know their shit. Black Metal or not, they're damned good at what they do.

 

[mjollnir1965]

Point taken! I'd be more afraid, though, if Ashlee Simpson was making an appearance. I at least know the guys from Dimmu Borgir know their shit. Black Metal or not, they're damned good at what they do.

I for one am looking forward to it. I am a huge fan of both Kamelot and Dimmu Borgir. I have come to have diverse tastes when it comes to metal. And don't count Dimmu Borgir out....Kings of the Carnival Creation is one of the best metal songs ever recorded.

 

[Oakenson]

Dimmu Borgir is more or less horrible thesedays. I only care for For All Tid and Stormblast. As far as them being black metal, they definitely aren't. Black metal has been exploited so much with bands like Cradle Of Filth and Dimmu Borgir that the genre has little meaning anymore outside of the underground bands keeping the flame burning.

 

[dargormudshark]

Shagrath...WoooHoooo!!!! I can't wait to hear this. Funny thing is that Shagrath hates power metal if i have read interviews right.

 

[Shadow_Angel]

Here's a link to one of their new songs from "The Black Halo"...Its called "The Haunting" and has some vocals from Epica singer Simone Simons! This song is awesome..you'll need REAL player..get that at www.real.com

here's the song-- http://www.spv.de/ra/kamelot-thehaunting.ram

 

[Kenneth R.]

ugh realplayer is evil, i'm psyched by the news anyway, but wish they'd just gone with .mp3 instead....