As recently as the mid- to late '90s, it was pretty darn incomprehensible for a band to merge heavy metal with a symphony orchestra.
But a decade later, the number of "symphonic metal" bands seemed to be growing by the day -- as the genre was being spearheaded by such acts as Kamelot (with most of symphonic metal bands hailing from Europe, Kamelot is an exception -- they're natives of Florida).
On their eighth full-length overall, 2007's Ghost Opera, the band continues to merge tricky prog metal with swirling strings -- following a musical path not all that far removed from such "thinking man's metallists" as Queensrÿche and Dream Theater.
Kamelot's symphonic metal hybrid is best sampled on such album standouts as "Rule the World," "Blucher," and the title track, while a track such as "Anthem" seems custom-made for a fleet-footed ballet or ice-skating adaptation.
Both bombastic and complex, those Kamelot boys sure can play!.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solitaire | Kamelot | Play | 01:00 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 2 | Ghost Opera | Kamelot | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | The Human Stain | Kamelot | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Blucher | Kamelot | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Love You to Death | Kamelot | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Up Through the Ashes | Kamelot | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | Mourning Star | Kamelot | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Silence of the Darkness | Kamelot | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Anthem | Kamelot | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Eden Echo | Kamelot | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Ruke the World | Kamelot | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | The Pendulous Fall (Bonus Track) | Kamelot | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 330 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Sommerville | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Glenn Barry | Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 3 | Casey Grillo | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 4 | Robert Hunecke | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Kamelot | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Khan | Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Miro | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Keyboards |
| 8 | Sascha Paeth | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Guitars |
| 9 | Oliver Palotai | Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 10 | Olaf Reitmeier | Audio Engineer |
| 11 | Thomas Rettke | Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Rizzo | Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Cinzia Rizzo | Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Simon Oberender | Audio Engineer |
| 15 | Simone Simons | Additional Personnel |
| 16 | Thomas Youngblood | Guitars, Member of Attributed Artist |
Kamelot
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |