Formed: 1991
From:
Tampa,
FL,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Kamelot News
Below is our complete Kamelot news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
Displaying records 181 - 200 of 307 1 2 ... 8 9 10 11 12 ... 15 16 Last
Kamelot Members To Appear At Free Music Clinic
Florida symphonic metal act Kamelot has issued the following announcement about appearing at the University of South Florida for a free music clinic:
"Members of Kamelot have been invited to the University of South Florida for a special music clinic with the USF students. Kamelot's bassist Sean Tibbetts, drummer Casey Grillo and Keyboardist Oliver Palotai will be attending this one of kind event.
"This event is really great for the USF students, it will kick off the North American tour which starts Sept 8th at Orlando's House of Blues."
You can also check out the promotional poster for the event at this location.
Kamelot Forms New Record Label
American/Norwegian symphonic metallers Kamelot have announced the formation of their brand new record label Kamelot Media Group, also known as KMG Recordings. Kamelot and KMG Recordings have teamed up with DisManic Distribution, a division of E1, as well as the marketing and promotions company Knife Fight Media.
The first release for KMG Recordings will be Kamelot's upcoming studio album titled "Poetry For The Poisoned," which is set for release on September 14th, 2010.
"Poetry For The Poisoned" tracklisting:
1. The Great Pandemonium
2. If Tomorrow Came
3. Dear Editor
4. The Zodiac
5. Hunter’s Season
6. House On A Hill
7. Necropolis
8. My Train Of Thoughts
9. Seal Of Woven Years
*Poetry For The Poisoned*
10. PT I Incubus
11. PT II So Long
12. PT III All Is Over
13. PT IV Dissection
14. Once Upon A Time More...
Kamelot Reveals New Album Details
Kamelot's new album "Poetry For The Poisoned" was recorded at Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro and features guest appearances by Simone Simons, Gus G., Björn “Speed” Strid, and Jon Oliva.
"Poetry for the Poisoned" will be available in three versions: Regular CD edition, Digipak CD with bonus DVD, and 2LP gatefold vinyl edition. Kamelot will release the new album through earMusic/Edel in Europe on September 10th, 2010. Marquee/Avalon Records will release in Japan. A North American release is set for September 14th. Kamelot will embark on its first North American tour in two years starting September 8th. Support on the trek will come from Leaves' Eyes and Blackguard.
The "Poetry For The Poisoned" track listing is as follows:
1. The Great Pandemonium
2. If Tomorrow Came
3. Dear Editor
4. The Zodiac
5. Hunter’s Season
6. House On A Hill
7. Necropolis
8. My Train Of Thoughts
9. Seal Of Woven Years
-Poetry For The Poisoned-
10. PT I Incubus
11. PT II So Long
12. PT III All Is Over
13. PT IV Dissection
14. Once Upon A Time More...
Kamelot Issues Band Update
Florida power metallers Kamelot have checked in with the following update about the band finishing up a series of festival appearances:
"Hi All! We are back from the July festivals, just headlined the Metal Stage at Zwarte Cross! It was an amazing few weeks! We return to Europe in August for Wacken, the monster festival we all love playing.
"New album info coming soon including track listings, North American release info and more! We also have a brand new site under development which will launch in the very near future! Stay tuned Kamelot Nation!"
Kamelot Signs with earMUSIC, New Album Details
earMUSIC, the international rock label of the Hamburg-based entertainment group Edel, has announced the signing of American/Norwegian melodic metallers Kamelot. The band's new studio album, "Poetry For The Poisoned," will be released in Europe on September 3, 2010.
"I think this album is by far our most diverse, fusing new ideas and elements along with the traditional Kamelot sound and style that we have established over the years," states Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood.
"Poetry for the Poisoned" was mostly written in the remote woods of Norway to the final songwriting sessions in a remote region of Germany. Recordings took place in the familiar Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro. Additional tracking also took place in Tampa, Florida as well as various studios in Sweden, Greece and the U.S.
"Poetry for the Poisoned" features guest appearances by Simone Simons (Epica), Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind), Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork) and Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain). The artwork was created by many great artists, including Seth Siro Anton, Natalie Shau and Michal Loranc.
"'Poetry for the Poisoned' is a mix of progressive elements, modern rock, dark arts and also power metal," states Youngblood. "It comes at a time where many people around the world are searching for something to grab on to spiritually, including myself. I recently lost my mother and to be honest it was very hard on me. So there are some melancholy moods reflected on this album."
Frontman Roy Khan assures that "Poetry for the Poisoned" will both please the band's existing following and expose the universe of Kamelot to a whole range of new fans. "'Poetry for the Poisoned' is our longest and toughest production so far, but when I hear the result I know it was well worth the struggle," he says.
Max Vaccaro, director of the earMUSIC label, commented: "If there is one thing that is absolutely clear with Kamelot, it's that the band has a unique vision of metal and they consider anything they do as the 'next step' to something bigger and better, constantly adamant to reach new ambitious artistic targets. We're happy about the fact that they have chosen earMUSIC as the partner to expand their audience with this new wonderful album."
"Poetry For The Poisoned" will also be available as a limited edition hard-cover digipak CD with a bonus DVD, LP and limited collector's edition featuring a bonus 45" vinyl with two rare songs only available on this strictly limited format, personally signed by the band.
Kamelot recently tapped Swedish director Owe Lingvall of Village Road Films for the video shoot and production of the song "The Great Pandemonium". The track, which was performed on the band's recently completed European tour, will appear on "Poetry For The Poisoned". Other songtitles set to appear on the effort include "House On A Hill"and "Hunters Season", the latter of which was also performed on the band's recently completed European headlining tour.
Kamelot recently inked a deal with Marquee/Avalon Records for the Japanese release of its next album. The plans for the North American release will be announced in the near future.
Kamelot Announces South American Tour
Florida power metallers Kamelot have announced they take the Pandemonium Tour to South America in April of 2011. Kamelot's Oliver Palotai states, "We played in Brazil a few years ago and it was amazing. We have heard from fans all over South America and how loud and crazy the fans will be, we know these shows will be KILLER! In addition to this we have added 2 very exclusive and special concerts in Mexico to this leg. The Kamelot Fans have been waiting, the time is now!"
The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
4/7 2011 - Santiago De Chile - CHI - Teatro Caupolica
4/8 2011 - Buenos Aires - ARG - Teatro Flore
4/9 2011 - Sao Paulo - BRA - Victoria Hall
4/12 2011 - Bogota - COL - Downtown Majestic
4/14 2011 - Mexico City - MEX - Teatro Metropolitan
4/15 2011 - Chihuahua - MEX - Chihuahua Arena
Kamelot Putting Finishing Touches on New Video
Kamelot has tapped Village Road Films and director Owe Lingvall for the video shoot and production of the song "The Great Pandemonium." The song will appear on Kamelot's upcoming album, due in stores September 2010.
Catch Kamelot live at the following dates: More...
Kamelot Updates Tour Schedule
Florida power metallers Kamelot have issued the following update about adding a second Norwegian tour date because of fast ticket sales at the Trondheim show: "Due to fast ticket sales we have added a second show in Trondheim Norway! Trondheim, NO Venue: Blaest - June 5th and 6th, 2010. Get your tickets to this great show now!" The band's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
7/2 2010 Tuska Festival Helsinki, FI
7/8 2010 Norway Rock Festival Kvinesdal, NO
7/10 2010 Rockweekend Festival Söderhamn, SE
7/11 2010 Magic Circle Festival Tolmin, SK
7/17 2010 Zwarte Cross Festival Hengelo, NL
8/6 2010 Wacken Open Air Wacken, DE
8/7 2010 Vagos Open Air Vagos, PT
8/13 2010 Artmania Festival Sibiu, RO
8/14 2010 Sziget Festival Obudai Island, HU
9/8 2010 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, Florida, US
9/10 2010 Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia, US
9/11 2010 JAXX Nightclub Springfield, Virginia, US
9/14 2010 The Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvan, US
9/15 2010 Nokia Theatre New York, New York, US
9/17 2010 The Palladium Worcester, Massachuse, US
9/18 2010 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec, CA
9/19 2010 The Opera House Toronto, Ontario, CA
9/21 2010 Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio, US
9/22 2010 The Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
9/24 2010 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois, US
9/25 2010 First Avenue Loop Station Minneapolis, Minnesot , US
9/27 2010 Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado, US
9/29 2010 Slim’s San Francisco, California, US
10/1 2010 House of Blues Sunset Strip West Hollywood, California, US
10/2 2010 House of Blues San Diego San Diego, California, US
ProgPower USA XI Lineup Announced
The full lineup for the 11th annual installment of ProgPower USA has been finalized for this September's festivities. The event, which is held in Atlanta, Georgia, will include a plethora of both stateside and European acts, including headlining acts Kamelot, Accept, and Hammerfall, along with Turisas, Nocturnal Rites, and more. This year's festival will also mark the first American appearances from Paradox, Leprous, Delain, Tarot (featuring Marcto Hietala of Nightwish), Seventh Wonder, and many more international acts.
In addition to the main two days of the event, there will be two days of pre-fest shows and activities based around ProgPower, including a Mid-Week Mayhem show on Wednesday, September 8th, and a Fest Kick-Off Show on Thursday, September 9th. More information on the festival can be found at this location.
The festival's itinerary is as follows: More...
Kamelot Inks Deal with Marquee/Avalon
American/Norwegian progressive metal band Kamelot has inked a deal with Marquee/Avalon for the Japanese release of the its forthcoming album, tentatively due in late Summer 2010. The album features special guest appearances by Gus G. (Ozzy, Firewind), Simone Simons (Epica), Jon Oliva (Savatage, TSO) and more!
"Marquee/Avalon is happy to have Kamelot - such a great band in our family and we are proud of announcing it. We all hope that Kamelot's fame will be at a higher level with the next album. we trust the band a potential to become so," states Marquee's Naohiro Yamazaki.
Kamelot's Roy Khan adds, "We are very excited about working with Marquee on the new album! We are also planning to return to Japan for some very special concerts with all the amazing fans there."
Release dates will be announced in the near future.
Kamelot Announces German Festival Stops
Kamelot has issued the following statement about performing at two more European summer festivals:
"This Summer kicks off with Kamelot's first appearance at Germany's famous Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festivals this June 4th and 5th, 2010. Kamelot joins rock and metal legends KISS, Motorhead, Rammstein and many more! Due to previously scheduled commitments Kamelot bassist Sean Tibbetts will not be able to attend the shows. Kamelot's longtime producer Sascha Paeth (Avantasia) will be joining the band on bass for these two special events!"
The upcoming Kamelot tour dates are as follows: More...
Gus G. To Guest On New Kamelot Album
Gus G. (Firewind) has added his signature style and soloing to one of Kamelot's new songs that will appear on the band's upcoming CD. Kamelot's Thomas Youngblood commented on the collaboration:
"Gus and I have been talking about working together for a few years now, I first met Gus when Dream Evil played with us on the Japanese Tour in a few years back. Since then Gus' band Firewind has toured with us in Europe and Japan and we have become great friends. I have always thought Gus' style was very special and very unique, its really great to have him on the new album!"
Gus G. adds" "Kamelot is a very unique band with a sound of their own and I've always liked them. To be invited to play on their new album is an honor and jamming on their track was a lot of fun. During the time our bands toured Japan and all over Europe together, Thomas and I became good friends. I have great memories from being on the road with the guys and I'm glad I contributed to their new album."
The upcoming Kamelot tour dates are as follows: More...
Kamelot Updates Tour Schedule
Florida power metallers Kamelot have updated their tour schedule with the following upcoming dates:
6/4 2010 Rock am Ring Eifel, DE
6/5 2010 Rock im Park Nurnberg, DE
7/2 2010 Tuska Festival Helsinki, FI
7/8 2010 Norway Rock Festival Kvinesdal, NO
7/10 2010 Rockweekend Festival Söderhamn, SE
7/11 2010 Magic Circle Festival Tolmin, SK
7/17 2010 Zwarte Cross Festival Hengelo, NL
8/6 2010 Wacken Open Air Wacken, DE
8/7 2010 Vagos Open Air Vagos, PT
8/13 2010 Artmania Festival Sibiu, RO
8/14 2010 Sziget Festival Obudai Island, HU
9/8 2010 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, Florida , US
9/10 2010 Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia , US
9/11 2010 JAXX Nightclub Springfield, Virginia , US Find Tickets
9/14 2010 The Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvan, US
9/15 2010 Nokia Theatre New York, New York , US More...
Adagio Posts Tour Video Online
Adagio has posted a tour video from their European tour with Kamelot. Watch it below:
Amaranthe Posts New Tour Blog
Amaranthe has posted another tour blog online through Crank It Up about their tour dates with Kamelot:
"Hey folks! Olof here again with our second and final tour blog, from the Scandinavian leg of the Kamelot tour! Recently got back home, and what can I say, what a tour! To continue where we left off in the first blog; Tampere was great, very receptive audience, and there were also some dedicated Kamelot/Amaranthe fans who attended the Helsinki show who also showed up for this gig - you guys kick ass, you know who you are! To celebrate another great show, we headed downtown, to a cozy bar, where we ended up hanging out with a ladies' floor hockey team who had just won the Finnish championship, so the mood was great!
"After another really weird trip on the finlandsfärja (boat from/to Finland/Sweden), with lots of strange and crazy people, plus a long drive from Stockholm to Oslo, we found ourselves in the norwegian capital! We all had a pretty chill off day, walking around in Oslo and later checking out the Kamelot show, at the magnificent Sentrum Scene - while feeling pretty damn excited about playing there the day after. If you haven't seen a Kamelot show at that venue, then you have no idea. More...
Kamelot Announces Festival Appearances
Kamelot has announced they will be performing at the following string of upcoming European festivals:
03/07/2010 FIN Helsinki Tuska Festival
10/07/2010 SWE Söderhamn Rockweekend Festival
11/07/2010 SLO Tolmin Magic Circle Festival
06/08/2010 GER Wacken Wacken Open Air
07/08/2010 POR Calvao Vagos Open Air
13/08/2010 ROM Sibiu Artmania Festival
14/08/2010 HUN Budapest Sziget Festival
Amaranthe Posts Tour Blog
Amaranthe has posted the following new tour blog online through Crank It Up about their current tour dates with Kamelot:
"Hey all, Olof from Amaranthe checking in from Tampere Finland, in the middle of our Scandinavian tour with Kamelot. This is mainly a swedish site, but I will keep it in English for our international readers. This is Amaranthe's first ever tour, and it couldn't really have gone better so far! We started out in our hometown of Gothenburg, playing a packed Trädgårn, not bad for our second gig ever! Our clean singers, Jake and Elize have been out on the road for more than two weeks with Kamelot, and after seeing them perform on big stages together with Kamelot, it was nice to finally to join them on the trek!
"To kick things off properly we ended the first night by bringing the Kamelot dudes to our favourite local bar, Rockbaren. After a late night and an early morning plus some travleing we found ourselves in the very awesome venue Tyrol in Stockholm, constructed to imitate the interior of an alp cabin - but an alp cabin that can fit 1500 people :)
"Stockholm crowd was great as well, and it's quite fun to see the look on people's faces as we take on the stage and more and more singers walks on. At this point we are unknown to most people, and we are all really enjoying convincing people that Amaranthe is the best thing since sliced bread - you don't really get anything for free, but it makes it all the more exciting when you finally get that crowd roaring. Also here we had a pretty awesome after party at the classic rockbar Anchor bar, after being picked up in style with a long white limousine, cheers to the Holmqvist brothers from Djurgården hockey team for that! More...
Icarus Witch Welcomes New Vocalist
Pittsburgh melodic metal band ICARUS WITCH has announced a change in their lead vocalist. In a statement from the band's official site they explained the situation:
"We are excited to announce yet another massive shift in our ranks as we welcome new vocalist Christopher Shaner to the ICARUS WITCH circle and part ways amicably with original vocalist, Matthew Bizilia. Matthew's contributions to the band have been immeasurable over the past six years. While this was a serious decision for both parties, professional differences of opinion led to the change. Bizilia is a phenomenal talent who will always be a part of the Witch family as we wish him much success on his future ventures."
Incoming vocalist and Erie, Pennsylvania native Shaner is a long time friend and collaborator of guitarist Quinn Lukas. Before Quinn moved to Pittsburgh to join ICARUS WITCH in 2006, he had worked on various musical projects with the singer. Much like the recent acquisition of second guitarist Ed Skero, the choice to add Christopher to the band was based on a combination of what he brings to the lineup personally, musically and professionally. His powerful vocal range, sense of harmony and intense work ethic are a perfect fit for the next phase of this band. Writing for the follow-up to Draw Down The Moon has already commenced with the new recruits and it promises to be the band's most diverse, melodic and epic release ever. More...
Amaranthe Vocalist Performing With Kamelot
Vocalist Elize Ryd from Amaranthe is currently touring with Kamelot. A video of her performance with the band in Tilburg on March 26th can be viewed below. Amaranthe also issued the following statement about the tour:
"The Kamelot Europe 2010 tour kicked off four days ago, and along with them are our very own Elize, on female guest vocals, along with Jake E who is singing backing vocals! There is already alot of Amaranthe on this tour in other words, and the rest of us will join in on the fun as the tour hits Scandinavia. Below you will find a video of Elize performing the Haunting in Tilburg (Elize enters on 2:20), as well as some pictures (from the show in Amsterdam)! We will also have a tour blog online as soon as Amaranthe joins the tour, along with behind the scenes vids and pics, so stay tuned!"
Kamelot Posts Video Tour Report
Bassist Sean Tibbetts and keyboardist Oliver Palotai from Kamelot have checked in from the road with a video tour report, which can be viewed below.
Kamelot - European Tour 2010 Video Blog 1 from RMDdesign on Vimeo.
Displaying records 181 - 200 of 307 1 2 ... 8 9 10 11 12 ... 15 16 Last