US/Norwegian metallers KAMELOT check in with the following update on their forthcoming studio album, Ghost Opera:
"After their biggest and most successful releases, The Black Halo, and the critically acclaimed One Cold Winter's Night, metal pioneers Kamelot return with another studio masterpiece, Ghost Opera which will hit stores on these dates:
Germany: June 1st
Europe: June 4th
USA: June 5th
Ghost Opera will be Kamelot's third release via SPV/Steamhammer Records.
Ghost Opera was recorded and mixed at Gate Studios and Pathway Studios in Wolfsburg , Germany with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro. Artwork was handled by Mattias Norén with contributions by Alexandra V. Bach, Liliana Sanchez and Derek Gores. A limited-edition digipack version of the CD will include the bonus cut 'The Pendulous Fall' along with a bonus DVD containing the video for the album's title track, 'Ghost Opera', shot by director Ivan Colic of Serbia's ICode Team as well as the making of the 'Ghost Opera' video. The Limited Edition will contain a special extended booklet as well.
SPV records will release a strictly limited single CD of 'Ghost Opera' to be handed out to fans attending the European Tour in March, April and May 2007.
Ghost Opera - Limited Edition digipack tracklisting: 'Solitaire', 'Rule The World', 'Ghost Opera', 'The Human Stain', 'Blücher', 'Love You To Death', 'Up Through The Ashes', 'Mourning Star', 'Silence Of The Darkness', 'Anthem', 'EdenEcho', 'The Pendulous Fall' (limited edition bonus track).
Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood states: "We are very excited about the new tour and album release this year. Ghost Opera is full of new and varied elements for us and the fans. This will be our most ambitious stage show ever as well."
In good Kamelot tradition, Ghost Opera includes an array of guests, exotic instuments and dives into new musical territory.
"This is certainly another leap forward for Kamelot, with what I think is our best, most exciting and important production to date", says Kamelot vocalist Khan.
