KAMELOT Release 12th Studio Album ‘The Shadow Theory’
April 6th, 2018
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American symphonic metal group Kamelot issued 12th full-length studio album The Shadow Theory on April 6th, 2018 through Napalm Records.
Kamelot founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood commented: “The Shadow Theory album is a psychological journey through the complexity of the human mind. We are subjected to stimuli constantly through media, technology, social experiments and AI. Can we still be social creatures in the near future? The Shadow Theory is an album that is mixing many worlds, giving the listener an ecape within our own realities. This album was written and recorded over the entire year and we are really proud of the song elements and diversity on The Shadow Theory.”
The outing was helmed by producer Sascha Paeth, and mastered by Jacob Hansen. Guests on The Shadow Theory include Lauren Hart (Once Human vocalist), Jennifer Haben (Beyond The Black frontwoman), and Sascha Paeth (Avantasia / ex-Heavens Gate).
Cover artwork duties fell to Stefan Heilemann.
The track listing is as follows;
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01. ‘The Mission’
02. ‘Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)’ (ft. Lauren Hart)
03. ‘RavenLight’
04. ‘Amnesiac’
05. ‘Burns To Embrace’
06. ‘In Twilight Hours’ (ft. Jennifer Haben)
07. ‘Kevlar Skin’
08. ‘Static’
09. ‘MindFall Remedy’ (ft. Lauren Hart)
10. ‘Stories Unheard’
11. ‘Vespertine (My Crimson Bride)’
12. ‘The Proud And The Broken’ (ft. Lauren Hart / Sascha Paeth)
13. ‘Ministrium (Shadow Key)’
CD2 (2CD Digipack Version)
01. ‘Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)’ (instrumental version)
02. ‘RavenLight’ (instrumental version)
03. ‘Amnesiac’ (instrumental version)
04. ‘Burns To Embrace’ (instrumental version)
05. ‘Kevlar Skin’ (instrumental version)
06. ‘The Proud And The Broken’ (instrumental version)
07. ‘The Last Day Of Sunlight’ (bonus)
Kamelot’s recording line-up was as follows;
Tommy Karevik (vocals)
Thomas Youngblood (guitar)
Sean Tibbetts (bass)
Johan Nunez (drums)
Oliver Palotai (keyboards)
Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)’, ‘Amnesiac’ and ‘MindFall Remedy’. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘RavenLight’ and ‘Vespertine (My Crimson Bride)’. All five clips can also be viewed below.
Eleventh studio record Haven was released in May 2015.
Promotional photograph by Tim Tronckoe.
