Poetry for the Poisoned

Poetry For The Poisoned
Studio album by Kamelot
Released September 1, 2010
Recorded Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, 2009/2010
Genre Progressive metal, symphonic metal, power metal
Length 57:00
Label Marquee/Avalon (Japan), Edel Music (Europe), KMG Recordings (North America)
Producer Sascha Paeth and Miro
Kamelot chronology
Ghost Opera
(2007)		 Poetry for the Poisoned
(2010)
Reissue cover
Live from Wacken - Limited Tour Edition reissue cover (2011)

Poetry for the Poisoned is the ninth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released on the earMUSIC label, a subdivision of Edel,[1] on September 10, 2010 in Europe, and four days later in North America by the band's own label, KMG Recordings.[2] It was the last release to feature longtime vocalist and songwriter Roy Khan, and the first with bassist Sean Tibbetts. A video was recorded for the song "The Great Pandemonium" and released on the band's official YouTube channel on September 6.[3]

Contents

Tracklisting

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Great Pandemonium" (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid) Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood 4:24
2. "If Tomorrow Came"   Khan, Sascha Paeth 3:58
3. "Dear Editor"   Khan, Youngblood 1:18
4. "The Zodiac" (feat. Jon Oliva & Amanda Somerville) Khan, Youngblood, Paeth 4:00
5. "Hunter's Season" (feat. Gus G.) Khan, Youngblood 5:34
6. "House on a Hill" (feat. Simone Simons) Khan, Youngblood, Paeth 4:14
7. "Necropolis"   Khan, Youngblood 4:16
8. "My Train of Thoughts"   Khan, Youngblood 4:08
9. "Seal of Woven Years"   Khan, Youngblood 5:13
10. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. I: Incubus"   Khan, Youngblood 2:57
11. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II: So Long" (feat. Simone Simons) Khan, Youngblood 3:24
12. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. III: All Is Over" (feat. Amanda Somerville) Khan, Youngblood 1:03
13. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. IV: Dissection"   Khan, Oliver Palotai[4] 2:00
14. "Once upon a Time"   Khan, Youngblood 3:45
15. "Thespian Drama" (Japanese/vinyl single edition bonus track) Khan, Youngblood 3:46
16. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (feat. Chanty Wunder, EU limited edition bonus track) Nick Cave 3:59
17. "House on a Hill (uncut version)" (US edition bonus track) Khan, Youngblood, Paeth 5:02

Special Edition DVD[5]

Limited Tour Edition

In 2011, a reissue of Poetry for the Poisoned entitled Poetry for the Poisoned & Live From Wacken: Limited Tour Edition was released on April 15 on Europe and May 10 in the US. The album was released as a double-disc set, with the first disc featuring Poetry for the Poisoned as previously released and the second disc contained 8 live tracks from their show at Wacken Open Air 2010.

Track listing

Disc 1:

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Great Pandemonium" (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid) Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood 4:24
2. "If Tomorrow Came"   Khan, Sascha Paeth 3:58
3. "Dear Editor"     1:18
4. "The Zodiac"   Khan, Youngblood, Paeth 4:00
5. "Hunter's Season" (feat. Gus G.) Khan, Youngblood 5:34
6. "House on a Hill" (feat. Simone Simons) Khan, Youngblood, Paeth 4:14
7. "Necropolis"   Khan, Youngblood 4:16
8. "My Train of Thoughts"   Khan, Youngblood 4:08
9. "Seal of Woven Years"   Khan, Youngblood 5:13
10. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. I: Incubus"   Khan, Youngblood 2:57
11. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II: So Long" (feat. Simone Simons) Khan, Youngblood 3:24
12. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. III: All Is Over" (feat. Simone Simons) Khan, Youngblood 1:03
13. "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. IV: Dissection"   Khan, Oliver Palotai[4] 2:00
14. "Once Upon a Time"   Khan, Youngblood 3:45
15. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (feat. Chanty Wunder) Nick Cave 4:51

Disc 2 - Live from Wacken Open Air 2010:

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Great Pandemonium"   Khan, Youngblood 4:28
2. "Human Stain"   Kamelot 4:24
3. "Center of the Universe"   Kamelot 5:37
4. "Pendulous Fall"   Kamelot 3:57
5. "Hunter's Season"   Khan, Youngblood 5:16
6. "Karma"   Khan, Youngblood 5:27
7. "Forever"   Khan, Youngblood 10:14
8. "March of Mephisto"   Kamelot 7:31

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com[7]
Dangerdog[8]
Darkscene[9]
Lords of Metal[10] (88/100)
MetalKingdom[11]
Metalstorm[12]
Metalunderground[13]
ReviewBusters[14]
Sputnikmusic[15]
StereoKiller[16]

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart[17] 7
Finnish Albums Chart[18] 21
Swedish Albums Chart[19] 23
Greek Albums Chart[20] 24
German Albums Chart[21] 32
Belgian Albums Chart[22] 40
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 43
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 48
French Albums Chart[25] 54
Japanese Albums Chart[26] 55
Austrian Albums Chart[27] 57
Italian Albums Chart[28] 57
Canadian Albums Chart[28] 11
US Billboard Top 200[28] 72
USA Billboard Hard Rock Albums[28] 6
USA Billboard Indie Charts[28] 15
UK Albums Chart[29] 155

Personnel

Band members

Guests[30]

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