Ghost Opera
| Ghost Opera | ||||
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| Studio album by Kamelot | ||||
| Released | June 4, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Gate Studios and Pathway Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, May 2006-January 2007 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length |
43:59 (Original Album) 47:59 (Limited Edition) 47:31 (Japanese Release) 58:00 (The Second Coming disk 2) | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth and Miro[1] | |||
| Kamelot chronology | ||||
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| Reissue cover | ||||
 The Second Coming reissue cover (2008) |
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Metal Circus | [4] |
| Metal Storm | [5] |
| Last Rites | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic | [7] |
| The Metal Crypt | [8] |
| Amazon.com | [9] |
| Live-Metal | [10] |
| Metal Zone | [11] |
| Goetia Media | [12] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [13] |
| Metal Symphony | [14] |
Ghost Opera is the eighth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released in 2007 by SPV GmbH/Steamhammer Records, on June 1 in Germany and followed by releases on June 4 in Europe and June 5 in the United States. It is the first studio album by Kamelot to feature keyboardist Oliver Palotai, and the last with former bassist Glenn Barry. The album spawned four music videos for the songs "Ghost Opera", "The Human Stain", "Rule the World" and "Love You to Death".[15]
On Billboard 200, the album peaked at number 18 on Top Heatseekers and number 48 on Independent Albums.[16]
Prior to the release of the album, SPV Records distributed a strictly limited CD single of "Ghost Opera", handed out to fans attending the European Tour in March, April and May 2007.[17] The album was released on vinyl in the spring of 2009, along with The Black Halo.[18][19][20]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solitaire" | 1:00 | |
| 2. | "Rule the World" | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "Ghost Opera" | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "The Human Stain" | 4:01 | |
| 5. | "Blücher" | 4:04 | |
| 6. | "Love You to Death" | 5:13 | |
| 7. | "Up Through the Ashes" | 4:59 | |
| 8. | "Mourning Star" | 4:37 | |
| 9. | "Silence of the Darkness" | 3:43 | |
| 10. | "Anthem" | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Eden Echo" | 4:13 | |
Total length: |
43:59 | ||
| Limited Edition bonus track | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "Pendulous Fall" | 3:59 | ||||||||
Total length: |
47:58 | |||||||||
| Japanese bonus track | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "Season's End" | 3:32 | ||||||||
Total length: |
47:31 | |||||||||
| The Second Coming Disk 2 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Solitaire" (live) | 1:10 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Ghost Opera" (live) | 4:06 | ||||||||
| 3. | "The Human Stain" (live) | 4:15 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Mourning Star" (live) | 4:31 | ||||||||
| 5. | "When the Lights are Down" (live) | 4:03 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Abandoned" (live) | 4:16 | ||||||||
| 7. | "The Haunting (Somewhere In Time)" (live, feat. Simone Simons) | 4:34 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Memento Mori" (live) | 9:08 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Epilogue" (live) | 2:28 | ||||||||
| 10. | "March of Mephisto" (live) | 4:50 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Season's End" (Japanese Edition bonus track) | 3:32 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Pendulous Fall" (Limited Edition bonus track) | 3:59 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Epilogue" (The Black Halo Japanese bonus track) | 2:46 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Rule the World" (remix) | 4:22 | ||||||||
Total length: |
58:00 | |||||||||
Japanese and Limited edition bonus tracks were later included on 2007 compilation "Myths & Legends Of Kamelot".
Limited edition CD + DVD and The Second Coming
In 2008, a reissue of Ghost Opera entitled Ghost Opera: The Second Coming was released on March 28 in Germany, March 31 for the rest of Europe and April 8 in the United States and Canada. The album was released as a double-disc set, with the first disc featuring Ghost Opera as previously released, and the videos for "The Human Stain" and "Memento Mori", filmed in Belgrade, Serbia. The second disc contained 10 live tracks from the same show, as well as three bonus tracks from Ghost Opera and The Black Halo and a remix of "Rule the World".
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greek International Albums Chart[21] | 23 |
| UK (Rock & Metal Charts)[22] | 24 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[23] | 25 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[24] | 29 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[25] | 34 |
| Japanese International Albums Chart[25] | 4 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[26] | 35 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[27] | 51 |
| German Albums Chart[28] | 61 |
| French Albums Chart[29] | 83 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[30] | 88 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers[31] | 18 |
| US Billboard Indie Charts[31] | 48 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greek Albums Chart[32] | 38 |
Personnel
Band members
- Roy Khan – vocals, occasional keyboards
- Thomas Youngblood – guitar
- Glenn Barry – bass guitar
- Casey Grillo – drums
- Oliver Palotai – keyboards
Guest musicians
- Miro – orchestrations,[1] and additional keyboards
- Simone Simons – female vocals on "Blücher",[1] and "The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)" [live]
- Amanda Somerville – female vocals on "Mourning Star", "Love You to Death", "Season's End" and "Ghost Opera"[1]
- Sascha Paeth – Additional guitars
- Ghost Opera Choir – Amanda Somerville, Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo and Cinzia Rizzo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roy Khan (June 2007). Lords of Metal - Kamelot. Interview with Patrick Verhoeven. Lords of Metal, issue 71.
- ↑ "About.com review". Heavymetal.about.com. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "The Metal Circus review". The Metal Circus.com.
- ↑ "Metal Storm review". metalstorm.net. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Last Rites review". lastrit.es. October 2007. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Sputnik Music review". sputnikmusic.com. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "The Metal Crypt review". metalcrypt.com. 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Amazon.com review". amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Live-Metal review". live-metal.net. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "METALZONE review". metalzone.biz. 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Goetia Media review". goetiamedia.com. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Sea of Tranquility review". seaoftranquility.org. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ "Metal Symphony review". metalsymphony.com. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ↑ Kamelot.com From a quick update with Thomas Youngblood, 14th March 2008
- ↑ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kamelot
- ↑ Silvia Deurwaarder (May 2007). "Interview". Reflections of Darkness.
Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood
- ↑ "Official site news article". December 13, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ↑ "Blabbermouth.net article dated December 13, 2008". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ↑ bravewords.com (December 13, 2008). "Updated: KAMELOT - Ghost Opera And The Black Halo To Be Issued On Vinyl In 2009". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ↑ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". kamelot.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ↑ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 キャメロット - ゴースト・オペラ (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ↑ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". charts.de. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". wikipedia.org.
- ↑ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera (The Second Coming)". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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