Det symfoniska metal bandet Kamelot släpper sitt fjärde album Silverthorn den 29 oktober via Steamhammer/SPV. Detta är första albumet med nya sångaren Tommy Karevik (Seventh Wonder).
Kamelot’s keyboardist Oliver Palotai kommenterar den nya sångaren, ”Tommy was already with us on some tour dates as a guest singer, and he was singing on one or two songs. And in the past year, we were considering which singer to take. I was strongly on Tommy’s side because he made a huge impression on me. Personality. of course. is really important. and he is a little bit introverted and I like this ’Scandinavian feel’ about him and he fits Kamelot really well.”
Han fortsätter, ”The final decision for him was sending in vocals, lyrics and recorded melody on a ballad that I wrote which is on the album. And it was so great and impressive. We all had goosebumps and when we heard that for the first time we knew immediately that was ’it.’ He wrote most of the vocal melodies in the album also.”
Om det nya albumet säger Palotai, ”The cover was done by Stephan Heilemann. He also did covers for Epica and my other band, Sons Of Seasons. He is one of my best buddies, living in the neighborhood, and in my opinion, he is one of the greatest designers in the whole world. The amount of songs is … I think 9 or 10 without the interludes. . . It’s a concept album and it has a story. In the special edition you will get a little book where the story is described. All the songs will be around the story. It will be something like The Black Halo.
Gitarristen Thomas Youngblood tillägger, ”The new songs sound more symphonic and melodic than our last two studio recordings. The material brings to mind albums such as Karma and The Black Halo. In addition, this will be the best production that Kamelot have ever delivered. Because while other acts tend to opt for low-budget productions due to the difficult market situation, we have gone the opposite way: the new album will be a real statement, in terms of our compositions as well as in terms of our sound.”
