Tommy Karevik - Vocals (Firecracker, Seventh Wonder, ex-Vindictiv)
Thomas Youngblood - Guitars
Sean Tibbetts - Bass (Evil Amidst, ex-Royal Anguish, ex-Wykked Wytch)
Oliver Palotai - Keyboards (Doro, Sons of Seasons, ex-Circle II Circle (live), ex-Epica (live), ex-Blaze)
Casey Grillo - Drums (Consortium Project (live), ex-Almah)
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KAMELOT released their new full-length album entitled
"Silverthorn", on October 26th in Germany, October 29th in the rest of Europe and October 30th in North America via
Steamhammer /
SPV. The set arrived in Japan on October 24th through
King Records. The CD will mark the band's first release with new singer
Tommy Karevik, the 30-year-old Swede who previously fronted
SEVENTH WONDER (a group that he is still a member of).
The
"Silverthorn" LP and limited edition will have one version of the cover artwork, while the standard version of
"Silverthorn" will have a different but equally exquisite version. The standard version is presented as an Ecolbook. The limited edition contains the Ecolbook, a bonus CD with nearly 60 minutes of music, a 44-page book and an exclusive poster. The double LP version is a gatefold on colored vinyl and includes the CD.
KAMELOT guitarist
Thomas Youngblood says of the artwork: "Artist
Stefan Heilemann captured the true essence of the story and the main character. The booklet and 44-page book is packed with amazing images!"
In a brand new interview
KAMELOT keyboardist
Oliver Palotai stated about the band's new vocalist, "[
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."
He continued, "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."
On the topic of the upcoming CD,
Palotai said, "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 [2005's]
'The Black Halo'.
Regarding how the upcoming CD compares to 2010's
"Poetry For The Poisoned",
Oliver said, "To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of
'Poetry For The Poisoned'. For me,
'The Black Halo' is a bit like a reference also when I produce bands in my studio. So we wanted to go back to
'The Black Halo' but also include modern elements, which we included since then. You will never hear from a band, Our new record sucks,' but this record is a real killer and brings
KAMELOT back on track. It is exactly what I wanted, and I'm really happy with it. I hope the fans will like it as well."
KAMELOT guitarist
Thomas Youngblood previously stated about Karevik: "We had around 800 candidates for the vacant position, among them a number of really renowned musicians, and having to reject them really wasn't easy."
In
KAMELOT's search for a new singer,
Youngblood found
YouTube to be an amazing tool. "I listened to a clip of a studio production featuring
Tommy and have to confess that his performance really amazed me," he said. "His approach to melodies and themes suits
KAMELOT perfectly, and during our European shows we had plenty of opportunity to find out what a great guy he is."
Tommy first appeared as one of the guest singers on
KAMELOT's very successful 2011
Pandemonium World Tour.
Youngblood on the style and content of the forthcoming
KAMELOT concept album: "The new songs sound more symphonic and melodic than our last two studio recordings. The material brings to mind albums such as
'Karma' (2001) and
'The Black Halo' (2005). 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."
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