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Kamelot - Ghost Opera flac album
  • Performer Kamelot
  • Title Ghost Opera
  • Date of release 2007
  • Country Europe
  • Style Prog Rock, Heavy Metal
  • Other formats AHX WAV MOD VOX DMF DXD AUD
  • Genre Rock
  • Size MP3 1456 mb
  • Size FLAC 1446 mb
  • Rating: 4.9
  • Votes: 158

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 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".

The album Ghost Opera has many different types of classical music from different parts of the world, which shows the creativity displayed on this album. The keyboardist is very talented, as with many power metal groups, displaying many different themes and alterations in his sound. Some of his keyboard parts really amaze me, especially in songs like Love You To Death, and Ghost Opera. You can tell, just by the way he plays, how musically inspired he is in his playing, and how he manages to be one of the features of this album that stands out and catches your attention.

Walls so white Where your sorrows have a name And day is dark as night No remorse and no redemption. Close the door Can you hear the crowd is waiting? For the last encore Screaming out for my attention. CHORUS: Welcome all to curtain call At the opera Raging voices in my mind Rise above the orchestra Like a crescendo of gratitude. Like the dead I am on the other side They're howling in my head There's no remorse and no redemption.

Kamelot ‎– Ghost Opera. Label: Steamhammer ‎– SPV 95900 CD+DVD. DVD-1 is the official video clip for the 'Ghost Opera' track, and DVD-2 is the making of the clip. Neither of these are listed on the release, only in the DVD menu. Matrix, Runout (CD, Variant 1): 52273617/9590LCD 21. Mastering SID Code (CD, Variant 1): IFPI LB 46. Mould SID Code (CD, Variant 1): IFPI 07107.

Ghost Opera is not an album that grabs you immediately. The elements that made the band successful – Roy Khan’s brilliant voice, a talented rhythm section willing to keep itself in check for the greater good of the song, and the soaring, emotional, sing-along choruses – these elements are still there. It’s a personal plea for salvation, and nothing more. If the album’s weaknesses is the individual performance of Youngblood (save for his solos), its strength is its choruses. Kamelot have been brilliant at writing choruses ever since The Fourth Legacy, and Ghost Opera is no exception. Mourning Star, which is a weak song in general, doesn’t really have a great chorus, but it’s only one out of ten, and the other nine are all wonderful, hypnotic, soaring pieces of melody, full of Khan’s best vocal work.

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Solitaire 1:00
2 Rule The World 3:41
3 Ghost Opera 4:06
4 The Human Stain 4:01
5 Blücher
Vocals [Guest] – Simone Simons
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 EdenEcho 4:13
12 The Pendelous Fall (Bonus Track) 4:00
DVD-1 Ghost Opera (Official Video) 4:11
DVD-2 The Making Of Ghost Opera 4:07

Credits

  • Bass – Glenn Barry
  • Drums – Casey Grillo
  • Guitar – Thomas Youngblood
  • Keyboards – Oliver Palotai
  • Producer – Miro , Sascha Paeth
  • Vocals – Khan*

Notes

This release was released and marketed in Korea by Evolution Music. It was licensed from Steamhammer and distributed and marketed by Seoul Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8804775027444

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SPV 95902 CD Kamelot Ghost Opera ‎(CD, Album) Steamhammer SPV 95902 CD Europe 2007
SPV 95902 CD Kamelot Ghost Opera ‎(CD, Album) Steamhammer SPV 95902 CD Russia 2007
SPV 95902 CD Kamelot Ghost Opera ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial) Steamhammer SPV 95902 CD Unknown
MR 2668-2 Kamelot Ghost Opera ‎(CD, Album) Moon Records MR 2668-2 Ukraine 2007
SC07345-2 Kamelot Ghost Opera ‎(CD, Album + DVD-V + Ltd, Dig) Scarecrow Records SC07345-2 Mexico 2007