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Kamelot: Khan (vocals); Thomas Youngblood (guitars); Oliver Palotai (keyboards); Glenn Barry (bass guitar); Casey Grillo (drums).
Additional personnel: Sascha Paeth (guitars); Miro (keyboards); Amanda Sommerville, Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Cinzia Rizzo, Rizzo (background vocals); Simone Simons.
Metal maestros Kamelot scored a major triumph with 2007's landmark symphonic opus, GHOST OPERA. An evocative blend of bulldozer metal, twisting prog, and grand, opulent strings, GHOST OPERA'S fusion of classical and heavy sounds was about as seamless a finished product as the genre's ever seen. With this reissue, the band has added on a second disc of thrilling live material, showcasing Kamelot's significant chops from a show in old-world Belgrade, Serbia. Live songs like the oppressive "The Human Stain" and the epic, windswept title track take on a whole new dramatic life against the backdrop of mysterious Eastern Europe.
Usually for a rock album to be reissued as an expanded version (with added videos, live cuts, and unreleased tracks), the album in question would have been originally released some time before, and reached classic stature among rock fans. Which makes the arrival of Kamelot's 2008 release, Ghost Opera: The Second Coming, a bit puzzling. Released less than a year after Ghost Opera, this double-disc version presents the original album, as well as a second disc of the group recorded live in Belgrade, Serbia (plus two videos and four extra studio tracks). While there's no denying that the original Ghost Opera album was a solid release within the prog/medieval metal genre, it's not like it sparked a musical revolution or spawned a zillion copy bands or anything that resembles the mark of a classic rock album. And with the renditions of the songs on the live disc not sounding all that different than if the band was playing in a studio (a problem with many prog metal bands), only die-hard Kamelot fans will feel the need to plunk down more clams for an album that they basically already own. ~ Greg Prato
As recently as the mid- to late '90s, it was pretty darn incomprehensible for a band to merge heavy metal with a symphony orchestra. But a decade later, the number of "symphonic metal" bands seemed to be growing by the day -- as the genre was being spearheaded by such acts as Kamelot (with most of symphonic metal bands hailing from Europe, Kamelot is an exception -- they're natives of Florida). On their eighth full-length overall, 2007's Ghost Opera, the band continues to merge tricky prog metal with swirling strings -- following a musical path not all that far removed from such "thinking man's metallists" as Queensr˙che and Dream Theater. Kamelot's symphonic metal hybrid is best sampled on such album standouts as "Rule the World," "Blucher," and the title track, while a track such as "Anthem" seems custom-made for a fleet-footed ballet or ice-skating adaptation. Both bombastic and complex, those Kamelot boys sure can play! ~ Greg Prato Ghost Opera Music | List Price | $17.98 (You save $3.83) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Progressive | | Label | SPV | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3396  | | CD Universe Part number | 7428963 | | Catalog number | 95902 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 05, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Sascha Paeth; Miro | | Engineer | Olaf Reitmeier; Sascha Paeth; Simon Oberender; Miro | | Recording Time | 47 minutes | | Personnel | Khan - vocals
Thomas Youngblood - guitars
Glenn Barry - bass guitar
Casey Grillo - drums
Oliver Palotai - keyboards
Also: Amanda Somerville, Amanda Somerville, Sascha Paeth, Robert Hunecke, Cinzia Rizzo, Miro, Thomas Rettke, GHOST OPERA |
Ghost Opera Music Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Give It Some Time
like some other reviewers i wasnt totally impressed by this one as i was with the black halo or even the fourth legacy......but after about 10/15 spins i have to say its great! its definitely much more subtle, melodic and paced than their other albums, with tracks like love you to death, mourning star and blucher building a real sinister groove with a big orchestral sound, khan's insatiable vocals and great guitar work on every track. definitely recomended for fans of more melodic/symphonic metal, while hard core power metal fans may find it a let down
Submitted by eugenenibz (Perth WA)
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Good album
Good album, with melody, excellents riffs and the most importanta excellent and brilliant voice of Khan one of the best singers in the Heavy Metal world at the moments.
Submitted by ascanderkiss (Caracas, Venezuela) 
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I thought this album was a great followup to the black halo. it wasn't as great or as original as the black halo but it's still a great album. I don't think that this should be compared, if ghost opera came out before the black halo everyone would be comparing THAT album. So just like it for what it is. It's a great album. Blucher, and Rule the World were 2 of my favorite songs.
Submitted by volcomliberation (hell on earth)
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Kamelot's new album Ghost Opera is a departure from the progressive elements found on Epica, The Black Halo and Karma and from the power metal style on all the other albums. They seem to be going for a darker melodic/gothic style which is a bit on and off. Although not as consistanly brillient as The Forth Legacy, Karma, Epica or The Black Halo this is none the less still a great album which I love. My favourites include Solitair/Rule the World, Ghost Opera, Love You to Death, The Human Stain and Up Through the Ashes. I hear rumours that the two bonus tracks are great also but not living in Japan I would not know. Buy the four Kamelot albums I mentioned before buying this one but by no means miss out on it. I just hope that Kamelot do another concept album as I feel that is when they are at their best.
Submitted by natho3001 (NSW, Australia)
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ive been a kamelot fan for years on end and this was a brilliant masterfull album but i would still say it is one ov their worst. Rule the word is by far the savior ov this album but still a great cd...
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Purchase Ghost Opera CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Kamelot Epica CD (2003)
Ghost Opera
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The sixth album for the American melodic metal act, featuring Roy S. Khan (ex-Conception) on vocals. 16 tracks. Noise. 2003.
Kamelot: Khan (vocals); Thomas Youngblood (guitar); Glenn Barry (bass); casey Grillo (drums).
Principally recorded at Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany in 2002.
Personnel: Mari (vocals); Thomas Youngblood (guitar, background vocals); Sascha Paeth (guitar); Luca Turilli (electric guitar); Gunter Werno (keyboards); Olaf Reitmeier (acoustic bass); Andre Neygenfind (double bass); Casey Grillo (drums); Robert Hunecke-Rizzo (djembe).
Audio Mixer: Sascha Paeth.
Recording information: Apple Recording Studios (06/2002-10/2002); Braden River Studios, FL (06/2002-10/2002); Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany (06/2002-10/2002).
Unknown Contributor Role: John Wilton.
| | Kamelot Karma CD (2001)
Ghost Opera
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Kamelot: Khan (vocals); Thomas Youngblood (acoustic & electric guitars); Glenn Barry (bass); Casey Grillo (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Sascha Paeth (guitar); Farouk Asjadi (shakuhachi); Miro (keyboards).
Recorded at Pathway Sound and Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany between December 2000 and March 2001.
Opening with the track "Regalis Aperture," an instrumental piece that sounds like it could have been lifted from the Chariots of Fire soundtrack, Kamelot's Karma promises to deliver ambitiously orchestral prog-metal from the very start. A scan of the song titles ("Wings of Despair," "The Light I Shine on You," "Temples of Gold") further suggests Kamelot's wholehearted embrace of the dramatic (expect lots of references to "destiny," "mountains," and "immortals"). Fans of symphonic metal groups like Helloween, Dream Theater, and Yngwie Malmsteen will find few surprises on the quasi-conceptual Karma -- which doesn't add any new wrinkles to the genre -- but they will appreciate the meticulous performances of the band. Tracks like "Forever" and "Karma" are propelled by blinding 16th-note kick drums and post-speed metal guitar rhythms, but are overlaid with enough lush keyboards, string arrangements, and unabashedly emotive vocal turns to impress most prog-metal aficionados. ~ Andy Hinds
| | Kamelot Black Halo CD (2005)
Ghost Opera
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Most metal magazines have rated this album "Best Of The Month" and gleefully singing its praises, like Burrrn, Metal Heart, Monster and Metal Invader.
Kamelot/The Blood Brothers: Khan (vocals); Thomas Youngblood (guitar); Glenn Barry (bass instrument); Casey Grillo (drums).
Additional personnel: Jens Johansson, Shagrath.
Crimes is Blood Brothers' V2 debut, and their fourth album overall. The quintet is still led by blaring, interwoven vocals of Johnny Whitney and Jordan Blilie. One screams and yelps in a very high register, the other is not so high, but still great at screaming. The Brothers' basic sound is jagged and post-punk-derived, full of hyper percussion and jerking, screeching guitars. But while this might sound like chaos, it's not. Like Whirlwind Heat or the Icarus Line, the Blood Brothers always provide a counterweight to their noisier, freakier sides. Depending on the song, that weight can either be furious rock energy, laptop experimentation, or pianos and accordions used in illegal ways. Crimes keeps a tight lid on the nervous energy that's always defined the group, channeling it into aggressive songs that often suggest the damaged, exciting grooves of vintage Brainiac (particularly "Teen Heat" and "Trash Flavored Trash"), as well as subtler numbers with atmosphere to spare. Though it periodically explodes into a metal-ish racket, "Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wreck" pulsing rhythms and arching guitar lines mostly follow the contours of the dance-punk scene en vogue in the early 2000s. The title track skulks along with a plodding bassline and lyrics about robbing liquor stores and wandering through landfills; it eventually recedes into the rich tones of a Wurlitzer, and the vocalists' quiet sighs. "Celebrator" begins as an a cappella dirge, but detonates unexpectedly into raucous triple-time. Other highlights include the lurching, grinding opener, "Feed Me to the Forest," the frantic, piano-driven "Peacock Skeleton With Feathers," and "My First
| | Symphony X Paradise Lost CD (2007)
Ghost Opera
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First Edition North America Pressings Will Be Sold As A Special Digipak Design. Once These Are Sold Out, They Will Be Replaced With The Standard European Jewel Box Version.
Symphony X: Michael Romeo (guitars); Mike LePond (bass guitar); Jason Rullo, Russell Allen, Michael Pinnella.
Personnel: Russell Allen (vocals); Michael Romeo (guitar); Michael Pinnella (keyboards); Jason Rullo (drums).
Audio Mixer: Jens Bogren.
Illustrator: Warren Flanagan.
New Jersey prog-metal stalwarts Symphony X return with PARADISE LOST, their first outing since 2002's THE ODYSSEY. Their literary aspirations remain intact--the album is inspired by the John Milton epic poem of the same name--and per usual, Michael Romeo's Byzantine tablature and Russell Allen's vocals are the main attractions. Throughout PARADISE LOST the band fantasizes that all '80s thrash and '90s doom metal did not happen, and that they are picking up right where Randy Rhodes and Yngwie Malmsteem left off in the early 1980s. In their vision, technical dexterity and neo-classicism--note the inclusion of a string section and piano balladry--trump mathy angst, satanic sludge, and stoner riffage.
Five years after the release of their critically acclaimed Odyssey, New Jersey prog metal quintet Symphony X have taken as their inspiration John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost as a follow-up. The poem, about the fall from grace of Adam and Eve and the rise of Satan's presence as prince of the world, seems like a fitting theme for a heavy metal album, but it's an ambitious one and for a lesser act, would prove to be impossibly daunting. The most immediately apparent thing about the sound of this album is just how Symphony X rethought their musical universe in order to accommodate it by going against natural process and punter's expectations. While the band's sound has been populated with outrageous time signature changes, extrapolated harmonics, and extra textural production elementals -- like large choirs, keybo
| | Kamelot - One Cold Winter's Night DVDs (2006)
Ghost Opera
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Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
| | Dream Theater Systematic Chaos: Special Edition CD (2007) With DVD; Special Edition
Ghost Opera
$18.75
Progressive rock masters Dream Theater's newest album, produced by Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci, the album features the latest new songs by the band, along with some top hits. The Special DVD features a 5.1 mix of the album and a 90 minute "Making-Of" documentary of the album.
| | Niacin Live: Blood, Sweat And Beers CD (2000)
Ghost Opera
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Niacin: John Novello (organ, keyboards); Billy Sheehan (bass); Dennis Chambers (drums).
Personnel: John Novello (piano, keyboards); Dennis Chambers (drums).
Audio Mixer: Walter New.
Photographer: Chaz Bowie.
| | Stalin Mushi (Insect) CD (1998) (Import) Import; Japan
Ghost Opera
$41.39
This remastered collection features 16 different tracks from Stalin.
CD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.
24bit digitally remastered Japanese limited edition in an LP-style slipcase.
| | Pinocchio CD (2004)
Ghost Opera
$31.29
(2-CD set) FRENCH AUDIOBOOK - L'une des plus belles histoires de la fin du XIXe siŠcle, dans une mise en scŠne sonore, regroupant 26 acteurs et 10 musiciens. Anouk Grimberg est Pinocchio, Zabou interprŠte la f‚e, Jean-Pierre Cassel incarne Gepetto et Col
| | Spiritual Beggars Demons CD (2005) (Import) Bonus CD; Bonus Track; Japan
Ghost Opera
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Toys. 2005
| | Iron Maiden-Document DVD (2007)
Ghost Opera
$11.49
THE INTERVIEW CD: Over 70 minutes of interviews with the band, discussing a wide number of topics including their opinions on their position at the top of the metal tree, their respect for their fans, their approaches towards making their kind of music, and how they view their future maintaining their respected status. LEGACY OF THE BEAST DVD: A visual celebration of the music of Iron Maiden. This 60-minute film contains rare footage and exclusive interviews with Iron Maiden and the people that know them best. It also includes many unpublished photos, numerous location shoots, news clips and a host of other features. Extras include interactive digital quiz and more.
| | Tankard Disco Destroyer CD (2007) (Import) Import; Remastered
Ghost Opera
$27.85
2007 digitally remastered reissue of Tankard's 1998 studio offering. After more than 25 years of band history, Tankard haven't lost their excellent reputation for drinking and all out thrash metal mayhem. The originally issued tracks are joined by a bonus cover song ("Fast Taker").
| | Winfred E Eye Dirt Tier CD (2008)
Ghost Opera
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Track Listing of songs: Run Along; Lets Call It Hijinx; The Dirt Tier; Grey Ghosts; Lares Dust; Champ The Phantom; Grandpa's Work; Addicted To Pain; Haunted House;
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