Kamelot
Biography
Formed in 1991, the American metal outfit Kamelot did not record its debut album, Eternity, until four years later; Dominion followed shortly thereafter. For 1998's Siege Perilous, the band revamped its lineup, adding drummer Casey Grillo and ex-Conception vocalist Roy Kahn to veterans Thomas Youngblood, David Pavlicko, and Glenn Barry; Fourth Legacy appeared in early 2000.The album was quickly followed by the limited edition CD, Expedition in mid September. In May of 2001, Karma was released as their fifth regular album. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
Siege Perilous
1998
Eternity
1995
@Yoho: Blind Guardian was a given. LOL. I don't think Dreamtale was listed either.
@Fangirl: Yeah, Yoho's got a point. Nightwish, Elis, Epica, After Forever, etc. are mostly gothic/symph o n i c power metal. |
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@Fangirl: Technically that's not true: I can think of at least one that you don't find boring - Nightwish!
They've been classified as "symphonic power metal" by the music press. Knowledge is power! |
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every power metal band I tried has bored me... including this one... :'(
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While we're listing power metal bands, here's a few more: Celesty, Mercenary, Mob Rules, Gamma Ray, Silent Force, Dream Evil, Pagan's Mind, Steel Attack, Fatal Force, Russell Allen & Jorn Lande, and (one I can't believe Plague forgot to mention) Blind Guardian. Huzzah for Pandora.
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LOL. Symphony X and Falconer are definitely two of the best all around bands in power metal. Sonata Arctica being another with Kamelot close behind.
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@SportsProph e t : You forgot Axenstar and Falconer. XD
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Here's 5 bands for you: Vanden Plas...Andro m e d a . . . S e r e n i t y . . . S y m p h o n y X...Kamelot. Here's 5 More: Angra...Hibr i a . . . P r i m a l Fear...Strat o v a r i o u s . . . N o c t u r n a l Rights. Shall I continue? Twilightning . . . E x c a l l i o n . . . M a s t e r p l a n . . . C i r c u s Maximus...Ag e of Nemesis...Ed g u y . . . P y r a m a z e . . . T h u n d e r s t o n e . Some incredible bands that Americans have never heard of...until Pandora.
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Yeah i've heard Dark Moor, they're pretty good. Ever heard of Symphony X? they're really good imo
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I've heard Dragonland. They're alright. Yeah, Fabio's one of those singers that you pretty much either love or hate. I personally think that Rhapsody has a more epic sound that Kamelot...sa m e goes for Dark Moor too, which is probably my favorite PM band. If you haven't heard 'em, check 'em out.
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@plague: I already have, they play regularly on some of my stations, good band. not as good as Kamelot though. not too fond of Fabio Lione, though I can tolerate him. Try Dragonland, you might like them.
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I definitely agree with Yoho on this one. Serenity is criminally under-rated.
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@Morgaine: One of the better power metal bands I've heard which you may not be familiar with is the Austrian group Serenity. Pandora has their first album up (with a comically incorrect bio from some obscure folk rock group from the 70s) and you can find playlists on YouTube if you append the album title after their band name (Fallen Sanctuary, or Words Untold). You should give them a listen if you've never encountered them before.
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@Plague:I'll have to try that band. Thanks for the tip!
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As much as I like Kamelot, I think there're a lot of better power metal bands out there. Like Theocracy, which also happens to be from America.
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WOW, I thought this was some Queensryche track I forgot about !
This guy sounds like Geoff Tate and the driving tune does also ( both compliments !! ) |
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i heard a slower paced song by them, with a gentler feel, and it was really nice(not that their faster stuff isnt good too). roy khan DOES have a nice voice!
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I really like Kamelot - it's one of the very few American metal acts I deem worth listening to (huzzah for Euro-metal and a few bands from South America!). Listening to them I would never have guessed they were an American band if I hadn't read the bio (this is a good thing in my book).
Of course, that could just be because Roy Kahn is Norwegian and Pandora doesn't have much of the pre-Siege Perilous discography up. |
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interesting lyrics + awesome vocals (love Kahn's voice!) make Kamelot one of my favorite finds off my Nightwish station.
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willowlovesl i t t l e b o y s says: 10-02-2009
I like KamelTOE and Phoenix to bring me boys! |
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Plaque, instead of a sammich make me some of that ice cream you had the other day its my favorite.... o h h and forget the spoon I wanna fork!
Only while listening to Kamelot of course. LOL |
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Whatever happened to the "He who makes the most money selling stuff, wins" argument you had there TGS?
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GTFO here p**sy a** posers. This is good s**t here. It reminds me orNightwish a little bit which isn't a bad thing. I would suggest to them though, dropping the f**king price of their gear, it's f**king waaaay over priced and we can't be dropping all kinds of benjamins on that s**t. Please remember that we earn the money, you make the songs and we buy ths s**t so it is a two way f**king street.
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Real men can make their own damn sammich if their woman isn't around...and chivalrous men offer to make their woman a sammich.
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@Roonil: LOL. Good one. I knew there was something I liked about you.
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willow must be really bored. all the time. especialy if he has nothing better to do than post crap on artists pages, and type whatever it is he wants to say backwards. why dont you find another hobby willow? like reading, or writing, or playing video games, or learning how to make a sandwich for yourself? you know, something productive.
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Please refer to Plague of GAY Unicorns as Willow, seeing as they are one and the same character. Also, completely disregard any comment he leaves, seeing as they are all "I am trained in the black darkness magical arts, so I know more than you/ this is not as good as the true blackness of symphonic metal arts." It's just more ignorant spam.
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Forget all of those keys. My blackness metally band has created some brand new keys! Keys never before played and we are truly setting the bar for symphonical stuff. All of you should really study a bit more before discussing any of the music here. Kamelot has some excellent qualities only because they are trained in the science of blackness but with out their violins and such, they are nowhere near as good as some of the Norwegian stuff. In short, listen to MOTOGAY cuzz they are pioneers.
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I also am a fan of minor key, but power metal seems to work better in major key...
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