Hello My Friends!

I want to thank everybody that left a post in connection with my birthday last week or sent me messages and mails. I really really appreciate it! We're working hard these days with tour preparations, finishing up videos and a lot of other stuff. Actually the video for Rule the World was finalized this week... and I have to say I'm extremely happy with it. Release will be before the tour in April. Prepare for the ultimate reality escape ;-)

Have fun & treat each other right!

Yours forever,
Khan

Wacken Open Air Festival is SOLD OUT! 60,000 tickets sold in record time. Kamelot will be appearing on the main stage along with other great acts like Iron Maiden, Nightwish and more!

From Kamelot.com, we asked Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood for some quick updates:

Hi Thomas, how are things going? Hi Pako! Going great here, we are rehearsing for the upcoming European Tour, we just got some presale numbers and it's looking great! How is Sean Tibbetts doing, the bassist that was doing an amazing job filling in for Glenn, last we heard he dislocated his knee at the show in London? Sean has fully recovered, he was a real warrior on that tour man. Glenn is still having conflicts with touring, Sean will be on tour with us again and this time he has to lay off the spin moves that leads to dislocating of joints, haha! Funny thing is I thought I broke my foot a few weeks ago on a Ripstik, stay away from those things people.

How are things with the new video "Rule the World"? Well, we received the final version a few days ago and we were all floored by the final outcome. It was great to get back to Belgrade to shoot and hang out with the creative team there. The video will certainly be one if not the best video we have ever done. The graphics and visuals are amazing and it was fun to see my character on the screen this time as a bad guy. Some world premiers will be announced soon. The new release "Ghost Opera - The Second Coming" is due to be in stores at the end of March and early April in the US. Can you tell us something about it? Well, the idea of a reissue was thrown around with adding some bonus songs, etc... We wanted to release a Live CD that we did from Belgrade, Serbia on the first trip to Europe for Ghost Opera. So we thought that if we do a reissue it has be packed with great material and not just bonus songs. We added a new cover, thick new booklet with new photos and graphics. A live video clip from the Belgrade show and 10 live songs on the 2 disc slipcase packaging. Not just another reissue by any standards.

So the tour is coming up, any new songs, surprises? Yes, we are adding new songs and some older songs that fans have been asking for. In the countries where pyros are allowed we are doing full pyro shows and large staging. We are itching to get back out there! In closing tell us a little about the US tour coming up. Well, we just announced a US run with Edguy as special guests. We are sure those nights coming up will be killer. I think a future run in Canada is on the table as well, let's see. US TOUR 2008 dates: tickets on sale at www.enterthevault.com 10 Oct - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room 14 Oct - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East * 15 Oct - New York City, NY - B. B. King's Blues Club * 16 Oct - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx * 17 Oct - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's * 18 Oct - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room * 20 Oct - St. Paul, MN - Station 4 * 23 Oct - Seattle, WA - El Corazón * 24 Oct - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre * 25 Oct - San Francisco, CA - Slim's * 26 Oct - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club * 27 Oct - Mexicali - MX - El Jardín del Silencio Extreme Rock Bar * 29 Oct - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater 31 Oct - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar 01 Nov - Houston, TX - Scout Bar 02 Nov - Ft.Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater * Edguy as special guests

We are proud to announce that Kamelot are confirmed for the Wacken Open Air Festival 2008. For info about the festival and tickets visit www.wacken.com

Kamelot returns to the US in support of their latest release "Ghost Opera - The Second Coming". German metallers Edguy will join Kamelot on select dates throughout the run. Tickets will go fast for this incredible package!

Visit Tour section for info about dates and ticket links.

For the venue of Kamelot in Paris on April 11th 2008 and in Pratteln on April 12th 2008, Kamelot Forever organize a contest which will enable you to win pass to meet the band during the AfterShow.

You just have to participate to the Blind Test on www.kamelotforever.net/fc. Then, you can fill out the form which is at the end of the game to take part of the contest. The six winners would be the ones who make the best score at the Blind Test until March 31th 2008.

This contest is open to all. Good luck!

Kamelot once again wins the Best Power Metal album "Ghost Opera" and also Best Video "Ghost Opera" on MetalStorm poll. Thanks to all the fans for voting!!

From the MetalStorm site:
... But the best tussle was in the Power Metal category. There we saw the closest result in Metal Storm history! Only one vote separated Nightwish's Dark Passion Play album and Kamelot's Ghost Opera, with the latter taking the gold. For the whole week leading up to the end it was even, Nightwish by two, then four, then Kamelot pegged them back a few votes. It was exciting stuff even if you weren't such a keen Power Metal fan! All of you out there that voted for Kamelot can think to yourselves "wow, it would've been a draw if it wasn't for my vote!".

Kamelot will reissue it's classic "Ghost Opera" album on March 28 (Germany), March 31 (rest of Europe) and April 8 (USA/Canada) under the title of Ghost Opera - The Second Coming, enhanced with lots of interesting features. The album will be released as a double CD limited edition slipcase design. This sophisticated and comprehensive package includes the CD featuring all the songs from the regular album, plus ten additional live tracks recorded live in Belgrade, Serbia during the band's 2007 World Tour, plus the bonus tracks Season's End, The Pendulous Fall, Epilogue and the remix of Rule the World. Additionally the two videos for The Human Stain and Memento Mori (live) and on top of that, the package features new artwork and a comprehensive booklet.

Ghost Opera - The Second Coming track listing:

CD 1: Ghost Opera
01. Solitaire
02. Rule the World
03. Ghost Opera
04. The Human Stain
05. Blücher
06. Love You to Death
07. Up Through the Ashes
08. Mourning Star
09. Silence of the Darkness
10. Anthem
11. EdenEcho
12. Memento Mori (enhanced video: Live in Belgrade, Serbia)
13. The Human Stain (enhanced video)

CD 2: Live in Belgrade
01. Solitaire
02. Ghost Opera
03. The Human Stain
04. Mourning Star
05. When the Lights Are Down
06. Abandoned
07. The Haunting (with Simone Simons/EPICA)
08. Memento Mori
09. Epilogue
10. March of Mephisto
Studio cuts:
11. Season's End
12. The Pendulous Fall
13. Epilogue
14. Rule the World (remix)

January 26th and 27th - A special report dedicated to the band and their fans in Argentina was broadcasted by the tv music program LadyRock on C5N news channel. The one hour program was about the band, biography, discography (including the latest album Ghost Opera), tours (European, Japanese and North America), videoclips and the Kamelot Argentina Fanclub.
Program announcer: Carla Ritrovato
Review editor: Elizabeth (Argentina Fanclub Organizer)

Kamelot are in the planning stages for a full South American Tour.

In other news, Kamelot's Hamburg show moved into the #2 spot on Metaltix.com second
only the Wacken!

Hello Kamelot Nation!

The band is doing final touches on the new setlist for the massive upcoming European Tour this April/May. "We are adding some new songs from the last setlist, lots of diversity!" - notes guitarist Thomas Youngblood. Dates are:
04 April - London, UK - Carling Academy Islington
05 April - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
06 April - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
09 April - Antwerpen, BE - Hof Ter Lo
10 April - Saarbrücken, DE - Garage
11 April - Paris, FR - Elysée Montmartre
12 April - Pratteln, CH - Z7
13 April - Milan, IT - Alcatraz
16 April - Athens, GR - Fuzz Club
17 April - Thessaloníki, GR - Club Ydrogeios
18 April - Sofia, BG - Hristo Botev Hall
19 April - Beograd, SER - SKC
20 April - Budapest, HU - Wigwam
21 April - Reichenbach, DE - Neuberinhaus
22 April - München, DE - Backstage
23 April - Ludwigsburg, DE - Rockfabrik
24 April - Essen, DE - WeststadtHalle
25 April - Hamburg, DE - Markthalle
28 April - Helsinki, FI - Tavastia
29 April - Oulu, FI - Club Teatria
01 May - Stockholm, SE - Klubben
02 May - Gothenburg, SE - Trädgårn
03 May - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene

As previously stated Kamelot just returned from a heavy week of shooting for the video/song "Rule the World" with ICode in Belgrade Serbia. The video will be one Kamelot's most elaborate and grand videos to date and features Serbian model Lela Radulovic as well as many others.

Lela Radulovic

In other news, don't forget to check out Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood in the new ESP Guitars catalog for 2008!
http://www.espguitars.com/ESP-2008-Catalog.pdf

Kamelot drummer Casey Grillo will be at this weekend's NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. He will be there representing Beatnik Rhythmic Analyzers, Vic Firth Sticks, Stagg, DDRUM Drums and much more!

Hello All,

In a fast 4 days we have come and gone from Belgrade, Serbia for the shooting of our next videos. All we can say is the ride gets wilder! Thanks to Stacca and all the fine people at ICode, all the actors, models, staff, crew and director/visionary Ivan Colic. Also to the very friendly people we met in Belgrade, we are looking forward to the concert in April!

Drummer Casey Grillo waiting for the plane in Tampa	Layover in Atlanta (Thomas Youngblood)	Belgrade at night
The Hotel, in the heart of the city	Ivan Colic and studio staff	Models Nina and Lela and tattoo artist Srdjan (middle)
	Concert venue in Belgrade/SKC

Kamelot returns Saturday April 19th, 2008! Buy your tickets at:
https://www.eventim-yu.com/index.asp?page=performance&IDperformance=34664

Long time fan thrilled at her long awaited piece of memorabilia.

In the last 2 months that Metal Maniacs' November/December issue has been in circulation, fans have been eager to find out if they'd be the lucky winner of a beautiful LTD H101FM guitar by the ESP Guitar Company, autographed by Thomas Youngblood of Kamelot. The entry forms were found in a full page advertisement in Metal Maniacs which included a large picture of Youngblood rocking with his ESP guitar, as well as the band's new album Ghost Opera, released on SPV this past summer.

As January 1st came and went, it was finally time to randomly draw and announce the name of the lucky winner. Everyone always hopes that a true fan will win a contest like this, and winner 20 years old Kathleen Morton of Richmond, Virginia couldn't have fit the bill any better! She excitedly explains that she has been a fan of Kamelot for five years, never missing a show that they've played in her home state of Virginia. Kathleen also goes on to explain that she's had a CD signed by the whole band except the lead singer, Roy Khan. Lucky for Kathleen, inside the hard case that houses the ESP is also a press shot, autographed by the entire band. "This is a dream come true" - Kathleen [photo]

Kamelot.com caught up with guitarist Thomas Youngblood at home in Tampa Bay, Florida for some updates.

Hi Thomas. How are things going in the Kamelot camp?
Hi Pako! All is well here, we are winding down from lots of holiday cheers and partying. It's been a nice but short break for us to recharge the batteries for some intense months coming up.

Next months of April/May you will be touring Europe for second time with the Ghost Opera World Tour. What can we expect for this shows?
Well, we expect some crazy, hot nights with the best fans in the world. Some of the shows in the larger venues will have pyros and extra staging. It will be our most extensive live tour so far. We are adding some new songs to the setlist, so we have some intense rehearsing to do.

What plans do you have after this European Tour? Any plan for touring North America again or another part of the world?
There have been talks about touring the US and Canada after the Summer Festivals. Other countries have been mentioned as well and we are waiting the confirmation on that before any announcements.

We know you will shoot a third video supporting Ghost Opera. What can you tell us about this?
We leave in a few days for the shooting of two new videos from Ghost Opera, Rule the World and one more. Once again we will go to Belgrade for the next video and the script is very cool! We hope to have pics from the scene for the fans to see.

I love your acoustic ballads and you have many on your career. Have you thought playing acoustic shows? It will be a great idea for a new DVD...
We had hoped to do this on the last tour but the timing did not work out. I would like to do this as well as a concert with an orchestra. These things take time and money to plan and do right.

You are endorsed by ESP Guitars. Can you explain us which guitar equipment you use for studio/live and why?
I use ESP Eclipse's and Horizon's. I have a Viper but my faves are the ones mentioned. I also use Strats, Les Pauls in the studio. Sascha has a great Gold Top LP that we use sometimes. For live it's very important that the guitar is comfortable and not too heavy. A 90 minute plus concert is like a marathon and I don't want to carry around a boat anchor... haha!

I see the band is growing each day more in popularity. My theory about this is that you are composing fantastic songs, a great support in the Net and that you take care of all your fans on an special way. Are you agree with me?
Thanks man, we cherish the fans. There is a unique soul and energy to the Kamelot fans that is like no others. Some of the concerts are like religious experiences, it's really something we look forward to every night. Our philosophy is to always do the best we can with the time and money we have. That goes for composing, videos, artwork and live shows.

Are you working on a new studio album?
We are slowly working on new ideas, I have installed a new studio here and once the kinks are out I can start writing more. There is no timetable, we will not release a new record until we are ready and there is still alot of touring and things going on for Ghost Opera.

Thanks for giving us some minutes for answering this exclusive interview. Your last words for the Kamelotians...
Many thanks to all of you and we hope to see everyone with their voices on the upcoming touring!!

According to Metaltix.com, Kamelot shows in Hamburg and Ludwigsburg are now in the top 10 sales for concerts. Still 3 months out!
1. Ticket WOA 2008 - 3-Tages - W:O:A - All-In-Ticket - 31.07. - 02.08.08
2. Ticket Girugämesch - Bochum - Zeche - 26.01.08
3. Ticket Nightwish - Stuttgart - Schleyer Halle - 24.02.08
4. Ticket Girugämesch - München - Georg Elser Halle - 24.01.08
5. Ticket Nightwish - Dortmund - Westphalenhalle - 19.03.08
6. Ticket Knock Out Festival - Karlsruhe - Europahalle - 12.01.08
7. Ticket Nightwish - Frankfurt - Jahrhunderthalle - 25.02.08
8. Ticket Kamelot - Hamburg - Markthalle - 25.04.08
9. Ticket Nightwish - Bamberg - Jako - 27.02.08
10. Ticket Kamelot - Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik - 23.04.08

Also according to eventim.bg, Kamelot is now in the top 5 for concert sales!

Due to personal changes in the band Visions of Atlantis they will not be available as the openers on the upcoming Ghost Opera Europe 2008 Tour with special guests Firewind. We are looking at several other options for the opener spot on the tour and hope to a replacement announced very soon.

We are happy to present one more show for the upcoming Ghost Opera European Tour Part II on 21st April in Reichenbach/Vogtl, Germany at Neuberinhaus.

Just to let you know the new issue of the magazine Metal Maniacs is in stores now. Picking up the magazine you have the chance to win an ESP LTD H101FM guitar signed by Thomas Youngblood, a guitar hard case and a glossy 8x10 press shot autographed by all members of Kamelot.

Be sure to get your Metal Maniacs issue!

Hello All Kamelotians!

We've been getting tons of emails regarding the next plans for Kamelot. Well a lot is going on despite the short break we are taking this Fall. A trip to Serbia is coming up in a few week and we are still making final plans for the Headliner European Tour dates in early 2008, just got some proposals for the stage design, pyros, etc... it's gonna rock! Our new partners ICS Concerts and Thomas Kreidner are doing a great job for us in Europe. We confirmed some great festivals for the Summer 2008, we can't announce them just yet but we will asap. What else... our management is busy with the first stages of another North American Headliner Tour. We are mapping out some great venues and locations and hope to return soon! Oh... new songwriting sessions as well. Stay tuned for more!

Greetz,
Thomas

Kamelot drummer Casey Grillo will be holding a free drum clinic on Thursday December 6th at Seminole Music, located in Largo, Florida (just outside Tampa). The clinic will start at 7pm. For additional questions contact them at 727-391-3892. Hope to see you all there!

Download a teaser of the clinic clicking HERE

Khan appears on the new Avantasia album. AVANTASIA's full-story album, "The Scarecrow", will be released at end of January next year via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is expected to feature guest appearances by the following artists:

Alice Cooper (vocals)
Amanda Somerville (vocals)
Bob Catley (MAGNUM; vocals)
Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN; vocals)
Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY; guitar)
Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN; vocals)
Oliver Hartmann
Roy Khan (KAMELOT; vocals)
Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS; guitar)

After the June 5th release of Kamelot's new album "Ghost Opera" and a successful fall U.S. tour, the band is eager to give back to the fans. Donated by Thomas Youngblood's sponsor ESP Guitar Company, the LTD H101FM model is similar to the guitar played by Thomas, and is autographed by him in gold ink. In addition to this beautiful guitar is a hard case, as well as a glossy 8x10 press shot autographed by all members of Kamelot.

The Nov 21, 2007 street date marks the starting line for fans to get their entry forms, only available in Metal Maniacs. The magazine will feature a full page ad describing the contest, complete with an entry form. Fans are asked to cut out the form, fill it out, and send it back to Metal Maniacs by December 26, 2007. Only authentic entry forms from the magazine are allowed, no photocopies.

This is a great opportunity, so be sure to pick up the December issue of Metal Maniacs for your chance to win!

After the release of their great new album "Ghost Opera", Kamelot will hit the road again and will do shows in main areas of Europe. The album entered a lot of charts in different countries. For example: Norway #25, Sweden #29, Finland #35, USA #48 Indie, Netherlands #51, Germany #61, France #83, Switzerland #83, Greece #23, Japan #13, UK #24 Indie.

With the success of the Ghost Opera album fans are demanding more, more, more! Melodic metal masters Kamelot return to select Europe cities for a once in a lifetime tour and stage show. Bringing with them as special guests the Greek heavyweights Firewind and the Austrian/American female fronted group Visions of Atlantis, this package will be one of the highlights of the year.

Founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood adds: “The shows in connection with this album so far have been amazing, the fans and the band are as one everynight and there is an almost kinship between us. The shows will be something we will cherish forever!”.

Singer/songwriter Khan adds: “This Ghost Opera Tour will be our last tour of Europe until the next studio release, so we are planning even more specials for the fans!”.

Special guests on this memorable tour are Greek phenoms Firewind with virtuoso guitarist Gus G. at the helm. “I'm glad we're finally able to confirm a full European tour together with our buddies from Kamelot! As if the excitement wasn't enough when we announced the Japan tour with them, the idea popped up to do the full European run in 2008. What a great way to start the next year! We an't wait to come back and play for all our fans as well as make new ones. See you out there soon! Gus G./Firewind”.

Also on tour will be female fronted gothic metal band Visions of Atlantis. This hybrid of America/Austrian members are making waves in the scene as one of the premier up and coming bands. “We are very excited to announce that we will be on tour with Kamelot through the whole of Europe! They are such fantastic and respectable musicians, and we are really proud to be partaking in this experience - this package simply rocks. It will be great to be able to play for our European friends again as well...it has been quite a while away from you all! Thanks to everyone for your support and thanks to Kamelot for giving us this wonderful experience!" Melissa/Visions Of Atlantis”.

Check out the confirmed dates on Tour Section.

Wow! 20 hours later we are back home from Japan, and it was amazing. Big thanks to the Firewind guys, Kamelot Webmaster Pako for making the trip and many many thanks to all the fans in Japan that we met on stage and daily at the hotel with gifts and big smiles, you are all very special to us! Megathanks go to the fine folks at Avex! A2 and Yuka!, Creativeman, Makoto and ESP Guitars and Kaz at King Records. Thanks to Arnold and Ingo for making the trip with us. Bassist Sean Tibbetts for rockin everynight with a freakin cast on his leg. The top notch crew we had in Japan, K2 and all the techs, you rocked! We are already planning a 2008 trip to Japan!! Arigato Japan!!

Thomas and Kamelot

Link to the Japanese Tourblog

Hello All,

Well, we have been very busy working with bassist Sean Tibbetts on the new songs and setlist. It's sounding super tight and the hard work will show at the shows. We are leaving today for London, it's been a while since we played there and last time was insane so we expect some crazy headbangers on Friday night!! We are going to be shooting lots of behind the scenes footage of all the shows coming for bonus material on a limited edition DVD planned for 2008, so make sure if you see the camera you give us something good! See you all in a few days at the KamShows!!!

Cheers,
Thomas and Kamelot

The show in London is nearly here! Just some quick info about the show: First the Mean Fiddler is now Astoria 2, same location etc. Second, doors are open at 7pm, due to curfews the first band will be starting at 7pm.

For tickets go to http://www.livenation.co.uk/event/getEvent/eventId/294249/
or the box office at the Astoria2 Venue

Hey all you Kamelot fans! Metalmachine.net recently sat down with keyboardist Oliver Palotai from Kamelot in NYC on there recent visit while on tour. To check out this video go to:

http://www.metalmachine.net/videoshow.html

Former Kamelot bassist Sean Tibbetts (Royal Anguish) will be joining Kamelot on their upcoming European and Japanese shows. Due to family commitments current Kamelot bassist Glenn Barry will not make the trip. "Sean kicked serious ass on the North American tour in 2006 so we knew he would be a perfect fit for these shows coming up, the fans over there will see this as well!" - states guitarist Thomas Youngblood.

We remind you the upcoming Kamelot concerts:
28 Sep 07 - London (UK) - Mean Fiddler (plus: Serenity + Threshold)
29 Sep 07 - Hardenberg (NL) - Podium (plus: Serenity + Adagio)
30 Sep 07 - Heerhugowaard (NL) - Waerdse Tempel (plus: Serenity + Adagio + Seraphim)
02 Oct 07 - Lyon (FR) - Transbordeur (plus: Serenity + Adagio)
03 Oct 07 - Bordeaux (FR) - Rock School Barbey (plus: Serenity + Adagio)
05 Oct 07 - Barcelona (ES) - Razzmatazz 2 (plus: Serenity)
06 Oct 07 - Bergara (ES) - Sala Jam (plus: Serenity)
07 Oct 07 - Granada (ES) - Industrial Copera (plus: Serenity)
10 Oct 07 - Tokyo (JP) - Shibuya O-East (with Firewind)
11 Oct 07 - Osaka (JP) - Shinsaibashi Club Quattro (with Firewind)
12 Oct 07 - Nagoya (JP) - The Bottom Line (with Firewind)
14 Oct 07 - Yokohama (JP) - Yokohama Blitz (with Firewind)

Ticket links available on Tour Section.

Hello All,

We are back for a short rest at home after an intense and incredible tour of North America. This was our 3rd tour of the US and Canada and we are already looking at dates in 2008 for a return. The fans in the US and Canada were amazing, thanks for everything! Our friends Leaves' Eyes kicked ass every night despite a lot of adversity, the first few shows they used borrowed equipment due to KLM losing their luggage. Special thanks to Alex Krull for his role as Mephisto every night. We will plan some shows with them again in the near future!

I guess most of you have seen the new video for "The Human Stain", if not it's now online on YouTube, MySpace and Ghostopera.com.

Back to Europe!! Yes, our frequent flyer miles are stacking this year. We return to London for the first time in years and our new friends Threshold will be special guests on the night. We are told that the tickets are selling fast so get them before they sell out. After that we visit The Netherlands again for some special concerts, we have been cleared to use some pyros for the shows there! Then two new cities in France, Bordeaux and Lyon. After over one and half years we return to our friends in Spain, which always proves to be HOT HOT HOT! Then a long flight to Tokyo to party in the East with the metal maniacs in Japan, this trip will be one for the record books!! In fact we are video taping as much as possible for an upcoming DVD Bonus, so put on your best metal faces if you see a camera in your face!!!

Cheers,
Thomas and Kamelot

Kamelot is pleased to launch their fantastic second video for the song "The Human Stain" from the album "Ghost Opera". Visit Ghost Opera Official Website to watch it or through downloads section.

Kamelot takes only a few weeks off before returning to Europe for some very select concerts. The first show in London on Sept 28th is selling fast and we urge all fans in the United Kingdom to get tickets while they are available. Check out Tour section for more info and ticket links.

Hello All,

We are in Fort Worth Texas tonight at the Ridglea Theater. We are coming off an incredible night in San Antonio last night. You guys totally rocked! Tomorrow is the last night of the North American tour and I am sure the crew has lots of surprises for us. It has been a fantastic tour with our friends Leaves' Eyes, they are kicking ass every night and I am sure we will team up in the future for more shows. Special thanks to Alex Krull for his appearance on March of Mephisto every night.

Thomas/Kamelot

Khan and Thomas Youngblood will be on a special Breaking Bone! Hour show with Kevin Kash, Sunday September 2nd @ 9pm EST on XM 41 The Boneyard. Stay tuned!

Hello All,

We are in NYC on an off day after a killer night at B.B. King's in Manhattan. 1000 maniacs jammed the venue and we all melted the place together. Didn't know you guys would be doing so much crowd surfing, was amazing. Today we caught Les Miserables on Broadway and ran into some fans as well. Was an awesome trip to New York and we are already discussing when we will come back. Poughkeepsie, VA and Florida was also nights to remember. Tomorrow we head to Montréal for some French Canadian fun, see you there!!

Thomas and Kamelot

We are pleased to add Peavey Cabs/Amps and Madison Amps/Cabs (Bass) to our elite list of the best companies in music!

Kamelot will be special guests on an upcoming Breaking Bone Hour show on XM with The Boneyard's Kevin Kash.

BBH airs new music Sundays @ 9p est on XM 41 The Boneyard. Air date coming soon!

Hello All,

As Kamelot gears up for the North American tour we are busy working on the next round of concerts around the globe. Together with our new booking agents ICS the dates for early 2008 are shaping up GREAT! We will announce the support acts and some of the first confirmed dates very soon, already penciled in are Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Norway, Finland, Sweden and much much more. This will be Kamelot's longest tour of Europe ever! Stay tuned.

KMI Entertainment

Attention US Fans! Join with us to the US Street Team to start receiveing emails and street team infomation. Visit the following site, fill out the short form and select Kamelot as your band (you can choose more bands if you want):

http://www.spvmetal.com/mailingList/mailingList.php

For those of you going to the August 30th show in Denver Colorado, Casey Grillo will be having a very rare appearance at Pitt's Drum Shop in Colorado Springs. Here are the details from their website:

Casey Grillo Drum Clinic
Pitt's Drum Shop
Wednesday, August 29th, 7:00 PM
3556 N. Academy Blvd
(Pitt's Drum Shop new location!)
Behind Bennigans, next to A Taste of Philly

Tickets are $10.00. Purchase at Pitt's current store location (901 N. Union), or at the new location after August 2nd. For more information call 719-475-2291.

Kamelot and I-Code put the finishing touches on the next video for the song "The Human Stain" from Kamelot's newest CD "Ghost Opera". Here are some screenshots (click to enlarge):

Kamelot is back from 3 incredible festival appearances in Europe, 1 that proved to be very hot with tons of pyros! Now the US/Canada tour is coming up.

We recently added a Tampa Area show for August 15th, tickets are selling fast through our webshop www.kamelot.com/shop - however some fans cannot use a credit card, so we are allowing fans to send a money order for the show:

Send your info and money order to:
KMI Entertainment
PO Box 15158
Brooksville, Fl 34604

Tickets are $16 in advance and all money orders must be received by August 7th.

For more info on this show go to:
www.kamelot.com/floridashow.htm

Kamelot will be performing in the city of Lakselv on Friday 13th at Midnattsrocken Festival in Norway. Just the day after the band will be at Kvinesdal Rock Festival, the second Norwegian festival. Also the Spanish tour dates are now confirmed, visit Tour section for more details.

Kamelot's new album "Ghost Opera" now 7 weeks on the German DJ Charts MRC 30 top 10... and now climbed to Number 6!

Tampa, Florida - USA - July 1, 2007

This week Kamelot is heading to Firenze Italy for the Evolution Festival and to Norway for the Kvinesdal Festival July 7th and 14th. After that the band returns home for only a few weeks before their much anticipated tour of select North American dates. “It seems like forever since we were here in the US and Canada, rest assured we are ready and very excited about this tour!” states guitarist Thomas Youngblood. “We are looking forward to playing some new songs and some rarely played older songs from a few years back”

Following the NA tour Kamelot returns to Europe in Sept/Oct for shows in Holland, France and Spain and will make the long journey to Japan for 4 epic concerts in the Far East. Drummer Casey Grillo explains: “Japan is awesome, the fans, the culture, its one of our favorites countries to visit and perform in”. Kamelot's latest release “Ghost Opera” entered the Japanese Album Charts at 34 and the International Charts at 13.

The video for Ghost Opera was featured last week on MTV 2's Headbangers Ball in the US and has cause quite a lot of blogs on the MTV2 blog site, thanks to all the fans!!

A huge European Tour for 2008 is being planned with even larger staging and theatrics, stay tuned! Current Tour dates: Tour Section

Kamelot's Ghost Opera has charted in the top 100 in the following countries:
Norway 25
Sweden 29
Finland 35
USA 48 (indie charts)
The Netherlands 51
Germany 61
France 83
Switzerland 88
Greece 23
Japan 13
United Kingdom 24 (rock & metal charts)

Kamelot's new release "Ghost Opera" hits the Japanese Charts at #13 International and #34 on the National Charts! Also the new album enters the Greek international charts Top 20 at #13! Thanks to all the fans in Japan and Greece, see you on the next tour!

Hi All,

Back in Sunny and way too HOT Florida for 10 short days before heading back to Italia! The shows in The Netherlands, Russia and Spain were amazing for us. Starting with the Fields of Rock in The Netherlands. We arrived on the festival area to some rain and were quickly taken to the stage were we going to play at. There we met the pyros guys who weren't sure if we could use the flame projectors we brought in. The Festival organizers finally gave the approval and the fun began. The dutch fans and fans from Belgium have been amazing over the years and after the soldout shows earlier in the year we were met again with a loud and energetic audience. We are planning the two VERY SPECIAL concerts for you fans in The Netherlands this Sept. After meeting hundreds of the fans at the signing session we watched a little Iron Maiden and headed back to Amsterdam for our flight to Russia. After lots of running around with local taxi drivers we arrived in Moscow and were greeted by having no guitars!! My ESPs were nowhere to be found. So we had a plan to use the opening bands guitars. Thanks Guys!! 10 minutes before showtime we had the guitars delivered, they were stuck earlier in Amsterdam. The Moscow fans were amazing, loud, generous and we already have plans to return as soon as possible. One of the fans gave me a snowglobe that read on the bottom “One Cold Winters Night in Moscow”. Ironically my daughter collects snow globes so its was even more special. The next day we went to Red Square and had a great time with our new friends in Moscow. From there we headed to Spain, we landed in Madrid and hung out for 2 days until heading to Zaragoza. We met with Rocky and Pako, thanks to you both for your help!

The festival was run great, the stage was perfect in size and since it has been quite a while since we have been in Spain we were excited about playing in front of the Spanish fans. The intro started and the mayhem began, its was amazing, Ole' Ole' Ole' Ole' was chanted several times during the set and we are now ready to return to Spain for headliner shows this October!! GET READY!!

Thomas and Kamelot

Some pics: pic1 - pic 2 - pic 3

Kamelot graces the cover of Metal Hammer Greece! Looks like another return to Greece is in order! Visit Cover Stories section to see the cover.

Kamelot's new album "Ghost Opera" still remains in the top 100 charts for 3 weeks in Sweden at #78. Thank you very much to our Swedish fans!!

Click here to read the latest review of Fields of Rock Festival Holland!

The band returns to Holland in September for very special and select concerts. See ticket info in Tour section.

Hello All,

We are recuperating from the Moscow show now here in Spain. What can I say?! Despite the problems getting to Russia the trip was far worth it and the fans in Russia were amazing! That you for the gifts and the loud voices at the concert. Also thanks to Denis, Alex and everyone at Spika, we will be back in Russia very soon!!! Spasibo!!!

Thomas and Kamelot

Kamelot new opus "Ghost Opera" is storming the top 100 album charts worldwide:

Thanks to everyone of you!

Kamelot are pleased to announce the debut of their new video for "Ghost Opera" on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball - airs Saturdays at 10:00pm EST on MTV2.

Kamelot has also made their video available on their newly released limited edition album, "Ghost Opera", now in stores. Additional footage includes a brilliantly done "making of" for the Ghost Opera video.

We are pleased to announce the opening of the Kamelot FanClub Kamelot Forever. Thanks to Enora, Melissa and Bran for their fantastic work and support!

http://www.kamelotforever.net

Hello all!! Well the new album is OUT NOW! The response to Ghost Opera has been amazing, we are really happy and excited about the coming months. I finally have some internet connections here on a short holiday before the upcoming Festivals and tour dates. We are coming back to Europe (Holland, France, Spain) after the insane USA/Canada tour in August, which will be a huge party everynight with our closest friends, check tour section for dates. Also the long awaited Japanese tour is coming up with our buddies Firewind, a great night for all of us. The video for Ghost Opera has been getting raving reviews, thank you all and Ivan our director. So lots to do, lots to see and in a week we are in Holland for the Fields of Rock Festival where we headline the Rage Stage on June 16th. Prepare for a "fiery" evening! Oh yeah, Moscow is now confirmed (June 18th), VISAs are in hand!

See you on tour,
Thomas & Kamelot

NEW TOUR DATES FOR 2007:
28.09.2007 - London (UK) - Mean Fiddler
29.09.2007 - Hardenberg (NL) - Podium
30.09.2007 - Heerhugowaard (NL) - Waerdse Tempel
02.10.2007 - Lyon (FR) - Transbordeur
03.10.2007 - Bordeaux (FR) - Rock School Barbey
Spanish dates coming soon

Kamelot's record label SPV launch their new E-Magazine with the band on cover. The magazine includes an interview with the band and more. Only available in german, english will follow this week. Enjoy!

http://www.spv.de/newsflash

Kamelot's vocalist Khan will be answering questions from fans on a Norwegian newspaper. Visit the following URL and fill the form. Questions can be asked now, but Khan will answer as many as possible of them for 2 hours tomorrow June 5th between 12:00-14:00

http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2007/06/04/502512.html

Kamelot's new video "Ghost Opera" makes appearance on MTV's Headbanger's Ball Sweden and MTV's Rockzone Benelux.

After a triumphant appearance at ProgPower UK II earlier this year, Kamelot returns to the United Kingdom for an exclusive London appearance. "It's been a few years since we played London" - states Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood. "The last time we played there is was awesome, the fans were crazy and we all had a huge party that night. It's been too long but now we are coming back".

The day will be October 28th at the Mean Fiddler. Ticket links coming!

Kamelot's new studio album Ghost Opera is out now in Germany! Next monday 4th is the turn for the rest of Europe and the 5th for the USA, so be quick and get your limited edition digipack including a bonus DVD, bonustrack song and an extended booklet, because these edition will sell out fast!

Kamelot appears on the cover of Goth and Metal magazine Crypt'O Goths for the July 5th issue. Click here to see the cover.

Hello and welcome to Kamelot's new official website. Life passes by and the road to success is difficult, but doing things with trust and patience is what makes you reach the end when time puts each on it's place... and now we are here, offering you a new image of Kamelot; this is Kamelot in the year 2007, and this is their new website. Thinking on the fans and knowing very well the heart of Kamelot I have tried to have at the same time an intuitive and elegant site, because I consider that the words Kamelot and Elegance are united. So at this point, the band and I want to bring to you this site, because it is dedicated to you, because only with your help and support Kamelot is nowadays one of the biggest Metal bands in the world. And I am completely sure that with the new album "Ghost Opera" the band will grow as artists and persons

Thank you for being with us and I hope you enjoy the site!
Yours,
Pako - webmaster

Wow, the last show of the European Leg II was amazing!! OSLO you ROCK! We had an amazing time in front of you all in the packed Sentrum Scene. We look forward to returning to Norway for the Kvinesdal Festival in July!

And now we can announce the dates for the upcoming Japanese Tour:
10 Oct 2007 | Tokyo - Shibuya O-East
11 Oct 2007 | Osaka - Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
12 Oct 2007 | Nagoya - Bottom Line
14 Oct 2007 | Yokohama - Yokohama Blitz
Special guest wil be Firewind.

Thomas/Kamelot

Kamelot's new Limited Edition album hits the Top 20 sales (#12) for Canada's Amazon.ca! This includes all musical genres:

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/bestsellers/music/ref=pd_dp_ts_m_1/701-3808205-639476

The band is prepared for the last shows of the European Tour Part II. Copenhagen an Oslo are the next cities, so Danish and Norwegian fans don't lose the chance to see the band live! After that Kamelot will play on some festivals before the running of the new North American tour promoting the new album "Ghost Opera". Europe Tour III and Japan 2007 news coming soon!

We regret to announce that due to problems aquiring travel visas we are forced to postpone the Moscow show. We will look at returning to Russia in the near future including more dates.

During their busy tour schedule Kamelot members went to Stockholm to do a photoshoot for the Nocturnal Model's Yearly Calendar.

Model MissBistress [www]

The calendar pics with the band are in the making, we will have those soon!! Special thank to Malin Lindström

We just boarded the ferry from Stockholm to Finland. It's more of a cruise than a ferry though. There is great rooms overlooking the sea, nights club, etc. So we are finally coming to Finland. Helsinki is nearly sold out!

Cheers
Thomas

Hi All,

Greetings from the beautiful city of Haugesund in Norway , driving in from Oslo was amazing! Fjords and mountains all around us, remarkable. Tomorrow we headline the Karmoygeddon Festival, it will be a killer night. Thanks to the all fans in Gothenberg and Stockholm for coming out and packing the venues a few days ago. We will be back very soon!!

Ghostopera.com is out and has the new video!

Preorder the Limited Edition of Ghost Opera now before they are sold out!
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Thomas

Hello Kamelotians!

Only a week left and we will be back in Europe for the second leg of the tour. The Stockholm show is sold out! Thanks Swedish Fans! So it will be a great and hot night in Sweden. So far the tour has been incredible, the last show in Serbia was a perfect night to end on and we are just getting started!! After the second EuroTour we will do some select festivals including Fields of Rock, Monsters of Rock, Evolution and Kvinesdal Festival. Following that we will do run through the US and Canada and then back to Europe in Sept for more shows! Japan in October!! Lots of shows and lots of memories. The Ghost Opera video is done and ready for unloading, we are waiting for the sign and it will be out for all of you to see. The Ghost Opera single will be handed out at the remaining European dates through May. Lots of cool stuff coming soon!

Cheers from Florida!
Thomas/Kamelot

Hi All,

We are back for a 2 week recharge after our best European tour ever. Several sold out and nearly sold out venues from Holland to Serbia. The last show in Belgrade was a perfect way to end the first leg, 1000 screaming fans from Serbia and parts nearby singing all the song with us! ICode film crew was there to capture the evening on film and we are certainly glad they did. We will be back!! The day after the show in Belgrade we shot our 3rd video for the new album "Ghost Opera". The first video is now ready! We hope to debut the first one in the next few days through the official Ghost Opera site. Some fans have asked about the Moscow date, it is officially May 11th, Friday. Gothenberg is next, we can't wait!

Greetz,
Thomas

Webmaster note: Fans, please send us your pics from the show to webmaster@kamelot.com, we may use some on the website!

Anne-Catrin Märzke plays and sing on "Ghost Opera" during live shows!

Kamelot is getting a successful tour playing in different european cities with a nearly sold out. Check out the Tour Info section for dates and if you have a chance to see them live don't lose the opportunity and live the new experience with the most ambitious stage show ever.

Hi All,

Paris was amazing last night, 1100 screaming and singing with us on stage. Some of the fans wore their Opera masks to the show, it was really cool since the video has not even come out yet. See you tonight!

Thomas

Kamelot's new masterpiece video Ghost Opera was shot in Belgrade (Serbia) January 2007 and is near it's completion. Shot with acclaimed director Ivan Colic the video also features Serbian model/actress Ivana Jokic.

A world premiere is being planned for April... stay tuned!

Hi All,

We are now in Germany resting after an epic show last night with 700 crazy friends in the Zeche Bochum.

So far the tour is amazing as the first 2 shows were sold out, 1500+ in Cheltingham UK and tomorrow we head to a near sold out show in Paris. Also, I just saw the new Ghost Opera video and it will be something to see for sure. I will send some screen shots this week and we plan to arrange a world premiere in the coming weeks. We hope all the fans are enjoying the free CD Single that are being given out at the concerts!!

Back soon,
Thomas