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Vocalist to be Announced End of June -
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It's a
perfect coup: KAMELOT, one of the most charismatic and
distinguished metal bands worldwide have returned to the Steamhammer/SPV fold
for a worldwide deal excluding Japan. The group surrounding guitarist and
composer Thomas Youngblood is currently working on the drum
recordings with renowned sound engineer Jim Morris at the
Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, before work on the album is due to be
completed at Wolfsburg's Gate studios under the direction of producer Sascha
Paeth (Edguy, Avantasia, Rhapsody). The title ofKAMELOT's current
release will be announced at the end of June, together with the name of their
new vocalist. However, according to Youngblood, one thing is
certain: ""Our fans can really look forward to our new record, because
it represents KAMELOT in every way!"
Youngblood on the style and content of
the 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."
The
eagerly awaited album has been scheduled for release on September 24, 2012 in Europe,
September 21st in Germany and September 25th in
North America. KAMELOT are set to play a number of festivals (among them Wacken Open Air and
Bang Your Head)as early as July and August before embarking on a US tour
alongside Nightwish inSeptember/October and a major headliner tour of
Europe in November 2012.
"We
are more than proud to welcome back one of the best metal bands around
here at SPV. From 2005 to 2009 we had already had the pleasure of working
very successfully with Thomas Youngblood & Co, which we will continue and
increase with the new masterpiece coming in September 2012" says Olly Hahn
(A&R SPV/Steamhammer). Thomas Youngblood is obviously happy with the
resumption of this extremely successful cooperation: "Our
new album marks another step and a new chapter for KAMELOT and
our amazing fans! We are very pleased to be working again with the entire SPV
team on this very exciting release." Andreas Rennmann of
Brinkmann & Partner adds: "I´m absolutely proud to welcome KAMELOT back
to SPV. We all believe in the fantastic history of KAMELOT and
are absolutely sure that this upcoming release will be one of the most
successful albums!"
KAMELOT live 2012
7/12: CZ-Vizovice - Masters Of Rock Festival
7/13: D-Balingen - Bang Your Head Festival
7/15: BG-Kavarna - Kavarna Rock Festival
8/3: D-Wacken - Wacken Open Air
9/8: MEX-Mexico City - Circo Volador (together
with Symphony X)
KAMELOT as special guest on the Nightwish USA-Tour
9/10: St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre (Headliner
Show)
9/12: Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
9/13: Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
9/14: West Springfield, VA - Empire (Headliner
Show)
9/15: New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
9/16: Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
9/17: Worcester, MA - The Palladium
9/19: Montreal, QC - Cepsum University Of Montreal
9/20: Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
9/21: Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
9/22: Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar (Headliner Show)
9/23: Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
9/24: Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
9/25: Sauget, IL - Pop`s
9/27: Kansas City, Mo - The Beaumont Club
9/28: Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
9/29: Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
10/1: Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
10/2: Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
10/3: San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
10/4: Ventura, CA - Ventura Theater (Headliner
Show)
10/5: Anaheim, CA - The Grove
10/6: San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
10/7: Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
10/9: Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
10/10: Austin, TX - Emo`s
10/11: New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
10/13: Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
10/14: Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
KAMELOT Headliner Europe Tour
11/2: NL-Eindhoven - Effenaar
11/13: CH-Pratteln - Z7
11/4: F-Paris - Le Bataclan
11/5: D-Stuttgart - LKA/Longhorn
11/6: B-Antwerp - Trix
11/7: GB-London - HMV Forum
11/9: E-Barakaldo - Rockstar Live
11/10: E-Madrid - Sala Arena
11/11: E-Barcelona - Razzmatazz 2
11/13: I-Bologna - Estragon
11/14: A-Vienna - Szene
11/16: D-Berlin - C-Club
11/17: D-Geiselwind - Musichall
11/18: D-Cologne - Essigfabrik
11/20: D-Hamburg - Markthalle
11/21: DK-Copenhagen - Vega
11/22: SE-Stockholm - Göta Källare
11/23: SE-Gothenburg - Trädgarn
11/24: NO-Oslo - Sentrum Scene
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