2007 studio album by Kamelot
Ghost Opera power 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".[ 8]
On Billboard 200Top Heatseekers and number 48 on Independent Albums .[ 9]
Prior to the release of the album, SPV Records distributed a strictly limited CD single of "Ghost Opera", handed out to fans attending the European Tour in March, April and May 2007.[ 10] The Black Halo [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Track listing
All songs written by Kamelot.[ 14]
Title 1. "Solitaire" 1:00 2. "Rule the World" 3:40 3. "Ghost Opera" 4:06 4. "The Human Stain" 4:01 5. "Blücher" 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. "Eden Echo" 4:13 Total length: 43:59
Limited Edition bonus track Title 12. "The Pendulous Fall" 3:59 Total length: 47:58
Japanese bonus track Title 12. "Season's End" 3:32 Total length: 47:31
The Second Coming Disk 2Title 1. "Solitaire" (live) 1:10 2. "Ghost Opera" (live) 4:06 3. "The Human Stain" (live) 4:15 4. "Mourning Star" (live) 4:31 5. "When the Lights are Down" (live) 4:03 6. "Abandoned" (live) 4:16 7. "The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)" (live, feat. Simone Simons) 4:34 8. "Memento Mori" (live) 9:08 9. "Epilogue" (live) 2:28 10. "March of Mephisto" (live) 4:50 11. "Season's End" (Japanese Edition bonus track) 3:32 12. "The Pendulous Fall" (Limited Edition bonus track) 3:59 13. "Epilogue" (The Black Halo Japanese bonus track) 2:46 14. "Rule the World" (remix) 4:22 Total length: 58:00
The Second Coming In 2008, a reissue of Ghost Opera entitled Ghost Opera: The Second Coming was released on March 28 in Germany, March 31 for the rest of Europe and April 8 in the United States and Canada . The album was released as a double-disc set, with the first disc featuring Ghost Opera as previously released, and the videos for "The Human Stain" and "Memento Mori", filmed in Belgrade , Serbia . The second disc contained 10 live tracks from the same show, as well as three bonus tracks from Ghost Opera and The Black Halo
Charts
Chart (2007)
Peak
Dutch Albums Chart[ 15]
51
Finnish Albums Chart[ 16]
35
French Albums Chart[ 17]
83
German Albums Chart[ 18] [ 19]
61
Greek International Albums Chart[ 20]
23
Japanese Albums Chart[ 21]
34
Norwegian Albums Chart[ 22]
25
Swedish Albums Chart[ 23]
29
Swiss Albums Chart[ 24]
88
UK (Rock & Metal Chart)[ 25]
24
US Billboard Independent Albums[ 26]
48
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[ 27]
18
Chart (2008)
Peak
Greek Albums Chart[ 28]
38
Personnel
Credits for Ghost Opera adapted from liner notes.[ 14]
Kamelot
Additional personnel
Ghost Opera Choir
Personnel
Olaf Reitmeier – engineering
Simon Oberender – engineering
Bredo Myrvang – recording
Mattias Norén – artwork, layout
Elin Strigå – photo editing
Alexandra V Bach – artwork
Liliana Sanches – photography
References
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