Fourth Legacy - Music

1 Kamelot Is A Power Metal Band From Tampa Florida That Incorporates Progressive And Symphonic Elements Into Their Music. The Band Was Founded By Guitarist Thomas Youngblood And Drummer Richard Warner In 1991. In 1994 The Band Signed A Deal With Noise Records The Release Of Their Debut Album Eternity Followed In 1995. The Next Album Dominion Was Released In 1997. Later That Year Two Of The Band's Members Were Replaced Drummer And Founder Richard Warner And Lead Vocalist Mark Vanderbilt. Respectively Their Replacements Were Casey Grillo And Roy Khan Roy Sætre «Khan» Khantatat From Elverum In Norway - Formerly Of Conception . With The Two New Members Kamelot Released Their Third Studio Album Siege Perilous. The New Line-Up Undertook An Extensive Tour Through Europe During The Fall Of The Same Year Only To Return To The Gate Studio In Wolfsburg Twelve Months Later To Produce The Fourth Studio Effort The Fourth Legacy. The Summer Of 2000 Brought The "New Allegiance Tour" Through Germany Austria Switzerland The Netherlands Belgium Italy Greece And Spain During Which The Recordings For Kamelot's First Live Album The Expedition Were Made. Only A Few Months Later The Band Presented Their Fifth Album Entitled Karma To The Greatest Critical Success Yet. Their Sixth Album Epica Was Released In 2003. Both Epica And The Band's Seventh Effort The Black Halo Which Was Released In 2005 Are Based On Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe's Version Of The Legend Of Faust A Man Who Sells His Soul To The Devil. To Support The New Album The Band Went On Tour Through Europe And Japan During The First Leg Of The "Black Halo World Tour 2005" With Special Guests Epica And Kotipelto In Europe And Support Silent Force In Japan. They Also Played On The Bang Your Head!!! Festival In Germany And The Graspop Metal Meeting In Belgium. In 2005 They Shot Their First Music Videos Ever For The Songs The Haunting Somewhere In Time And March Of Mephisto From The Album The Black Halo. Both Videos Were Shot By Acclaimed Director Patric Ullaeus. The 5th Of October 2005 Saw The Addition Of Oliver Palotai As The Fifth Official Band Member. Oliver Will Handle Both Keyboards And Additional Guitars. On The Second Leg Of The "Black Halo World Tour" They Visited North And South America USA Canada Brazil As Well As Europe The Netherlands Belgium Sweden And Norway . During This Part Of The Tour The Bands First Live DVD Was Shot With The Main Concert Being Shot On February 11th 2006 At Rockefeller Music Hall In Oslo Norway. The Shoot Was Again Handled By Patric Ullaeus. The DVD And Live CD Called One Cold Winter's Night Was Released In November 2006. Ghost Opera Is The Eighth Studio Album From Kamelot. It Was Released On June 1st 2007 Via SPV/Steamhammer Records In Germany And Then Followed By Releases On The Fourth And Fifth In Europe And The USA Respectively. The Album Was Recorded And Mixed At Gate Studios And Pathway Studios In Wolfsburg Germany With Producers Sascha Paeth And Miro. The First Video From The Album Is For The Track Ghost Opera And Can Be Seen On The Band's Official MySpace Site. A Video For The Song The Human Stain Was Shot And Released Later. Following This Was Their Ninth Studio Album Poetry For The Poisoned. It Was Released On The EarMUSIC Label A Subdivision Of Edel On September 10 2010 In Europe And Four Days Later In North America By The Band's Own Label KMG Recordings. The Release Sees The Return Of Founding Member Sean Tibbetts Who Formerly Used The Stage Name Sean Christians On Bass Guitar. A Video Was Recorded For The Song The Great Pandemonium And Released On The Band's Official YouTube Channel On September 6 It's Also Included On The Special Edition DVD Release Of The Album . Simone Simons Returns To Supply Guest Vocals On A Few Songs. Amanda Somerville Gus G. And Björn "Speed" Strid Are Also Featured. On September 6 2010 Kamelot Announced That Khan Wouldn't Be Able To Perform With The Band On Their North American Tour Just A Few Days Before Its Scheduled Start And Had Returned To Norway. While It Was Initially Reported That The Band Would Continue The Tour With The Norwegian Vocalist Michael Eriksen Of Circus Maximus In Khan's Place The Band Later Announced That It Would Postpone The Tour With Khan Though One Show Was Performed With Eriksen At The ProgPower USA XI Festival In Atlanta Georgia On September 10 2010. However On December 16 It Was Announced That Fabio Lione Of Rhapsody Of Fire Would Replace Khan For The Remaining And Rescheduled Dates On The Pandemonium Over Latin America Europe And North America Tours In 2011 And Later The 70 000 Tons Of Metal Cruise In 2012. Other Guest Singers Appeared On Selected Shows Such As Simone Simons Singing The Haunting Somewhere In Time And Don't You Cry Tommy Karevik Singing Center Of The Universe EdenEcho Or The Human Stain Snowy Shaw As Mephisto On March Of Mephisto Alissa White-Gluz Also As Mephisto On March Of Mephisto And Atle Pettersen On Karma. Following A Period Of Uncertainty Khan And Kamelot Released Separate Statements On April 21 And 22 2011 Respectively Announcing Khan's Departure From The Band For Burnout And Religious Reasons. On June 22 2012 Kamelot Introduced Seventh Wonder's Swedish Vocalist Tommy Karevik As Their New Official Vocalist. Karevik Had Previously Appeared As One Of The Guest Singers On The 2011 Pandemonium World Tour And Was Thrilled About His New Position “I Am So Honored To Now Be A Part Of This Family And I Can't Wait To Move Into The New Era Of The Band Together With The Guys. I Fully Understand That This Comes With Great Responsibility And That It Will Be A Big Challenge For Me As A Singer As Well As A Person But You Can Rest Assured I Will Give It My All. From This Day A New Journey Has Begun And I Am Really Eager To Meet You All Along The Way To Share My Passion For This Music!”. Their First Show With Karevik Was On July 12 2012 At Masters Of Rock. Kamelot Returned To The German Label SPV GmbH To Release Their Tenth Record Which Was Unveiled As "Silverthorn" In July 2012. Silverthorn Was Released On October 30th In North America October 26th In Germany And October 29th In The Rest Of Europe Via Steamhammer/SPV. The CD Marked The Band’s First Release With New Singer Tommy Karevik. Silverthorn Went Directly To The Top Debuting At The #1 Position On Amazon’s Heavy Metal Chart. Along With This Accomplishment KAMELOT Also Impacted Major Charts In Other Categories Including The #9 Position On Billboard’s Hard Rock Chart #24 On The Rock Charts #79 On Billboard’s Top 200 Chart As Well As Appearing On Multiple International Charts. A Music Video Was Released For The First Single From Silverthorn Sacrimony Angel Of Afterlife . The Band Joined Nightwish On Their North American Tour As Special Guests During September And October 2012 In The Period Leading Up To The Release Of Silverthorn Along With Guest Vocalists Elize Ryd And Alissa White-Gluz. Following The North American Tour Kamelot Embarked On A Headlining European Tour During November 2012 With Support On The Tour Coming From Xandria Triosphere And Blackguard. The Band Also Toured New Countries On The Silverthorn World Tour Including Australia Korea And Taiwan. On February 23 2015 The Title Artwork Track Listing And Official Release Dates For Kamelot's New Album Were Revealed. The New Album Titled "HAVEN" Will Make Kamelot's History As It Will Be Released Worldwide Excl. Asia On Napalm Records/Universal And Napalm Records/ADA/Warner As An Exclusive Licensing Deal Through The Band’s Kamelot Music LLC On May 5 2015 North America And May 8 2015 Europe And Rest Of The World . Produced By Acclaimed Music Producer Sascha Paeth And Mastered By Jacob Hansen Haven "features All The Signature Elements Of KAMELOT But The Band Steps Out To Add New And Modern Elements Along With Bringing Some Amazing Emotions That Harken To The Band’s Earlier Days." Source Official Press Release . Additional Guests Include Alissa White-Gluz Arch Enemy Troy Donockley Nightwish And Charlotte Wessels Delain . Following The Release Of HAVEN Kamelot Will Embarque On A Massive World Tour Starting With North America In April/May 2015 Followed By European Shows In The Summer 2015 And With The Haven European Tour In September/October 2015 The Band Will Return To Europe For Their Biggest Headliner Tour To Date. Current Members Current Members Thomas Youngblood – Guitars Backing Vocals 1987–present Oliver Palotai – Keyboards Additional Guitars 2005–present Sean Tibbetts – Bass 1991–1992 2009–present Tommy Karevik – Lead Vocals 2012–present Alex Landenburg – Drums Percussion 2019–present Former Members Rob Beck – Lead Vocals 1987–1991 Dirk Van Tilborg – Bass Keyboards 1987–1991 Richard Warner – Drums 1987–1997 Mark Vanderbilt – Lead Vocals 1991–1998 David Pavlicko – Keyboards 1993–1998 Glenn Barry – Bass 1992–2009 Roy Khan – Lead Vocals 1998–2011 Casey Grillo – Drums Percussion 1997–2018 Johan Nunez – Drums Percussion 2018–2019 Live/Session Members Howard Helm – Keyboards 1998–1999 Günter Werno – Keyboards 2000 Michael Eriksen – Lead Vocals 2010 Fabio Lione – Lead Vocals 2011–2012 Sascha Paeth – Additional Guitars 1999–present Michael "Miro" Rodenberg – Keyboards Backing Vocals Orchestral Arrangements 1999–present Live Guest Musicians Elisabeth Kjærnes – Additional Vocals 2006 Mats Olausson – Keyboards 2003 Died 2015 Heather Shockley – Additional Vocals 2005 Mari Youngblood – Additional Vocals 2005–2007 Anne-Catrin Maerzke – Additional Vocals 2007–2009 Amanda Somerville – Additional Vocals 2009 Jake E Berg – Vocals 2010–2011 Charlotte Wessels – Additional Vocals 2010 2018 Elize Ryd – Additional Vocals 2010–2015 2017 2018 Edu Falaschi – Lead Vocals 2011 Simone Simons – Additional Vocals 2006–2012 Alissa White-Gluz – Additional Vocals 2011 2012–2016 2018 Coen Janssen – Keyboards 2013 Linnéa Vikström – Additional Vocals 2012 2015 Floor Jansen – Additional Vocals 2013 Marcela Bovio – Additional Vocals 2013–2014 Kobra Paige – Additional Vocals 2015–2017 Aeva Maurelle – Additional Vocals 2016 Noora Louhimo – Additional Vocals 2018–2019 Lauren Hart – Additional Vocals 2018–2019 Session Guest Musicians Dirk Bruinenberg – Drums Percussion 1999 Robert Hunecke-Rizzo – Drums Percussion 1999 Cinzia Rizzo – Vocals 1999 2001 2003 2005–2007 2012 Mari Youngblood – Vocals 2003 2005–2006 Luca Turilli – Guitars 2003 Amanda Somerville – Vocals 2005–2012 Simone Simons – Vocals 2005–2008 2010 Shagrath – Vocals 2005 Jens Johansson – Keyboards 2005 Elize Ryd – Vocals 2012 Anne-Catrin Märzke – Vocals 2008 Jon Oliva – Vocals 2010–2011 Chanty Wunder – Vocals 2010–2011 Björn "Speed" Strid – Vocals 2010 Gus G – Guitars 2010 Alissa White-Gluz – Vocals 2012 2015 Charlotte Wessels – Vocals 2015 Troy Donockley – Uilleann Pipes Tin Whistle 2015 Jennifer Haben – Vocals 2018 Lauren Hart – Vocals 2018 Studio Albums 1995 - Eternity
1997 - Dominion
1998 - Siege Perilous
1999 - The Fourth Legacy
2001 - Karma
2003 - Epica
2005 - The Black Halo
2007 - Ghost Opera
2010 - Poetry For The Poisoned
2012 - Silverthorn
2015 - Haven
2018 - The Shadow Theory Live Albums 2000 - The Expedition
2006 - One Cold Winter's Night
2020 - I Am The Empire – Live From The 013 Live DVDs 2006 - One Cold Winter's Night Demos 1991 - Demo 2 Kamelot Is A Czech Folk/rock Band From Brno Found In 1982. The Only Member Who Has Been In The Band The Whole Time Is Its Founder Roman Horký. Current Members Roman Horký
Viktor Porkristl
Jiří Meisner
Pavel Plch Discography Studio Albums 1990 - Zachraňte Koně
1991 - Tajný Výpravy
1992 - Vyznavači Ohňů
1993 - Roman Horký A Jeho Hosté
1994 - Duhová Cesta
1995 - Zlatá Ryba
1996 - Cesta Do Ráje
1997 - The Best Of
1997 - Vyhaslý Oheň
1998 - Země Antilop
1999 - Větrné Město
2000 - Vzpomínka Na Kamaráda
2001 - Paměť Slonů
2001 - Pozdní Návraty
2002 - Valerie
2004 - Zvláštní Svět
2005 - Dlouhá Pláž
2006 - Modrá Planeta
2007 - 25 - Výběr Největších Hitů
2009 - Mořská Sůl
2010 - 19 Ztracených Písní Wabiho Ryvoly Singles 1995 - Tomáš
1996 - Rio/Hardegg
2004 - Island read less