History Music / Kamelot

* HeavyMithril - Though rather a lot less than you would expect from their name, having only two songs remotely about King Arthur to date.

* Elize Ryd (Of Amaranthe, female vocals on ''Silverthorn'', live backing vocals 2012)

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvWT-7l6vJU Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife)]] (feat. Elize Ryd of {{Amaranthe}} and Alissa White-Gluz of TheAgonist)

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSylbQEHhVo My Confession]] (feat. Music/{{Eklipse}}

* Alissa White-Gluz (Of TheAgonist, clean and harsh vocals on ''Silverthorn'', live backing vocals 2012)

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech/WorldOfCardboardSpeech: The title song of ''The Black Halo'' serves as both, with Ariel denouncing Mephisto and claiming he no longer fears damnation.

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Ariel delivers one of these to Mephisto in the title track of "The Black Halo".

* ConceptAlbum - ''Epica'', ''The Black Halo'' (based heavily on ''Faust''), ''Silverthorn''.
* CoverVersion - ''Where The Wild Roses Grow'' as a bonus on "Poetry For the Poisoned"

In 2009, Glenn Barry had to quit the band due to problems in his personal life. He was replaced by Kamelot's original bassist, Sean Tibbets. As of April 22, 2011, Khan has permanently left the band for various reasons: at first it was primarily health problems regarding his voice, however Thomas Youngblood has stated that the primary reason Khan has ''stayed'' away was due to "religious friction". It is hinted at that Roy was unsatisfied or unhappy with the [[DarkerAndEdgier much darker direction]] of ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' in comparison to their previous albums though Roy has kept open the possibility of personal projects in the future. The the vocalist position was temporarily filled by Fabio Lione of Rhapsody of Fire and the band chose Tommy Karevik, the lead vocalist of the Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder, as their new, permanent vocalist.

In 2009, Glenn Barry had to quit the band due to problems in his personal life. He was replaced by Kamelot's original bassist, Sean Tibbets. As of April 22, 2011, Khan has permanently left the band for various reasons: at first it was primarily health problems regarding his voice, however Thomas Youngblood has stated that the primary reason Khan has ''stayed'' away was due to "religious friction". It is hinted at that Roy was unsatisfied or unhappy with the [[DarkerAndEdgier much darker direction]] of ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' in comparison to their previous albums though Roy has kept open the possibility of personal projects in the future. The the vocalist position was temporarily filled by Fabio Lione of Rhapsody of Fire and the band chose Tommy Karevik, the lead vocalist of the Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder, as their new, permanent vocalist.

!! Line up:

!!Discography:

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** [[{{Soilwork}} Bjorn Strid]] and [[{{Savatage}} Jon Oliva]] on ''Poetry for the Poisoned''

* NamesTheSame - "Soul Society" has nothing to do with ''{{Bleach}}''.

* Shagrath (Of Dimmu Borgir. Provided the vocals of Mephisto on ''The Black Halo''.)
* Alissa White-Gluz (Of TheAgonist, will provide both clean and harsh vocals on ''Silverthorn'', provided live backing vocals and (along with Elize Ryd) sang for {{Nightwish}} on tour when Anette was ill.)
* Elize Ryd (Of Amaranthe, will provide clean female vocals on ''Silverthorn'', provided live backing vocals and (along with Alissa White-Gluz) sang for {{Nightwish}} on tour when Anette was ill.)

* ''Ghost Opera: The Second Coming'' (Reissue, 2008)

* AudienceParticipationSong - Khan has the fans sing along to "Forever" on ''One Cold Winter's Night'' and punching the sky on ''March of Mephisto''.
* BadassLongcoat - Try watching ''One Cold Winter's Night'' and not thinking Khan looks awesome in the cassock he wears when performing "March of Mephisto."
* TheBandMinusTheFace - Possibly with Khan's departure.

* ConceptAlbum - The albums ''Epica'' and ''The Black Halo'' are two parts of a rock opera based on Goethe's ''Faust''
* CoverVersion: ''Where The Wild Roses Grow'' as a bonus on "Poetry For the Poisoned"
* CreatorBacklash - Very subtle, but Khan is on record with a dislike of being a guest vocalist, stating that his appearance on {{Epica}}'s ''Consign to Oblivion'' was done as a thank you and his appearance on {{Avantasia}}'s ''The Scarecrow'' was because he and the rest of Kamelot are good friends of Tobias Sammet.
** The reason Khan left the band besides personal and health issues.

* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Seal Of Woven Years" takes a full 1.5 minutes to set the scene for the song.

* HeartbeatSoundtrack: ''Love You To Death'' uses this.
* HeyItsThatVoice - [[{{Epica}} Simone Simons]], [[{{Savatage}} Jon Oliva]], [[DimmuBorgir Shagrath]], [[{{Soilwork}} Bjorn Strid]]

* IAmTheBand - Thomas until Sean took his place back from Glenn.

* IntercourseWithYou - Said literally during the ''Incubus'' section of ''Poetry for the Poisoned''.
** ''When the Lights Go Down'', ''On the coldest winter's night'' and mentioned in ''The Haunting''
* LargeHam - Khan.
** And, of course, Lione after him.

* MultiNationalTeam - Casey, Sean and Thomas are Americans, though Casey is from Oklahoma while Thomas and Sean are Floridian, Khan is Norwegian (of Singaporean and American descent) and Oliver is German (of Hungarian descent). Thomas and Khan call the shots when it comes to songwriting.
* NamesTheSame: "Soul Society" has little to nothing to do with ''{{Bleach}}''.
* NonAppearingTitle - "March of Mephisto" is the most prominent example. "The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)" gets a special mention as "Somewhere in Time" does appear in the chorus, but "The Haunting" doesn't appear anywhere. "Elizabeth" may seem like an example at first, but near the end of the first song (Mirror, Mirror) a man whispers "Elizabeth... wake up...".

* PowerBallad - At least one per album, including "What About Me," "A Sailorman's Hymn," "Don't You Cry," "On the Coldest Winter Night," "Abandoned," "Anthem", and "House on a Hill".
** There's also "Epilogue", the bonus track on the Japanese edition of ''The Black Halo''.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens - Inverted with the song "Abandoned" which isn't so much a rant against {{God}} as a meek plea for forgiveness.
** "III Ways to Epica," where Ariel blames God for his grief may be a more fitting example of this one.

* SanitySlippageSong: "The Great Pandemonium"

* VillainSong: "March of Mephisto" is all about who Mephisto is in the context of the story told by ''Epica'' and ''The Black Halo'', but is merely used to reintroduce the setting of those two albums. "Descent of the Archangel" is a more traditional villain song in that it introduces Mephisto and his plot while moving the story forward.
** ''Elizabeth'' from the album ''Karma'' is about Elizabeth Bathory. Basically the female Dracula.
** "The Zodiac" from ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' is from the point of view of the Zodiac serial killer.
* TheVamp / FemmeFatale: ''If Tomorrow Came'' is about this type of woman
---> ''All you've seen and all you've known/Tells you that she kept you warm''
---> ''The power sorceress/At your finger tips/God made flesh/Perfect alibi''

* ''Silverthorn'' (October 2012)

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNfEOwMZMmU Memento Mori]]

** Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife) (feat. Elize Ryd of {{Amaranthe}} and Alissa White-Gluz of TheAgonist)

A Floridian power metal band formed in 1991 by Thomas Youngblood and Mark Vanderbilt. Their first two albums are generally considered somewhat sub-par, mostly thanks to Vanderbilt's singing, but saw some success. Vanderbilt quit in 1998 because the band was becoming too big to balance with the other aspects of his life. It is doubted that many complained at this development.

** Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife)

* Vanderbilt albums:

* Khan albums:

* Thomas Youngblood: Guitar (No longer the only founding member with Sean's return, 1991-)
* Sean Tibbets: Bass (formerly known as Sean Christians, 1991-1992, 2009-, live bass 2006-2009)

* TheVamp / FemmeFatale: ''If Tomarrow Came'' is about this type of woman

* TBA (2012)

* ''Dominion'' (Last album with Mark Vanderbilt and Richard Warner, 1997)
* ''Siege Perilous'' (First album to feature Roy Khan and Casey Grillo, last album to feature David Pavlicko, 1998)
* ''The Fourth Legacy'' (Considered to be the album where they started improving, 2000)

* ''Epica'' (First concept album, 2003)
* ''The Black Halo'' (Second concept album, continues ''Epica'''s storyline, 2005)

* ''Ghost Opera'' (First album to feature Oliver Palotai, last to feature Glenn Barry, 2007)

* ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' (First album to feature Sean Tibbets, last to feature Roy Khan, 2010)

Norwegian vocalist Roy Særtre Khantatat (also known as Roy Khan, or Khan, for short) of the then-recently broken up {{Conception}} took his place as a touring member and was soon asked to go sky diving with the band to secure a permanent place. He's a far better singer, and so this move is universally considered a good thing. After one final rough album with ''Siege Perilous'', they [[{{Growing the Beard}} switched to a more progressive-influenced sound]] with ''The Fourth Legacy''. Every album they've released since has been near universally loved by critics and fans alike. Along the way, they replaced their original bassist with the other one of two members to play on all of their albums up to ''Ghost Opera'', Glenn Barry, their original keyboardist with ex-Blaze guitarist Oliver Palotai (after seven years of having no keyboardist), and their original drummer (who left at around the same time as Vanderbilt) with Casey Grillo.

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With Vanderbilt:
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gknuor4h4-s Eternity]] - Note we said "Notable," not "Good."
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tGUJ8vu2Lw What About Me]] - Possibly the only decent Vanderbilt song, but try to imagine how awesome an EnhancedRemake with Khan would be.

With Khan:
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVbVfMo1MOA Forever]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4wV4rxTqfU Karma]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wRreoNRGwk Center of the Universe]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qdcl67H1Jw March of Mephisto]] (feat. Shagrath of DimmuBorgir)
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I438RH1oUJc The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)]] (feat. Simone Simons of {{Epica}})
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNfEOwMZMmU Memento Mori]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9hGHnXPEi4 Ghost Opera]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbOvCG-71s The Human Stain]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woRaHKNEs8Y The Great Pandemonium]] (feat. Bjorn "Speed" Strid of {{Soilwork}})