History Music / Kamelot

* PowerBallad: "What About Me," "Once a Dream", "Temples of Gold", "Abandoned", "Epilogue", "Song for Jolee", "Under Grey Skies".

* PowerBallad: "What About Me," "Once a Dream", "Temples of Gold", "On the Coldest Winter Night," "Abandoned," "Epilogue," "Anthem," "Song for Jolee", "Under Grey Skies".

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gknuor4h4-s Eternity]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tGUJ8vu2Lw What About Me]]

** [[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 Music/DimmuBorgir)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I438RH1oUJc The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)]] (feat. Simone Simons of {{Epica}})
** [[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 {{Music/Soilwork}})

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvWT-7l6vJU Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife)]] (feat. Elize Ryd of Music/{{Amaranthe}} and Alissa White-Gluz of Music/ArchEnemy)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSylbQEHhVo My Confession]] (feat. Music/{{Eklipse}})
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEch2Zdq7b0 Veil of Elysium]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvUeqRwWorM Insomnia]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDLZ6Mqy7AM Liar Liar]] feat. Music/AlissaWhiteGluz

* Casey Grillo - drums (1997-)

* AudienceParticipationSong: The audience sings along with "Forever"

* ButNowIMustGo: Between ''Farewell,'' ''Lost And Damned'' and ''The Haunting'', Ariel does this to people who care about him way too much.

* DealWithTheDevil: ''Epica'' and ''The Black Halo'' are based on ''Faust'' after all.

* HeartbeatSoundtrack: ''Love You To Death'' uses this.
* HomoeroticSubtext: Some of Mephisto's lines, especially in ''Descent of the Archangel'', just simply ooze this trope.
* HorribleHistoryMetal: A lot of examples all across their discography, including ''The Inquisitor'' (about the [[BurnTheWitch Witch Hunts]]), ''Glory'' (about UsefulNotes/TheCrusades), the ''Elizabeth'' trilogy (about Main/ElizabethBathory - even though they take more of a [[HeavyMithril fantasy]] approach to the story), and ''Blücher'' (about the [[SinkingShipScenario sinking of the eponymous German battle ship]] on the borders of Norway during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII).

* LightIsNotGood: [[WellIntentionedExtremist The]] [[VillainSong Inquisitor]] is a textbook example. The chorus alone spells it out rather clearly. Mephisto also appears to Ariel with 'Angel Wings, in White' in ''Descent of the Arcangel.''

* PowerBallad: "What About Me," "Once a Dream", "Temples of Gold", "On the Coldest Winter Night," "Abandoned," "Epilogue," "Anthem," "Song for Jolee".
* PurpleIsPowerful: A lot of their album covers up to "Epica" make use of purple as most prominent color in combination with castle-themed imagery.

* TogetherInDeath: Ariel and Helena are united in death at the end of ''Memento Mori''.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness - Their first three albums were done in a standard power metal style, before switching to the prog-symphonic-power metal fusion on ''The Fourth Legacy''

* AudienceParticipationSong - The audience sings along with "Forever"

* BloodBath - The album art for ''Karma'' depicts a woman in a nightgown waist-deep in a pool of blood. The last three songs on the album, "Elizabeth I, II, & III," are about the life of the TropeMaker, ElizabethBathory.

* CallBack - In the bridge of "Moonlight" the melody of "Center of the Universe" is played on a pipe.
* ChronologicalAlbumTitle - ''The Fourth Legacy''
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome - Songs from their first four albums have been gradually phased out of their live shows

* ConceptAlbum - A notable theme with Kamelot. ''Epica'', ''The Black Halo'' (based heavily on ''Faust''), and ''Silverthorn'' are all full concept albums, and ''Karma'' and ''Poetry For The Poisoned'' both have concepts built into part of their song lists.
* CoverVersion - [[Music/NickCave "Where The Wild Roses Grow"]] as a bonus on ''Poetry For the Poisoned''.
* DarkerAndEdgier - ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' traded in the band's usual progressive/power metal style for a more goth-influenced sound. Reception was... mixed. The following album, ''Silverthorn'', featured a new vocalist and a return to their previous form.
* DealWithTheDevil - ''Epica'' and ''The Black Halo'' are based on ''Faust'' after all.

* EpicRocking - When played straight through, the three tracks that make up "Elizabeth" are about 12 minutes long.

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

* FireAndBrimstoneHell - The music video for "The Great Pandemonium", with some cyber/dieselpunk and Lovecraftian influences as well.

* HeavyMithril - A little bit on the first three albums, though rather a lot less than you would expect from their name, having only two songs remotely about King Arthur to date.
* HeartbeatSoundtrack - ''Love You To Death'' uses this.
* HomoeroticSubtext - Some of Mephisto's lines, especially in ''Descent of the Archangel'', just simply ooze this trope.

* IllGirl - The subject of the song "Love You to Death".
* LightIsNotGood - [[WellIntentionedExtremist The]] [[VillainSong Inquisitor]] is a textbook example. The chorus alone spells it out rather clearly. Mephisto also appears to Ariel with 'Angel Wings, in White' in ''Descent of the Arcangel.''

* LyricalDissonance - "Lost and Damned" is a fast paced, epic song... about Ariel, the protagonist of ''Epica'' and ''The Black Halo'' deciding to leave Helena, his lover, to continue his pointless search for the meaning of life. What makes things worse is that this leads directly to Helena throwing herself and their unborn child into a river.

* 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.

* OminousLatinChanting - Present in the form of Faux Latin (Or Faux Italian) in ''The Edge of Paradise'' and the interlude ''Opiate Soul''.
* PowerBallad - "What About Me," "Once a Dream", "Temples of Gold", "On the Coldest Winter Night," "Abandoned," "Epilogue," "Anthem," "Song for Jolee".
* PurpleIsPowerful - A lot of their album covers up to "Epica" make use of purple as most prominent color in combination with castle-themed imagery.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens - "III Ways to Epica," where Ariel blames God for his grief.

* RockOpera - ''Epica'' and ''The Black Halo'' as mentioned before.
* SanitySlippageSong - "The Great Pandemonium"
* SerialEscalation - Each part of the "Elizabeth" Trilogy is heavier than the last.
* SopranoAndGravel - "March of Mephisto" and "Memento Mori." The gravel part was done via a guest appearance by Shagrath from Music/DimmuBorgir. "The Great Pandemonium" as well, with [[{{Music/Soilwork}} Björn Speed Strid]] doing the gravel this time.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute - Continuing from ''Epica'', protagonist Ariel is still stricken with grief and sorrow over his lover Helena's death. With Ariel's will nearly under Mephisto's total control, the fallen angel brings Ariel a beautiful young woman named Marguerite, who looks and speaks just like Helena. Ariel seduces Marguerite and the two sleep together, which completes Mephisto's manipulation of Ariel ("When the Lights are Down").

* VillainSong - "Descent of the Archangel" is when Mephisto appears before Ariel and offers him a DealWithTheDevil.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever - "Across the Highlands".

* PurpleIsPowerful: A lot of their album covers up to "Epica" make use of purple as most prominent color in combination with castle-themed imagery.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Continuing from ''Epica'', protagonist Ariel is still stricken with grief and sorrow over his lover Helena's death. With Ariel's will nearly under Mephisto's total control, the fallen angel brings Ariel a beautiful young woman named Marguerite, who looks and speaks just like Helena. Ariel seduces Marguerite and the two sleep together, which completes Mephisto's manipulation of Ariel ("When the Lights are Down").

* Music/AlissaWhiteGluz (Of Music/ArchEnemy and formerly of TheAgonist, guest vocals on ''Silverthorn'' and ''Haven'', live backing vocals 2012-present)

Founding members in italics.

* ''Thomas Youngblood - guitars, backing vocals (1991-)''

* ''Sean Tibbets - bass (1991-1992, 2006-2009, 2009-)''

* ''Mark Vanderbilt - lead vocals (1991-1997)''

* ''Richard Warner - drums (1991-1997)''
* ''David Pavlicko - keyboards (1991-1998)''

* Tommy Karevik: Vocals (2012-)
* ''Thomas Youngblood: Guitar (1991-)''
* ''Sean Tibbets: Bass (1991-1992, live bass 2006-2009, 2009-)''
* Casey Grillo: Drums (1997-)
* Oliver Palotai: Keyboard (2005-).

* ''Mark Vanderbilt: Vocals (1991-1997)''
* Roy Khan: Vocals (1998-2011)
* Glen Barry: Bass (1992-2009)
* ''Richard Warner: Drums (1991-1997)''
* ''David Pavlicko: Keyboard (1991-1998)''

* LightIsNotGood - [[WellIntentionedExtremist The Inquisitor]] is a textbook example. The chorus alone spells it out rather clearly. Mephisto also appears to Ariel with 'Angel Wings, in White' in ''Descent of the Arcangel.''

* PowerBallad - "What About Me," "On the Coldest Winter Night," "Abandoned," "Epilogue," "Anthem," "Song for Jolee".

* DespairEventHorizon: "Abandoned" from ''The Black Halo''.

* ''[[Music/Silverthorn]]'' (2012)

* ''Silverthorn'' (2012)

* ''Epica'' (2003)
* ''The Black Halo'' (2005)

* CoverVersion - ''Where The Wild Roses Grow'' as a bonus on "Poetry For the Poisoned".

* Simone Simons (Of {{Epica}} and Palotai's wife, guest vocals on ''The Black Halo'', ''One Cold Winter's Night'', ''Ghost Opera'' and ''Poetry for the Poisoned'')

* Fabio Lione (Of RhapsodyOfFire, touring vocals, 2010-2012)
* AlissaWhiteGluz (Of Music/ArchEnemy and formerly of TheAgonist, guest vocals on ''Silverthorn'' and ''Haven'', live backing vocals 2012-present)

* DarkerAndEdgier - ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' traded in the band's usual progressive/power metal style for a more goth-influenced sound. Reception was... [[BaseBreaker mixed]]. The following album, ''Silverthorn'', featured a new vocalist and a return to their previous form.

* Charlotte Wessels (Of Music/{{Delain}}, guest vocals on ''Haven''

* LightIsNotGood - [[WellIntentionedExtremist The Inquisitor]] is a textbook example. The chorus alone spells it out rather clearly.

** "Revolution" off of 'Haven' is definitely at least an 8.