Swedish vocalist Elize Ryd of AMARANTHE has once again been selected to fill the female singer spot on KAMELOT‘s upcoming North American tour with NIGHTWISH in September/October.
Commented KAMELOT: “Elize has been touring with KAMELOT since 2010 and will once again join the band for a very special tour throughout North America.”
AMARANTHE‘s self-titled debut album was released in Europe in April 2011 via Spinefarm Records.
KAMELOT‘s recently completed North American, South American and European tours featured guest singer Fabio Lione of RHAPSODY OF FIRE following the departure of KAMELOT‘s longtime frontman, Roy Khan. A permanent replacement for Khan has not yet been announced.
KAMELOT returned to Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany in January with Sascha Paeth producing, to begin recording its new album. The production is expected to be several months long and will include special guests, orchestra arrangements and much more.
Sep. 12 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Sep. 13 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Sep. 15 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
Sep. 16 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
Sep. 17 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
Sep. 19 – CEPSUM University of Montreal – Montreal QC
Sep. 20 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
Sep. 21 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
Sep. 23 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
Sep. 24 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
Sep. 25 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
Sep. 27 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
Sep. 28 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
Sep. 29 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
Oct. 01 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
Oct. 02 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
Oct. 03 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
Oct. 05 – The Grove – Anaheim, CA
Oct. 06 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
Oct. 07 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
Oct. 09 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
Oct. 10 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
Oct. 11 – House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
Oct. 13 – Revolution – Ft Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 14 – House of Blues Lake Buena Vista – Lake Buena Vista, FL
NIGHTWISH will release a limited-edition “Trials Of Imaginaerum” 10-inch picture disc for Record Store Day (April 21). The effort includes four previously unreleased demo recordings with Marco Hietala on lead vocals. It also comes with a download of the previously unreleased track “The Heart Asks Pleasure First”, a cover with lyrics from the movie“The Piano”.
“Trials Of Imaginaerum” features a picture of “The Crew, The Owl And The Dove” on one side, and the “Imaginaerum” grounds on the other side.
“The Crow, The Owl And The Dove”, the second single from NIGHTWISH‘s latest album, “Imaginaerum”, entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 1. The single features the title cut in three versions — radio edit, album version and instrumental — and the previously unreleased song “The Heart Asks Pleasure First” (theme from the movie “The Piano”) in two different versions.
NIGHTWISH released a special “tour edition” of “Imaginaerum”, on April 13 via Nuclear Blast Records. It is a 2CD+DVD digibook in slipcase.
“Imaginaerum” sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band’s previous CD, 2007’s “Dark Passion Play”, opened with 11,000 units to land at No. 84.
“Imaginaerum” was released in North America on January 10 via Roadrunner Records.
KAMELOT‘s recently completed North American, South American and European tours featured guest singerFabio Lione of RHAPSODY OF FIRE following the departure of KAMELOT‘s longtime frontman, Roy Khan. A permanent replacement for Khan has not yet been announced.
KAMELOT returned to Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany in January with Sascha Paeth producing, to begin recording its new album. The production is expected to be several months long and will include special guests, orchestra arrangements and much more.
European sources have confirmed to BraveWords.com that NIGHTWISH and KAMELOT will embark on a fall tour together. Beginning with a pair of dates in Atlanta, GA on September 12th-13th, the tour will proceed to the Beacon Theater, in NYC, then on to Montreal. Ultimately making a giant loop across the northern tier of the continent, then a southern swath, before ultimately ending in Orlando, FL about a month later. Most of the venues will be 2-3000 seaters (New Orleans House Of Blues, at 800 capacity, being the smallest stop) and where they can’t be accommodated, the tour will play two nights!
While at the Finnish Metal Expo 2012, BraveWords.com learned that Nightwish’s feature length Imaginaerum film is currently working on post-production special effects, with an anticipated completion in early April. Plans include a possible screening at Cannes. Can you envision our favorite Finns mingling on the French Riviera? Come August 8th, the band will debut the film to fans with a special showing at the Hartwell Arena. The 11,000 capacity arena has hosted previous Nightwish live gigs, but this would be the largest movie premier in Finnish history. Stay tuned for more information, as it becomes available.
The new, second single from Imaginaerum will be the rocking track, ‘The Crow, The Owl And The Dove’, which will be released on March 2nd. Along with the title song, you will also get a previously unreleased song, ‘The Heart Asks Pleasure First’ (theme from movie The Piano). You will find the song in two different versions, including an instrumental. ‘The Crow, The Owl And The Dove’ is featured in three versions: radio-edit, album version and instrumental.
Nightwish have added BATTLE BEAST and EKLIPSE as openers on their upcoming Imaginaerum Europe Tour, which is set to kick off in April. Nightwish’s complete live itinerary can be found at this location. Source: Bravewords
Florida’s KAMELOT have issued a new “Kamelot On The Road” video covering their recent 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise experience. Check out the footage below:
As previously reported, Kamelot have announced their highly anticipated return to Europe on the heels of their new album. The tour takes off in Eindhoven, The Netherlands on November 2nd, taking their spectacular show to over 20 top venues and cities in Europe.
Kamelot has a flair for the theatrical, as well as their innovative and creative spirit. The tour promises to push the limits of the live concert experience, bringing fans a spectacle each and every night.
“This new tour is yet another step for us and the fans, it’s more theatrical and we will be bringing the usual “in your face” attitude our fans deserve”, Thomas Youngblood said in a January interview. “It’s an enigmatic theme, a new stage design and even more surprises for the Kamelot fans!”.
ICS Festival Service GmbH is the International tour promoter for The European Tour and under the direction of Thomas Jensen, CEO Global Touring and Chairman – ICS who said: “Kamelot has set out to revolutionize Metal music and with their new production they continue to do exactly that. We’re thrilled to take The Kamelot European Tour to fans around the world”.
Kamelot’s new album will be the follow-up to Poetry For The Poisoned, which was released on September 10th, 2010, by earMusic/KMG Recordings. The album reached the band’s highest chart positions in their history with entries in the Billboard Top 10 Hard charts and numerous Top 10 and Top 40 entries around the world.
Tour dates:
November
2 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar
3 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7
4 – Paris, France – Le Bataclan
5 – Stuttgart, Germany – LKA/Longhorn
6 – Antwerpt, Belgium – Trix
7 – London, England – HMV Forum
9 – Barakaldo, Spain – Rock Star Live
10 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Arena
11 – Barcelona, Spain – Razmatazz 2
13 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon
14 – Wien, Austria – Scene
16 – Berlin, Germany – C-Club
17 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
18 – Köln, Germany – Essigfabrik
20 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
21 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
22 – Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Källare
23 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Trädgårn
24 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
Thomas Youngblood is featured in a recent interview with the band’s official fan site, KamelotGermany.de. An excerpt is available below:
KG: Writing the new album is already underway, with a planned release date for September 2012. How is it going so far?
TY: “Going great, we have around 6-7 songs ready for preproduction. Oliver and I will do another songwriting session soon, we are still looking at locations. Maybe Thailand or Norway. Cold or Hot, which one to choose? Following that we will be in Germany for a few months with Sascha working on the album, along with Miro, Olaf and the usual crew there that has been with us since Karma. Special guests are being discussed now, it will be a blast, I’m looking forward to it!”
KG: Who will be mainly responsible for the songwriting this time around?
TY: “Myself along with Oliver, Sascha and the band. Whoever is singing will also be a part of the songwriting, depending on their level of experience with melodies and lyrics. I am also working with some friends on a few songs, there’s going to be a lot of material for this one.”
KG: The band evolves with each album and no album is like the other. Can you tell us a bit which direction you aim for at the moment? A more bombastic approach like with an orchestra for example, or a more natural sound?
TY: “In terms of sound, I would like the songs to have a bit more melody than we had on Poetry. Of course we want and will have new elements in the songs, and until we actually start putting the tracks down the sound will be somewhat mysterious. I would say don’t expect a lot of crazy differences from the past but expect some nice and unique surprises on this one.”
Kamelot recently issued a new video for their song ‘Necropolis’ which can be seen below. Thomas Youngblood commented, “With this video, we gave Owe (director) free reign to create something unique and visually stunning. Him and his team did a fantastic job!”
A video footage of singer Fabio Lione (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, KAMELOT) performing a karaoke cover of QUEEN‘s ‘The Show Must Go On’ aboard the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise posted online. You can watch the video below:
Video footage of Italian heavy metal singer Fabio Lione (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, KAMELOT) performing a karaoke-style cover version of the QUEEN classic “The Show Must Go On” on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail on January 23 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, Florida to George Town, Cayman Islands and returned four days later — can be viewed below.
Lione was the lead singer for KAMELOT for their most recent North American, South American and European tours following the departure of the band’s longtime frontman, Roy Khan.
Lione stated in a 2011 interview that he would “would love” to join KAMELOT permanently. He said, “The KAMELOT songs are great, I really like the style and Khan is probably one of the few singers that I like. So, of course, I would consider that!!! But first let’s do the North American [tour]. Then if they will ask me, I’ll be more than happy to join the band permanently.”
He added, “Since the first time we met and played together, we had a very good feeling. Everything was easy and natural like we knew each other for years and everybody who saw the band in South America or Europe said we did great shows. I’m happy for the guys and the fans, so let’s see what the future will bring for us. Never say never.” Source: Blabbermouth.net
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