Ghost Opera is the eighth studio album by American 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".Kamelot.com From a quick update with Thomas Youngblood, 14th March 2008
On Billboard 200, the album peaked at number 18 on Top Heatseekers and number 48 on Independent Albums.[ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kamelot]
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. The album was released on vinyl in the spring of 2009, along with The Black Halo.
Track listing All songs written by Kamelot.(2007). "Ghost Opera liner notes". In Ghost Opera [CD booklet]. Steamhammer.
Limited edition CD + DVD and 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 and a remix of "Rule the World".
Charts Chart (2007) PeakpositionDutch Albums Chart51Finnish Albums Chart35French Albums Chart83German Albums Chart61Greek International Albums Chart23Japanese Albums Chart34Norwegian Albums Chart25Swedish Albums Chart29Swiss Albums Chart88UK (Rock & Metal Chart)24US Billboard Independent Albums48US Billboard Top Heatseekers18 Chart (2008) PeakpositionGreek Albums Chart38
Personnel Credits for Ghost Opera adapted from liner notes.
Kamelot Roy Khan – vocals, keyboards Thomas Youngblood – guitars Glenn Barry – bass Casey Grillo – drums, percussion Oliver Palotai – keyboards
Additional personnel Miro – orchestrations, keyboards Simone Simons – female vocals on "Blücher" Amanda Somerville – female vocals on "Mourning Star", "Love You to Death", "Season's End" and "Ghost Opera" Sascha Paeth – additional guitars
Ghost Opera Choir Cinzia Rizzo, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke
Personnel Sascha Paeth – producer, engineering Miro – producer, engineering Olaf Reitmeier – engineering Simon Oberender – engineering Bredo Myrvang – recording Mattias Norén – artwork, layout Elin Strigå – photo editing Alexandra V Bach – artwork Liliana Sanches – photography
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