Ghost Opera

Ghost Opera
Ghost Opera
Studio album by Kamelot
Released	June 1, 2007
Recorded	May 2006–January 2007
Studio	Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal
Length	43:59 (Original Album); 47:59 (Limited Edition); 47:31 (Japanese Release) ; 58:00 (The Second Coming disk 2)
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Sascha Paeth and Miro
Kamelot chronology
Reissue cover
	The Second Coming reissue cover (2008)
Singles from Ghost Opera
	"The Human Stain"; Released: 1 May 15, 2007; "Ghost Opera"; Released: 8 September 2007; "Rule the World"; Released: 27 March 2008; "Love You to Death"; Released: 11 May 2009;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Goetia Media	^[4]
The Metal Crypt	^[5]
Metal Symphony	^[6]
Metal Temple	^[1]
Metal Zone	^[7]

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".^[8]

On Billboard 200, the album peaked at number 18 on Top Heatseekers and number 48 on Independent Albums.^[9]

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.^[10] The album was released on vinyl in the spring of 2009, along with The Black Halo.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Track listing

All songs written by Kamelot.^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solitaire"	1:00
2.	"Rule the World"	3:40
3.	"Ghost Opera"	4:06
4.	"The Human Stain"	4:01
5.	"Blücher"	4:04
6.	"Love You to Death"	5:13
7.	"Up Through the Ashes"	4:59
8.	"Mourning Star"	4:37
9.	"Silence of the Darkness"	3:43
10.	"Anthem"	4:25
11.	"Eden Echo"	4:13
Total length:		43:59

**Limited Edition bonus track**
No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Pendulous Fall"	3:59
Total length:		47:58

**Japanese bonus track**
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Season's End"	3:32
Total length:		47:31

*The Second Coming* Disk 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solitaire" (live)	1:10
2.	"Ghost Opera" (live)	4:06
3.	"The Human Stain" (live)	4:15
4.	"Mourning Star" (live)	4:31
5.	"When the Lights are Down" (live)	4:03
6.	"Abandoned" (live)	4:16
7.	"The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)" (live, feat. Simone Simons)	4:34
8.	"Memento Mori" (live)	9:08
9.	"Epilogue" (live)	2:28
10.	"March of Mephisto" (live)	4:50
11.	"Season's End" (Japanese Edition bonus track)	3:32
12.	"The Pendulous Fall" (Limited Edition bonus track)	3:59
13.	"Epilogue" (The Black Halo Japanese bonus track)	2:46
14.	"Rule the World" (remix)	4:22
Total length:		58:00

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)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart^[15]	51
Finnish Albums Chart^[16]	35
French Albums Chart^[17]	83
German Albums Chart^[18]^[19]	61
Greek International Albums Chart^[20]	23
Japanese Albums Chart^[21]	34
Norwegian Albums Chart^[22]	25
Swedish Albums Chart^[23]	29
Swiss Albums Chart^[24]	88
UK (Rock & Metal Chart)^[25]	24
US Billboard Independent Albums^[26]	48
US Billboard Top Heatseekers^[27]	18

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Greek Albums Chart^[28]	38

Personnel

Credits for Ghost Opera adapted from liner notes.^[14]

Kamelot

Additional personnel

Miro – orchestrations, keyboards, engineering^[3]
Simone Simons – female vocals on "Blücher"^[3]
Amanda Somerville – female vocals on "Mourning Star", "Love You to Death", "Season's End" and "Ghost Opera"^[3]
Sascha Paeth – additional guitars, engineering

Ghost Opera Choir

Cinzia Rizzo, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Thomas Rettke

Personnel

Olaf Reitmeier – engineering
Simon Oberender – engineering
Bredo Myrvang – recording
Mattias Norén – artwork, layout
Elin Strigå – photo editing
Alexandra V Bach – artwork
Liliana Sanches – photography

References

^ ^a ^b "Metal Temple review". metalstorm.net. June 21, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Roy Khan (June 2007). "Lords of Metal - Kamelot". Lords of Metal (Interview). No. 71. Interviewed by Patrick Verhoeven.
^ "Goetia Media review". goetiamedia.com. June 22, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
^ "The Metal Crypt review". metalcrypt.com. May 16, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
^ "Metal Symphony review". metalsymphony.com. July 14, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
^ "METALZONE review". metalzone.biz. May 22, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
^ Kamelot.com Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine From a quick update with Thomas Youngblood, 14th March 2008
^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kamelot
^ Silvia Deurwaarder (May 2007). "Interview". Reflections of Darkness. Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood
^ "Official site news article". December 13, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^ "Blabbermouth.net article dated December 13, 2008". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
^ bravewords.com (December 13, 2008). "Updated: KAMELOT - Ghost Opera And The Black Halo To Be Issued On Vinyl In 2009". Bravewords.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b (2007). "Ghost Opera liner notes". In Ghost Opera [CD booklet]. Steamhammer.
^ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
^ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
^ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
^ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". charts.de. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2007.
^ "Kamelot Longplay" (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". kamelot.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^ キャメロット - ゴースト・オペラ (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
^ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^ Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
^ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 13, 2007.
^ "Kamelot, Billboard Independent Albums". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ "Kamelot, Billboard Heatseekers Albums". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ "Kamelot - Ghost Opera (The Second Coming)". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

[MT-1] "Metal Temple review". metalstorm.net. June 21, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[AM-2] Allmusic review

[lordsofmetal-3] Roy Khan (June 2007). "Lords of Metal - Kamelot". Lords of Metal (Interview). No. 71. Interviewed by Patrick Verhoeven.

[4] "Goetia Media review". goetiamedia.com. June 22, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

[5] "The Metal Crypt review". metalcrypt.com. May 16, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

[6] "Metal Symphony review". metalsymphony.com. July 14, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

[7] "METALZONE review". metalzone.biz. May 22, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

[youngbloodupdate-8] Kamelot.com Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine From a quick update with Thomas Youngblood, 14th March 2008

[9] Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kamelot

[10] Silvia Deurwaarder (May 2007). "Interview". Reflections of Darkness. Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood

[11] "Official site news article". December 13, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[12] "Blabbermouth.net article dated December 13, 2008". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2011.

[13] ravewords.com (December 13, 2008). "Updated: KAMELOT - Ghost Opera And The Black Halo To Be Issued On Vinyl In 2009". Bravewords.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[ghostoperabooklet-14] (2007). "Ghost Opera liner notes". In Ghost Opera [CD booklet]. Steamhammer.

[15] "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 9, 2007.

[16] Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved June 8, 2007.

[17] Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 9, 2007.

[18] "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". charts.de. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2007.

[19] "Kamelot Longplay" (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[20] "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". kamelot.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[キャメロット-21] キャメロット - ゴースト・オペラ (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved September 10, 2013.

[22] Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved June 9, 2007.

[23] Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

[24] Steffen Hung. "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 17, 2007.

[25] "Kamelot - Ghost Opera". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 13, 2007.

[26] "Kamelot, Billboard Independent Albums". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[27] "Kamelot, Billboard Heatseekers Albums". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[28] "Kamelot - Ghost Opera (The Second Coming)". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

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v t e Kamelot
Thomas Youngblood Oliver Palotai Sean Tibbetts Tommy Karevik Alex Landenburg Roy Khan
Studio albums	Eternity (1995) Dominion (1997) Siége Perilous (1998) The Fourth Legacy (1999) Karma (2001) Epica (2003) The Black Halo (2005) Ghost Opera (2007) Poetry for the Poisoned (2010) Silverthorn (2012) Haven (2015) The Shadow Theory (2018) The Awakening (2023)
Live albums	The Expedition One Cold Winter's Night I Am the Empire – Live from the 013
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