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2001 studio album by Kamelot
Karma
Studio album by Kamelot
Released9 July 2001
RecordedDecember 2000 – March 2001
StudioGate Studio (Wolfsburg, Germany)
GenreSymphonic power metal, progressive metal
Length55:55
LabelSanctuary
ProducerSascha Paeth and Miro
Kamelot chronology
The Fourth Legacy
(1999)
Karma
(2001)
Epica
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Metal Crypt
Metal Storm
Metal Temple
Sea of Tranquility

Karma is the fifth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on July 9, 2001 through Noise Records which is a part of Sanctuary Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Regalis Apertura" (instrumental)Miro1:57
2."Forever" 4:07
3."Wings of Despair" 4:32
4."The Spell" 4:20
5."Don't You Cry" 4:18
6."Karma" 5:11
7."The Light I Shine on You" 4:15
8."Temples of Gold" 4:11
9."Across the Highlands" 3:46
10."Elizabeth I: Mirror Mirror" 4:23
11."Elizabeth II: Requiem for the Innocent" 3:46
12."Elizabeth III: Fall from Grace" (silence after 4:14) 11:00
Total length:55:55
iTunes bonus track & US edition
No.TitleLength
13."Ne pleure pas" (French version of "Don't You Cry")4:14
Total length:60:09
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
13."Once and Future King"4:29
Total length:60:24

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.

Kamelot

Additional musicians

  • Mirokeyboards, orchestrations, backing vocals, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering
  • Sascha Paeth – additional guitars, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering
  • Farouk Asjadi – Shakuhachi
  • Liv Nina Mosven – vocals on "Requiem for the Innocent" and "Fall from Grace"
  • Olaf Hayer – choir vocals
  • Cinzia Rizzo – choir vocals, backing vocals on "Karma"
  • Robert Hunecke-Rizzo – choir vocals

Strings quartet

  • Tobias Rempe – violin
  • Corinna Guthmann – violin
  • Marie-Theres Stumpf – viola
  • Patrick Sepec – cello

Production

  • Kim Grillo – photography
  • Derek Gores – artwork

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
German Albums Chart 85

Notes

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  • "Forever" is based on "Solveig's Song", written by Edvard Grieg for his Peer Gynt Suites.
  • "Don't You Cry" is dedicated to Thomas Youngblood Sr., who died when his son was very young.
  • "Ne Pleure Pas" is essentially the same song as "Don't You Cry", only sung in French.
  • The trilogy of songs that close the album on the normal edition, "Elizabeth" I, II & III, are based on the story of Elizabeth Bathory.
  • There is silence from the end of "Fall From Grace" to 11:00. This is because Karma was Kamelot's fifth studio album and they wanted its duration to be 55:55. The silence is kept intact even in versions of the album with bonus tracks.

References

  1. Karma (booklet). Kamelot. Sanctuary. 2001. p. 12.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Metal Storm review".
  3. ^ "Allmusic review".
  4. "The Metal Crypt review".
  5. "Metal Storm review".
  6. "Metal Temple review".
  7. "Sea of Tranquility review".
  8. (2001). "Karma liner notes". In Karma . Sanctuary Records.
  9. "Karma (German Charts)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.

External links

Kamelot
  • Rob Beck
  • Dirk Van Tilborg
  • David Pavlicko
  • Mark Vanderbilt
  • Richard Warner
  • Glenn Barry
  • Roy Khan
  • Casey Grillo
  • Johan Nunez
Studio albums
Live albums
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