Haven (Kamelot album)
Haven is the eleventh studio album by the American power metal band Kamelot, released in North America on May 5, 2015 and world-wide on May 8. The album is produced by Sascha Paeth and mastered by Jacob Hansen. The cover and artwork were created by Stefan Heilemann and the additional art/layout were done by Gustavo Sazes.[2] It features guest appearances by Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Troy Donockley (Nightwish) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain). It is also the band's first album with Napalm Records.
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| Released | May 5, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 54:53 | |||
| Label | Napalm/Universal, Napalm/ADA/Warner | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth | |||
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| Singles from Haven | ||||
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It is the final studio album to feature Casey Grillo on drums.[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Sputnikmusic | |
| AntiHero Magazine | |
| Metal Storm | |
| Blabbermouth |  |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fallen Star" | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "Insomnia" | 4:13 | |
| 3. | "Citizen Zero" | 5:49 | |
| 4. | "Veil of Elysium" | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "Under Grey Skies" | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) & Troy Donockley (Nightwish) | 4:52 |
| 6. | "My Therapy" | 4:26 | |
| 7. | "Ecclesia" | 0:44 | |
| 8. | "End of Innocence" | 3:49 | |
| 9. | "Beautiful Apocalypse" | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 5:54 |
| 11. | "Here's to the Fall" | 4:04 | |
| 12. | "Revolution" | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 4:49 |
| 13. | "Haven" | 2:14 | |
| Total length: | 54:53 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "The Ties That Bind" | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "At First Light" | 5:07 |
| No. | Title | Note(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "End of Innocence" (Piano Version) | 3:35 | |
| 2. | "Veil of Elysium" (Acoustic Version) | 3:07 | |
| 3. | "Fallen Star" (Orchestral Version) | 4:52 | |
| 4. | "Here's to the Fall" (Orchestral Version) | 4:05 | |
| 5. | "My Therapy" (Orchestral Version) | 4:22 | |
| 6. | "Fallen Star" (instrumental version) | 4:40 | |
| 7. | "Insomnia" (instrumental version) | 4:12 | |
| 8. | "Citizen Zero" (instrumental version) | 5:51 | |
| 9. | "Veil of Elysium" (instrumental version) | 3:54 | |
| 10. | "Under Grey Skies" (instrumental version) | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) & Troy Donockley (Nightwish) | 4:52 |
| 11. | "My Therapy" (instrumental version) | 4:26 | |
| 12. | "End of Innocence" (instrumental version) | 3:50 | |
| 13. | "Beautiful Apocalypse" (instrumental version) | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" (instrumental version) | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 5:54 |
| 15. | "Revolution" (instrumental version) | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 4:49 |
Personnel
Band members
- Thomas Youngblood - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
- Casey Grillo - drums and percussion
- Tommy Karevik - lead vocals
- Sean Tibbetts - bass guitar
- Oliver Palotai - keyboards, orchestral arrangements
Guest musicians
- Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) - female vocals on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)", grunts on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" and "Revolution"
- Troy Donockley (Nightwish) - tin whistle on "Under Grey Skies"
- Charlotte Wessels (Delain) - female vocals on "Under Grey Skies", backing vocals on "Beautiful Apocalypse"
Session musicians
- Cloudy Yang - choirs, backing vocals (track 12)
- Grazia Sposito - choirs
- Herbie Langhans - choirs
- Sascha Paeth - additional guitars
- Dennis Hornung - contrabass (1)
- Miro - additional keyboards (4, 8)
- Thomas Rettke - choirs
Crew
- Sascha Paeth - producer
- Jacob Hansen - mastering
- Stefan Heilemann - artwork, layout
- Gustavo Sazes - additional artwork, layout
- Jim Morris - recording, engineering (drums)
- Andrew Boullianne - recording, engineering (assistant) (drums)
- Philip Collodetti - engineering (additional)
- Miro - engineering (additional)
- Olaf Reitmeier - engineering (additional)
- Tim Tronckoe - photography
- Nina Lahtinen - clothes
- Ville Juurikkala - photography (Troy Donockley)
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 41 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 54 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 104 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 23 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 12 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 150 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 14 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 73 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 44 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 24 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 119 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 75 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] | 6 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] | 10 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] | 1 |
References
- "KAMELOT Releases Video For 'Under Grey Skies' Feat. CHARLOTTE WESSELS Of DELAIN". Blabbermouth. December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "News Blog :: KAMELOT - Reveal New Album Details". Napalm Records. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- "KAMELOT Parts Ways With Drummer CASEY GRILLO, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- Thom Jurek. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". Allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- Oranges. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- Thomas Woroniak. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- "Kamelot - Haven review - Metal Storm". metalstorm.net.
- "CD Reviews - Haven Kamelot - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
- "Austriancharts.at – Kamelot – Haven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot: Haven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Lescharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "ヘイヴン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Spanishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "CHART: CLUK Update 16.05.2015 (wk19)". Zobbel. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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