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Monday, July 28, 2008

Kamelot - The Black Halo



Artist: Kamelot
Album: The Black Halo
Genre: Power Metal
Country: United States
Year: 2005

With the exception of Kamelot, I'm not one for Power Metal. Almost not at all. I always thought of it as a genre revolving around long-haired men riding unicorns rescuing the princess from a dragon then fucking her princely brother. Kamelot completely obliterates the stereotype.

The Black Halo is a concept album (suprise, suprise) off of Goethe's writing Faust and is a masterpiece of everything they have ever written. For once they have shattered the definition of cheesy (well, mostly) within Power Metal and replaced it with melodic vocals, stunning riffs, and sexy composure.

For fans of literature, rather than sitting all day listening to the album you can sit all day and listen to the album, then read Faust (or click here.) A few cameos including the lovely Simmon Simons of Epica and the long lost sister of Miss Dani Filth, Shagrath. Simon has a bigger part on the album which you see why (hey, she's fucking beautiful, physically and vocally).

I lol'd at the fact that Shagrath took the role as Mephisto who is technically the devil. At least could have they picked someone more reputable besides the guy from Dimmu Burger. Cameos aside, it is considered one of the best Power Metal albums ever produced, and I strongly agree with this. By my standards I rate it with the first perfect score in the history of this blog, a five out of five.

Amanda's Rating: 5/5







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