Kamelot Guitarist Discusses New Album and Cancelled Tour

The past few months have brought mixed luck for U.S. power metallers Kamelot, The band has achieved some of their highest chart positions thanks to their latest album, Poetry for the Poisoned. However, they also found themselves being forced to cancel a North American tour due to vocalist Roy Khan's health issues. Not long after the cancellation of the tour, Metal Underground's xFiruath caught up with guitarist Thomas Youngblood and chatted about the new album as well as Kamelot's plans for the future.

With regards to how Poetry for the Poisoned advances Kamelot's sound, Youngblood said, "I guess you could say, in my opinion, the new record is a bit more progressive and maybe more diverse. It’s another Kamelot album, another step in the direction we want to go in. With this album the direction we wanted to go was a little more progressive and darker. I think we achieved that." He then when on to discuss the band's brief attempt at continuing their ill-fated tour with Circus Maximus vocalist Michael Eriksen and working with Elize Ryd of Amaranthe.

xFiruath: Let’s jump right into the new album Poetry for the Poisoned. Tell me about this album and how it came together.

Thomas: Since Ghost Opera we'd been doing a lot of touring. We had some time off in between the touring parts so we started working on the new record. I guess you could say, in my opinion, the new record is a bit more progressive and maybe more diverse. It's another Kamelot album, another step in the direction we want to go in. With this album the direction we wanted to go was a little more progressive and darker. I think we achieved that. (Read More)