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Ghost Opera

Ghost Opera
Kamelot - Ghost Opera.jpg
Studio album by Kamelot
Released June 4, 2007
Recorded Gate Studios and Pathway Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, May 2006-January 2007
Genre Power 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
The Black Halo
(2005)
Ghost Opera
(2007)
Poetry for the Poisoned
(2010)
Reissue cover
The Second Coming reissue cover (2008)
Singles from Ghost Opera
  1. "The Human Stain"
    Released: 1 May 15 2007
  2. "Ghost Opera"
    Released: 8 September 2007
  3. "Rule the World"
    Released: 27 March 2008
  4. "Love You to Death"
    Released: 11 May 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 3.5/5 stars
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
The Metal Circus 9/10 stars
Metal Storm 9/10 stars
Last Rites 8.1/10 stars
Sputnikmusic 3/5 stars
The Metal Crypt 4.75/5 stars
Amazon.com 4.3/5 stars
Live-Metal 7/10 stars
Metal Zone 8.5/10 stars
Goetia Media 4/5 stars
Sea of Tranquility 5/5 stars
Metal Symphony 8/10 stars

Ghost Opera is the eighth studio album from 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 former 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".

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

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. The album was released on vinyl in the spring of 2009, along with The Black Halo.

All songs written by Kamelot.

Japanese and Limited edition bonus tracks were later included on 2007 compilation "Myths & Legends Of Kamelot".

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".


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