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Official licensed made Soyuz Music records release in jewelcase made for the Baltic States, Moldova, Ukraine, Byelorussia and Russian countries

As recently as the mid- to late ’90s, it was pretty darn incomprehensible for a band to merge heavy metal with a symphony orchestra. But a decade later, the number of “symphonic metal” bands seemed to be growing by the day — as the genre was being spearheaded by such acts as Kamelot (with most of symphonic metal bands hailing from Europe, Kamelot is an exception — they’re natives of Florida). On their eighth full-length overall, 2007’s Ghost Opera, the band continues to merge tricky prog metal with swirling strings — following a musical path not all that far removed from such “thinking man’s metallists” as Queensrÿche and Dream Theater. Kamelot’s symphonic metal hybrid is best sampled on such album standouts as “Rule the World,” “Blucher,” and the title track, while a track such as “Anthem” seems custom-made for a fleet-footed ballet or ice-skating adaptation. Both bombastic and complex, those Kamelot boys sure can play. On their eighth album ‘Ghost Opera’ the band mixes in some darker influence. Both the music and lyrics have a more gothic feel than their previous work. ‘Ghost opera’ is also very symphonic, with densely layered keyboards that are an integral part of the album. All in all it’s a great dynamic album with everything from soft, piano based ballads to epic and bombastic rockers!

Track list:
1. Solitaire
2. Rule The World
3. Ghost Opera
4. The Human Stain
5. Blucher
6. Love You To Death
7. Up Through The Ashes
8. Mourning Star
9. Silence Of The Darkness
10. Anthem
11. Eden Echo