Kamelot - Karma (2001)
Album Review by BlindPanzer
It’s fairly simple.
If you haven’t listened to Kamelot, then you are missing out on some of the best power metal today.
This band mixes power, melodic, symphonic, and progressive elements seamlessly.
This band mixes power, melodic, symphonic, and progressive elements seamlessly.
While not sticking to the same sound of their previous effort “The Fourth Legacy”, they made what many fans consider their best album to date.
Here's a song by song review.
This is an instrumental intro leading into the next song...
One of the best songs in the album. This is an instant classic.
Great vocals by Roy, great drumming, great guitar work, great bass work and the beauty of it all is how it all blends together perfectly.
A mid-to-fast-tempo song keeping the same momentum from the previous song.
A great track.
Kamelot slows it down a notch here into another great song.
Khan’s vocals shine again here as well as Casey’s drumming.
You’d think this song might not work too well live but it does and surprisingly well.
One of the many reasons I like Kamelot is because they can do ballads without being cheesy.
An emotional song about the loss of a loved one.
The band speeds it up again for the title track and what a track it is!
Another one of my favorites...
So halfway through the album and still not a weak song yet!
Another favorite.
Once again Khan’s vocals are great and the lead is awesome too.
Another ballad, another great track.
No surprise, great emotion throughout and Khan shows how talented he is with emotional vocals.
And we speed it up again... Another well balanced track.
One of the faster songs in the album too.
First part of the trilogy... very emotional first track.
Great lyrics in this one.
I like how the song trilogy starts slow, in here it goes mid-tempo, and then the next song is fast.
THEY TRICKED US! =]
While the CD says it's 11:02 it’s actually about 4 minutes but it doesn’t take away from being one of the best songs in the album.
I will be redundant yet again: This track is great!
One of the best Kamelot albums as well as one of the best power metal albums.
1. Regalis Apertura (01:57)
5/10
This is an instrumental intro leading into the next song...
2. Forever (04:08)
10/10
Great vocals by Roy, great drumming, great guitar work, great bass work and the beauty of it all is how it all blends together perfectly.
3. Wings of Despair (04:32)
9/10
A mid-to-fast-tempo song keeping the same momentum from the previous song.
A great track.
4. The Spell (04:21)
9/10
Kamelot slows it down a notch here into another great song.
Khan’s vocals shine again here as well as Casey’s drumming.
You’d think this song might not work too well live but it does and surprisingly well.
5. Don't You Cry (04:18)
8.5/10
One of the many reasons I like Kamelot is because they can do ballads without being cheesy.
An emotional song about the loss of a loved one.
6. Karma (05:13)
10/10
The band speeds it up again for the title track and what a track it is!
Another one of my favorites...
So halfway through the album and still not a weak song yet!
7. The Light I Shine On You (04:15)
9/10
Another favorite.
Once again Khan’s vocals are great and the lead is awesome too.
8. Temples of Gold (04:12)
9/10
Another ballad, another great track.
No surprise, great emotion throughout and Khan shows how talented he is with emotional vocals.
9. Across the Highlands (03:46)
8/10
And we speed it up again... Another well balanced track.
One of the faster songs in the album too.
10. Elizabeth Part I:
Mirror Mirror (04:23)
Mirror Mirror (04:23)
9/10
First part of the trilogy... very emotional first track.
11. Elizabeth Part II:
Requiem For the Innocent (03:46)
Requiem For the Innocent (03:46)
9/10
Great lyrics in this one.
I like how the song trilogy starts slow, in here it goes mid-tempo, and then the next song is fast.
12. Elizabeth Part III:
Fall From Grace
(11:02, but actually about 4:30)
10/10
While the CD says it's 11:02 it’s actually about 4 minutes but it doesn’t take away from being one of the best songs in the album.
I will be redundant yet again: This track is great!
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Final Verdict: 9/10
Kamelot shows they can play anything: fast, slow, midtempo, ballads, melodic, aggressive, epic, progressive songs and excel in all.
Intelligent lyrics, great vocals, awesome guitar playing, aggressive drumming, and grooving bass work, what more would you want in an album?
I know! An album centered on Goethe’s Faust.
This would be a 10/10 album if and only if they wouldn’t have released their next masterpiece: Epica.
This would be a 10/10 album if and only if they wouldn’t have released their next masterpiece: Epica.
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