Karma (Kamelot album)

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Karma
Kamelot karma.jpg
Studio album by
Released9 July 2001
RecordedDecember 2000 – March 2001 [1]
StudioGate Studio (Wolfsburg, Germany)
Genre Symphonic power metal, [2] progressive metal [3]
Length55:55
Label Sanctuary
Producer Sascha Paeth and Miro
Kamelot chronology
The Fourth Legacy
(1999)
Karma
(2001)
Epica
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Metal CryptStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Metal Storm Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Metal TempleStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Sea of Tranquility Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]

Karma is the fifth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on July 9, 2001 through Noise Records which is a part of Sanctuary Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Regalis Apertura" (instrumental) Miro 1:57
2."Forever" 4:07
3."Wings of Despair" 4:32
4."The Spell" 4:20
5."Don't You Cry" 4:18
6."Karma" 5:11
7."The Light I Shine on You" 4:15
8."Temples of Gold" 4:11
9."Across the Highlands" 3:46
10."Elizabeth I: Mirror Mirror" 4:23
11."Elizabeth II: Requiem for the Innocent" 3:46
12."Elizabeth III: Fall from Grace" (silence after 4:14) 11:00
Total length:55:55
iTunes bonus track & US edition
No.TitleLength
13."Ne pleure pas" (French version of "Don't You Cry")4:14
Total length:60:09
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
13."Once and Future King"4:29
Total length:60:24

Personnel

All information from the album booklet. [8]

Kamelot

Additional musicians

Strings quartet

Production

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
German Albums Chart [9] 85

Notes

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References

  1. Karma (booklet). Kamelot. Sanctuary. 2001. p. 12.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Metal Storm review".
  3. 1 2 "Allmusic review".
  4. "The Metal Crypt review".
  5. "Metal Storm review".
  6. "Metal Temple review".
  7. "Sea of Tranquility review".
  8. (2001). "Karma liner notes". In Karma [CD booklet]. Sanctuary Records.
  9. "Karma (German Charts)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.