Poetry for the Poisoned

Poetry for the Poisoned
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by Kamelot
Released	September 10, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Studio	Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre	Progressive metal, heavy metal, power metal [1]
Length	50:04
Label	Avalon (Japan), earMUSIC (Europe), KMG Recordings (North America)
Producer	Sascha Paeth and Miro
Kamelot chronology
Ghost Opera (2007) Poetry for the Poisoned (2010) Silverthorn (2012)
Reissue cover
Live from Wacken – Limited Tour Edition reissue cover (2011)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Great Pandemonium" (featuring Björn "Speed" Strid)	Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood	4:24
2.	"If Tomorrow Came"	Khan, Sascha Paeth	3:58
3.	"Dear Editor"	Khan, Youngblood	1:18
4.	"The Zodiac" (featuring Jon Oliva & Amanda Somerville)	Khan, Youngblood, Paeth	4:00
5.	"Hunter's Season" (featuring Gus G.)	Khan, Youngblood	5:34
6.	"House on a Hill" (featuring Simone Simons)	Khan, Youngblood, Paeth	4:14
7.	"Necropolis"	Khan, Youngblood	4:16
8.	"My Train of Thoughts"	Khan, Youngblood	4:08
9.	"Seal of Woven Years"	Khan, Youngblood	5:13
10.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. I: Incubus"	Khan, Youngblood	2:57
11.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II: So Long" (featuring Simone Simons)	Khan, Youngblood	3:24
12.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. III: All is Over" (featuring Simone Simons)	Khan, Youngblood	1:03
13.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. IV: Dissection"	Khan, Oliver Palotai [10]	2:00
14.	"Once Upon a Time"	Khan, Youngblood	3:45

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Thespian Drama (instrumental)" (Japanese / vinyl single edition bonus track / iTunes bonus track)	Palotai	3:46
16.	"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (featuring Chanty Wunder, EU limited edition bonus track)	Nick Cave	3:59
17.	"House on a Hill (uncut version)" (US DVD edition bonus track / 2LP bonus track)	Khan, Youngblood, Paeth	5:02

Special edition DVD

• "The Great Pandemonium" (video)
• Pick and Play for the song "The Great Pandemonium"
• Live at Norway Rock Festival 2010
• Interviews with each Kamelot member
• Background Images
• "House on a Hill" (uncut version) (US version only) ^[11]

Limited tour edition

In 2011, a reissue of Poetry for the Poisoned entitled Poetry for the Poisoned & Live From Wacken: Limited Tour Edition was released on April 15 in Europe and May 10 in the US. The album was released as a double-disc set, with the first disc featuring Poetry for the Poisoned as previously released and the second disc contained 8 live tracks from their show at Wacken Open Air 2010.

Track listing

Disc 1:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Great Pandemonium" (featuring Björn "Speed" Strid)	Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood	4:24
2.	"If Tomorrow Came"	Khan, Sascha Paeth	3:58
3.	"Dear Editor"	Khan, Youngblood	1:18
4.	"The Zodiac" (featuring Jon Oliva & Amanda Somerville)	Khan, Youngblood, Paeth	4:00
5.	"Hunter's Season" (featuring Gus G.)	Khan, Youngblood	5:34
6.	"House on a Hill" (featuring Simone Simons)	Khan, Youngblood, Paeth	4:14
7.	"Necropolis"	Khan, Youngblood	4:16
8.	"My Train of Thoughts"	Khan, Youngblood	4:08
9.	"Seal of Woven Years"	Khan, Youngblood	5:13
10.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. I: Incubus"	Khan, Youngblood	2:57
11.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II: So Long" (featuring Simone Simons)	Khan, Youngblood	3:24
12.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. III: All Is Over" (featuring Amanda Somerville)	Khan, Youngblood	1:03
13.	"Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. IV: Dissection"	Khan, Oliver Palotai [10]	2:00
14.	"Once Upon a Time"	Khan, Youngblood	3:45
15.	"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (featuring Chanty Wunder)	Nick Cave	4:51

Disc 2 – Live from Wacken Open Air 2010:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Great Pandemonium"	Khan, Youngblood	4:28
2.	"Human Stain"	Kamelot	4:24
3.	"Center of the Universe"	Kamelot	5:37
4.	"Pendulous Fall"	Kamelot	3:57
5.	"Hunter's Season"	Khan, Youngblood	5:16
6.	"Karma"	Khan, Youngblood	5:27
7.	"Forever"	Khan, Youngblood	10:14
8.	"March of Mephisto"	Kamelot	7:31

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart [12]	57
Belgian Albums Chart [13]	40
Canadian Albums Chart [14]	11
Dutch Albums Chart [15]	43
Finnish Albums Chart [16]	21
French Albums Chart [17]	54
German Albums Chart [18]	32
Greek Albums Chart [19]	24
Italian Albums Chart [20]	57
Japanese Albums Chart [21]	55
Norwegian Albums Chart [22]	7
Swedish Albums Chart [23]	23
Swiss Albums Chart [24]	48
UK Albums Chart [25]	155
US Billboard Top 200 [20]	72
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums [20]	6
US Billboard Independent Albums [20]	15

Personnel

Credits for Poetry for the Poisoned adapted from liner notes. ^[26]

Kamelot

• Roy Khan – vocals
• Thomas Youngblood – guitars
• Sean Tibbetts – bass
• Oliver Palotai – keyboards
• Casey Grillo – drums, percussion

Additional personnel ^[27]

• Simone Simons – vocals on "House on a Hill" and "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II–III" ^[28]
• Björn "Speed" Strid – screams on "The Great Pandemonium"
• Jon Oliva – vocals on "The Zodiac"
• Gus G. – guitar solo on "Hunter's Season"
• Amanda Somerville – choir vocals on "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. I-IV" and vocals on "The Zodiac"
• Chanty Wunder – female vocals on "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
• Robert Hunecke-Rizzo – backing vocals
• Simon Oberender – backing vocals
• Thomas Rettke – backing vocals
• Cloudy Yang – backing vocals

Production

• Sascha Paeth – additional guitars, mixing, mastering, engineering
• Miro – additional keyboards, orchestrations, engineering
• Seth Siro Anton – cover art, artwork
• Michał Loranc – additional artwork, layout
• Natalie Shau – additional artwork
• Alexandra Dekimpe – additional artwork
• Rachel Youngblood – additional artwork

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