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Poetry for the Poisoned
2010 studio album by Kamelot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Poetry for the Poisoned is the ninth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on the earMUSIC label, a subdivision of Edel,[7] on September 10, 2010 in Europe, and four days later in North America by the band's own label, KMG Recordings, in conjunction with Knife Fight Media.[8]
It is the last Kamelot album with longtime lead vocalist and songwriter Roy Khan who left the band in 2011, and the first with original bass guitarist Sean Tibbetts, who left the band in 1992 prior to any release and returned in 2009 after 17 years.
A video was recorded for the song "The Great Pandemonium" and released on the band's official YouTube channel on September 6.[9]
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Track listing
Bonus tracks
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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
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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:
Disc 2 – Live from Wacken Open Air 2010:
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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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