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Tracklist:
01. Solitaire |
WORLDWIDE CHARTS:
 | United Kingdom | 24 (rock & metal charts) |
 | Norway | 25 |
 | Sweden | 29 |
 | Finland | 35 |
 | USA | 48 (indie charts) |
 | The Netherlands | 51 |
 | Germany | 61 |
 | France | 83 |
 | Switzerland | 88 |
 | Greece | 23 (foreign albums) |
 | Japan | 13 (international albums) |
FACTS:
Line-up:
Khan : vocals
Thomas Youngblood : guitars
Glenn Barry : bass
Oliver Palotai : keyboards
Casey Grillo : drums
All songs written by Kamelot
Album Info:
Recorded at Gate Studio (Wolfsburg, Germany).
Released by SPV/Steamhammer.
Produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro.
Engineered by Sascha Paeth, Miro, Olaf Reitmeier & Simon Oberender.
Additional vocal recordings done by Bredo Myrvang at The Sound Residence (Oslo, Norway)
Artwork & layout by Mattias Norén.
Artwork on pages 14, 15, 18 & 19 by Alexandra V Bach.
Violin girl photos by Rebecca van Ommen.
Band photo by Liliana Sanches.
Video Credits: ICODE Team in Serbia | Director: Ivan Colic - Project Manager: Stanimir Lukic
Guest musicians:
Orchestrations & keys - Miro
Female vocals on the song "Blücher" - Simone Simons
Female vocals on "Mourning Star", "Love You to Death" and "Ghost Opera" - Amanda Sommerville
Guitars - Sascha Paeth
Ghost Opera Choir - Amanda Sommerville, Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke Rizzo and Cinzia Rizzo
REVIEWS:
Metal Hammer Germany - 6/7 - "absolutey remarkable"
HM Breakdown - 10/10 - "12/10 if possible! Album of the Month"
Schweres-Metall.de - 10/10 - "Tip of the Month"
AOR Heaven - 95/100
Hardline Magazine - 10/10
Musik Reflections - 10/10 - "this band will be playing arenas soon!!"
Lemezkritika.hu - 10/10
Vincent Eldefors - Ghost Opera is one of the strongest releases of 2007 so far. Excellent!
Rock-It Magazine - 10/10
Destiny Records Catalogue - Album of the year anyone?! Fantastic!
Dave from Destiny Records - #1, awesome follow-up to the monumental 'The Black Halo'
Metalreviews.com - 90/100 - "Album of the Month"
FFM Rock - 6/6
Powermetal.de - "... Kamelot recorded again a breathtaking, wise and intense album"
Passzio.hu - 10/10
Kerrang UK - Their finest work to date!
Tartarean Desire - Excellent!
Nocturnal Horde - "One of the best and complete albums I've heard in quite a while, this must be experienced"
Powermetal.dk - 92/100
Hardrock Haven - 9.2/10
Rocksound.net UK - 92/100
Powerplay Magazine UK - 10/10
PiercingMetal.com - 4.5/5
Metallium France - 6/6