Simone este intr-o relatie cu Oliver Palotai (clape) si a colaborat cu trupa pentru piesa “The Haunting” de pe albumul “The Black Halo” din 2005 si pentru piesa “House On A Hill” de pe ultimul album lansat “Poetry For The Poisoned”.

Va amintim ca Roy Khan, a parasit de curand trupa.

“Dragi fani si prieteni,

Au existat cateva zvonuri despre motivele pentru care nu sunt in turneu cu trupa si vreau sa anunt ca mi-am anuntat colegii de ceva vreme ca vreau sa fac asta. Mi-au dat timp de gandire, urmand sa le dau raspunsul final zilele astea; decizia mea ramane la fel.

In prezent, imi petrec timpul in Norvegia, cu familia, traind simplu viata si astept sa vad ce imi rezerva viitorul. Am mai vorbit din cand in cand cu Thomas si i-am spus ca in continuare nu ma simt prea bine. Imi pare foarte rau ca a trebuit sa iau aceasta decizie care afecteaza atati oameni si vreau sa anunt ca urez trupei si asociatilor numai bine pentru viitor si ca m-am bucurat de fiecare moment alaturi de Kamelot…”

Death Angel – Relentless Retribution ( USA – Thrash Metal )

Dimmu Borgir – Abrahadabra ( Norvegia – Melodic Black/Symphonic Extreme Metal )

Drudkh – Handful of Stars ( Ukraina – Black Metal )

Eastern Front (Gbr) – Blood on Snow ( UK – Black Metal )

Elvenking – Red Silent Tides ( Italia – Melodic Power/Folk Metal )

Enslaved (Nor) – Axioma Ethica Odini ( Norvegia – Progressive Black/Viking Metal )

Flotsam and Jetsam – The Cold ( USA – Power/Thrash Metal )

Gnaw Their Tongues – L’Arrivée De La Terne Mort Triomphante ( Olanda – Black Metal/Noise/Experimental )

Halford – Halford IV – Made of Metal ( UK – Heavy Metal )

In Lingua Mortua – Salon des Refusés ( Norvegia – Melodic Black Metal/Progressive )

Kamelot – Poetry for the Poisoned ( USA – Melodic Power Metal )

Lordi – Babez For Breakfast ( Finlanda – Heavy Metal / Hard Rock )

Lustre (Swe) – A Glimpse of Glory ( Suedia – Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient )

Manticora – Safe ( Danemarca – Progressive Power/Speed Metal )

Nanowar of Steel – Into Gay Pride Ride ( Heavy/Power Metal/Hard Rock )

October Tide – A Thin Shell ( Suedia – Melodic Doom/Death Metal )

Swashbuckle – Crime Always Pays… ( USA – Thrash Metal )

The Batallion – Head Up High ( Norvegia – Blackened Death/Thrash Metal )

Therion (Swe) – Sitra Ahra ( Suedia – Death Metal (early), Symphonic/Operatic Metal (later) )

The Crown – Doomsday King ( Suedia – Death/Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal )

These Are They – Disposing Of Betrayers ( USA – Death Metal )

Volbeat – Beyond Hell / Above Heaven ( Danemarca – Heavy/Groove Metal )

Vulture Industries – The Malefactor’s Bloody Register ( Norvegia – Avant-garde Black Metal )

Tracklistul albumului este:

Disc 1:

01. Anteroom Of Death (feat. Van Canto)
02. Until My Last Breath
03. Dark Star (feat. Phil Labonte)
04. Underneath
05. Little Lies
06. Rivers Of Lust
07. In For A Kill
08. Montañas de Silencio (exclusive U.S. track)
09. Falling Awake (feat. Joe Satriani)
10. The Archive Of Lost Dreams
11. Crimson Deep

Disc 2:

01. We Are
02. Naiad
03. Still Of The Night (WHITESNAKE cover)

KAMELOT ‘Poetry For The Poisoned” s-a vandut in 6100 de exemplare.

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM ‘The Cold’ doar in 600 de exemplare in America.

Tracklistul albumului este:

01. Hypocrite
02. Take
03. The Cold
04. Black Cloud
05. Blackened Eyes Staring
06. Better Off Dead
07. Falling Short
08. Always
09. K.Y.A.
10. Secret Life

LORDI cu ‘Babez For Breakfast’ a vandut 1000 de exemplare.

Cum era si de asteptat, albumul solo al solistului Godsmack SULLY ERNA a realizat vanzari suficient de mari cu 14000 de cd-uri vandute.

Tracklistul albumului Avalon este:

01. Avalon
02. 7 Years
03. Broken Road
04. Sinner’s Prayer
05. My Light
06. The Rise
07. Until Then…
08. The Departed
09. Eyes Of A Child
10. In Through Time

Formatia a postat online cateva fragmente de pe noul album “Poetry for the Poisoned”, care se afla acum in magazine. Acestea pot fi ascultate pe pagina myspace a trupei. Turneul nord american a fost anulat din cauza problemelor grave de sanatate ale vocalistului, Roy Khan.

Formatia a postat online cateva fragmente de pe noul album “Poetry for the Poisoned”, care se afla acum in magazine. Acestea pot fi ascultate pe pagina myspace a trupei. Turneul nord american a fost anulat din cauza problemelor grave de sanatate ale vocalistului, Roy Khan.

Trupa de melodic power metal Kamelot va incepe turneul nord american in cateva zile dar a trebui sa gaseasca alt solist pentru aceasta perioada din cauza unei boli, inca nediagnosticate a lui Roy.

Trupa a emis urmatorul comunicat:

“The band and crew are all here in Tampa rehearsing for the tour — visas have been cleared and the guys are in good spirits and ready to party with all of you. However, during rehearsals, Roy [Khan; full name: Roy Sætre Khantatat] became severely ill. Due to this, as yet undiagnosed, illness, Roy reluctantly has been forced to head back home to Norway. He is currently under his physician’s care, but, unfortunately, these circumstances will prevent him from joining us on the North American concert tour. Of course, we want Roy to take care of his health as priority one for now and for the future.
“After much consideration on how to proceed, all of us in KAMELOT feel strongly about keeping our commitment to our fans, promoters, and support bands on this tour! We are all ready and excited about playing these shows, we have flown in people from around the world to be apart of it and it has been in the works over a year! Therefore, we are working diligently with a fantastic singer willing to step in at the eleventh hour in order to make this tour a reality — our good friend Michael [Eriksen; pictured below] from CIRCUS MAXIMUS (Norway) has agreed to fill in forRoy! And we are excited to announce a special guest: Swedish vocalistElize Ryd from AMARANTHE will be joining the band on the North American tour. She will also be part of the VIP meet-and-greet! Elizetoured with us on our Summer Pandemonium Tour and also the European tour earlier this spring.

“Also as a special thank you to our North American fans, our friends atESP guitars have donated a beautiful ESP guitar which will be signed by [KAMELOT guitarist] Thomas Youngblood and given away at the end of our North American tour — this contest is open only to North American tour concert-goers. Fans can enter for a chance to win this exclusive item by signing up in the designated area at each show! More surprises are in store at many shows including special guest appearances and more.”

Noul album Kamelot, “Poetry for the Poisoned” a beneficiat de prezenta unor celebri muzicieni: Simone Simons (EPICA), Gus G. (OZZY OSBOURNE FIREWIND), Björn “Speed” Strid (SOILWORK) si Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA’S PAIN).

Elize Ryd va insoti trupa Kamelot in cadrul turneului nord american. Formatia a declarat:
” Suntem fericiti sa va anuntam ca vocalista formatiei suedeze Amaranthe, Elize Ryd, va insoti trupa in cadrul acestui turneu. Ea va face parte, de asemena, la intalnirile “meet and greet”. Elize a concertat impreuna cu Kamelot in cadrul turneului european din aceasta primavara. Formatia Amaranthe a semnat, recent, cu casa de productie Spinefarm/Universal.”
Lista cu datele si locatiile concertelor poate fi gasita aici.