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Label: Ear Music Format: CD, Album, LP Country: Europe Released: 2010 Genre: Rock Style: Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, Power Metal Poetry for the Poisoned is the ninth studio album from metal band Kamelot. It was released on the earMUSIC label, a subdivision of Edel, 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. 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. 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. SONGS 1 The Great Pandemonium 00:00 2 If Tomorrow Came 04:20 3 Dear Editor 08:17 4 The Zodiac 09:33 5 Hunter's Season 13:35 6 House on a Hill 19:08 7 Necropolis 23:22 8 My Train of Thoughts 28:38 9 Seal of Woven Years 31:50 10 Poetry for the Poisoned Pt. I: Incubus 37:04 Pt. II: So Long Pt. III: All is Over Pt. IV: Dissection 11 Once Upon a Time 46:20 12 Thespian Drama 50:01 13 Where the Wild Roses Grow 53:47 CREDITS Kamelot Roy Khan – vocals Thomas Youngblood – guitars Sean Tibbetts – bass guitar Casey Grillo – drums Oliver Palotai – keyboards Additional personnel Simone Simons (Epica) – vocals on “House on a Hill“ and “Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II–III“ Björn “Speed“ Strid (Soilwork) – screams on “The Great Pandemonium“ Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) – vocals on “The Zodiac“ Gus G. (Firewind, Ozzy Osbourne) – 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 For the Full Kamelot Discography, click here:
