Haven (Kamelot album)
Haven is the eleventh studio album by American power metal band Kamelot, released in North America on May 5, 2015 and world-wide on May 8. The album is produced by Sascha Paeth and mastered by Jacob Hansen. The cover and artwork were created by Stefan Heilemann and the additional art/layout were done by Gustavo Sazes.[4] It features guest appearances by Alissa White-Gluz, Troy Donockley and Charlotte Wessels. It is also the band's first album with Napalm Records.
| Haven | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 5, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal,[1] power metal, progressive metal[2] | |||
| Length | 54:53 | |||
| Label | Napalm/Universal, Napalm/ADA/Warner | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth | |||
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| Singles from Haven | ||||
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It is the final studio album to feature Casey Grillo on drums.[5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
| AntiHero Magazine | [1] |
| Metal Storm | [7] |
| Blabbermouth |  [8] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fallen Star" | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "Insomnia" | 4:13 | |
| 3. | "Citizen Zero" | 5:49 | |
| 4. | "Veil of Elysium" | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "Under Grey Skies" | featuring Charlotte Wessels & Troy Donockley | 4:52 |
| 6. | "My Therapy" | 4:26 | |
| 7. | "Ecclesia" | 0:44 | |
| 8. | "End of Innocence" | 3:49 | |
| 9. | "Beautiful Apocalypse" | featuring Charlotte Wessels | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" | featuring Alissa White-Gluz | 5:54 |
| 11. | "Here's to the Fall" | 4:04 | |
| 12. | "Revolution" | featuring Alissa White-Gluz | 4:49 |
| 13. | "Haven" | 2:14 | |
| Total length: | 54:53 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "The Ties That Bind" | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "At First Light" | 5:07 |
| No. | Title | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "End of Innocence" (Piano Version) | 3:35 | |
| 2. | "Veil of Elysium" (Acoustic Version) | 3:07 | |
| 3. | "Fallen Star" (Orchestral Version) | 4:52 | |
| 4. | "Here's to the Fall" (Orchestral Version) | 4:05 | |
| 5. | "My Therapy" (Orchestral Version) | 4:22 | |
| 6. | "Fallen Star" (instrumental version) | 4:40 | |
| 7. | "Insomnia" (instrumental version) | 4:12 | |
| 8. | "Citizen Zero" (instrumental version) | 5:51 | |
| 9. | "Veil of Elysium" (instrumental version) | 3:54 | |
| 10. | "Under Grey Skies" (instrumental version) | featuring Charlotte Wessels & Troy Donockley | 4:52 |
| 11. | "My Therapy" (instrumental version) | 4:26 | |
| 12. | "End of Innocence" (instrumental version) | 3:50 | |
| 13. | "Beautiful Apocalypse" (instrumental version) | featuring Charlotte Wessels | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" (instrumental version) | featuring Alissa White-Gluz | 5:54 |
| 15. | "Revolution" (instrumental version) | featuring Alissa White-Gluz | 4:49 |
Personnel
Credits for Haven adapted from liner notes.[9]
Kamelot
- Tommy Karevik – lead vocals
- Thomas Youngblood – guitars, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
- Sean Tibbetts – bass
- Oliver Palotai – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
- Casey Grillo – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Alissa White-Gluz – female vocals on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)", grunts on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" and "Revolution"
- Troy Donockley – tin whistle on "Under Grey Skies"
- Charlotte Wessels – female vocals on "Under Grey Skies", backing vocals on "Beautiful Apocalypse"
- Cloudy Yang – backing vocals (track 12)
- Sascha Paeth – additional guitars
- Dennis Hornung – contrabass (1)
- Miro – additional keyboards (4, 8), engineering (additional)
Choir
- Cloudy Yang, Grazia Sposito, Herbie Langhans, Thomas Rettke
Production
- Jacob Hansen – mastering
- Stefan Heilemann – artwork, layout
- Gustavo Sazes – additional artwork, layout
- Jim Morris – recording, engineering (drums)
- Andrew Boullianne – recording, engineering (assistant) (drums)
- Philip Collodetti – engineering (additional)
- Olaf Reitmeier – engineering (additional)
- Tim Tronckoe – photography
- Nina Lahtinen – clothes
- Ville Juurikkala – photography (Troy Donockley)
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 41 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 54 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 104 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 23 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 12 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 150 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 14 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] | 23 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] | 73 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 44 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 24 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 119 |
| US Billboard 200[23] | 75 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] | 6 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] | 10 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] | 1 |
References
- Thomas Woroniak (26 April 2015). "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- Thom Jurek. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". Allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "KAMELOT Releases Video For 'Under Grey Skies' Feat. CHARLOTTE WESSELS Of DELAIN". Blabbermouth. December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "News Blog :: KAMELOT - Reveal New Album Details". Napalm Records. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- "KAMELOT Parts Ways With Drummer CASEY GRILLO, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- Oranges. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- "Kamelot - Haven review - Metal Storm". metalstorm.net.
- "CD Reviews - Haven Kamelot - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 4 May 2015.
- (2015). "Haven liner notes". In Haven [CD booklet]. Napalm.
- "Austriancharts.at – Kamelot – Haven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot: Haven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Lescharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 20. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- "ヘイヴン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Spanishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "CHART: CLUK Update 16.05.2015 (wk19)". Zobbel. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- "Kamelot Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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