Haven (Kamelot album)

Haven

Studio album by Kamelot

Released

May 5, 2015 (North America)
May 8, 2015 (World)

Genre

Power metal
Progressive metal
Symphonic metal

Label

Napalm Records/Universal
Napalm Records/ADA/Warner

Producer

Sascha Paeth

Kamelot chronology

Singles from Haven
Silverthorn (2012)	Haven (2015)
"Veil Of Elysium" Released: April 1, 2015 "Insomnia" Released: April 26, 2015 "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" Released: September 9, 2015

Haven is the eleventh studio album by the American power metal band Kamelot. 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.^[1] It features guest appearances by Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Troy Donockley (Nightwish) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain).

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]
AntiHero Magazine	^[4]
Metal Storm	^[5]
Blabbermouth	^[6]

Track listing

Standard Edition
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 (Delain) & Troy Donockley (Nightwish)	4:52
6.	"My Therapy"		4:26
7.	"Ecclesia"		0:44
8.	"End of Innocence"		3:49
9.	"Beautiful Apocalypse"	featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain)	4:25
10.	"Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)"	featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)	5:54
11.	"Here's to the Fall"		4:04
12.	"Revolution"	featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)	4:49
13.	"Haven"		2:14
Total length:			54:53

Japan Edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"The Ties That Bind"	3:52

Vinyl Edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"At First Light"	5:07

Exclusive Bonus CD (Available only with the LTD Mediabook and Deluxe Earbook)
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 (Delain) & Troy Donockley (Nightwish)	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 (Delain)	4:27
14.	"Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" (Instrumental Version)	featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)	5:54
15.	"Revolution" (Instrumental Version)	featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)	4:49

Personnel

Band members

Thomas Youngblood - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
Casey Grillo - drums and percussion
Tommy Karevik - lead vocals
Sean Tibbetts - bass guitar
Oliver Palotai - keyboards, orchestral arrangements

Guest members

Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) - female vocals on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)", grunts on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" and "Revolution"
Troy Donockley (Nightwish) - tin whistle on "Under Grey Skies"
Charlotte Wessels (Delain) - female vocals on "Under Grey Skies", backing vocals on "Beautiful Apocalypse"

Session members

Cloudy Yang - choirs, backing vocals (track 12)
Grazia Sposito - choirs
Herbie Langhans - choirs
Sascha Paeth - additional guitars
Dennis Hornung - contrabass (1)
Miro - additional keyboards (4, 8)
Thomas Rettke - choirs

Crew

Sascha Paeth - producer
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)
Miro - 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)^[7]	41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9]	104
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[10]	23
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11]	12
French Albums (SNEP)^[12]	150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[14]	28
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[15]	73
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	24
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	119
US Billboard 200^[19]	75
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[20]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[21]	10

References

↑ "News Blog :: KAMELOT - Reveal New Album Details". Napalm Records. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
↑ Thom Jurek. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". Allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ Oranges. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
↑ Thomas Woroniak. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
↑ "Kamelot - Haven review - Metal Storm". metalstorm.net.
↑ "CD Reviews - Haven Kamelot - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
↑ "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.
↑ "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 for Kamelot. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
↑ "Kamelot – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Kamelot. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
↑ "Kamelot – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Kamelot. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

External links

Haven - Official Pre-Order Website

Kamelot

Tommy Karevik Thomas Youngblood Sean Tibbetts Casey Grillo Oliver Palotai Roy Khan Glenn Barry David Pavlicko Mark Vanderbilt Richard Warner

Studio albums	Eternity (1995) Dominion (1997) Siége Perilous (1998) The Fourth Legacy (1999) Karma (2001) Epica (2003) The Black Halo (2005) Ghost Opera (2007) Poetry for the Poisoned (2010) Silverthorn (2012) Haven (2015)

Compilation albums	Myths & Legends of Kamelot

Live albums	The Expedition One Cold Winter's Night

Reissues	Ghost Opera - The Second Coming Poetry For The Poisoned & Live From Wacken - Limited Tour Edition

Session & touring musicians	Mari Miro Sascha Paeth Simone Simons (Epica) Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) Alissa White Gluz (Arch Enemy) Amanda Somerville Charlotte Wessels (Delain) Troy Donockley (Nightwish)

Related	Discography

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