Poetry for the Poisoned | ||||
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Released | September 10, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
Studio | Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany | |||
Genre | Progressive metal, heavy metal, power metal[1] | |||
Length | 50:04 | |||
Label | Marquee/Avalon (Japan), Edel Music (Europe), Knife Fight Media / KMG Recordings (North America) | |||
Producer | Sascha Paeth and Miro | |||
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Singles from Poetry for the Poisoned | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Dangerdog | [2] |
Darkscene | [3] |
Metal Temple | [4] |
Metalstorm | (6.9/10)[5] |
Metalunderground | [6] |
Poetry for the Poisoned is the ninth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on the earMUSIC label, a subdivision of Edel,[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Great Pandemonium" (featuring Björn "Speed" Strid) | Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood | 4:24 |
2. | "If Tomorrow Came" | Khan, Sascha Paeth | 3:58 |
3. | "Dear Editor" | Khan, Youngblood | 1:18 |
4. | "The Zodiac" (featuring Jon Oliva & Amanda Somerville) | Khan, Youngblood, Paeth | 4:00 |
5. | "Hunter's Season" (featuring Gus G.) | Khan, Youngblood | 5:34 |
6. | "House on a Hill" (featuring Simone Simons) | Khan, Youngblood, Paeth | 4:14 |
7. | "Necropolis" | Khan, Youngblood | 4:16 |
8. | "My Train of Thoughts" | Khan, Youngblood | 4:08 |
9. | "Seal of Woven Years" | Khan, Youngblood | 5:13 |
10. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. I: Incubus" | Khan, Youngblood | 2:57 |
11. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II: So Long" (featuring Simone Simons) | Khan, Youngblood | 3:24 |
12. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. III: All is Over" (featuring Simone Simons) | Khan, Youngblood | 1:03 |
13. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. IV: Dissection" | Khan, Oliver Palotai[10] | 2:00 |
14. | "Once Upon a Time" | Khan, Youngblood | 3:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Thespian Drama (instrumental)" (Japanese / vinyl single edition bonus track / iTunes bonus track) | Palotai | 3:46 |
16. | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (featuring Chanty Wunder, EU limited edition bonus track) | Nick Cave | 3:59 |
17. | "House on a Hill (uncut version)" (US DVD edition bonus track / 2LP bonus track) | Khan, Youngblood, Paeth | 5:02 |
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.
Disc 1:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Great Pandemonium" (featuring Björn "Speed" Strid) | Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood | 4:24 |
2. | "If Tomorrow Came" | Khan, Sascha Paeth | 3:58 |
3. | "Dear Editor" | Khan, Youngblood | 1:18 |
4. | "The Zodiac" (featuring Jon Oliva & Amanda Somerville) | Khan, Youngblood, Paeth | 4:00 |
5. | "Hunter's Season" (featuring Gus G.) | Khan, Youngblood | 5:34 |
6. | "House on a Hill" (featuring Simone Simons) | Khan, Youngblood, Paeth | 4:14 |
7. | "Necropolis" | Khan, Youngblood | 4:16 |
8. | "My Train of Thoughts" | Khan, Youngblood | 4:08 |
9. | "Seal of Woven Years" | Khan, Youngblood | 5:13 |
10. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. I: Incubus" | Khan, Youngblood | 2:57 |
11. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. II: So Long" (featuring Simone Simons) | Khan, Youngblood | 3:24 |
12. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. III: All Is Over" (featuring Amanda Somerville) | Khan, Youngblood | 1:03 |
13. | "Poetry for the Poisoned, Pt. IV: Dissection" | Khan, Oliver Palotai[10] | 2:00 |
14. | "Once Upon a Time" | Khan, Youngblood | 3:45 |
15. | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (featuring Chanty Wunder) | Nick Cave | 4:51 |
Disc 2 – Live from Wacken Open Air 2010:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Great Pandemonium" | Khan, Youngblood | 4:28 |
2. | "Human Stain" | Kamelot | 4:24 |
3. | "Center of the Universe" | Kamelot | 5:37 |
4. | "Pendulous Fall" | Kamelot | 3:57 |
5. | "Hunter's Season" | Khan, Youngblood | 5:16 |
6. | "Karma" | Khan, Youngblood | 5:27 |
7. | "Forever" | Khan, Youngblood | 10:14 |
8. | "March of Mephisto" | Kamelot | 7:31 |
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart[12] | 57 |
Belgian Albums Chart[13] | 40 |
Canadian Albums Chart[14] | 11 |
Dutch Albums Chart[15] | 43 |
Finnish Albums Chart[16] | 21 |
French Albums Chart[17] | 54 |
German Albums Chart[18] | 32 |
Greek Albums Chart[19] | 24 |
Italian Albums Chart[20] | 57 |
Japanese Albums Chart[21] | 55 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[22] | 7 |
Swedish Albums Chart[23] | 23 |
Swiss Albums Chart[24] | 48 |
UK Albums Chart[25] | 155 |
US Billboard Top 200[20] | 72 |
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[20] | 6 |
US Billboard Independent Albums[20] | 15 |
Credits for Poetry for the Poisoned adapted from liner notes.[26]
Kamelot
Additional personnel[27]
Production