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The Black Halo
Metal · 2005 · 16 tracks

The Black Halo

Kamelot

A cinematic metal opera based on Faust. Lush orchestral layers meet a rare, melancholic baritone for a sophisticated and tragic symphonic experience.

February 16, 2005 · Napalm Records

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A sophisticated, tragic grandeur that balances heavy metal energy with deep existential melancholy.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
March of Mephisto
5:29
02
When the Lights Are Down
3:41
03
The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)
5:40
04
Soul Society
4:17
05
Interlude I: Dei Gratia
0:56
06
Abandoned
4:07
07
This Pain
3:59
08
Moonlight
5:10
09
Interlude II: Un assassinio molto silenzioso
0:40
10
The Black Halo
3:43
11
Nothing Ever Dies
4:45
12
Memento Mori
8:54
13
Interlude III: Midnight / Twelve Tolls for a New Day
1:21
14
Serenade
4:32
15
Epilogue
2:46
16
Soul Society (radio edit version)
3:53
Moments Worth Listening For
The menacing growls of Shagrath contrasting with Roy Khan's smooth baritone on March of Mephisto
The heart-wrenching piano and vocal vulnerability that opens the power ballad Abandoned
The nearly nine-minute epic Memento Mori where the album's philosophical themes reach a grand crescendo
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How does The Black Halo sound next to the rest of Kamelot's catalogue?

Existential+1.8σ

The writing leans notably further into existential than the rest of the catalogue.

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