Kamelotin kitaristilta päivitystä seuraavaan albumiin liittyen: ”Meillä on valmiina 15 kappaleideaa”

Yhdysvaltalasien sinfonista metallia soittavan Kamelotin kitaristi Thomas Youngblood on äskettäin kertonut yhtyeen Saksan fanikerholle tulevan 2015 ilmestyneen ”Haven”-albumin seuraajan etenemisestä. Youngbloodin mukaan yhtyeellä on valmiina 15 kappaleideaa ja hän kuvailee demoja raskaiksi sekä melodisiksi.

Youngblood kertoo kappaleiden kirjoittamisesta:

”I just returned from a second round of songwriting with Oliver [Palotai, keyboards], and we have around fifteen solid song ideas. We will now start working on the details and decide which ones are the best for the album. So far the demos are really sounding heavy and melodic. I spoke to [producer] Sascha Paeth last week regarding the recordings, co-songwriting, production and possible special guests. It’s still an exciting process for me, even after many years of doing this.”

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Kysyttäessä tuleeko yhtyeen uusi levy olemaan konseptialbumi, Youngblood vastasi:

”We are discussing this now: will the new album be a concept or not? Not sure yet… Once we discuss song topics, ideas, direction, we will know for sure. I think many of our albums have some thread throughout, whether it’s a long story or series of stories that convey a feeling or topic. On ’Haven’, we had a dystopia vision and the songs all worked into this direction. I feel the new material has some of the ’Haven’ vibe, but with new ideas and elements. As a writer, I need to feel growth and evolution.”

Lisäksi Youngblood kertoi Kamelotin kiertuesuunnitelmista ensi vuodelle:

”Tours are being planned for 2018, we already have the dates for North America set for April/May 2018. We also have a new booking agent in Europe, one of the biggest in Europe. So we will have more festivals and the plan for the European tour will be something that is another step visually for the fans. Very exciting times and we can’t wait to see everyone at the shows. I miss you guys and girls!!”