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Thomas Youngblood
Thomas Youngblood (born May 29, 1974) is an American metal guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of power metal band Kamelot. Early life At the age of 12, after the death of his father, Youngblood moved from Virginia to Florida where he started learning to play guitar at age 15. Shortly after his move he began playing in his first band with school mates from the neighborhood. Through this he met drummer Richard Warner, and they decided to start a band together. Career Kamelot was founded in Tampa, Florida by Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. They signed their first contract in 1994 with German label Noise Records. Six albums were released through the label. After the release of ''Epica'' in 2003 they started working with SPV/Steamhammer. With them they released ''The Black Halo'' (2005) and ''Ghost Opera'' (2007), after a temporary switch to Edel Music for the release of ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' (2010), they were back with SPV for another release with ''Silvertho ...
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Richmond, Virginia
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Poetry For The Poisoned
''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, 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. 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. Track listing Bonus tracks Special edition DVD *"The Great Pandemonium" (video) *Pick and Play for the song "The Great Pandemonium" *Live at Norway Rock Festival 2010 *Interviews with each Kamelot member *Background Images *"House on a Hill" (uncut version) (US version only) Limited tour edition In 2 ...
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Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ...
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Karma (Kamelot Album)
''Karma'' is the fifth full-length album by power metal band Kamelot. It was released on July 9, 2001 through Noise Records which is a part of Sanctuary Records. Track listing Personnel All information from the album booklet.(2001). "''Karma'' liner notes". In ''Karma'' D booklet Sanctuary Records. Kamelot * Roy Khan – vocals * Thomas Youngblood – guitars * Glenn Barry – bass * Casey Grillo – drums, percussion Additional musicians * Miro – keyboards, orchestrations, backing vocals, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering * Sascha Paeth – additional guitars, producer, mixing, mastering, engineering * Farouk Asjadi – Shakuhachi * Liv Nina Mosven – vocals on "Requiem for the Innocent" and "Fall from Grace" * Olaf Hayer – choir vocals * Cinzia Rizzo – choir vocals, backing vocals on "Karma" * Robert Hunecke-Rizzo – choir vocals Strings quartet * Tobias Rempe – violin * Corinna Guthmann – violin * Marie-Theres Stumpf – viola * Patrick Sepec – ...
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Sascha Paeth
Sascha Paeth (born 9 September 1970 in Wolfsburg, West Germany) is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After Forever and Epica. He owns the "Gate Studios", Wolfsburg previously used for recordings with his former band Heavens Gate."Gate Studio page"
Overview of the history of the studio complex. Sascha Paeth has produced many albums along with Miro. In 2004, he produced , a

Oliver Palotai
Oliver Palotai (born 17 March 1974) is a classically trained German musician of Hungarian ancestry, husband of Simone Simons from Epica, best known as a member of the power metal band Kamelot and of Doro Pesch's touring band. Career He made his name playing keyboards and guitar for Doro and keyboards for Circle II Circle (as a touring member between 2003 and 2004) before joining Blaze Bayley's BLAZE as a replacement for founding guitarist John Slater in 2004. In 2005 he joined the power metal band Kamelot as a touring keyboard player, and was soon welcomed as a permanent member. Palotai left BLAZE in January 2007. He later formed his own band, Sons of Seasons. releasing albums in 2009 and 2011. He also played keyboards for the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica on their 2010 North American tour. Personal life Palotai has diplomas as both a music teacher and a professional musician from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg. In early 2013, he and his longtime girlfriend, Simone ...
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Seventh Wonder
Seventh Wonder is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 2000. History Seventh Wonder was formed in 2000 by bass player Andreas Blomqvist, guitarist Johan Liefvendahl and drummer Johnny Sandin after their previous band fell apart. Their music started to develop in the direction of progressive metal and as the band was joined by keyboard player Andreas Kyrt Söderin late 2000, the new sound was cemented further. Two demos were recorded, the first in 2001 (''Seventh Wonder'') and the second in 2003 (''Temple In The Storm''). Many singers have come and gone in Seventh Wonder over the years, among others Ola Halén of power metal band Insania Sthlm. The longest lasting member in the past was Andi Kravljaca (ex: Heave, Elsesphere, now Silent Call), and it was with Kravljaca at the microphone that the band recorded their debut album ''Become'' (released in 2005), after landing a record deal with Finland's Lion Music. Prior to the release of ''Become'' in 2005, Tom ...
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Tommy Karevik
Tommy Karevik (born 1 November 1981) is a Swedish metal vocalist, best known as the singer for Seventh Wonder and Kamelot. He also appeared on Ayreon's 2013 album '' The Theory of Everything'', in which he portrayed the main character. He appeared once again on the 2017 album ''The Source'' as The Opposition Leader and in 2020 on ''Transitus'' as Daniel. Early life Karevik was born in 1981 in Botkyrka, Sweden. He began singing at a young age, and was a member of his elementary school's choir. At college, Karevik studied nature and science. Career Seventh Wonder In 2004, Tommy Karevik recorded a few songs with Vindictiv. Shortly after, he left the band for progressive metal band Seventh Wonder, prior to the release of their debut album ''Become'' in 2005. Despite the warm reception of the album at the time of its release, the band members have stated that they were generally unhappy with the album due to its poor mixing. Once Karevik joined the band, they toured briefly t ...
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Roy Khan
Roy Sætre Khantatat ( th, รอย ขันธทัต; born 12 March 1970), commonly known as Roy Khan, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer for progressive metal band Conception and the former lead vocalist for symphonic power metal band Kamelot from 1997 until his departure in 2011. He co-wrote most of Kamelot's songs with the band's guitarist and founder Thomas Youngblood during his tenure. Khan had retired from music in 2011 until 2018, when he released a new solo song on YouTube and announced the return of Conception. Early life Khan was born 12 March 1970 to a Norwegian mother and Thai father and took both of their last names. Khan's maternal grandfather, Kåre Sætre, was a major influence on his musical aspirations, something Khan would state in several interviews. Sætre would later appear alongside his grandson on stage several times. Khan began singing at a young age, and at the age of 17, while in the shower at school, Khan was caught sing ...
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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. It features guest appearances by Alissa White-Gluz, Troy Donockley and Charlotte Wessels. It is also the band's first album with Napalm Records. It is the final studio album to feature Casey Grillo on drums. Track listing Personnel Credits for ''Haven'' adapted from liner notes.(2015). "''Haven'' liner notes". In ''Haven'' D booklet Napalm. Kamelot * Tommy Karevik – lead vocals * Thomas Youngblood – guitars, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements * Sean Tibbetts – bass * Oliver Palotai – keyboards, orchestral arrangements * Casey Grillo – drums Additional musicians * Alissa White-Gluz – female vocals on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)", grunt ...
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King Records (Japan)
, commonly known as King Records, is a Japanese record company founded in January 1931 as a division of the Japanese publisher Kodansha. It initially began operating as an independent entity in the 1950s. It later became part of the Otowa Group. Today, King Records is one of Japan's largest record companies which is not owned by a multinational entity. The label's headquarters are in Bunkyo, Tokyo. The label's name is actually based from the now-defunct ''Kingu'' magazine published by Kodansha from 1924 to 1957. Sub-labels Its Starchild label, was managed by animation producer Toshimichi Ōtsuki, specialised in anime music and film. King Records also distributes the Up-Front Works–owned and –operated labels Piccolo Town and Rice Music, and also released video games for the PC-88, Famicom, and MSX2 computers. On February 1, 2016, King Records restructured Starchild and renamed it King Amusement Creative. Paddle Wheel Records is a division of King Record Co. You! Be Cool i ...
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Alternative Distribution Alliance
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA provides "independent artist and label partners with access to the resources, relationships and experience required to share their creative vision with a global audience." As the independent music distribution arm of Warner Music Group, ADA Worldwide was created in 1993 as a joint-venture between WMG and Restless Records to offer a distribution system and marketing, merchandising, promotion, and music licensing services. In 2012, Warner Music Group combined Independent Label Group with ADA to create a full-service company that provides services including physical and digital global distribution, physical production, merchandise production and distribution. ADA offers account management, an in-house music licensing function, custom products and services, marketing and sponsorships, as well as digital marketing to ...
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