''Siége Perilous'' is the third studio

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released by the

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band

Kamelot Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in Apr ...

. It was released on August 4, 1998, through

Noise Records Noise Records is a German heavy metal record label founded in 1983 by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any ...

. It is the first album with

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 symp ...

on vocals and

Casey Grillo Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in Apr ...

on drums, and is the final album to feature David Pavlicko on keyboards. In Arthurian legend, the

Siege Perilous In Arthurian legend, the Siege Perilous ( cy, Gwarchae Peryglus, also known as The Perilous Seat, cy, Sedd Peryglus) is a vacant seat at the Round Table reserved by Merlin for the knight who would one day be successful in the quest for the Holy ...

, otherwise known as "The Seat Perilous", is the seat at The Round Table reserved for the knight who would quest for and return the

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Track listing

Notes

* The track listing on the back cover of the CD is incorrect. "Rhydin" is track 6, while "Parting Visions" and "Once a Dream" are shifted down once each. The track listing shown here is the correct version, which is listed in the

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. * The title of track 6 is a reference to the fantasy role-playing world, RhyDin.

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.(1998). "''Siége Perilous'' liner notes". In ''Siége Perilous'' D booklet Noise Records. Kamelot *

–

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

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 sta ...

–

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, producer * David Pavlicko –

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* Glenn Barry –

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* Casey Grillo –

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Additional musician *

Tore Østby Tore Østby (born 1972) is a founder, guitarist, producer, and songwriter for Norwegian progressive metal band Conception. After the band stopped playing on a permanent basis (the band was active from 1989 to 1998 and went on a 10-year hiatus) he ...

– acoustic guitar on "Siege" Production * Tommy Newton – mixing * Mark Prator – engineer * Jim Morris – engineer * Tom Morris – engineer * Derek Gores – cover art * Rachel Youngblood – graphic production, design * Kim Grillo – photography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siege Perilous 1998 albums Kamelot albums Noise Records albums Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording