''Siége Perilous'' is the third studio album by American
power metal band
Kamelot. It was released on August 4, 1998, through
Noise Records. It is the first album with
Roy Khan 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, otherwise known as "The Seat Perilous", is the seat at
The Round Table reserved for the knight who would quest for and return the
Holy Grail.
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
liner notes.
* 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
D, or d, is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''dee'' (pronounced ), plural ''dees''.
History
The ...
Noise Records.
Kamelot
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Roy Khan –
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 –
guitars
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
,
backing vocals, producer
* David Pavlicko –
keyboards
Keyboard may refer to:
Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
* Glenn Barry –
bass guitar
* Casey Grillo –
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
Additional musician
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Tore Østby – 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
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1998 albums
Kamelot albums
Noise Records albums
Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording