''Siége Perilous'' is the third studio album by American

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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 A ...

. It was released on August 4, 1998, through

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. It is the first album with

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on vocals and Casey Grillo 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

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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 *

–

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* Thomas Youngblood –

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, producer * David Pavlicko – keyboards * Glenn Barry –

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* Casey Grillo –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

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) h ...

– 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