Haven (Kamelot album)

Haven
Studio album by
Kamelot
ReleasedMay 5, 2015
GenreSymphonic metal,[1] power metal, progressive metal[2]
Length54:53
LabelNapalm/Universal, Napalm/ADA/Warner
ProducerSascha Paeth
Kamelot chronology
Silverthorn
(2012) 		Haven
(2015) 		The Shadow Theory
(2018)
Singles from Haven
  1. "Veil of Elysium"
    Released: April 1, 2015
  2. "Insomnia"
    Released: April 26, 2015
  3. "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)"
    Released: September 9, 2015
  4. "My Therapy"
    Released: May 4, 2016
  5. "Under Grey Skies"
    Released: December 22, 2017[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Sputnikmusic[6]
AntiHero Magazine[1]
Metal Storm[7]
Blabbermouth[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleNote(s)Length
1."Fallen Star" 4:39
2."Insomnia" 4:13
3."Citizen Zero" 5:49
4."Veil of Elysium" 3:54
5."Under Grey Skies"featuring Charlotte Wessels & Troy Donockley4:52
6."My Therapy" 4:26
7."Ecclesia" 0:44
8."End of Innocence" 3:49
9."Beautiful Apocalypse"featuring Charlotte Wessels4:25
10."Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)"featuring Alissa White-Gluz5:54
11."Here's to the Fall" 4:04
12."Revolution"featuring Alissa White-Gluz4:49
13."Haven" 2:14
Total length:54:53
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
14."The Ties That Bind"3:52
Vinyl edition
No.TitleLength
14."At First Light"5:07
Exclusive bonus CD (available only with the limited mediabook and deluxe earbook)
No.TitleNote(s)Length
1."End of Innocence" (Piano Version) 3:35
2."Veil of Elysium" (Acoustic Version) 3:07
3."Fallen Star" (Orchestral Version) 4:52
4."Here's to the Fall" (Orchestral Version) 4:05
5."My Therapy" (Orchestral Version) 4:22
6."Fallen Star" (instrumental version) 4:40
7."Insomnia" (instrumental version) 4:12
8."Citizen Zero" (instrumental version) 5:51
9."Veil of Elysium" (instrumental version) 3:54
10."Under Grey Skies" (instrumental version)featuring Charlotte Wessels & Troy Donockley4:52
11."My Therapy" (instrumental version) 4:26
12."End of Innocence" (instrumental version) 3:50
13."Beautiful Apocalypse" (instrumental version)featuring Charlotte Wessels4:27
14."Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" (instrumental version)featuring Alissa White-Gluz5:54
15."Revolution" (instrumental version)featuring Alissa White-Gluz4:49

Personnel

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Credits for Haven adapted from liner notes.[9]

Kamelot

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Additional musicians

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  • Alissa White-Gluz – female vocals on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)", grunts on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" and "Revolution"
  • Troy Donockley – tin whistle on "Under Grey Skies"
  • Charlotte Wessels – female vocals on "Under Grey Skies", backing vocals on "Beautiful Apocalypse"
  • Cloudy Yang – backing vocals (track 12)
  • Sascha Paeth – additional guitars
  • Dennis Hornung – contrabass (1)
  • Miro – additional keyboards (4, 8), engineering (additional)

Choir

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  • Cloudy Yang, Grazia Sposito, Herbie Langhans, Thomas Rettke

Production

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  • Jacob Hansen – mastering
  • Stefan Heilemann – artwork, layout
  • Gustavo Sazes – additional artwork, layout
  • Jim Morris – recording, engineering (drums)
  • Andrew Boullianne – recording, engineering (assistant) (drums)
  • Philip Collodetti – engineering (additional)
  • Olaf Reitmeier – engineering (additional)
  • Tim Tronckoe – photography
  • Nina Lahtinen – clothes
  • Ville Juurikkala – photography (Troy Donockley)

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 104
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 23
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 150
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 14
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 23
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 28
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 73
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 24
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[23] 5
US Billboard 200[24] 75[permanent dead link]
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] 6[permanent dead link]
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] 10[permanent dead link]
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 1[permanent dead link]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thomas Woroniak (26 April 2015). "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Thom Jurek. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". Allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "KAMELOT Releases Video For 'Under Grey Skies' Feat. CHARLOTTE WESSELS Of DELAIN". Blabbermouth. December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "News Blog :: KAMELOT - Reveal New Album Details". Napalm Records. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ^ "KAMELOT Parts Ways With Drummer CASEY GRILLO, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  6. ^ Oranges. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "Kamelot - Haven review - Metal Storm". metalstorm.net.
  8. ^ "CD Reviews - Haven Kamelot - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 4 May 2015.
  9. ^ (2015). "Haven liner notes". In Haven [CD booklet]. Napalm.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kamelot – Haven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "Kamelot: Haven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kamelot – Haven" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  17. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 20. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "ヘイヴン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  19. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  23. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  24. ^ "Kamelot Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  25. ^ "Kamelot Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  26. ^ "Kamelot Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  27. ^ "Kamelot Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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