Waiting for Moonlight

My post this week should go along the lines of another topic, but I can’t help but talk more about the Kamelot concert I’m about to go to on Monday at Station 4 in St. Paul.  Although I have a pretty diverse background in music, this kind of music is the sound that I never get sick of.  It’s music that you don’t hear on the radio all that often, or ever.  If you want to know an approximant classification of the genre it’s symphonic metal crossed with power metal.  I’m not gonna get into genre classification right now, that’s for another day.

So my preparation for this concert has involved listening to other bands in this genre or metal in general.  Earlier this week, I was listen to Epica’s newest album, The Divine Conspiracy, and the melodic voice of Simone Simons.  Epica also toured with Kamelot on their Black Halo Tour, which featured Simone with one of Kamelot’s songs “The Haunting (Somewhere in Time).”

Station 4 is a fairly small venue, and from past concerts I’ve heard that these shows don’t sell out.  And I’m certain that the reason these shows do not sell out is because no one knows who this band is.  But my point is, I will be close to the stage, so expect awesome pictures in my next post.  Their music is a wide array of styles that any true music fan can appreciate.  Roy Khan has a voice that ranks him in the top, and in some ranks, the best vocalist within his genre.  Check out some of their songs….http://www.myspace.com/kamelot.  They’re also on iTunes, and for the most part, there isn’t a song that you’ll be disappointed with.  I’m not just saying that because I’m a huge fan.  They have been writing strong since 1995.  They release a new album basically every 2 years and they’re all legendary.  Whatever your background in music is, I urge you to give these guys a chance.  They may not impress the “I love mainstream-one hit wonder-one hit artist-pop songs listeners” but I don’t classify that music as real music anyways, Kamelot is true music, as is any band who actually plays an instrument or writes their own songs.  Some mainstream bands are on the edge of that term considering they write their own songs and play instruments, but just making noise doesn’t count.  If you have a disagreement with that, comment on this post and let me know.  I leave you with the opening to my favorite Kamelot song, off of The Black Halo album, Abandoned…

“Once my life was plain and clear.
 I recall, once my ignorance was bliss. 
 Nightfall came, like a serpent’s kiss,
 to my troubled mind.” 
      -Abandoned “Kamelot”