Ghost Opera: The Second Coming

Kamelot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Steamhammer / Spv
• ASIN: B0013FSVTS
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,974 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Hard Rock & Metal > Death Metal

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Solitaire

2. Rule The World

3. Ghost Opera

4. The Human Stain

5. Blücher

6. Love You To Death

7. Up Through The Ashes

8. Mourning Star

9. Silence Of The Darkness

10. Anthem

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. When The Lights Are Down

2. Mourning Star

3. Abandoned

4. Human Stain

5. Memento Mori

6. The Haunting

7. Ghost Opera

8. March Of Mephisto

9. Seasons End (studio track)

10. Pendulous Fall (studio track)

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

One of the leaders of American melodic metal returns with the re-release of their triumphant full length Ghost Opera , with an album-worth of additional live songs! After Kamelot hit their stride with their previous release, The Black Halo , fans responded enormously to the modern melodic metal masterpiece that is Ghost Opera . In addition to the unreleased tracks, the re-release includes a new cover by Mattias Noren, video footage, a booklet including Nocturnal Models for center spread, and an embossed collector s slipcover. Kamelot has become a true mark of quality and the re-release of Ghost Opera will impressively continue this grand tradition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Opera: Second Coming Is Incredible, April 8, 2008

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Eric D. Sweetwood (Normal, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ghost Opera: The Second Coming (Audio CD)

Brilliant is the best word that comes to mind as I listen to the incredible second disc of Kamelot's Ghost Opera: the Second Coming. The mix of new Ghost Opera (what--no Rule the World) with the Black Halo Live CD is incredible. This band deserves much more exposure.

They sound so powerful live and with such clarity and depth.

They have grown to be my favorite band.

My CD came today as I ordered it three weeks ago from Amazon.

The studio songs of include Seasons' End (also available on The Myth and Legend of Kamelot), Pendulous Fall (found on the first edition of Ghost Opera and The Myth and Legend of Kamelot), Epilogue (also available on the Myth and Legend of Kamelot), and the Rule The World (remix) are the typical fair from Kamelot.

The Live portion of the second CD includes: Solitaire; Ghost Opera; The Human Stain (is this not the greatest Kamelot song or what???); Mourning Star; When The Lights Are Down; Abandoned (awesome--especially live); The Haunting (With Simone Simon--Love her); Momento Mori; Epilogue (as good as this song is in the studio--it is brilliant live and bridges the gap between the Black Halo and Ghost Opera material); and March of Mephisto.

Kamelot continues to find ways to reinvent themselves.

After playing Disc #2, I was overwhelmed.

The first disco includes all of Ghost Opera (a staple in the car and on the IPOD) and adds a few videos: Momento Mori (Live) and The Human Stain. The Ghost Opera video is on the first edition of Ghost Opera and the Rule The World Video is on the Kamelot Website or YouTube--whichever is your pleasure.

Buy the reissue CD of the Ghost Opera: The Second Coming and enjoy the bonus CD as Kamelot's gift to you.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review is for the CD set only, not for the music, April 23, 2008

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Kamelot's disciple "Metal Fan" (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghost Opera: The Second Coming (Audio CD)

Ok, I'm not sure why Kamelot decided to re-release this album. I think disk 2 of this set alone would have made for a good release but I don't think packaging it with Ghost Opera was necessary. On that note, let's start with disk 2 (Live from Belgrade). Good song selection but its definetly missing a few. I went to the Ghost Opera tour and the song selection they had there was awesome, I just hope they had included a lot more songs here (at least more songs that were not included in the Cold Winter's Night Live CD). It also includes 3 new studio songs. Pendulous Fall is about the only one that stands out. Rule the World - Remix is HORRIBLE!! WHY KAMELOT??? Why did you choose to really destroy this song? Only if you like pop music will you like this song (I hope this is not the future of Kamelot).

Now, if you're a fan of Kamelot and don't have the first Ghost Opera edition album then definetly get this one. Disk 1 itself is definetly a 5 Star album, about as good as Kamelot gets.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent concert piece!, October 18, 2010

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Enthrusiast (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ghost Opera: The Second Coming (Audio CD)

This is the best concert album I've ever listened to - I have never seen Kamelot live but they sound BETTER live than on a CD (see their videos on youtube). Before I listened to this album, I thought Epica (album) was great. But you listen to Ghost Opera and you notice that Kamelot's music grows progressively more mature and complex and I believe they haven't reached their zenith yet - not even on Poetry for the Poisoned. While Epica sounded like a concept album, Ghost Opera is a 'whole' made up of single pieces that sound great on their own. Abandoned, Haunted, Ghost Opera, you name it - every one of them is a piece you'll start humming after just the second listen! It's a must have for anyone who wants good music in their headphones. Simply put - excellent and beautiful music (oh and did I mentioned that Simone from Epica (band) lends her vocals here too?)!