This is the first Kamelot album not to feature
Glenn Barry, and the first to feature original bassist
Sean Tibbetts, as well as being the final album with
Roy Khan.
Release dates:
Japan - September 1st (via
Avalon Online/
Marquee Records)
Europe - September 10th (via
earMUSIC/
Edel Music AG)
North America - September 14th (via
KMG Recordings)
Recorded at the the Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, in 2009/2010. Produced by
Sascha Paeth and
Miro. Additional tracking took place in Tampa, Florida, as well as various studios in Sweden, Greece and USA.
The artwork was created by many artists, including
Spiros "Seth" Antoniou,
Natalie Shau and
Michal Loranc.
Available in four versions:
- Regular CD edition
- Digipak CD with bonus DVD
- Digibook CD with bonus DVD
- Two-LP gatefold vinyl edition
Bonus DVD material:
- "The Great Pandemonium" (video)
- Exclusive and in-depth interviews with each Kamelot member
- "Pick and Play" for the song "The Great Pandemonium"
- "Poetry for the Poisoned" background images
- Exclusive video footage from Norway Rock Festival 2010
- Bonus song "House On A Hill" (uncut version) (05:00)
Bonus tracks:
- Where The Wild Roses Grow (Nick Cave Cover) (03:59) (Limited edition bonus track)
- Thespian Drama (03:46) (Japanese edition bonus track)
A limited edition "Tour Edition" was released in 2011, with new cover art, one bonus track on the album "Where the Wild Roses Grow", and a bonus CD titled "Live from Wacken 2010" with the following tracklist:
1. The Great Pandemonium (4:29)
2. Human Stain (4:25)
3. Center of the Universe (5:37)
4. Pendulous Fall (3:58)
5. Hunter's Season (5:17)
6. Karma (5:28)
7. Forever (10:14)
8. March of Mephisto (7:32)