The Black Halo
A release by Kamelot, as collectible cards in HitMasters.
- Artist
- Kamelot
- Year
- 2005
- Tracks
- 14
- Length
- 1 hr 4 min
The Black Halo is the seventh studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on March 15, 2005, through Steamhammer Records. It is a concept album inspired by Goethe's Faust. Continuing the story introduced in Epica, it is the second and final record in Kamelot's two-part rock opera about Ariel. Epica tells Part 1 while The Black Halo tells Part 2. Goethe's Faust is also broken into two parts. The Black Halo features guest appearances by Simone Simons, Shagrath, Jens Johansson, and several others. The album was released on vinyl in the spring of 2009, along with Ghost Opera. Regarded as the band's magnum opus, in 2026, Loudwire ranked it as the third greatest progressive power metal album of all time. Likewise, it has been often ranked as one of the greatest albums of the progressive and power metal genres.
Tracks
- 2When the Lights Are Down3:42B-Side
- 4Soul Society4:18B-Side
- 5Interlude I: Dei Gratia0:58Demo
- 6Abandoned (feat. Mari Youngblood)4:08B-Side
- 7This Pain4:00Demo
- 8Moonlight5:11B-Side
- 9Interlude II: Un Assassinio Molto Silenzioso0:41Demo
- 10The Black Halo3:44Demo
- 11Nothing Ever Dies4:46Demo
- 12Memento Mori (feat. Shagrath & Mari Youngblood)8:55Demo
- 13Interlude III: Midnight - Twelve Tolls for a New Day1:22Demo
- 14Serenade4:33Demo
- 15The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) (Radio Edit) (feat. Simone Simons)3:42Gold Record
- 16March of Mephisto (Radio Edit) (feat. Shagrath)3:31B-Side
