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The Awakening is the thirteenth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. The album was released on March 17, 2023, via Napalm Records. It is the band's first studio album in five years, following 2018's The Shadow Theory, making this the longest gap between two studio albums by Kamelot.
It is the first studio album to feature Alex Landenburg on drums following the departure of Johan Nunez.




Background


Following the tour for The Shadow Theory, Youngblood revealed in June 2020 that he, Karevik and Palotai were working on new material for the upcoming thirteenth Kamelot album.
Youngblood also revealed that a number of twenty-five songs had been written for the new album, focusing on only thirteen of them. Although the album was supposed to be released in March 2020, both Youngblood and Karevik had also stated that the band planned to release the new album in August or September 2021. Youngblood confirmed the number of twelve songs for the album and that the band were going to the studio to record their thirteenth studio album, as well as confirmed that the album will contain a mixture of both old and new elements and influences.
Kamelot announced that they had produced two music videos for the album in May 2022, following the 2021 deadline being passed. In the following month, the band finished the mixing for the album, later planning its release for an early 2023 release. Cellist Tina Guo was later announced that she would be a featured guest on the album.




Track listing






Personnel


All information from the album booklet.
Kamelot

Tommy Karevik – lead vocals
Thomas Youngblood – guitars
Sean Tibbetts – bass
Oliver Palotai – keyboards, backing vocals
Alex Landenburg – drums, percussion
Additional personnel

Michael Rodenberg – additional keyboards, arrangements on "Midsummer's Eve"
Kobra Paige – additional vocals on "One More Flag in the Ground"
Brian Howes – backing vocals on "One More Flag in the Ground"
Tina Guo – cello (tracks 5 and 6)
Florian Janoske – violin on "Midsummer's Eve"
Simone Simons – guest vocals on "New Babylon"
Melissa Bonny – guest vocals on "New Babylon"
Oliver Hartmann – backing vocals
Herbie Langhans – backing vocals
Ina Morgan – backing vocals
New Babylon Choir

Chris Fenske
Svenja Kehder
Crew

Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
Sascha Paeth – production, engineering, additional guitars, vocals
Giannis Nakos – artwork
Karl Dicaire – engineering
Phil Hillen – engineering
Tommy Karevik – engineering
Oliver Palotai – engineering




Charts






References

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