Haven (Kamelot album) explained

Haven
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kamelot
Cover:	Haven,_Kamelot_Album,_2015.jpg
Released:	May 5, 2015
Genre:	Symphonic metal, power metal, progressive metal
Length:	54:53
Label:	Napalm/Universal, Napalm/ADA/Warner
Producer:	Sascha Paeth
Prev Title:	Silverthorn
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	The Shadow Theory
Next Year:	2018

Haven is the eleventh studio album by American power metal band Kamelot, released in North America on May 5, 2015 and world-wide on May 8. The album is produced by Sascha Paeth and mastered by Jacob Hansen. The cover and artwork were created by Stefan Heilemann and the additional art/layout were done by Gustavo Sazes.^[1] It features guest appearances by Alissa White-Gluz, Troy Donockley and Charlotte Wessels. It is also the band's first album with Napalm Records.

It is the final studio album to feature Casey Grillo on drums.^[2]

Personnel

Credits for Haven adapted from liner notes.^[3]

Kamelot

• Tommy Karevik – lead vocals
• Thomas Youngblood – guitars, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
• Sean Tibbetts – bass
• Oliver Palotai – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
• Casey Grillo – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Alissa White-Gluz – female vocals on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)", grunts on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" and "Revolution"
• Troy Donockley – tin whistle on "Under Grey Skies"
• Charlotte Wessels – female vocals on "Under Grey Skies", backing vocals on "Beautiful Apocalypse"
• Cloudy Yang – backing vocals (track 12)
• Sascha Paeth – additional guitars
• Dennis Hornung – contrabass (1)
• Miro – additional keyboards (4, 8), engineering (additional)

Choir

• Cloudy Yang, Grazia Sposito, Herbie Langhans, Thomas Rettke

Production

• Jacob Hansen – mastering
• Stefan Heilemann – artwork, layout
• Gustavo Sazes – additional artwork, layout
• Jim Morris – recording, engineering (drums)
• Andrew Boullianne – recording, engineering (assistant) (drums)
• Philip Collodetti – engineering (additional)
• Olaf Reitmeier – engineering (additional)
• Tim Tronckoe – photography
• Nina Lahtinen – clothes
• Ville Juurikkala – photography (Troy Donockley)

Notes and References

1. Web site: News Blog :: KAMELOT - Reveal New Album Details . Napalm Records . 1 May 2015 . 6 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150506040028/http://www.napalmrecords.com/blog/?entryID=340 . dead .
2. News: KAMELOT Parts Ways With Drummer CASEY GRILLO, Announces Replacement. Blabbermouth. February 5, 2018. April 6, 2018.
3. (2015). "Haven liner notes". In Haven [CD booklet]. Napalm.
4. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/58451/products/1121039/1/ "ヘイヴン"