The Black Halo

The Black Halo
Studio album by
Kamelot
ReleasedMarch 15, 2005
RecordedJune–October 2004
StudioGate Studios (Wolfsburg)
Above the C Studios (Tampa)
Genre
Length57:21
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerSascha Paeth, Miro, Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood
Kamelot chronology
Epica
(2003) 		The Black Halo
(2005) 		Ghost Opera
(2007)
Singles from The Black Halo
  1. "The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)"
    Released: March 15, 2005
  2. "March of Mephisto"
    Released: April 4, 2005
  3. "Soul Society"
    Released: April 7, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]
Metal Storm[3]
Amazon.com[4]
Last Rites[5]
The Metal Crypt[6]
Sea of Tranquility[7]
Metaleater[8]
Metal Temple[9]

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 (2003), it is the second and final record in Kamelot's two-part rock opera about Ariel (a character based on Heinrich Faust). 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 (Epica), Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir), Jens Johansson (Stratovarius), and several others. The album was released on vinyl in the spring of 2009, along with Ghost Opera (2007).[10][11][12]

  1. ^ a b c d e Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Kamelot The Black Halo review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sputnik music review".
  3. ^ "Metal Storm review".
  4. ^ "Amazon.com review". Amazon.
  5. ^ "Last Rites review".
  6. ^ "The Metal Crypt review".
  7. ^ "Sea of Tranquility review".
  8. ^ "Metaleater review". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  9. ^ "Metal Temple review".
  10. ^ - Official site news article dated December 13, 2008. Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Blabbermouth.net article dated December 13, 2008". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  12. ^ bravewords.com. "article dated December 13, 2008". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.