{"id":64817,"date":"2026-05-27T15:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=64817"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:25:23","slug":"kamelot-anuncia-nuevo-album-de-estudio-dark-asylum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/kamelot-anuncia-nuevo-album-de-estudio-dark-asylum\/","title":{"rendered":"KAMELOT announce Dark Asylum"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than three decades as one of symphonic metal\u2019s defining bands, Kamelot have officially revealed the first details surrounding \u201cDark Asylum,\u201d their upcoming studio album arriving on August 28, 2026 through Napalm Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far more than just another concept record, Dark Asylum appears designed as a fully immersive narrative experience. The album is set inside RavenHill Asylum, a massive Neo-Victorian institution originally built as a cathedral before being transformed into an asylum where science, religion and madness uneasily coexist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the album, the band follows the story of a soul trapped inside the institution while struggling through fractured memories, masks, paranoia and psychological collapse in search of identity and redemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to guitarist and founding member Thomas Youngblood, the album centers around the search for truth, healing and hope within an environment consumed by emotional darkness and mental torment. \u201cWhat begins as a descent into darkness gradually transforms into a journey of awakening,\u201d Youngblood explained. \u201cBeneath fear, chaos and illusion lies the possibility of healing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That sense of duality appears to sit at the core of the entire record. The album constantly blurs the line between sanity and madness, despair and salvation, destruction and inner peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocalist Tommy Karevik expanded on the concept further, describing Dark Asylum as an exploration of the hidden chambers of the human mind. \u201cEvery door reveals a different story, yet all remain deeply connected,\u201d Karevik explained. \u201cThe album explores the struggle to remain sane within a cold and barren world while discovering that salvation does not come from outside, but already exists within us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The record also features an extensive lineup of guests from across the international metal world, including Tobias Sammet of Avantasia, Cl\u00e9mentine Delauney of Visions Of Atlantis, Lea-Sophie Fischer of Eluveitie, Ignacia Fern\u00e1ndez of Decessus, alongside Rannveig Sif Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, S\u00f3lveig Sara Leupold and Billy King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production duties once again fall to longtime collaborator Sascha Paeth, one of the most influential producers in European metal history. Mixing and mastering were handled by Jacob Hansen, known for his work with Amaranthe, Volbeat and Arch Enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Dark Asylum’ \u2014 Tracklist:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

01.\u00a0Sanctorium<\/strong>
02.\u00a0Ashen World<\/strong>\u00a0(feat. Ignacia Fern\u00e1ndez)
03.\u00a0\u2060Dark Asylum<\/strong>
04.\u00a0Sanctuary<\/strong>\u00a0(feat. Cl\u00e9mentine Delauney & Ignacia Fern\u00e1ndez)
05.\u00a0Nocte Veritas<\/strong>
06.\u00a0One Last Masquerade<\/strong>\u00a0(feat. Tobias Sammet)
07. \u2060Ivy, My Dear<\/strong>
08.\u00a0Godlike Alchemy<\/strong>
09.\u00a0The Sleeping Mind (Orphic Paradigm)<\/strong>
10.\u00a0Kaleidoscope<\/strong>
11.\u00a0Enigma (Think Of Me)<\/strong>
12.\u00a0Cassandra’s Disease<\/strong>
13.\u00a0Beneath the Moon (Tungli\u00f0)<\/strong>\u00a0(feat. Rannveig Sif Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, S\u00f3lveig Sara Leupold, Lea-Sophie Fischer)
14. \u2060The Puppet King<\/strong>
15. \u2060Sanctum Requiem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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