interviews
Kamelot
At HRH United
Victoria Purcell
We sat down with Tommy Karevik of Swedish
band Kamelot, prior to their headline set at
Hammerefest 2015. We talk about Tommy’s
favourite festival memory, which was his first
show with Kamelot in front of 30,000 people.
Kamelot are soon to release their new album ‘Haven’, out 8th May 2015 via Napalm
Records. Tommy talks us through ‘Haven’
saying; ‘It’s even more diverse than the previous album (Silverthorn - 2012) it’s, actually
more diverse. We went a little bit for that —
to have this wide spectrum of different feels;
not only bombastic stuff, but also melancholic, dark, slower stuff, even faster stuff, more
aggressive stuff. So it’s a really good… It’s like
a plethora of everything, which is really cool.
We’ve got some really cool responses from
the album so far.’
Tommy also talks us through the the lyrical
theme of the album. We read that the ablum
was about the state of the world and civilisation. Tommy explains telling us it is about
people caring too much for a fake reality, that
is the internet, ‘Everyone is hunting for this
perfect life’ he says.
‘Haven’ is set to feature guest appearances
on the album including Troy, Nightwish,
Charlotte from Delaine, and Allisa from Arch
Enemy on not one but two tracks.
Following the release of ‘Haven’, Kamelot
will embark on a massive world tour, starting with North America in April/May 2015
followed by European shows [