Kamelot(亚瑟王宫殿)来自美国佛罗里达的坦帕,是一支风格相当欧式的Power Melodic Metal乐团,由吉他手Thom Youngblood在1991年成立,乐队支柱人物Roy Khan在1998年加入乐队并担任乐队主唱,直到2011年因健康问题退出乐队。 优美的吉他旋律、管弦乐队的点缀加上带点诡谲感的钢琴,使乐队的作品充满 著一种宫廷的富丽堂皇,与中古世纪的神秘气息,同时Roy Khan充满感情、苍桑而又高亢的嗓音,更贴切地诠饰出这样的史诗情怀。他们歌曲的内容有采用世界闻名的名著为题材,例如《浮士德》(乐队主题专辑《Epica》和《The Black Halo》的故事内容以歌德版的浮士德改编)、《一千零一夜》(Nights of Arabia)、《失乐园》(The Great Pandemonium),也有使用世界各地民间流传的神话故事或是骇人听闻的恐怖传说,因此融合了丰富繁杂的地域风格,非常值得反复品味。
Formed in 1991, the American metal outfit Kamelot did not record its debut album, Eternity, until four years later; Dominion followed shortly thereafter. For 1998's Siege Perilous, the band revamped its lineup, adding drummer Casey Grillo and ex-Conception vocalist Roy Kahn to veterans Thomas Youngblood, David Pavlicko, and Glenn Barry; Fourth Legacy appeared in early 2000.The album was quickly followed by the limited edition CD, Expedition in mid September. In May of 2001, Karma was released as their fifth regular album.