FIRST REACTION to KAMELOT (When The Lights Are Down) 💡⬇️🎤 

On the subject of Kamelot one must not ignore the musical perfection that is Elizabeth (Parts I,II and III).

Literally anything from "One Cold Winter's Night" is pure gold. "Forever", "Center of the Universe" are great!

Dude... You've started it now. Kamelot - March of Mephisto

There wasn’t a background track playing the vocals - there actually was a 3 person choir that was stationed behind the keyboardist

I'm assuming a ton of people are going to suggest Kamelot - The Haunting Live. PLEASE do that one, it's fab. By far, not enough Kamelot love on YT.

Can't go wrong with any of the performances from this live show, just stunning overall.

Roy Kahn! The one and only. The Haunting (live) with Simone from Epica is spine chilling!

Oh how I miss Roy Khan with Kamelot, he is one of my absolute favourite vocalists. He is now with his first band called "Conception", they just brought out a new album called "State of Deception". I do love Kamelot's replacement vocalist Tommy too... but ugh Roy has my heart.

Center of the Universe is an absolute must - loving this (and your Nightwish reactions)!

"Hold my leather pants" Brilliant.

You have to do more Kamelot!!! Preferably "Elizabeth (Parts I,II and III)" or "Abandoned"

Roy kahn one of the best frontmen ever

Center of the universe by KAMELOT was my first time listening to power metal.

That was awesome! I need to search Kamalot on Spotify, right now.

Yaaaaaaasssss finally!! Just so you can appreciate the skill of their new singer, you must also do 'Sacrimony'!

Need to listen to Memento Mori by Kamelot. I think there’s a video from this concert. I get chills, but everything from their Epica/Black Halo albums do that.

next song: Abandoned - Roy Khan is showcasing his whole ability with this song - i love tommy (their "new" singer) too - cannot wait for you to react to more kamelot :)

I love Kamelot.. I love Nightwish .. I guess its normal to love them .. and i listening them from 2000 onward.. Buy when you said "guitar and keys duel".. oh .. i want to see your reaction on this one "Firewind - Gus G guitar solo and 'Fire and the Fury".. , I will wait ..

Kamelot "March Of Mephisto" (HQ) . their best song, timeless masterpiece

Love Roy Khan, great to see he's back in harder music, even if it's not with Kamelot - there's just not enough of those lower-toned singers like him out there, definitely one of my all time favorites. My favorite of their's is Forever, another signature power metal song, plus it's built on a Grieg melody, which I love... Haunting, March of Mephisto are great too, the more dramatic numbers, but so ridiculously catchy.!

Roy Khan left in 2011. Not Thomas Youngblood. Youngblood is the primary composer, with the guy on keys. Fun fact, Oliver (keys) is hooked up with Simone Simmons. Imagine coming home every night to her! They kind of floundered a bit, they have a new vocalist who now is hitting his stride after two "meh" albums, their newest is fantastic and they have a new DVD that dropped just a few weeks ago. Roy Khan can't be "replaced", he's iconic, such intensity and charisma on top of an incredible voice, but Tommy is a excellent vocalist. Definitely check out "Elizabeth" all three parts , from this concert.

Kamelot are amazing. So the first singer was Mark Vanderbilt who left in 1998, Norwegian singer Roy Khan (who was the singer in this video) was fronting the band until 2011 (Little side tangent - I had actually bought my first ticket to see Kamelot live during that time. The tour was postponed due to Khan falling ill and then they decided to do the tour with Fabio Lione from Rhapsody standing in, and then Khan left the band. So I never got to see them perform with Khan outside of this DVD). Their current singer is Tommy Karevik from Sweden, who is also the singer of progressive metal band Seventh Wonder. Oh, also, their keyboard player Oliver Palotai is German, and is actually married to Simone Simons from Epica.

Also there is kind of a relationship between Kamelot and Epica, when Epica was formed they took the concept and the name of a Kamelot album and made it the name for the band, also when Roy was the singer, they had several duets with Simone Simmons, and she is married to Oliver Palotai, Kamelot's keyboardist as well

I was there. Great show! And the title of the DVD doesn't lie. We were freezing our asses off waiting outside.

March of Mephisto is an absolute masterpiece, must react to it Chase - please...

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Oh, damn, Kamelot

"Forever" will be a great song to react! You'll definately enjoy it😊

Fun fact if you didn't know : Oliver Palotai (keyboard player) is the husband of Simone Simons from Epica (singer)

Roy ❤️ Love Kamelot, can't wait to see more reactions. Another suggestion I'd be super interested to hear your opinion on: Dimmu Borgir - Gateways (Live Forces of Northern Night) It's epic, gnarly, full choir and orchestra, just *chef's kiss*

Chase, great breakdown. Your face when the bass player was ripping it was priceless! I would love to hear you react to The Haunting from this same concert. It features a fabulous female singer who shall remain un-named. Also Sacrimony live with Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz. Keep on breaking it down for us Chase. Gonna check out your discord channel with Tank.

Abandoned this same concert made me cry harder than I had in years. It's such a powerful and beautiful sad song.

Love it

It just occurred to me how much he looks like Karl Urban to me. God I love Kamelot. PROBABLY my favorite band of all time.

Regarding the backing vocals, there is a choir of three (you can almost glimpse them behind the keyboardist a couple of times in this video) that is visible at a few times during the DVD, but at most times they're just not easy to spot.

its been soooooooooooo long since i heard this song thank you for doing a reaction to it

Thank you and please do more Kamelot! They always have heavy storytelling themes (There's even a Highlander - as in "There can be only one!" song), sometimes in individual songs, sometimes over full albums. With Roy singing, it's practically metal theater half the time. They did a version of the Faust story over the Epica and Black Halo albums (side note: Simone named Epica the band after Kamelot's Epica album which was super confusing when they toured together later lol). Tommy is a technically great singer, sounds a lot like Roy, and is a great replacement but nobody can match Roy's raw emotion. He'll always be my favorite because you can hear him singing the lyrics from his soul. Personally, I'd love to see you review songs from 4th Legacy, Karma, Epica, The Black Halo, and Ghost Opera. Poetry for the Poisoned was a mixed bag and poor Roy was on his last legs from burnout on that one. The new stuff is still good, but without Roy the songwriting lost some of its heart. It's still fun and definitely worth listening to, especially with having guests like Alissa. Recommendations: March of Mephisto, Moonlight, Center of the Universe, The Edge of Paradise, Solitaire (intro track)+ Rule The World, The Human Stain, Pendulous Fall, and Forever. I highly recommend listening to Epica then The Black Halo in order just because of the storytelling but it's not 100% necessary to enjoy it. Btw the Elizabeth I-III people are recommending is fun because it follows Elizabeth Bathory's decent into madness. At some point I'd love to see you do some Sonata Arctica (power metal - try Don't Say A Word track or the whole For The Sake Of Revenge live album) and Fleshgod Apocalypse (technical symphonic death metal - try Labyrinth or Veleno albums) Thus ends my novel. Thank you!

Wow what a coincidence. Just got home and saw this reaction and I am actually wearing one of my Kamelot t-shirts. Great reaction.🤟

if you EVER get a chance to see kamelot live, you HAVE to. they're so good live, even now with tommy karevik singing their newer and older songs

Loved it! Keep rockin’ it out! 🤘🏻

Not sure if people are interested, but Roy Khan has joined up with his old friends from the band Conception, and they are making new music. It's progressive metal, not power metal like this, but his voice is still awesome and the band members are great in their own way. Recommended :)

Oh nice! Epica and The Black Halo are probably the best album’s Kamelot has done personally

Hi Chase, more Kamelot will certainly be welcome. I would very much like to recommend something else, I think you will like: The Gathering - Travel I would describe them as "atmospheric (prog) rock" and this is possibly their most beautiful song. Oh, the singer is Anneke van Giersbergen, who has collaborated with Devin Townsend, Amorphis, Ayreon and several others. I would love to hear your analysis of this song.

Through another rabbit hole he goes. Enjoy this Kamelot journey, brother. It's worth it 😊

Roy ❤❤❤

Already put my alarm clock, can't wait!!!

Chase! Before the comment section goes mad on this one, we’ve all been waiting patiently for Kamelot to roll around. I really highly suggest a cover artist. His musical talent is extraordinary and his mixes and videos are really great. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BtwYCvFF4OU.html this one really showcases his stuff. If you haven’t watched Leo Moracchioli yet I highly suggest it. The live stuff is different because he uses a band, but his weekly covers of which there are many are just him and a room full of instruments played at a master level. He is one of my most anticipated weekly uploads I’ve grown to depend on for the last two and a half years. If you have already checked him out I’d love to hear about your opinion on his skill set.

I just watched this and i was cheering and headbanging along! I discovered this band in 2006. My intro to power metal (along with Sonata Artica). I fell off them for a few years, cuz life you know. During this pandemic i re discovered Kamelot and esp their work with new singer Tommy. Personally I'm very picky with my power metal but Kamelot will always be a favorite. Recommendation Chase: you could react to any song from that live concert "One Cold Winter's Night" and you can't go wrong. Have a damn good day!

If someone not already has commented: What you might know is that Elize & Alissa from Kamelot has helped out Nightwish as a singers at a concert in Denver 2012. The reason was that Anette was heavily sick and they completly changed the song list for this concert to fit as good as possible the song knowledge from Elize&Alyssa. Two shows later Floor jumped in. Link to the story in Finnish with english subtitles ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zH33rNy33iU.html

You need to listen to the original Blind Guardian - Valhalla. It's one of the best power metal song ever made.

In my opinion Kamelot is at a higher level than power metal border line symphonic, advanced metal musically speaking.I have been requesting this band knowing Chase would be impressed. I think they are more current than an old school vibe. Those of us who have listened to the CD's know the higher level they are. Help me describe this sound they have ! I really hope chase will give them a chance because they are awesome !

And I think that you must see Insomnium While we sleep and Wolfheart Routa pt2 :) they are amazing :)

Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno live at Athens. It's one of my favorites. Thought you would like it too.

fuck man roy khan is legendary, there's a reason you need a guy like karevik to replace him, kamelot vocals are unmatchable

I miss Roy so much, but if there is anyone that could take his place it was Tommy Karevik. Different feels to be band in their respective eras but both are amazing.

Aaaah ok, old school Kamelot! Love it! You must check out from this live show: Elizabeth I, II & III Edge of Paradise Centre of the Universe Forever March of Mephisto The Haunting Also Kamelog have recently released their latest live DVD/Blu-ray, "I Am the Empire." So I'd recommend you check out from that show: Liar Liar My Sacrimony Under Grey Skies Phantom Devine The Great Pandemonium

A couple corrections, Khan left, not Youngblood, and there are three backing vocalists behind the keyboard player, you can barely see them in this video but they get some close-up shots in other parts of this show.

Great reaction. Please reacts to MEMENTO MORI, is a Great song. Im from Ecuador

there are 3 backup singers behind the keyboardist

You should try Kamelot- Abandoned too...

Japanese word. natsukashii basically meaning 'That takes me back' As soon as you heard the 'Kiss' vibe your eyes just had that look. Music often builds on foundations to give us stronger reactions. I really must go give Kiss a proper listen. C'mon Chase, we do it for you. What would you suggest?

Nice one Chase, I wish Khan was still on the band tho

react to Kamelot- The Haunting LIVE w/ Simone Simons of Epica in this same concert PLEASEEE

Great DVD. You should check out "Elizabeth". I saw them with their current lead singer last year, but the sound was so loud that even with ear plugs I could not really hear the vocals, just buried under drums and guitar. Quite a disappointment, as Battle Beast and Sonata Arctica had good sound

Next song: Ne Obliviscaris: And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope

I really wish more reactors would pick up on Kamelot, we really need to get them appreciated more, like the reactors have helped propel Nightwish. Anything off this live DVD is great, I would suggest Karma next or The Haunting. For produced videos, Ghost Opera, Rule the World, and The Great Pandemonium are my favs. All of this from the Khan era, new stuff just doesn't hit me as hard.

The light I shine on you Alexandria Come cover me The spell Abandoned Elizabeth (I, II, III) Nights of Arabia

You need to react to Gloryhammer. Hootsforce, Gloryhammer, Unicorn Invasion of Dundee or like 7 other songs would be great.

Devil May Cry 3 Combo

you should listen to Elizabeth (Parts I,II,III)

Abandoned frim the same show also great a bit slower than the usual stuff

I can't wait for Kamelot to actually write songs for Tommy instead of making him do a Roy impression

You like guitars and keyboard duels? LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - Acid Rain... mind blower

you should do more poppy!

and now, abandoned ... and then do roys other band, conception... feather moves is niiiice.

The new song i'm recommending to every reaction channel: MaYaN - Saints Don't Die ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qTB8hM5T4sk.html 5 (!) different style singers !! People known from other bands you've already heard of !!

Hello Chase, please react to "The Evening Hate" by alternative metal band "RED". Vocalist Michael Barnes is absolutely amazing at melodic singing as well as screaming and is one of two reasons for their unmistakable sound

My favorite band - in this line up - next to Nightwish :) I do miss Roy so much in Kamelot. No offence to Tomi, his vocals are amazing. But the songwriting, musically and lyrically, is severely lacking since he left. Its just not up to this standard anymore, makes me sad. Black Halo is such a masterpiece.

I'd love to see you react to Kamelot - Forever from the Cold Winter's Night DVD.

Ahhhh Roy. This may be the closest a metal vocalist has come to being a Method Actor. Watching him hammers home the point that when a singer actually understands and feels every lyric he sings, it just makes the whole piece so much more impactful

Oooo and it's with Roy, too. I think Tommy is a great replacement, but Roy is one of the great lead voices ever, in my opinion.

You have to do more Kamelot!!! Preferably "Elizabeth (Parts I,II and III)" or "Abandoned"

React to Kamelot- The Hauting live with Simone Simons pleaseeeee ❤️ btw: The keyboardist is Simone husband and Epica got the band song thanks to their album called Epica 👌🏻

Great one! Not enough pauses but enough airdrumming for sure 😂 Check out Elizabeth Pt. I, II and III next. It's about Countess Elizabeth Bathory 😁

Lobbying for Kamelot on Tank's channel and then getting it on Chase's 😆

I'm in love with "Liar liar" with Alissa white-gluzz (even though it's not Roy).

you should definetly pick some other songs from this live dvd... just as Center of the Universe, Elizabeth I, II, III and the haunting (ft. Simone Simmons) And i'd suggest you to react to Vision Divine's song Angel of Revenge!

roy khan left a gaping hole in metal music when he exited kamelot that i don't think will ever be filled

Roy Khan in his prime, such a great singer

Moonlight is never reacted to. But it deserves an ear from the same concert. Strong bass and a sprinkle of piano go well in it. Very bluesy rock ish. Really worth it.

When The Lights Are Down is one of the classics and a great intro to Kamelot, but "Elizabeth", the song that they played right after this one at this particular gig, is one of the absolute best songs ever written. If you enjoyed the band, you should definitely try and check that one out.

This put such a big smile on my face! Roy is my favorite vocalist EVER. Please react to the Elizabeth trilogy from this same concert, it is brilliant! :)

Not sure if anyone corrected this, but when you read the little snippet about the band at the beginning, there was an error. Thomas Youngblood isn’t the one who left the band in 2011, Roy Khan (the vocalist in this video) did. Anyway, I’m so excited you’re finally reacting to Kamelot! Next I suggest the song Liar Liar (studio version) as well as the live version of The Haunting from that same concert (One Cold Winter’s Night), which features Simone Simons from Epica! (Speaking of that, do you plan to react to more Epica?)

Great song from a great band. Khan was really special back than. I also loved how he did Center of the Universe from that show. Probably my favorite song from Kamelot EVER. Entire show is amazing. Its from 2006 and i still love it.

I'm surprised you didn't do a reaction to Kamelot - The Haunting, featuring Simone Simons (live in Norway, 2006).

If you are interested in the new singer, Kamelot just released a live dvd album. I think you can find song ”Phantom Divine” on youtube!

So. These two albums Epica and The Dark Halo are actually a retelling of the Tragedy of Dr Faust. This song is at the top of album two when the protagonist (Ariel in their telling) is drowning his sorrows away in other women. (Hence the "Tell me your real name - In the silence of the darkness we unite" line.) The title "When the lights are down" is basically a reference that if the lights are out he can pretend he's not haunted by what happened at the end of the last album. I ADORE those two albums. I found you during the nightwish discovery but Kamelot is fantastic. I hope you enjoy. Edit: The conversational lyrics are a theme through both albums (Because it's a play basically). 3 Ways to Epica does it a lot. So does March of Mephisto. EDIT2: Someone else recommended "The Haunting" Which is actually the song after this one in the album and it's when the protagonist realizes he can't run as his guilt still haunts him due to what happened to Helena in album one. Absolutely fantastic with the dueling vocals in that one.

I had the honor of seeing Roy Khan two times before he left Kamelot. The whole concert in Oslo, especially tracks like Karma, Center of the Universe, Forever, Soul Society are my favorites.

For something dramatic, diverse, and just generally awesome try either the Elizabeth trilogy, Memento Mori, or Poetry for the Poisoned title track.

🤣 I clicked so fast I was confused what was going on and why nothing loaded (...premieres in 3 hours).