Kamelot for the FIRST time! Alissa how I've NEVER heard her! | Vocal Coach Analysis of "Liar Liar" 

check out "Handshake with Hell" to hear Alyssa's clean voice....another good one is "Sanctimony" by Kamelot, with both Alyssa, AND Elize Ryd......also, Oscar Palotai, the keyboardist, is married to Simone Simons of Epica......Tommy Karevik has an awesome voice

Nita Strauss put out The Wolf You Feed with Alissa on vocals not too long ago. Great song, and Alissa uses her whole range again.

Finally Kamelot! I hope you will stick with it and delve into Roy Khan era Kamelot. So good. But from Tommy era, Under Grey Skies featuring Charlotte Wessels is wonderful.

For more Alissa ft. Kamelot, there is also Sacrimony which also features Elize Ryd from Amaranthe. That's one more brilliant song that will absolutely blow your mind. The song has it all.

If you like Alissa I highly recommend "Thank you, pain" from when she fronted The Agonist. For how early she was doing it, she really did pioneer the cleans and growls, especially in women fronted metal bands. Also her swan lake acapella is something special.

Your friend, Charismatic Voice, has interviewed both Tommy and Alissa. They are both amazing people. I still can't believe that right before Covid, Tommy was still a full-time swedish firefighter and fronting two bands.

A few points. The first one is that you must react to the Kamelot song "elizabeth i, ii & iii" with theKamelot's first singer Roy Khan . Roy was trained in rock, metal and classical and was a unique singer. And after Roy left the group, the members chose Tommy Karevik as Roy's replacement, which was really a great choice. The second is that the pianist Kamelot is Simone's husband from Epica.And the last thing is to know. roy after leaving the group gave up singing for about 10 years and joined the church as a youth counselor. and about a year ago, after many years, he released a personal album that was completely different.

Good reaction. “Sacrimony” live is great. For cleans of Alissa watch “Handshake with hell” from Arch Enemy or “Thank you pain” from the Agonist. Liar, liar is great. Got the album “haven”. Thanks for this reaction.

I am surprised Kamelot does not get reacted to more. They are so insanely talented and have been blessed with not one, but two absolute vocal powerhouses in Roy Khan and Tommy. For the prior era with Roy Khan I love Ghost Opera and The Haunted (feat Simone Simons of Epica). Or Abandoned, which is one of the most beautiful pieces ever. In the Tommy era...well Liar, Liar is great. One of the others I love is Sacrimony.

I love both Roy and Tommy. Happy to hear either and it is a great tribute to the rest of Kamelot that they are able to recruit such quality singers.

You NEED to see Under Grey Skies Live in Tilburg with Charlotte Wessels. Really showcases what both she and Tommy can do. In a live setting, it’s mind blowing to me…

Yes, welcome to the world of Tommy Karevik. Live he sounds even better, imho. A part from Kamelot (there are great live videos of Phantom Divine, Sacrimony, Under Grey Skies) and Seventh Wonder, I always like to suggest also his performances in Ayreon (like in The Day That The World Breaks Down and Daniel’s Descent into Transitus Medley). The man has the voice of the whole paradise.

Great reaction! If you want to see a different side of Kamelot, I suggest you go back to the Elizabeth trilogy with Roy on lead vocals or stay with Tommy and look at Under Grey Skies. All three are my top favorite Kamelot songs and I think you’ll love them.

Tommy has an incredible voice, for sure in my all time top ten. He had another great band before Kamelot, It's called Seventh Wonder, and there's an album called Mercy Falls that is spectacular. The more you listen to it, the more in love you get with the album, but for me the song "tears for a father" is a MUST have to hear in the Tommy's voice production.

Wait... this is your first Kamelot reaction right ? Soooo.... Check out also Kamelot - Elizabeth I, II, III (live). A song that I've suggested time ago to your reactions mate Elizabeth (The Charismatic Voice) for obvious reasons (hehe) and also 'cause Roy Khan was a great singer (and I miss Him)... P.S. Meanwhile... still renew suggestion for a song from Dark Sarah... :-)

Kamelot started way back in 1995, but in my opinion they got really good starting in 2000. Roy Khan started with them in 1999, and when he burned out, Tommy Karevik joined in 2012. For more song with Tommy, I'd recommend 'Sacrimony' from 2012 with Alissa and Elize Ryd, 'Insomnia', 'Veil of Elysium', 'Phantom Divine' with Lauren Hart, 'In Twilight Hours' with Jennifer Haben, and the band new 'One More Flag in the Ground'. For great Roy Khan songs, I'd include 'The Fourth Legacy', 'Silent Goddess', 'A Sailorman's Hymn', 'Forever', 'Karma', the Elizabeth Trilogy, 'The Edge of Paradise', 'On the Coldest Winter Night', 'The Mourning After', 'March of Mephisto' with Shagrath from Dimmu Borgir, 'The Haunting' with Simone Simons, 'Abandoned', 'Memento More', 'Ghost Opera', 'The Human Stain', 'Love You to Death'. I know, that looks like a list of ALL the songs, but it's not.

First discovered Alyssa when she was with The Agonist, before she left to front Arch Enemy. She has a lot of impressive tracks with them, featuring her epic performance range. Check out "...And their eulogies sang me to sleep", "Business suits and combat boots", "Panophobia", or really anything off their first three albums. She is an absolute legend with vocals both demonic and angelic.

This is my favorite Kamelot song, and I knew you'd love it. My preferred clean/growly vocals from Alyssa are on "Reason to Believe" by Arch Enemy. It's proper inspirational. In fact, I'm going to go listen to it now.

If you want to hear more of Alyssa's clean vocals, the song she did with Nita Strauss " The wolf you Feed" has a lot of her clean vocals.

Fun fact: Kamelot sixth studio album is called Epica, and it inspired certain someone to name their band after that album. Speaking of which, Simone Simons is guest to at least three or four Kamelot tracks and is guest again in their upcoming album. The most popular one is the Haunting, with Roy Khan, Kamelot's previous singer. As for Alissa - she is using more of her clean vocals in her previous band The Agonist, and on some other guest appearances such as on Demons in you by Tarja.

For Alyssa's clean vocals you could definitely check 2 of her Archenemy songs, namely "Handshake with hell" and the lovely ballad "Reason to believe". As for Tommy, as you noticed he's incredibly technical as a singer. Don't remember if you already checked out "The day that the world breaks down" from Ayreon, in which Tommy performs among the eleven main singers and does some really nice flourishes. Remaining on Kamelot, Tommy took over after the previous frontman (Roy Kahn, another incredibly talented singer) left. You could check Sacrimony (ft Alyssa and Elize Ryd), the live version "from the 013", which is also very interesting under the music profile, time shifts and all.

I would recommend 'Handshake with Hell' by Arch Enemy and 'The Wolf you Feed' by Nita Strauss ft. Alissa to hear some more of Alissas range. Her voice is beautiful and wicked at the same time.

As a first time listener to this song myself, I totally echoed Julia's reaction as she was watching. What an absolute banger!

I love it when someone gets excited as I do when listening to Kamelot. My only request would be, could you do a reaction to Kamelot, but back when Roy Khan was their lead vocalist? the trilogy of songs that makes up "Elizabeth" would be fantastic. or anything off of the Black Halo Album.

Tommy got such an incredible voice! He never disappoints! :D

If you want an amazing kamelot song, check out the live version of Elizabeth. It's with their old singer, Roy Khan, but equally amazing.

As a musical theater, rock tenor myself, this band immediately grabbed me and jumped straight to the top of my listening que.

This was great! I would LOVE to hear your reaction to their live performance of "Elizabeth I, II, & III" when Roy Kahn was their singer. Tommy and Roy are both amazing singers in their own right, and I think you will love the emotional nuance in Roy's voice. 🤘

Kamelot ft Simone Simons (Epica's frontwoman) - *The Haunting, Live* is another epic colab performance!

Now that you have met the great Tommy Karevick, you must check earlier Kamelot and meet the mighty Roy Khan, an absolutely amazing singer. The "Elizabeth" trilogy is a great place to start :)

Finally! One of my favourite power metal tracks. The melody, the story telling, the video that goes with it. Tommy is a fantastic singer and this track makes me wonder why Alissa doesn't do more clean work. I love it when she mixes it up.

this is in my top 3 songs of all time, so im sure this is gonna be an awesome reaction. just such a good song

Tommy Karevik is such a great singer. No wonder that Arjen Lucassen, Ayreon, often asks him to sing on his albums.

Alissa spent ten years singing for The Agonist before joining AE. Her singing in that band was often making use of her cleans as well as the growls. Check them out

If you like Kamelot I suggest checking out March of Mephisto, The Haunting and Memento Mori from The Black Halo album. It was back when Roy Kahn was still lead but that is my favorite Kamelot album (which Ghost Opera being a *very* close second).

Cool, hearing Tommy Karevik with Kamelot. Check off one more band for the vocalists you found with Ayreon.

Not that Tommy, and Roy Khan before him, can't carry a song on his own (both of them absolutely can), but their songs with guest vocals always have a little something extra. Some other suggestions: The Haunting (with Simone Simons - this one is with Roy), Phantom Divine (with Lauren Hart), Sacrimony (with Elise Ryd and Alissa), and Under Grey Skies (with Charlotte Wessels).

Guitarist Nita Strauss released a song called The wolf you feed featuring Alissa in which you can hear a lot of her vocals a little bit better.

the pure JOY you expressed while watching this was the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while. Thank you!

So Glad you finally found Kamelot and heard more from Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy! Kamelot blew my mind the first time I heard them, and Alissa is just amazing. Her recent performance with Nita Strauss in The Wolf You Feed has been top of my playlist lately. It also includes her unique growl along with some clean vocals.

As much as I love Tommy as a vocalist, I'd highly suggest you checking out Kamelot with Roy Khan! The live version of Elizabeth is top notch. He's also back in his old band Conception.

I HIGHLY recommend Center of the Universe and March of Mephisto by Kamelot next! Both are "oldies but goodies", and in the latter you get a 2 for 1 vocal analysis featuring Shagrath's outworldly sound. Also at the time they had another lead singer (Roy Khan).

Do more Kamelot!!!!! They have a history of crazy vocalists, been a fan of theirs since 1999.

Tommy listened to mostly Pop music when he was a kid, saying that singers like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston likely influenced his style of singing. A classmate of his got him into metal and to play the guitar. Songs like this are why I miss Alissa being in The Agonist because she used clean vocals, which are really good, in addition to her harsh vocals.

If you want to hear Tommy be even more agile check out Seventh Wonder - The Light.

Try to locate "Denver Debacle" from 2012, where Alissa and Elize Ryd (both guesting Kamelot, which opened for Nightwish) substituted sick Anette Olzon in front of Nightwish. They did a great job having about an hour to prepare for the gig. The next Nightwish gig was Anette's last and guess who flew from Europe to substitute Annette for the rest of the tour.

Actually, you have heard Alissa before, in your second Arch Enemy reaction, over a year ago. But as a Kamelot fan of about 20 years, I'm delighted that you're reacting to this song. I will say that this music video continues a story that started with the song 'Insomnia', with a couple of flashbacks to that video.

I appreciate Tommy's agility while maintaining a warmth amidst an otherwise tenor/lead tone/range.

Strongly recommend checking out the live version of "The Haunting", which showcases Roy Kahn, their previous frontman, as well as a young Simone from Epica (who is married to Kamelot's keyboard player).

0:00 Discord gang newbie, loving it! Looking forward to some growls and screams 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Alissa was my first introduction to female harsh vocals in 2009 with her previous band, The Agonist. The best showcase of her abilities with both clean and harsh vocals would probably be the closing track on the album Prisoners called 'Revenge of the Dadaists'. That song probably doesn't warrant a reaction video, but it would be cool if you checked it out in your free time. I really miss her cleans 😞

Julia, hearing you nerding out for music simply let me fall in love .. thank you

Oh sweet Julia you summerchild. You ABSOLUTELY have to listen to "Sacrimony" live version by Kamelot, which besides featuring Alissa again also features Elise Ryd from Amaranthe. There you can REALLY hear Tommy's voice.

Oh damn, Kamelot!!! I never got why we never get that much of Kamelot reactions/analysis on almost every single reaction channels, because this is one of the most interesting band to react to in my opinion. They're often having guess singers, both their lead singer "Ex and present" are amazing at what they do. They got that very unique style and signature. So unless it's only a copyright claim thing, i just don't get how they're getting ignored that much. Loved your reaction to this and seeing how you loved it, i can't but help to guide you at looking for older stuff of them with their ex singer Roy Khan. I'd suggest Forever, live from their One cold winter night dvd. Video and recording are really great quality. THe song itself is amazing and the crowd participation is worth to see as well. here's a link to the video, if ever you're interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EqqPYySZnVY.html&ab_channel=japaninpoika

this is Alissa's previous group where she also sings with clean vocals THE AGONIST - Panophobia

This was an awesome reaction, you are so alive and spontaneus when reacting, pure and natural, AWESOME !!!!!! .......and dear Lady Julia, please react to Areyon - The Day That The world Breaks down

Julia! im so glad you arrive at Kamelot, Youre in for an EPIC Discography

1: I've been on the "Alissa, oh my goodness you're amazing train" since hearing her in her old bad "The Agonist" (way back in the MySpace days) so I completely understand, I'd recommend listening to "Busness suits and combat boots" and "Thank you pain" ... actually, if I remember right, they did a version of "Swan Lake" as well. 2: I highly recommend listening to more Kamelot. They've got a lot of live songs on RU-vid, so you can see both Roy and Tommy singing (not together, unfortunately). For Roy I'd recommend "The Haunting" (ft Simone Simons from Epica) and "Abandoned" For Tommy, I'd recommend "Sacrimony (Angel of afterlife)" (ft Alissa from Arch Enemy and Elize Ryd from Amaranthe) and "Phantom Divine" (ft Lauren Heart)

Kamelot has been around since the eighties I think. The guitarist, Thomas Youngblood, formed the group. They are from Tampa, Florida. The singer is Tommy Karevik and he is from Sweden. He is the third singer to be in the group. The previous singer was Norwegian, Roy Khan. He was in the group for the majority of the time, having released eight or nine albums with them. The first singer, Mark Vanderbilt, was only with the group for the first two albums. Kamelot have released three albums with Tommy since he joined the group in 2011. They are about to release a new album later this month. Song suggestions: - "One More Flag in the Ground" from the new album, The Awakening. - "Opus of the Night (Ghost Requiem)" from the new album, The Awakening. - "Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife)" from the album Silverthorn. This song features Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy and Elize Ryd of Amaranthe. - "Under Grey Skies" from the album Haven. This song features Charlotte Wessels who was formerly the main singer of Delain. - "Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)" from the album The Shadow Theory. This song features Lauren Hart of Once Human. - "The Great Pandemonium" from the album Poetry for the Poisoned. This was Roy Khan's last album with the group. This song also features Bjorn "Speed" Strid of Soilwork. - "The Elizabeth Trilogy". This is one of Roy Khan's famous pieces. - "The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)" is the first song by the group to get a music video and features Simone Simons of Epica. Thanks for checking out Kamelot!

I remember seeing Alissa when she was previously with The Agonist as their vocalist. They did a small house show in Vegas supporting Kittie and several others (iirc). There were a few songs then where she flipped her vocals between the fry and cleans and holy hell it was so awesome! Got to meet her and talk to her after the show and honestly one of the sweetest people ever!

Ok so this is why I watch reaction videos. For videos just like this one! I’ve watched this reaction about 4 times now and it’s just as fun as the first. The excitement is so contagious and just a joy to behold. Reactions usually don’t get rewatched much I think but there are standouts and this is one. Another one I’ve seen many times is Tank the Techs reaction to Contraband by Make the Suffer (ft Courtney LaPlante). His shock and excitement just lifts my spirits so much just as this one does. Thanks, Julia! Keep doing the damn thing.

Julia’s joy in this video is wonderful to see and experience vicariously.

More reactions to Tommy please!!! I've been smiling the whole time :) I love that you enjoyed this one so much, can't wait to see another Kamelot reactions :)

Loving the kamelot and the Yoda shirt and of course you and Alissa as well 🤘

I love Kamelot! Please do more! And they have more with Alissa too!! Tommy is such an incredible singer.

Holy SHIT I've been a huge Kamelot fan since high school and have so very rarely seen anyone geeking out over them the way I do! With such a fantastic choice of song too.

Kamelot is a great band to discover even more great artist like Elize Ryd or Charlotte Wessels. So pls listen to Kamelot - Sacremony and Kamelot - Under grey skies. For even more Tommy you can listen to some Ayreon performances, too (e.g. Ayreon - Everybody dies).

As for recommendations: Kamelot: Insomnia. Which is also the prequel to this music video. Alissa's clean singing: probably Thank You, Pain by the Agonist. A fun one 😊

7:49 Alissa's clean vox. I was waiting for that moment just to see the look on your face. It did not disappoint.

Soooo exited to See Kamelot in 2-3 weeks. No idea who they play this with on europe tour.

quite funny, your first Jinjer reaction where you freaked out because of Tatianas Growls...now you freak out to Alissas Cleans 😂😂

Holy sweet baby jeezus!! You actually did it!! Absolutely can't thank you enough for this Ms Nilon, you've made my year! Yeah...Tommy is a friggin' vocal beast! FINALLY we get one of the best musical vivisectionists in here to let everyone else know what we fans have known for years!! Of course we all love how people freak the heck out when they hear Allisa's clean vocals. Many of us knew and a very few of us, if you were lucky enough to be at the Denver Debacle, know her cleans are absolutely Siren worthy. If you know....you know. Her and Elize were phenom's that night. LMAO "How melodious..." hahaha ok Stewie....excellent immitation.

Tommy's work in Ayreon is stunning as well. If you want to hear a whole can of insanely talented singers.

One other fun thing about Kamelot is that when they perform this song live, as well as Sacrimony, they don't always have Alissa or Elize with them. Often, they invite the singers from the other bands on the tour to come out for these duets, and the results are some incredible collaborations. There aren't really any videos of enough quality to do a reaction to, but if you find the performances with Noora Louhimo from Battle Beast, they're absolutely with a listen.

I love Kamelot because they don't just treat music like a gig they perform, its a true art for them and the performance in of itself, they are what theatre would be if it was lead by metalheads lol

It was sooooooo fulfilling to see you having such a great time watching this one... Ohhh, yes. You absolutely NEED to listen to more of Tommy. He is just great. On a side but related note, you might want to go back to Ayreon with "The day that the world breaks down". If you like surprises, you should consider it... Love you, Julia. You are incredible!

I'm actually shocked that you haven't heard Kamelot?! Oh, you're in for so many treats! ❤❤❤

Her clean vocals while she was in Agonist is great too, the sing I like the most was Panophobia by Agonist. Has a pretty good showing off her range. There's a also a sing she did for the game Metal: Hellsinger that has her clean vocals too.

Check out her previous band The Agonist song Panophobia. It was 2012 but Alissa already were a BEAST . These days Melissa Bony from adInfinitum is singing Liar Liar with Kamelot. Melissa is also a power singer combining harsh and clean vocals.

The new Kamelot single, Opus of the Night, is incredible! Tommy is one of my favorite singers ever!

You have to watch Kamelot and Simone Simons of Epica live in Norway with the song Hounting!!!!

I love how both Alyssa and Floor Jansen are very similar vocalists, that went on different paths in music. Alyssa was one of the vocalists that guest sang for Nightwish when former vocalist Annette Olzen was sick and had to miss a show.

For more Kamelot I would recommend 'When the lights are down' or my personal favourite 'Veil of Elysium'

Id love to see more Kamelot on the channel. Absolute classic band.

They opened for Nightwish here in Orlando back in 2014, what a night that was!

Try listening to her first band : The Agonist - "Thank you pain". The lyrics are freaking cool, and she's acting parts of the evil lawyer vs the good.

You have no idea how many masterpieces this band has. The previous singer Roy Khan was equally talented too.

Tommy is one of my all time favorite singers! Check out Sacrimony live or Under Grey Skies live for more great Kamelot with Tommy. Also, I feel like Tommy Restricts himself a little to fit the sound of Kamelot. Please also check out some of his singing with the Swedish band Seventh Wonder!

Loved this reaction mate. 🤘 That vocal track I sent you was originally sung by Tommy.

I love Alissa’s clean vocals. She has done it a few times and it’s brilliant.

Hi Julia, again here I want to compliment you on your absolutely appropriate physical mojo matching the kind of sound you hear...so fun to watch and I can relate! For example @ 7:24 with the stank faces and your hyperactivity during the solo runs is just spot on how I react as well....never change Julia , the only reactor I can relate to these days

tommy is a vocal force of nature. kamelot live doing sacrimony is a nice one to react to... and it has alissa too ;) (and elise Ryd ... stunning!)

As others have said. Allisa hand shake with hell with arch enemy for clean and growl. Kamelot sacrimony live with Tommy, allisa and elize. And the Khan himself Roy Khan with kamelot Elizabeth Trilogy live from a cold winters night. That whole concert is musical perfection. My wife and I loved seeing your reaction of pure joy to the great song especially the clean spot from Allisa.

I wish they did the music video based on the entire 5:55 album version. The solo/duel between Thomas and Oliver is amazing. I also love Sean (bassist) and his windmill headbang with his dreads when Alissa does her clean vocals. Absolutely an amazing song from an amazing album. I think this is my favorite Tommy Kamelot album (the opening track alone, “Fallen Star,” is both a haunting and beautiful track.

Her time in the agonist was just as epic. Alissa is one hell of a vocalist. I truly adore her. I had the pleasure to meet all members of kamelot years ago and also alissa. She even signed my guitar. But on topic, others allready said it, handshake with hell. And panphobia from the agonist. On a complete sidenote, you seen lorna shore and after that wills version of hypnosis? Also check his one take vocals, not the video 😉 love you julia

I love how excited you get over stuff.

Haven't seen you so excited in ages! And somehow it makes me excited too! 😁Ohh, metal scene have many more hidden gems for you...

Kamelot has a special place in my heart, I saw them live at a festival in Germany called “Wacken open air”, it was very humid from a heatwave before so rain started pouring down, and when the drummer did a drum solo , on the last drum hit of the solo, lightning struck right behind the stage, no one got hurt or anything, but it became the coolest stage show lightning “effect”, it was like Thor was watching the concert 🤘

If you enjoy melodic-ism and theatrics, you'll enjoy Kamelot a lot ;) I suggest the Elizabeth trilogy live. Great review!

“This is how my mind works - tangent , tangent , tangent , tangent ooh shiny” same 😂