Following the release of the triumphant first single, “Ashen World”—hailed by Metal Hammer as one of the week’s best tracks—KAMELOT has unveiled the second single from its upcoming album, “Dark Asylum”, which is set for release on August 28 via Napalm Records.
The epic “Godlike Alchemy” showcases KAMELOT at its most cinematic, pairing sweeping orchestral string arrangements with frontman Tommy Karevik’s soaring, emotionally charged vocal performance. Blending dynamic shifts with an irresistible rhythmic drive, the band effortlessly moves between elegant symphonic passages and crushing heaviness, while guitarist Thomas Youngblood delivers a standout display of melodic precision through the song’s solo and breakdown. Wrapped in a biblical atmosphere and anchored by a massive, anthemic chorus, “Godlike Alchemy” finds KAMELOT operating at peak intensity.
Karevik comments on “Godlike Alchemy”: “This song encapsulates the overarching theme of the ‘Dark Asylum’. What if you don’t need to look outside of yourself to find peace and happiness… What if you already possess the power you need to heal and create the reality you want to see? What if we are all magical, powerful beings with unlimited potential? It’s a mind-boggling thought…”.
“Dark Asylum” track listing:
01. Sanctorium
02. Ashen World (feat. Ignacia Fernández)
03. Dark Asylum
04. Sanctuary (feat. Clémentine Delauney & Ignacia Fernández)
05. Nocte Veritas
06. One Last Masquerade (feat. Tobias Sammet)
07. Ivy, My Dear
08. Godlike Alchemy
09. The Sleeping Mind (Orphic Paradigm)
10. Kaleidoscope
11. Enigma (Think Of Me)
12. Cassandra’s Disease
13. Beneath the Moon (Tunglið) (feat. Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir, Sólveig Sara Leupold, Lea-Sophie Fischer)
14. The Puppet King
15. Sanctum Requiem
