Silverthorn (album)
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Cover art by Stefan Heilemann | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 2012 (Japan) 26 October 2012 (Germany) 29 October 2012 (rest of Europe) 1 November 2012 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | January–June 2012 | |||
| Studio | Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, US, Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, Palosphere Studios, Stuttgart, Germany, and JohanArt, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 56:20 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer (Europe and North America) King (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth, Miro and Kamelot | |||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
Silverthorn vinyl and 2-CD box set cover (2012) | ||||
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Silverthorn promo cover (2012) | ||||
| Singles from Silverthorn | ||||
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Silverthorn is the tenth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. The album was released on the Steamhammer label, a division of SPV, in October 2012 worldwide. It is the first album to feature Tommy Karevik as the lead singer and their third concept album, after Epica (2003) and The Black Halo (2005). The concept and story are original, and features a 19th-century little girl named Jolee, who dies in a tragic accident witnessed by her twin brothers. The story deals with how the girl's affluent family handles the tragic event, leading to cover-ups, secrets, and betrayal. The cover by Stefan Heilemann shows Jolee, the main character and angel of afterlife, as an adult.