KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan is featured in a new in-depth interview with the Kamelot Germany MySpace fan site. An excerpt is available below.

Q: Thomas (Youngblood / guitars) said in an interview that the overall sound of the new album is very Kamelot like, but the lyrics are much darker, even darker than on Ghost Opera. What is it that makes darker themes more interesting to write about than positive and uplifting stories?

Khan: "It has more to do with the music which is even more melancholic and darker in its expression. Not way more though, it’s still very Kamelot, but the themes this time are spinning around serial killers, hell, failure...it's just a slightly different thing. And sometimes things are not really planned out, they just happen to be the way they are coming up. That's how we write our music."

Q: But what makes it more interesting to write about dark themes?

Khan: "It’s not really more interesting although it has always come quite naturally...it’s about making it fit an athmosphere that is already there."

Q: What do you think are the main differences between the new album and the previous ones?

Khan: "I would say that The Black Halo and Ghost Opera and the new one are not too far from each other. There is no humongous difference. Except for the fact that The Black Halo is a concept album, of course. Maybe the main difference, at least from Ghost Opera, is that there are quite a few guest artists this time. There's also a 10 minute piece I think people will love."

Q: There is an interview with Jon Oliva on the internet where he says he will be on the new album too.

Khan: "Yes, he’s one of the guest guest artists."

Go to this location for the complete interview.