KAMELOT: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Insomnia' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of “Insomnia”, the new video from American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Belgrade, Serbia with director Ivan Colic, who has previously worked with MOONSPELL, SOILWORK, HAMMERFALL, TYPE O NEGATIVE and SYMPHONY X.

“Insomnia” is taken from KAMELOT‘s new album, “Haven”, which sold around 7,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 75 on The Billboard 200 chart. This mark’s the biggest first week in the U.S. in KAMELOT‘s history.

KAMELOT‘s 2012 effort, “Silverthorn” opened with around 5,400 units to debut at No. 79. The band’s 2010 CD, “Poetry For The Poisoned”, registered a first-week tally of 6,100 to enter the chart at No. 74.

“Haven” was made available on May 5 in North America and May 8 in the rest of the world (excluding Asia) via Napalm Records as part of an exclusive licensing deal through the band’s Kamelot Music LLC.

Produced by Sascha Paeth and mastered by Jacob Hansen, “Haven” is a massive album that is sure to please critics and fans alike. Guest musicians on the CD include Alissa White-Gluz (ARCH ENEMY), Troy Donockley (NIGHTWISH) and Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN). The breathtaking cover and artwork was created by Stefan Heilemann and additional art/layout was done by Gustavo Sazes.

“Haven” track listing:

01. Fallen Star
02. Insomnia
03. Citizen Zero
04. Veil Of Elysium
05. Under Grey Skies
06. My Therapy
07. Ecclesia
08. End Of Innocence
09. Beautiful Apocalypse
10. Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)
11. Here’s To The Fall
12. Revolution
13. Haven

Exclusive bonus CD track listing (available only with the limited mediabook and deluxe earbook):

01. End Of Innocence (Piano Version)
02. Veil Of Elysium (Acoustic Version)
03. Fallen Star (Orchestral Version)
04. Here’s To The Fall (Orchestral Version)
05. My Therapy (Orchestral Version)
06. Fallen Star (Instrumental)
07. Insomnia (Instrumental)
08. Citizen Zero (Instrumental)
09. Veil Of Elysium (Instrumental)
10. Under Grey Skies (Instrumental)
11. My Therapy (Instrumental)
12. End Of Innocence (Instrumental)
13. Beautiful Apocalypse (Instrumental)
14. Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy) (Instrumental)
15. Revolution (Instrumental)

Speaking to RAMzine at this year’s Hammerfest, which took place last month at Hafan Y Mor Holiday Park, Pwllheli , Gwynedd, North Wales, KAMELOT singer Tommy Karevik stated about “Haven”: “I think it’s even more diverse than the previous album [2012’s ‘Silverthorn’]; it is, actually, more diverse. We went a little bit for that — to have this wide spectrum of different feels; not only bombastic stuff, but also melancholic, dark, slower stuff, even faster stuff, more aggressive stuff. So it’s a really good… It’s like a plethora of everything, which is really cool. We’ve got some really cool responses from the album so far.”

Asked whether “Haven” has a lyrical theme, Tommy responded: “At first, we didn’t go for some kind of theme; it just happened, in a way, when we started writing and started looking at what we had, gathering the lyrics together and everything. Everything just fell into one basket, so to speak. Actually, it’s about… It’s not a theme like ‘Silverthorn’ was; it’s a more loosely based theme, but it’s about this topic… the world. We’re a little bit reflecting on what we are doing in this world right now. Everyone’s looking down at their phones and doing social media instead of talking to each other, and everyone’s hunting for this perfect life, this perfection. And everything you post is about how good, perfect you are… everything. You don’t get reality, actually. You get a fake picture of reality, which doesn’t… People just feel bad and get stressed over it and stuff like that. So that’s one thing of it; the overall stress of today. But that also translated into a little bit of a futuristic feel, you know. So I’m pretty happy with everything so far, and I just hope that people are gonna love it as much as we do.”