Kamelot – announce our 14th studio album, Dark Asylum, out August 28 via Napalm Records!

Kamelot announce our 14th studio album, Dark Asylum, out August 28 via Napalm Records!

Set within a shadowed Neo Victorian-era world, Dark Asylum invites listeners beyond the gates of RavenHill Asylum—an imposing institution once built as a grand cathedral, now repurposed into a place where science, faith, and madness uneasily coexist.

About the album, Kamelot founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood adds about the record:

“Dark Asylum follows a soul trapped inside a world of masks, fractured memories, and psychological torment, wandering the endless halls of RavenHill in search of truth, identity, and redemption. What begins as a descent into darkness gradually transforms into a journey of awakening, where beneath the fear, illusion, and chaos lies the possibility of healing, hope, and ultimately a path out of the shadows into Sanctuary. The album explores the duality between despair and salvation, blurring the lines between reality and madness through theatrical storytelling, haunting atmospheres, and deeply emotional themes.

Frontman frontman Tommy Karevik adds:

“Dark Asylum invites listeners into the hidden chambers of the human mind. A journey where every door reveals a different story, yet all remain deeply connected. At its core, the album explores the duality of human nature: the constant tension between fear and hope, chaos and stillness, destruction and healing. Dark Asylum reflects the struggle to remain sane within a cold and barren world, while ultimately discovering that salvation is not something found externally, but something that already exists within us all. Through self-exploration, awareness, and inner peace, healing becomes possible. This concept opened the door to a more cinematic and haunting sonic landscape, allowing us to experiment with darker, more eerie musical themes.”

Longtime KAMELOT producer Sascha Paeth returns to helm the album, alongside Jacob Hansen, who oversees mixing and mastering.

Dark Asylum Tracklisting:

1. Sanctorium

2. Ashen World (feat. Ignacia Fernández)

3. ⁠Dark Asylum

4. Sanctuary (feat. Clémentine Delauney & Ignacia Fernández)

5. Nocte Veritas

6. One Last Masquerade (feat. Tobias Sammet)

7. ⁠Ivy, My Dear

8. Godlike Alchemy

9. The Sleeping Mind (Orphic Paradigm)

10. Kaleidoscope