Siége Perilous
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| Siége Perilous | ||||
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| Released | August 4, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Power metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 50:37 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Thomas Youngblood Kamelot | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Storm |   [2] |
| The Metal Crypt | [3] |
| Amazon.com | [4] |
Siége Perilous is the third full-length album released by the power metal band Kamelot. It was released on August 4, 1998, through Noise Records. It is the first album with Roy Khan (Conception) on vocals and Casey Grillo on drums, and is the final album to feature David Pavlicko on keyboards.
In Arthurian legend, the Siege Perilous, otherwise known as "The Seat Perilous", is the seat at The Round Table reserved for the knight who would quest for and return the Holy Grail.
Track listing
The track listing on the back cover of the CD is incorrect. "Rhydin" is track 6, while "Parting Visions" and "Once a Dream" are shifted down once each. The track listing shown here is the correct version, which is listed in the liner notes.
All songs written by Thomas Youngblood and Daniel Elliot, except where noted.
- "Providence" – 5:35
- "Millennium" – 5:15
- "King's Eyes" – 6:14
- "Expedition" – 5:41
- "Where I Reign" – 5:58
- "Rhydin" – 5:03
- "Parting Visions" – 3:34
- "Once a Dream" – 4:24
- "Irea" (Youngblood, Elliot, Roy Khan) – 4:32
- "Siege" (instrumental) (Youngblood) – 4:21
Japanese version bonus track
- "One Day" – 4:10
The title of track 6 is a reference to the fantasy role-playing world, RhyDin.
Personnel
- Roy Khan – lead vocals
- Thomas Youngblood – guitars, backing vocals
- David Pavlicko – keyboards
- Glenn Barry – bass guitar
- Casey Grillo – drums
Additional musicians
- Tore Østby - acoustic guitar on Siege
Production
- Tommy Newton - mixing, engineer
- Jim Morris - engineer
- Derek Gores - cover illustration
- Rachel Youngblood - graphic production and design
- Kim Grillo - photography