Published: June 2, 2026
The symphonic metal veterans return with their 14th studio album, a Neo-Victorian concept centered on RavenHill Asylum, arriving August 28 via Napalm Records
KAMELOT have announced their fourteenth studio album, “Dark Asylum”, scheduled for release on August 28, 2026 through Napalm Records. More than three decades into their career, the band returns with a conceptual work set within the mysterious world of RavenHill Asylum, a former cathedral transformed into an institution where science, faith, memory, and psychological turmoil intersect.
Rockum previously covered the band's upcoming touring activity in Kamelot Announce Massive 2026 USA and Canada Tour with Major North American Return. Rockum also reported on the anniversary reissue of one of the band's most celebrated albums in KAMELOT Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Prominent Album The Black Halo with Brand New Reissue Formats.
Readers can also revisit Rockum's exclusive interview with founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood in Kamelot’s Thomas Youngblood on I Am the Empire – Exclusive Interview with Gino Alache.
According to guitarist and founding member Thomas Youngblood, the album follows a central character trapped within a labyrinth of fractured memories, hidden identities, and psychological torment while wandering through the endless corridors of RavenHill Asylum. As the story unfolds, the journey gradually evolves from despair toward self-discovery, redemption, and the possibility of healing.
Vocalist Tommy Karevik described the album as an exploration of the human mind, examining the tension between fear and hope, destruction and restoration, chaos and inner peace. The concept provided the foundation for a darker and more cinematic musical direction while maintaining the band's established symphonic metal identity.
Produced once again by longtime collaborator Sascha Paeth and mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen, the album continues Kamelot's tradition of combining theatrical storytelling, symphonic arrangements, progressive elements, and melodic metal songwriting.
Several guest musicians contribute throughout the album, including:
Tobias Sammet (Avantasia)
Clémentine Delauney (Visions of Atlantis)
Ignacia Fernández (Decessus)
Lea-Sophie Fischer (Eluveitie)
Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir
Sólveig Sara Leupold
Billy King
The album unfolds through fifteen interconnected compositions that expand the RavenHill narrative while moving between orchestral passages, heavy guitar-driven arrangements, atmospheric textures, and character-based storytelling.
DARK ASYLUM TRACKLIST
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
11. Enigma (Think of Me)
12. Cassandra's Disease
13. Beneath the Moon (Tunglið) (feat. Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir, Sólveig Sara Leupold & Lea-Sophie Fischer)
14. The Puppet King
15. Sanctum Requiem
FORMATS
“Dark Asylum” will be available in a wide range of formats, including collector-oriented editions:
White Label Vinyl Edition
Liquid Blood-Filled Vinyl Edition
2CD Earbook Edition with Instrumental Album
Zoetrope Vinyl Edition
White Splatter Vinyl
Solid Gold Vinyl
Marbled Oxblood Red/Black Vinyl
Solid Silver Vinyl
Black Vinyl
Digipak CD
Cassette
Several limited editions include a 24-page booklet and certificate of authenticity.
KAMELOT — DARK ASYLUM WORLD TOUR 2026
NORTH AMERICA PT. 1
With Visions of Atlantis + Frozen Crown
August 28 — Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live
August 29 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Heaven)
August 31 — Dallas, TX — The Studio at the Factory
September 2 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
September 3 — Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues
September 4 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
September 5 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore
September 7 — Vancouver, BC — Vogue Theatre
September 8 — Seattle, WA — Neptune
September 10 — Salt Lake City, UT — Rockwell at The Complex
September 11 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall
September 12 — Kansas City, MO — The Truman
September 14 — Minneapolis, MN — First Avenue
September 15 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
September 17 — St. Charles, IL — Arcada Theatre
September 18 — Cleveland, OH — Globe Iron
September 19 — Toronto, ON — Phoenix Concert Theatre
September 20 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS
September 22 — Quebec City, QC — Theatre Capitole
September 24 — Glenside, PA — Keswick Theatre
September 25 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium
September 26 — New York, NY — Palladium Times Square
September 27 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
KAMFEST DARK ASYLUM
October 30 — Tilburg, Netherlands — O13
October 31 — Tilburg, Netherlands — O13
EUROPE PT. 1
With Exit Eden + Temperance
November 1 — London, England — O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
November 3 — Manchester, England — O2 Ritz Manchester
November 5 — Oberhausen, Germany — Turbinenhalle
November 6 — Pratteln, Switzerland — Z7 Konzertfabrik
November 7 — Lyon, France — La Rayonne
November 8 — Stuttgart, Germany — LKA
November 10 — Kraków, Poland — Klub Studio
November 11 — Warsaw, Poland — Progresja
November 13 — Zagreb, Croatia — Boogaloo
November 14 — Budapest, Hungary — Barba Negra Red Stage
November 15 — Belgrade, Serbia — Hangar
November 17 — Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy — Live Club
November 18 — Padova, Italy — Hall
November 20 — Toulouse, France — Metronum
November 21 — Barcelona, Spain — Razzmatazz 1
November 22 — Madrid, Spain — Sala La Riviera
KAMELOT ARE
Tommy Karevik — Vocals
Thomas Youngblood — Guitars
Oliver Palotai — Keyboards
Sean Tibbetts — Bass
Alex Landenburg — Drums
Formed in Florida in the early 1990s, KAMELOT became one of the defining names in modern symphonic and progressive power metal through albums such as “The Fourth Legacy,” “Karma,” “Epica,” “The Black Halo,” “Ghost Opera,” “Silverthorn,” and “The Awakening.” Across more than three decades, the band has built an international following through conceptual storytelling, orchestral arrangements, and ambitious live productions.
With “Dark Asylum,” KAMELOT continue the narrative-driven approach that has characterized much of their catalog while introducing a new conceptual world centered on RavenHill Asylum. Supported by an extensive world tour and a cast of guest musicians drawn from across the symphonic metal scene, the album represents the next chapter in a career that has remained one of the genre’s most consistent and recognizable since the 1990s.
Written by Gino Alache – Music Journalist
Watch the official trailer for KAMELOT DARK ASYLUM TOUR NORTH AMERICA below.
