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Old 05-04-2008, 10:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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How is this band not getting any radio play?


Seriously. Catchy vocals, ripping riffs, anthemic and melodic chorus? Check.

If marketed properly, these guys would totally show all the "melodic nu-metal" bands out there how it's done. Honestly, I think these guys could easily break the American mainstream with some proper marketing and a radio push. If Muse could do it with Knights of Cydonia (perhaps the LEAST likely song I've ever heard for a leading single to do well), Kamelot can do it.
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It pretty catchy actually.

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Old 05-04-2008, 10:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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March of Mephisto is Kamelot's best song ever...I didn't care too much for this
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Old 05-04-2008, 10:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I've heard of Kamelot before, and this song is great.

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March of Mephisto is Kamelot's best song ever...I didn't care too much for this
March of Mephisto is awesome, no doubt about it, but it might be a bit heavy for mainstream play.

I was just using this particular example (which has an awesome chorus) to make the point that a large number of Kamelot songs are really catchy, memorable, and melodic; traits that appeal to the mainstream very effectively, possibly creating a greater audience and more appreciation for what many of us do.

BTW... these guys are AMAZING live. Perfect voice, good sound, really tight... and when I saw them, they had Simone Simons from Epica on hand to sing backup for "The Haunting"!
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Kamelot are a great band, the vid you posted is nowhere near their best, but props nonetheless

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Kamelot are great. I quite liked that video you posted. The strings behind the guitar in the main riff sounded really cool!
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Waking the Fallen was an OK album, City of Evil and this new album (whatever it's called) are completely overrated IMO...i've never liked his vocals.

I did, however, grab his bicep one time when I saw them years ago...it was big. Another time when I saw them I actually got given the mic to sing a part of one of their old songs (can't remember the name)...my days of liking Avenged Sevenfold though are long gone unfortunately.
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From that example i'd say it doesnt suprise me at all they get no radio play.
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