Symphonic metallers KAMELOT have unveiled “Sanctuary,” the final single from their forthcoming album, Dark Asylum, arriving this Friday, August 28, via Napalm Records.
Built around pulsating riffs and sweeping cinematic arrangements, “Sanctuary” brings together KAMELOT vocalist Tommy Karevik with Visions of Atlantis singer Clémentine Delauney and Decessus frontwoman Ignacia Fernández for a dynamic three-vocalist performance. The single arrives alongside an official music video that pushes the story of Dark Asylum beyond the walls of the fictional RavenHill Asylum.
Guitarist and founding member Thomas Youngblood explains:
“‘Sanctuary’ represents the moment when the darkness of RavenHill is finally left behind. The song is about hope, freedom and finding your way back to yourself after everything you’ve endured. The video takes the story beyond the walls of RavenHill and gives us a glimpse of life after the escape, a new beginning, but one still shaped by the memories and scars of the past. With Tommy, Clémentine, and Ignacia bringing three distinct voices to the song, it gives ‘Sanctuary’ an emotional depth that perfectly reflects the journey from darkness into light.”
Set within a shadowed Neo-Victorian world, Dark Asylum takes listeners inside RavenHill Asylum, an imposing former cathedral transformed into an institution where science, faith, and madness collide.
The album sees KAMELOT pushing deeper into cinematic and atmospheric territory while retaining the melodic hooks and symphonic grandeur at the core of the band’s sound. Across its 15 tracks, the story explores fractured identity, shifting reality, psychological darkness, and eventual transformation.
KAMELOT have assembled an extensive roster of guests to help bring RavenHill to life. Alongside Delauney and Fernández, Dark Asylum features Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet, Eluveitie’s Lea-Sophie Fischer, Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir, Sólveig Sara Leupold, and Billy King.
From the cinematic scope of “Ashen World” and the layered atmosphere of “Ivy, My Dear” to the introspection of “Sanctuary,” the album combines orchestral arrangements, heavy riffs, haunting melodies, and theatrical storytelling into an immersive journey through RavenHill.
Dark Asylum was produced by Sascha Paeth and KAMELOT, with mixing and mastering handled by Jacob Hansen.
Coinciding with the album’s release on August 28, KAMELOT will launch the first North American leg of their Dark Asylum World Tour at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida. Visions of Atlantis and Frozen Crown will join the band throughout the run, which continues through September 27 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The tour will bring the world of RavenHill Asylum to the stage with an immersive new production before KAMELOT continues the campaign with dates across Europe.
Dark Asylum Track Listing
- “Sanctorium”
- “Ashen World” (feat. Ignacia Fernández)
- “Dark Asylum”
- “Sanctuary” (feat. Clémentine Delauney & Ignacia Fernández)
- “Nocte Veritas”
- “One Last Masquerade” (feat. Tobias Sammet)
- “Ivy, My Dear”
- “Godlike Alchemy”
- “The Sleeping Mind (Orphic Paradigm)”
- “Kaleidoscope”
- “Enigma (Think of Me)”
- “Cassandra’s Disease”
- “Beneath the Moon (Tunglið)” (feat. Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir, Sólveig Sara Leupold & Lea-Sophie Fischer)
- “The Puppet King”
- “Sanctum Requiem”
Dark Asylum Formats
- 1LP White Label Edition with 24-page LP-sized booklet, certificate and cover card — limited to 50 worldwide
- 1LP Liquid Blood Filled Vinyl with 24-page booklet and certificate
- 2CD 36-page Earbook with instrumental album
- 1LP Zoetrope Vinyl with 24-page booklet
- 1LP White Splatter Vinyl with 24-page booklet
- 1LP Solid Gold Vinyl
- 1LP Marbled Oxblood Red/Black Vinyl
- 1LP Solid Silver Vinyl
- 1LP Black Vinyl
- Digipak CD
- Cassette
- Digital Album
KAMELOT Dark Asylum World Tour — 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 — The 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
KAMELOT linup
Tommy Karevik — Vocals
Thomas Youngblood — Guitars
Oliver Palotai — Keyboards
Sean Tibbetts — Bass Guitar
Alex Landenburg — Drums
Dark Asylum arrives August 28 via Napalm Records