Kamelot unveil new single “Sanctuary” – tour kicks off this Friday

Today, legendary symphonic metal unit Kamelot unveil the final single from their forthcoming epic album “Dark Asylum”, out this Friday via Napalm Records. “Sanctuary” is built upon pulsating riffs and cinematic swells. Iconic frontman Tommy Karevik is joined by labelmates and upcoming tour partners Visions of Atlantis’s Clémentine Delauney and Decessus frontwoman and current Miss World Chile Ignacia Fernández for an exhilaratingly dynamic vocal trio. With all of its bombast and bravado, “Sanctuary” sees the band firmly planting their feet before leaping into their triumphant, intercontinental victory lap.

Guitarist and founding member Thomas Youngblood on “Sanctuary”:
“’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.”

This Friday, alongside the album’s release, the band kicks off their extensive Dark Asylum World Tour in Orlando, FL, bringing audiences throughout into the spirit breaking halls of RavenHill Asylum cities like in New York, NY, Seattle, WA, and Dallas, TX for North America, and Tilburg, NL at Kamfest, London, UK, Warsaw, PL, and Barcelona, ES across the pond. This is a spectacle that should not be missed. 

Check out The Official Video For “Sanctuary” HERE:

Pre-Order Your Copy Of “Dark Asylum” NOW:

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.

Kamelot pushes further into cinematic and atmospheric territory on “Dark Asylum”, diving deeper into theatrical darkness while preserving the signature hooks that define their sound. Candlelight trembles along towering arches and cold stone corridors as you are greeted familiar spectres: Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet, Eluveitie’s Lea-Sophie Fischer, Visions of Atlantis’s Clémentine Delauney, Decessus frontwoman and current reigning Miss World Chile champion Ignacia Fernández, Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir and Sólveig Sara Leupold, and Billy King! Identity fractures, reality bends, and control slips into unseen hands, guiding its central figure through a descent into psychological darkness that ultimately leads toward transformation… and perhaps sanctuary. From the cinematic sweep of “Ashen World” to the introspective depth of “Sanctuary”, and the layered mystique of “Ivy, My Dear”, “Dark Asylum” unfolds as a fully immersive journey, blending orchestral grandeur, haunting melodies, and theatrical storytelling into one cohesive vision.

Will you find sanctuary?
Or will you wander its halls for eternity?

Deepening the immersion of RavenHill, “Dark Asylum” will be released on a plethora of exciting platforms including standard gold, solid silver, and classic black vinyl editions, certified vinyl with the white label, white splatter, and blood filled variants, the latter of which are each paired with an official 24 page booklet! Multiple CD digipak available, with the 2 disc version including an instrumental version of the album, alongside cassette and digital options!

“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
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  
Produced by Sascha Paeth and Kamelot – Mixed and Mastered by Jacob Hansen

“Dark Asylum” will be available in the following formats:

• 1LP White Label Edition, incl. 24-page LP-sized booklet, certificate & cover card – strictly limited (Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive) – SOLD OUT!
• 1LP Liquid BLOOD FILLED Vinyl, incl. 24-page LP-sized booklet & certificate – strictly limited (Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive)
• 2CD 36-page Earbook, incl. instrumental album – strictly limited (Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive)
• 1LP Zoetrope Vinyl, incl. 24-page LP-sized booklet – strictly limited (Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive)
• 1LP White Splatter Vinyl, incl. 24-page LP-sized booklet – strictly limited (Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive – ROW)
• 1LP Solid Gold Vinyl – strictly limited (Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive – ROW)
• 1LP Marbled Oxblood Red/Black Vinyl – strictly limited (Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive – US)
• 1LP Solid Silver Vinyl
• 1LP Black Vinyl
• Digipak CD
• Cassette
• Digital Album

Always committed to bringing their worlds beyond the studio, Kamelot will take RavenHill Asylum on the road this fall with the immersive “Dark Asylum World Tour”, spanning North America and Europe. Once you step inside RavenHill… there is no turning back.

North America Pt. 1
w/ Visions of Atlantis & Frozen Crown

• 28.08.26 US – Orlando, FL / Hard Rock Live
• 29.08.26 US – Atlanta, GA / The Masquerade (Heaven)
• 31.08.26 US – Dallas, TX / The Studio at the Factory
• 02.09.26 US – Phoenix, AZ / The Van Buren
• 03.09.26 US – Las Vegas, NV / House of Blues
• 04.09.26 US – Anaheim, CA / House of Blues
• 05.09.26 US – San Francisco, CA / The Fillmore
• 07.09.26 CA – Vancouver, BC / Vogue Theatre
• 08.09.26 US – Seattle, WA / Neptune
• 10.09.26 US – Salt Lake City, UT / Rockwell at The Complex
• 11.09.26 US – Denver, CO / Summit Music Hall
• 12.09.26 US – Kansas City, MO / The Truman
• 14.09.26 US – Minneapolis, MN / First Avenue
• 15.09.26 US – Milwaukee, WI / The Rave
• 17.09.26 US – St. Charles, IL / The Arcada Theatre
• 18.09.26 US – Cleveland, OH / Globe Iron
• 19.09.26 CA – Toronto, ON / Phoenix Concert Theatre
• 20.09.26 CA – Montreal, QC / MTELUS
• 22.09.26 CA – Quebec City, QC / Theatre Capitole
• 24.09.26 US – Glenside, PA / Keswick Theatre
• 25.09.26 US – Worcester, MA / The Palladium
• 26.09.26 US – New York, NY / Palladium Times Square
• 27.09.26 US – Silver Spring, MD / The Fillmore Silver Spring

All Tickets and VIP links for North America: https://tix.soundrink.com/tours/kamelot

KAMFEST DARK ASYLUM 
30.10.26 NL – Tilburg / O13 – KAMFEST (Xandria, Leaves Eyes, Elegy)
31.10.26 NL – Tilburg / O13 – KAMFEST (Black Briar, Exit Eden, Temperance)

EUROPE Pt. 1
w/ Exit Eden & Temperance

• 01.11.26 UK – London / O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
• 03.11.26 UK – Manchester / O2 Ritz Manchester
• 05.11.26 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
• 06.11.26 CH – Pratteln / Z7 Konzertfabrik
• 07.11.26 FR – Lyon / La Rayonne
• 08.11.26 DE – Stuttgart / LKA
• 10.11.26 PL – Krakow / Klub Studio
• 11.11.26 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
• 13.11.26 HR – Zagreb / Boogaloo
• 14.11.26 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra Red Stage
• 15.11.26 RS – Belgrade / Hangar
• 17.11.26 IT – Trezzo sull’Adda / Live Club
• 18.11.26 IT – Padova / Hall
• 20.11.26 FR – Toulouse / Metronum
• 21.11.26 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz 1
• 22.11.26 ES – Madrid / Sala La Riviera

All tickets and VIP Links for Europe: www.kamelot.com/tour

Kamelot Is:
Tommy Karevik – Vocals
Thomas Youngblood – Guitars
Oliver Palotai – Keyboards
Sean Tibbetts – Bass Guitar
Alex Landenburg – Drums