Karma - Kamelot

'Karma' is an excellent release from Kamelot that falls short of greatness merely for failing to live up to its own ambition. Overflowing with regal keyboards, soaring vocals and some of the most delightfully cheesy guitar lines to spew out of the last decade, this is a collection of mostly great songs to appeal to metal fans who don't mind a bit of corniness. My main issue with the album is the frequency of ballads, which are well-executed, especially with Roy S. Khan's excellent vocals, but do interrupt the flow somewhat. 'Don't You Cry' is fairly good, but not enough to merit a later French version tagged onto the end of the album, 'Temples of Gold' is ...  Read the complete review