The Black Halo - Kamelot

I don't know what happened after the magnificent 'Epica,' but somehow Kamelot forgot how to be quite as fun, talented and interesting as they had been in previous years. 'The Black Halo' is a fairly solid album, but as a sequel to 'Epica,' based around the second part of Goethe's 'Faust,' it leaves much to be desired. Every song sounds more or less the same, and absent are the cheesy, cheery melodies and choruses that made Kamelot so distinctive, if irritating on occasion. The album opens impressively enough with 'March of Mephisto,' wasting no time on a separate introductory track by incorporating it into the song itself, and aside from questionable use of ...  Read the complete review