Lost and Damned--RealAudio
Farewell--RealAudio

A much-anticipated release following 'Karma,' and Kamelot doesn't disappoint. The group remains intricate, atmospheric, and heavy, with vocalist Roy Khan still being one of the more powerfully enchanting singers out there.
Numerous interludes help to set the mood and feel of the disc, and the songs fit together seamlessly as a result. There are lots of strong and admirable cuts, and this is likely a more consistent release than the last. Several of the individual songs from 'Karma' may still stand higher, but there aren't any fillers to be found here at all.
Both "Center of the Universe" and "Farewell" are fast and intricate songs at the onset, with "The Edge of Paradise" having a strong, methodical rhythm. The band shows its innate ability to shift gears, as "Wander" and "On the Coldest Winter Night" are of the slower and lighter variety.
"Descent of the Archangel" is good, "Lost and Damned" rolls and tempo-shifts, "The Mourning After" has a mesmerizing and stirring stalk to it, and the disc-closer "III Ways to Epica" ends things like they started: intricate and detailed.

TRACK LIST: Prologue/Center of the Universe/Farewell/Interlude I (Opiate Soul)/The Edge of Paradise/Wander/Interlude II (Omen)/Descent of the Archangel/ Interlude III (At the Banquet)/A Feast For the Vain/On the Coldest Winter Night/Lost and Damned/Helenas Theme/Interlude IV (Dawn)/The Mourning After (Carry On)/ III Ways to Epica