Dark Asylum

International symphonic metal legends KAMELOT—renowned for their infectious melodies, cinematic storytelling, and electrifying live performances—return with their haunting new album Dark Asylum, arriving August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. Now 14 albums deep into a genre-defining career the band continues to stand as a commanding force in modern metal after more than three decades.Set within a shadowed 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. Candlelight trembles along towering arches and cold stone corridors as whispers echo through its halls, and behind every door lies a fragment of truth waiting to be uncovered. 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. Longtime KAMELOT producer Sascha Paeth returns to helm the album, also contributing additional guitars, alongside Jacob Hansen, who oversees mixing and mastering. KAMELOT expands its atmospheric reach on Dark Asylum, diving deeper into theatrical darkness while preserving the signature hooks that define their sound.