Power Metallers Kamelot have a new album on the way. The band has been busy writing songs in Norway and have so far completed nine of them. They will be travelling to Wolfsburg, Germany in a month or so to do all the recordings, etc.

Here is a statement by guitarist Thomas Youngblood on the band's official website: "I am just returning from Norway and we were more productive than ever on this writing session. I am more pleased than ever with the progress of the new songs".

The album is set for an early 2007 release.

In other Kamelot news the band has announced some North American tour dates with special guest Epica. Here are the confirmed tour dates, as posted on their website:

Sep. 15 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (USA) - Culture Room - (only Kamelot)
Sep. 16 - St. Petersburg, FL (USA) - State Theatre - (only Kamelot)
Sep. 19 - Springfield, VA (USA) - Jaxx Nightclub
Sep. 20 - New York, NY (USA) - B.B King
Sep. 22 - Poughkeepsie, NY (USA) - The Chance Theater
Sep. 23 - Rochester, NY (USA) - The Penny Arcade
Sep. 24 - Montréal, QC (CA) - Le Medley
Sep. 25 - Québec, QC (CA) - L'Imperial
Sep. 27 - Toronto, ON (CA) - The Opera House
Sep. 28 - Cleveland, OH (USA) - Agora Ballroom
Sep. 29 - Detroit, MI (USA) - Harpo's
Sep. 30 - Chicago, IL (USA) - The Pearl Room
Oct. 02 - Columbia Heights, MN (USA) - Star Central
Oct. 04 - Denver, CO (USA) - BlueBird Theater
Oct. 06 - Seattle, WA (USA) - Studio Seven
Oct. 07 - Portland, OR (USA) - Rock N Roll Pizza
Oct. 08 - San Francisco, CA (USA) - Pound SF
Oct. 10 - Santa Ana, CA (USA) - Galaxy Theatre
Oct. 11 - Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Key Club

Source:	kamelot.com
Band profile:	Kamelot