Esta aqui era mais esperada do que as outras coisas chatas desta semana (Judas Priest, Nevermore, Jon Oliva’s Pain), mas de qualquer forma, é triste. Essa foi a semana com maior número de evil monkeys desde que eu comecei a escrever notícias.
Como o delfonauta provavelmente sabe, o Kamelot está em turnê e passou pelo Brasil há pouquíssimo tempo, mas com outro vocalista, o Fabio Lione, do Rhapsody of Fire. Isso tudo devido a problemas internos com Roy. Embaixo vai a íntegra do comunicado da banda, postado no site oficial.
“With a heavy heart we can now announce that Roy Khan has chosen to leave the band. We wanted to give him ample time for this kind of decision, due to his recent burnout and also the amount of amazing times we have shared with him in Kamelot. We respectfully accept his resignation from the band and wish him the best in his future endeavors. The timing is actually good since we feel the uncertainty the fans have had can now be laid to rest and the band can move on to finding a new singer. The tour is going great so far and the fans have been amazing throughout this entire process” – adds keyboardist Oliver Palotai. With the new tour already in progress, Kamelot has already begun the search for a new vocalist. “I have a few guys in mind”, said band founder Thomas Youngblood. “And as you can imagine, it is a very important decision. There are some amazing singers that have already contacted us on this but we will take our time to find the right person”. Due to the overwhelming success of the recent shows in South America, we are pleased to announce new shows in November/December for Europe (stay tuned). Thomas, Casey, Oliver and Sean”
Resumindo tudo: a banda está triste com a saída de Roy, mas já está procurando um novo vocalista. Alguns, inclusive, já entraram em contato, mas os integrantes querem um tempo para pensar e tomar a melhor decisão.
Como a turnê atual está indo bem com Fabio Lione, o anúncio pode demorar um pouco, já que eles terão mais shows apenas em novembro e dezembro na Europa.
O vocalista Roy Khan postou uma mensagem em seu MySpace. Aqui vai ela:
“Dear fans & friends,
There have been a lot of speculations around why I am not touring with Kamelot and I want to make a statement although it may not prevent further guessing as to what’s actually going on. It is a fact however that I told the guys in the band already last fall (well after my burnout) that I was leaving the band. Naturally enough they were shocked (as was the label and everyone else working with Kamelot). In addition to risk of dropping ticket sales they wanted to give me time to think things over, and so I did. My decision still stands; It is finished.
I am currently spending time with my family in Norway taking it easy and wondering profoundly what the future is going to bring. Communication with the outer world has been so and so, but I have had several talks with Thomas along the way although I am still called in sick. I am terribly sorry that my decision is affecting so many others and I want you to know I wish the band & associates all the best for the future and that I enjoyed every second in the spotlight. How could I not…they were nourished by the best fans in the world! I am eternally thankful for everything you and Kamelot have given me and equally sorry that it has to end here. The good news is; God was there after all…
Love you to death!!!
All the best & so long,
Roy Khan”
Roy explica que tinha decidido sair da banda um tempo atrás, antes desta turnê, mas que a banda pediu para ele pensar por um tempo, mas no fim ele acabou mantendo a decisão. Ele agradece a banda e aos fãs pelos anos maravilhosos e diz que sente muito pela decisão dele ter afetado tantas pessoas.
A separação foi amigável, mas não adianta, toda vez que isso ocorre é meio dramático. Triste, hein? Quero ver qual vocalista no nível do Roy eles vão conseguir encontrar.
