The Fourth Legacy

The Fourth Legacy is the fourth full-length album by symphonic power metal band Kamelot. It was released in 1999 by Noise Records/Modern Music. It was the first album to credit vocalist Roy Khan as a writer on all tracks, establishing him as the main songwriter of the band together with founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood.

Line-up

* Roy Khan – vocals
* Thomas Youngblood – guitars, backing vocals
* Glenn Barry – bass guitar
* Casey Grillo – drums

Album information

* Recorded at Gate Studio and Pathway Studios (Wolfsburg, Germany) August–September 1999

* Released by Noise Records/Modern Music
* Produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro
* Mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth at Pathway Studios, Germany
* Management: KMI Entertainment
* Cover art: Derek Gores
* Photography: Thomas Kuschewski

Guest musicians

* Keyboards and orchestral arrangements – Miro
* Additional guitars – Sascha Paeth
* Background voice on Nights of Arabia, Until Kingdom Come and Alexandria – Thomas Rettke
* Additional drums – Dirk Bruinenberg and Robert Hunecke-Rizzo
* Female voice on “A Sailorman’s Hymn” – Rannveig Sif Sigurdardóttir
* Female voice on “Nights of Arabia” – Cinzia Rizzo
* Flute and additional percussion on “Desert Reign” – Farouk Asjadi
* D-bass on “Nights of Arabia” – Andre Neygenfind
* Strings sections – Fallersleben String Quartet
* Flute – Simon McTavish