The Black Halo
by Kamelot
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Kamelot bestography
The Black Halo is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Kamelot on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kamelot is Karma which is ranked number 10434 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 116.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Black Halo track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Black Halo rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Power Metal | 14/90 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Metal Storm awards for 2005 | 12/18 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 36 Music Albums of 2005 | 12/36 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2005 by Metal Storm | 5/20 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Deckiller | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 100/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Top 72 Music Albums of 2005 | 13/72 | 4 |
| 2024 | atarostarling | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 78/100 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 37 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 112 | |||
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The Black Halo ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2026 20:37 |  Special | 3,033 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 10:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 01:09 | SethGunde | 368 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.
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The Black Halo forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5410): By Deckiller Repo 02/04/2020 03:58 in What album are you listening to right now?
mickilennial 05/01/2015 09:15 in ULL: GowiThe Black Halo comments
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Daydreamer 06/28/2017 21:42 | #193368
The best Kamelot release and one of the better metal albums of the 21st century. The variety is what sets it apart since they incorporate different sounds that make it more interesting than generic power/prog metal.
Of course I must say that Roy Khan is one of the best metal vocalists of all time.
I feel this is Kamelot's strongest and most balanced release. The duet with Epica lead singer Simone Simons is a highlight. The album is a little top-heavy; the first 4 songs (5 if you count Abandoned) are Kamelot classics, but the rest of the pickings, while good, tend to be less amazing. Still, the sum is greater than the parts; this album works remarkably well as a rock opera. I'd say it's almost up there with Tommy and Scenes From a Memory. Also, as an aside, it would be nice if users actually listen to some of these albums before 5/100'ing everything. I think these albums are too varied to pan that harshly.
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