and festivals including headliner shows at the Luppolo in Rock Festival and Z! Live Rock Fest. Kamelot concluded The Shadow Tour with another North American leg in the fall with support from Sonata Arctica and Battle Beast. The band's third live release, I Am the Empire – Live from the 013, was recorded at the 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands on September 14, 2018 with Charlotte Wessels, Elize Ryd, Alissa White-Gluz, Eklipse and Sascha Paeth as special guests. The DVD/Blu-ray for the live release was later announced on June 3, 2020 with a release date of August 14, 2020. The Awakening (2020–present) On February 26, 2020, Kamelot announced that they will be releasing their first book Veritas: A Kamelot Legacy via Rocket 88, which will include band memorabilia as well as studio, live and personal photos from the band's career, marking the thirtieth anniversary of Kamelot's founding. In a June 2020 interview with the "Jones.Show", Youngblood revealed that he, Karevik and Palotai have been working on new material for the upcoming thirteenth Kamelot album: In two interviews with FaceCulture and A&P Reacts, Youngblood had also revealed that a number of twenty-five songs had been written for the new album, in which they would focus on thirteen of them. Both Youngblood and Karevik had also stated that the band planned to release the new album in August or September 2021, though it originally was set to be released in March. On October 13, 2020, Youngblood confirmed that there were twelve songs for the album and the band were preparing to enter the studio to record their thirteenth studio album. When asked about the album's songwriting approach in an interview, Youngblood spoke that the album will contain a mixture of new elements and influences, with material that fans should expect. There had been no updates to the upcoming album's release date since passing the 2021 deadlines, but Kamelot produced two music videos for the album in May 2022. In the following month, the band announced that the "final touches of mixing are underway" for the album, which is planned for an early 2023 release, as well as the announcement that cellist Tina Guo would be a featured guest on the album. In addition to being confirmed as a headliner at the 2023 edition of ProgPower USA, the band will also support the album by going on a five-day tour in Brazil with Turilli