A cappella metal = [epic] ‘win’.
Van Canto is from [somewhere in] Germany. They started in 2006 after Stefan Schmidt’s former band broke up – “he wanted to do something vocal oriented”, & after ‘playing’ around, he recorded a few songs with a few friends. This ‘vocal oriented’ project resulted in 5 vocalists* and a drummer doing a cappella metal – the reason, they explain, for having a drummer is stated on their website: “Well, we tried some guys imitating a double-bass drum only with their voices, but they all collapsed after 2 minutes of ‘Lifetime’”. They self-produced & released their debut “A Storm to Come” on their own label in Dec. 2006. A record deal with Sony followed, plus festivals & gigs alongside the likes of Nightwish, Rage, & more. Sept. of 2008 was when their sophomore “Hero” was dropped; more touring; then their third, “Tribe of Force” was released in Feb. 2010. Their is another album set to be released at the end of September of this year. This song is from "Tribe of Force".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ0n-1FmFiw
*I found this kind of amusing - on their Facebook page, they listed the band members as such:
- Philip Dennis Schunke (Sly) – Lead Vocals
- Inga Scharf – Lead Vocals
- Ross Thompson – Higher Rakkatakka Vocals
- Stefan Schmidt – Lower Rakkatakka Vocals, Wahwah Solo Guitar Vocals
- Ingo Sterzinger (Ike) – Doom A Bass Vocals
- Bastian Emig – Drums
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