van Canto

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van Canto
Origin	Germany
Genre(s)	Heavy metal, A cappella
Years active	2006-Present
Label(s)	Gun Records / Sony BMG
Website	www.vancanto.de
Members
Dennis Schunke Inga Scharf Stefan Schmidt Ross Thompson Ingo Sterzinger Bastian Emig
Former members
Dennis Strillinger

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van Canto is an a cappella metal band from Germany, founded in 2006. It is comprised of five singers and a drummer.

1 History
2 Band members
- 2.1 Current members
- 2.2 Past members
3 Discography
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

As soon as the band was founded, its debut album, A Storm To Come, was released through General Schallplatten. It features seven original tracks, as well as cover versions of Metallica's "Battery" and "Stora Rövardansen" from the movie Ronja Rövardotter. Additionally, a video was shot for the track "The Mission" and "Battery". A video for "Rain" is also confirmed.^[1] On September 30, 2007, they announced a new drummer, Bastian Emig. ^[1] , as Dennis Strillinger was leaving the group. In December 2007 they signed a worldwide record deal with Gun Records/Sony BMG. Also in December, they were announced as part of the line up of the Wacken 2008.^[1] They also announced that they are working on their second album, set to be recorded in February and March 2008, with producer Charlie Bauerfeind. ^[1] As of March 2008, they are working on their new album, at Twilight Hall Studios.^[1]

A Southamerican promotional tour is scheduled for between June 23 and July 2. The live performances will take place primarily in Brazil,^[1] land of Ingo Sterzinger.^[2]