German 'a capella metal band' Van Canto confirmed for germany's Wacken Open Air festival
Posted by: Gilles on 20/12/'07 13:04
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Category: Festivals&Concerts
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German "a cappella metal" band Van Canto - which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) - has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

As I Lay Dying
At The GAtES
Autumn
AVanTAsIA
Axel Rudi Pell
Axxis
Before The Dawn
CARCAsS
Children Of Bodom
Corvus Corax
CREMAtORY
Destructor
Dream Of An Opium EAtER
Enemy Of The Sun
EVOCAtION
Excrementory Grindfuckers
Girugmesh
Gorerotted
Gorgoroth
HAtEBREED
Headhunter
Iron Maiden
Kamelot
Killswitch Engage
KREAtOR
Krypteria
Lord Belial
LordI
Nifelheim
Nightwish
Obituary
Powerwolf
Primordial
SABAtON
SALTAtIO Mortis
SONAtA Arctica
The Bones
Van Canto
Warbringer

Van Canto's debut album, "A Storm To Come", was released last year 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".

Van Canto's "The Mission" video:
Click here to go to the festival page

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20-12-2007 20:47 - Q-Cumber
Well, Van Canto's version of battery is really, how do you call it ... "LEIP"! 
20-12-2007 21:06 - Neurotic
Strange....strange...strange band
21-12-2007 17:10 - Arcane
I like this
21-12-2007 18:38 - Sledgehammer Messiah
Hahahaha, hilarious! pretty cool and funny idea