Concerto Moon
Appearance
Concerto Moon | |
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Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | Power metal Heavy metal Neoclassical metal |
Years active | 1996–2004 2007- |
Labels | VAP InsideOut Records Triumph Records Walküre Records |
Members | Norifumi Shima Shigeharu Nakayasu Atsushi Kawatsuka Wataru Haga Ryo Miyake |
Past members | Takao Ozaki Osamu Harada Nobuho Yoshioka Kosaku Mitani Ichiro Nagai Toshiyuki Koike Takashi Inoue Junichi Sato Takanobu Kimoto Shoichi Takeoka Masayuki Osada Toshiyuki Suguimori Aki Atsushi Kuze |
Website | concerto-moon.com |
Concerto Moon (コンチェルト・ムーン, Koncheruto Mūn) is a Japanese Neoclassical metal / Power metal band formed in 1996[1][2] and led by guitarist Norifumi Shima.
The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music in 2003.[3]
Members
Current members
- Norifumi Shima - guitar (1996- )
- Shigeharu Nakayasu - bass (2015- )
- Atsushi Kawatsuka - drums (2015- )
- Wataru Haga - vocals (2018- )
- Ryo Miyake - keyboards (2018- )
Former members
- Takao Ozaki - vocals (1996- 1999)
- Osamu Harada - keyboards (1996- 1997)
- Nobuho Yoshioka - drums (1996)
- Kosaku Mitani - bass (1996- 2003, 2009 & 2012- 2014 as support member)
- Ichiro Nagai - drums (1997- 2001)
- Toshiyuki Koike - keyboards (1998- 2009)
- Takashi Inoue - vocals (2001- 2011)
- Junichi Sato - drums (2001- 2004)
- Takanobu Kimoto - bass (2003- 2009)
- Shoichi Takeoka - drums (2004)
- Masayuki Osada - drums (2007- 2015)
- Toshiyuki Sugimori - bass (2009- 2012)
- Aki - keyboards (2013- 2014 as support member, 2015- 2017)
- Atsushi Kuze - vocals (2011- 2018)
Discography
Studio albums
- Fragments of the Moon (1997)
- From Father to Son (1998)
- Rain Forest (1999)
- Gate of Triumph (2001)
- Destruction and Creation (self-cover album, 2002)
- Life on the Wire (2003)
- After the Double Cross (2004)
- Decade of the Moon (Boxed set, 2008)
- Rise from Ashes (2008)
- Angel of Chaos (2010)
- Savior Never Cry (2011)
- Black Flame (2013)
- Between Life and Death (2015)
- Tears of Messiah (2017)
EPs
- Time to Die (1999)
- Concerto Moon (2004)
- Live and Rare (2014)
Live albums
- Live Concerto (1997)
- The End of the Beginning (1999)
- Live: Once in a Life Time (2003)
- Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow (2011)
Videos
- Live The End of the Beginning (VHS, 2000) (DVD, 2003)
- Live - Once in a Life Time (DVD, 2003)
- Live Concerto - Remastering (DVD, 2008)
- Live from Ashes (DVD, 2009)
References
- ^ "Biography - CONCERTO MOON Official Site". concerto-moon.com.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2003). A-Z of Power Metal. London: Cherry Red Books Ltd. ISBN 1-901447-13-8.
- ^ Concerto Moon Discography at Allmusic
- ^ "Discography - CONCERTO MOON Official Site". Retrieved 2016-01-09.
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