Concerto Moon
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Concerto Moon | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Power metal Heavy metal Neoclassical metal |
| Years active | 1996–2004 2007–present |
| Labels | VAP InsideOut Records Triumph Records Walküre Records |
| Associated acts | Double Dealer |
| Website | concerto-moon.com |
| 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 |
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[]
- Norifumi Shima – guitar (1996– )
- Shigeharu Nakayasu – bass (2015– )
- Atsushi Kawatsuka – drums (2015– )
- Wataru Haga – vocals (2018– )
- Ryo Miyake – keyboards (2018– )
Former[]
- 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 (2000–2011)
- 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)
Timeline[]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- (1997)
- (1998)
- (1999)
- (2001)
- Destruction and Creation (self-cover album, 2002)
- (2003)
- (2004)
- Decade of the Moon (Boxed set, 2008)
- (2008)
- (2010)
- (2011)
- (2013)
- (2015)
- (2017)
- Ouroboros (self-cover album, 2019)
- (2020)
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)[4]
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.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
External links[]
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- Japanese power metal musical groups
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