Van Canto

New year and time to get the ol blog back on track. So we will dive into a weeks worth of V bands. First up this week is something a little different in the metal genre. Van Canto are an a capella metal group. Loosely put it's five singers and a drummer. Aside from the drums, no instruments are used. Instead a "rakkatakka" style is used to sound like instruments. This is far from a traditional metal band in every sense of the word. Hailing from Germany, Van Canto have been around since 06 unleashing their unique sound on the world. Four albums in there doesn't seem to be an urge to slow down. Some of their work is covers of songs by the likes of Metallica, Nightwish, Manowar, Deep Purple and Grave Digger, the band does have their own material. I've decided to go with the their third album 'Tribe Of Force'. This album does feature a unique take on the classic Metallica track 'Master Of Puppets' as well as Grave Digger's 'Rebellion'. The album does feature quite a bit of original material and showcases what this band can really do. Worth a listen for the curious and the true metal fans.

I got into Van Canto some years back via their cover of Metallica's 'Battery'. It was more of a gimmick I think at the time, but I dug into their catalog and found their take on tracks to be rather unique. The rakkatakka style just kinda grows on your after a bit.  Since then I've picked up their albums and are always fascinated with their videos. This is just a really unique take on the Metal genre and it pays off really well.

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