History Music / VanCanto

* FilkSong: They refer to their music as Hero Metal. Songs like Last Night of the Kings come to mind.

* CoverVersion: Including "The Bard's Song" by Music/BlindGuardian, "Stormbringer" by Music/DeepPurple, "Rebellion" by Music/GraveDigger, "Fear of the Dark" by Music/IronMaiden, "Kings of Metal" by Music/{{Manowar}}, "Battery" and "Master of Puppets" by Music/{{Metallica}}, "Primo Victoria" by Music/{{Sabaton}}, "Wishmaster" by Music/{{Nightwish}}, "The Final Countdown" by Europe, and "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler.

Van Canto (stylized as van Canto) is a metal band from Germany, founded in 2006 and composed of five singers and a drummer. Although the group is often classified as an ACappella ensemble, because their vocalists pretend to be/act in the stead of other instruments, which is a hallmark of the style, "''a cappella''" means "without instruments," so their drummer technically disqualifies them[[note]]They tried to audition a beatboxer drummer, but they all passed out halfway through "Lifetime" from their first album[[/note]]. Let's just say they're [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly half and half]].

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: PowerMetal+A Cappella (Played on rakkatakkas.)

Van Canto (stylized as van Canto) is a metal band from Germany, founded in 2006 and composed of five singers and a drummer. Although the group is often classified as an ''a cappella'' ensemble, because their vocalists pretend to be/act in the stead of other instruments, which is a hallmark of the style, "''a cappella''" means "without instruments," so their drummer technically disqualifies them[[note]]They tried to audition a beatboxer drummer, but they all passed out halfway through "Lifetime" from their first album[[/note]]. Let's just say they're [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly half and half]].

* Dennis Strillenger - drums (2006–2007)

* Dennis Schunke (Sly) – lead vocals
* Inga Scharf – higher lead vocals
* Stefan Schmidt – lower rakkatakka vocals, wahwah solo guitar vocals
* Ross Thompson – higher rakkatakka vocals
* Ingo Sterzinger (Ike) – lowest dandan vocals
* Bastian Emig – drums

* CoverVersion: Including "The Bard's Song" by Music/BlindGuardian, "Stormbringer" by Music/DeepPurple, "Rebellion" by Music/GraveDigger, "Fear of the Dark" by Music/IronMaiden, "Kings of Metal" by Music/{{Manowar}}, "Battery" and "Master of Puppets" by Music/{{Metallica}}, "Primo Victoria" by Music/{{Sabaton}}, and "Wishmaster" by Music/{{Nightwish}}

* SerialEscalation: well, they can't possibly cover anything surp- ''Master of Puppets''!?

* TheSmurfettePrinciple[=/=]MsFanservice: Inga Scharf, lone female, and has joined the countless other ranks of attractive (and talented, don't forget talented!) female metal singers.

Van Canto (stylized as van Canto) is a metal band from Germany, founded in 2006 and composed of five singers and a drummer. Although the group is often classified as an ''a cappella'' ensemble, because their vocalists pretend to be/act in the stead of other instruments, which is a hallmark of the style, "''a cappella''" means "without instruments," so their drummer technically disqualifies them. Let's just say they're [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly half and half]].

* TheSmurfettePrinciple[=/=]MsFanservice: Inga Scharf, lone female, and has joined the countless other ranks of attractive female metal singers.

They provide examples of:

* CoverVersion: Including "The Bard's Song" by Music/BlindGuardian, "Stormbringer" by DeepPurple, "Rebellion" by Music/GraveDigger, "Fear of the Dark" by Music/IronMaiden, "Kings of Metal" by {{Manowar}}, "Battery" and "Master of Puppets" by Music/{{Metallica}}, "Primo Victoria" by {{Sabaton}}, and "Wishmaster" by Music/{{Nightwish}}

* FilkSong: Seeing as they refer to their music as Hero Metal... Songs like Last Night of the Kings come to mind.
* HeavyMithril: Some of their music comes closer to this genre.
** Their song "Frodo's Dream" definitely qualifies.
* HeavyMeta: One of their songs is To Sing a Metal Song. They also covered Kings of Metal (which is specifically about how awsome Manowar is). Their song "Sing Your Metal Song" is about how what their band does is basically what metal fans do when singing along to any other band.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: PowerMetal+ACappella
** Played on rakkatakkas.

** To be fair though, she ''does'' have the pipes to back it up!

* HeavyMeta: One of their songs is To Sing a Metal Song. They also covered Kings of Metal (which is specifically about how awsome Manowar is).

* HeavyMeta: One of their songs is To Sing a Metal Song. They also covered Kings of Metal.

* EpicRocking: While not as long as some other entries in the category, their song ''[[http://youtu.be/kvFH9fwTdBE A Storm to Come]]'' fits the bill, as it varies in intensity before closing to a fast-paced beat.