Concerto Moon
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese neo-classical
/power metal
band led by guitarist Norifumi Shima.
The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music
in 2003.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese neo-classical
Neo-classical metal
Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that is heavily influenced by classical music. It refers to a very technical performanceExact quote from the french text: "L'arrivée du néoclassique remet au goût du jour la virtuosité et le travail de l'instrument", « Les secrets du metal-...
/power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band led by guitarist Norifumi Shima.
The band's first two albums were reissued by InsideOut Music
InsideOut Music
Inside Out Music is a German independent record label based in Kleve, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles music albums.-History:...
in 2003.
Members
- Norifumi Shima – guitar (1995–present)
- Masayuki Osada – drums (2007–present)
- Toshiyuki Sugimori – bass (2009–present)
- Atsushi Kuze – vocal (2011–present)
Former members
- Kichioka Nobuho – drums (1995–1997)
- Osamu Harada – keyboards (1995–1997)
- Takao Ozaki – vocals (1995–1999)
- Ichiro Nagai – drums (1997–2001)
- Junichi Sato – drums (2002–2003)
- Kosaku Mitani – bass (1995–2003)
- Shoichi Takeoka – drums (2003–2004)
- Takanobu Kimoto – bass (2003–2008)
- Toshiyuki Koike – keyboards (1998–2009)
- Takashi Inoue – vocals (2001–2011)
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 (Boxset, 2008)
- Rise from Ashes (2008)
- Angel of Chaos (2010)
- Savior Never Cry (2011)
Live albums
- Live Concerto (1997)
- The End of the Beginning: Live in Tokyo (1999)
- Live: Once in a Life Time (2003)
- Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow ~Takashi Inoue Last Performance in Concerto Moon~ (2011)
Videos
- Live 1999 and More - The End of Beginning (VHS, 2000 - DVD, 2003)
- Live - Once in a Life Time (DVD, 2003)
- Live Concerto - The Movie (DVD, 2008)
- Live from Ashes - 10th Anniversary Rise from Ashes Tour (DVD, 2009)
External links
- Official website
- Concerto Moon at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....