Van Canto
| Van Canto | |
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| Van Canto at Rockharz Open Air 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany | 
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2006–present | 
| Labels | GUN / Sony BMG, Napalm | 
| Members | Inga Scharf Stefan Schmidt Ross Thompson Jan Moritz Ingo Sterzinger Bastian Emig Hagen Hirschmann | 
| Past members | Dennis Schunke Dennis Strillinger | 
| Website | vancanto | 
Van Canto (sometimes stylized as van Canto) is a German a cappella metal band, founded in 2006 and composed of six singers and a drummer. While only two of the singers perform the lead vocals, the other four use their voices to imitate the guitars and the bass, with the help of amplifiers, in an attempt to sound closer to the original instruments. They use real drums in their music, instead of vocal percussion or beatboxing.
Van Canto play a cappella with classic heavy, power and symphonic metal influence, creating what they call "hero metal a cappella".