Concerto Moon

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.

Concerto Moon
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresPower metal
Heavy metal
Neoclassical metal
Years active1996–2004
2007–present
LabelsVAP
InsideOut Records
Triumph Records
Walküre Records
Associated actsDouble Dealer
Websiteconcerto-moon.com
MembersNorifumi Shima
Shigeharu Nakayasu
Atsushi Kawatsuka
Wataru Haga
Ryo Miyake
Past membersTakao 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

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
  • 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 (Boxed set, 2008)
  • Rise from Ashes (2008)
  • Angel of Chaos (2010)
  • Savior Never Cry (2011)
  • Black Flame (2013)
  • Between Life and Death (2015)
  • Tears of Messiah (2017)
  • Ouroboros (self-cover album, 2019)
  • Rain Fire (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
  1. "Biography – CONCERTO MOON Official Site". Concerto-moon.com.
  2. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2003). A-Z of Power Metal. London: Cherry Red Books Ltd. ISBN 1-901447-13-8.
  3. Concerto Moon Discography at AllMusic
  4. "Discography". Concerto-moon.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.


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