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After this year's amazing festivals and the incredible energy we shared with you, we're ready for more! Our journey into 2025 begins with the announcement of Masters of Rock Festival in the Czech Republic. We can't wait to hit the stage and see you there!

One more summer festival: Gößnitz Open Air with Eluveitie, Mooonspell and many more confirmed! Together with Rockharz, Dannewerk Open Air, Wacken and the exclusive club show in Aschaffenburg, these are the only shows where you can see us live this year. See you soon!

Many of you have asked for a club show in addition to the festival shows this year! And now the time has come: On July 29th we will warm up for the Wacken Open Air at the Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg together with Elvellon as special guest! So prepare your voices to sing along with us and we're looking forward to seeing you there!

As promised, here is another live date! We are happy to return to RockHarz Open Air this year!

Some of you may have already seen it: We're ready for epic Rakkatakka live madness again! So don't miss us at Hexentanz Festival, Dannewerk Open Air and the mighty Wacken Open Air this year! But that's not all and there will be more dates announced soon.

We return to the festival stages in 2022!
We play the Basinfirefest (Jun 25, CZ), the Sabaton Open Air (Aug 5, SE) and the Nine Lives Open Air (Sep 3, DE) in Gelsenkirchen Amphitheater, together with Avantasia, Hammerfall, Stratovarius and Metalite! Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/NLE-Tickets

We were busy promoting our album all over the world - here are some results:

US:

Loudwire: https://loudwire.com/van-canto-stefan-schmidt-plays-sings-favorite-riffs/

Brutally Delicious: https://youtu.be/62E1u5hupEo

A & P Reacts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9qYyAEtVPM

Heavy NYC: https://youtu.be/jZ3pSRo-HqI

DE/AT:

Powermetal.de: http://powermetal.de/content/artikel/show-VAN_CANTO__Interview_mit_Stef,10065-1.html

• Review https://powermetal.de/review/review-Van_Canto/To_The_Power_Of_Eight,38131,37936.html

metal.de: https://www.metal.de/interviews/van-canto-interview-zum-album-to-the-power-of-eight-421888/

• Review: https://www.metal.de/reviews/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight-421531/

Time For Metal (GER): https://time-for-metal.eu/interview-mit-der-a-cappella-heavy-metal-band-van-canto-zum-release-des-neuen-albums-to-the-power-of-eight/

• Review: https://time-for-metal.eu/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight/

Stormbringer (AT) Review: https://www.stormbringer-metal.de/reviews/17272/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight.html

Nordevents (GER): https://nordevents.net/interview/van_canto.html

Rock Live Radio (GER): https://rockliveradio.de/rockliveradio-special-van-canto/

Rest Of World:

TNT Rock Radio (ES): https://powermetal.de/review/review-Van_Canto/To_The_Power_Of_Eight,38131,37936.html

Dargedik (PER) Review: https://www.dargedik.com/2021/05/van-canto-the-power-of-eight-2021-review.html

Tuonela (FI): https://tuonelamagazine.com/interview-with-van-canto-we-dont-want-to-repeat-ourselves/

Bloodstream (UK): https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=228176865394069&ref=watch_permalink

Metal On Loud (NL): https://metalonloud.com/new/take-one-podcast/

Metalblast (NL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtSNn_mg1pI

Arrow Lords Of Metal (NL) Review: https://arrowlordsofmetal.nl/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight/

Metal Pilgrim (UKR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6r1O0z8F9s

Suffissocore (IT) Review: https://www.suffissocore.com/portal/scalbumreview/12395/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight

Rock Overdose (GR): https://rockoverdose.gr/stefan-schmidt-van-canto-on-rock-overdose-at-least-music-can-still-bring-people-together-thats-what-we-try/

Obscuro (CZ): https://obscuro.eu/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight/

Battlehelm (UK) Review: http://battlehelm.com/reviews/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight/

Metal View (GR): https://metal-view.blogspot.com/2021/06/van-canto-metal-view.html

• Review: https://metal-view.blogspot.com/2021/06/van-canto-metal-view.html

The Dark Melody (ES): https://thedarkmelody.com/entrevista-stefan-schmidt-van-canto/

Metal Alliance (FR) Review: https://metalalliancemag.ch/2021/06/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight/

Khimaira (FR): http://www.khimairaworld.com/van-canto-interview/

Cvltartes: https://cultartes.com/stefan-schmidt-talks-van-cantos-new-album-creative-process-future-goals/

Rocking (GR): https://www.rocking.gr/interviews/van-canto/38516

• Review: https://www.rocking.gr/reviews/album/Van-Canto-To-The-Power-Of-Eight/10045

White Room (NL) Review: https://www.whiteroomreviews.nl/reviews/cd-reviews/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight/

The Median Man (UK) Review: https://www.themedianman.com/van-canto-to-the-power-of-eight/

This is our official lyric video of DEAD BY THE NIGHT of our current album "To the Power of Eight" - enjoy!

TO THE POWER OF EIGHT is released!
Our 8th album! 12 songs (8 originals + Covers from AC/DC, Amon Amarth, Iron Maiden and Queen). Sly as special guest on all tracks!
We hope you like it! RAKKATAKKA!

3 days to go until "To The Power of Eight" is released! Today, we present our 3rd single FAITH FOCUS FINISH

'Faith Focus Finish' is all about the "flow" you feel when you're so deep into something, that you totally forget about space and time. This can happen while listening to music, making music, or even playing sports, which is where the phrase 'Faith Focus Finish' actually comes from. We have adopted this feeling and the result is a composition in which the parts merge seamlessly into each other. Especially the drums and the rhythm section permanently drive the song forward. Inga gave all her power here and is framed and carried by the two male lead voices. Just what you need to be able to pull a ship into a harbour...

Today we unleash our very own take on hammering “Raise Your Horns” by Swedish Vikings Amon Amarth. It is one of the coversongs of our upcoming album "To the Power of Eight". Horns up!

Raise your Horns is a very special cover for us. For the first time we approached a song with Van Canto in which the lead vocals consistently take place in the lowest growl register. Hagen takes the lead, Inga can set high, almost orchestral accents and Sly leads the choir together with Jan. It's a song in which a "real" riff shows the direction, resulting in a lot of rakkatakka and bass singing. A great composition by Amon Amarth, to whom we are happy to pay homage!

Check out the official video of "Falling Down":

We have been silent for too long - let's break the silence!

This will happen on June 4th, when we release our 8th album "To the Power of Eight"! Take a look at a first teaser:

The teaser presents an epic intro of our new album and heats up the anticipation for all twelve tracks in total: Eight original numbers and four cover versions (Iron Maiden, Amon Amarth, Queen and AC/DC). From ballads to proper double bass, you can find everything in there!

For To The Power Of Eight, we joined forces with Philip Dennis “Sly” Schunke, who joins our lead vocalists Inga and Hagen on all twelve flawless tracks as third vocalist and special guest.

Being able to present an album after 15 years of band history, where three lead singers share the microphone hand in hand, makes us incredibly proud. Due to the pandemic situation we had a lot of time to work on To The Power Of Eight and put all our heart and soul into the compositions, the arrangements and the production. Originally we planned to have Sly as guest vocalist for one song – but it turned out to be twelve in total in the end. If someone would ask for one record to present VAN CANTO the most suitable way, we would choose To The Power Of Eight.

To The Power Of Eight Tracklist:

1. To the Power of Eight
2. Dead by the Night
3. Faith Focus Finish
4. Falling Down
5. Heads Up High
6. Raise Your Horns
7. Turn Back Time
8. Run to the Hills
9. Hardrock Padlock
10. Thunderstruck
11. From the End
12. I Want It All

To The Power Of Eight will be available in the following formats:

• 1 LP Gatefold
• 1 CD Digipac
• Digital Album

The album can be preordered here: vancanto.merchcowboy.com/power-of-eight

Check out our shop for our christmas bundle - VC shirt +1, +3, or +7 CDs!

We are happy to be invited to the Sabaton Festival 2020 - it will be our third time on this great festival in Falun, Sweden!