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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.

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Concerto Moon
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Power metal Heavy metal Neoclassical metal
Years active	1996–2004 2007–present
Labels	VAP InsideOut Records Triumph Records Walküre Records
Members	Norifumi Shima Shigeharu Nakayasu Atsushi Kawatsuka Wataru Haga Ryo Miyake
Past members	Takao 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
Website	concerto-moon.com

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

External links

• Official website

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