Biography
The band was formed in 2002 in Tokyo, Japan. Band's birthday is officially celebrated on April 12 (which is also Luke Takamura's birthday).
Their official profile at MySpace says: "CANTA means 'singing' in Italian. The name represents the screaming of Luke’s soul. They are known for their 'technical play' and 'lyrics that move to tears'."
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They played their first live on April 13 in Shinjuku LIQUID ROOM. The demo-CD was released at the same time, with a cover image designed by Luke himself, the CD was sold at live concerts for a limited time only.
Members:
- Luke Takamura [[artist]ルーク篁] (ex-聖飢魔II) - guitar, vocals
- MASAKI (ANIMETAL) - bass
- Raiden Yuzawa [雷電湯澤] (ex-聖飢魔II) - drums
Discography:
2002.04.13 - CANTA demo
2002.11.27 - EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (MOCR-3007)
2003.11.19 - fraction (CNT-001)
2004.04.12 - Tonight^3 (CNT-002) maxi-single
2005.03.23 - NON-HOMOGENIZED (VPCC-81505)
2006.03.24 - 百歌颯鳴 [hyakka somei] (VPCC-81534)
2007.05.23 - 流星と春の嵐 [ryuusei to haru no arashi] (VPCC-80620/VPCC-81565)
2008.09.26 - きらきら [kirakira] (VPCC-84160) rock best
2008.12.03 - めらめら [meramera] (VPCC-84163) ballade best
2009.04.12 - QUATTRO FORMAGGIO (CNTS-001) maxi-single
2009.10.28 - Green Horn (CNTA-001)
2010.07.28 - My Turn (CNTS-002/003) maxi-single w/DVD
Official site: http://canta.jp/
Official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/cantaofficial
Official label promo-site: http://www.vap.co.jp/canta
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.