Van Canto Reveals Video For Amon Amarth Cover ‘Raise Your Horns’

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Acapella metal masters Van Canto have released a new video for their cover of Swedish Vikings Amon Amarth’s ‘Raise Your Horns’. Van Canto took the well-known favourite and turned it into their own unique version, featuring band trademarks without losing sight of the actual core of the track. Horns up! Check it out below.

“‘Raise Your Horns’ is a very special cover for us.” Van Canto said. “For the first time VAN CANTO tackled a song where the lead vocals are consistently in the lowest growl register. Thanks to the constellation of having three lead singers, Hagen could spread out in the lead, while Inga can set high, almost orchestral accents and Sly leads the choir together with Jan. For the first time in a while it’s also a song where a “real” riff sets the direction, so that the Rakkatakka and bass singers are extremely busy as well. A great composition by Amon Amarth, that we gladly pay homage to.”

The band are set to return later this year with their highly anticipated new offering ‘To The Power Of Eight’, which is set to release on June 4 via Napalm Records. The band’s new album will feature eight original rousing band anthems, alongside four red-hot covers (including the aforementioned ‘Raise Your Horns’).

Check out Van Canto’s ‘Raise Your Horns’ here:

Talking about the new album as a whole the band said “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 in 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