# Cardiant
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{{Short description|Finnish power metal band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Cardiant
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| origin = [Hämeenlinna](/source/H%C3%A4meenlinna), Finland
| genre = [Power metal](/source/Power_metal)
| years_active = {{Start date|2000}}–present
| label = Marquee/Avalon
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|cardiant.net}}
| current_members = Erik Karhatsu
Antti Hänninen
Mikko Mänttäri
Marko Lindroos
Lauri Hänninen
| past_members = Janne Saksa
}}
'''Cardiant''' is a [Finnish](/source/Finland) [power metal](/source/power_metal) band. It was established in city of [Hämeenlinna](/source/H%C3%A4meenlinna) in 2000, but most of band members have been replaced and the current assembly has been working since 2008. In the early years, the band recorded several [demos](/source/Demo_(music)) until it signed a contract with the record company [Underground Symphony](/source/Underground_Symphony). The first album, ''[Midday Moon](/source/Midday_Moon)'', was released in 2005, but the record company did not release it in Europe. However, another record company, [Marquee/Avalon](/source/Marquee%2FAvalon), released it in Japan.[[http://cardiant.net/biography/ Cardiant: Biography]][[http://satumaa.yle.fi/euroviisut/suomen-karsinta-2011/cardiant-0 Yle: Satumaa: Eurovision laulukilpailu: Cardiant] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117060816/http://satumaa.yle.fi/euroviisut/suomen-karsinta-2011/cardiant-0 |date=January 17, 2011 }} (in Finnish)]
Cardiant went through several changes of lead vocals until a drop-out [idols](/source/Idols_(Finland)) competitor [Erik Karhatsu](/source/Erik_Karhatsu) was chosen as a new lead singer in 2008. The next year, the band released its second record ''[Tomorrow’s Daylight](/source/Tomorrow%E2%80%99s_Daylight)''. As the previous record, this was also released only in Japan, and elsewhere Cardiant had to settle for selling it from their own online store. The band released their first music video ''Stars upon your life'' in 2010.