Varang Nord
OriginDaugavpils, Latvia
GenresFolk metal
Viking metal
Years active2014–present
LabelsSvietņeica
Sliptrick Records
Metal Scrap Records
MembersJeļena Kaļniša
Edgars Jurkjans
Maksims Popovs
Aigars Zeiza
Ņikita Kobcevs
Rinalds Stivriņš
Past membersArtjoms Kuricins
Jaroslavs Sokolovs
Edvīns Lazarevičs
Danila Lopuha
Vjačeslavs Janens
Websitevarangnord.com

Varang Nord is a heavy metal band from Latvia formed in 2014. The band cites Turisas, Amon Amarth and Finntroll as their biggest influences.[1]

History

In 2019 Varang Nord won the Wacken Metal Battle competition.[2]

Their fourth studio album Pārķiuņa uomurs ("Thunder's Hammer") was released on 23 February 2021, and is fully sung in Latgalian. The album's orchestral arrangements were done by composer Yuri Borin, while Sergey Karshev wrote the bass parts and Alyona Fomina plays the bagpipes and talharpa.[3][4]

In the end of 2020, Varang Nord announced a 2021 Heathen Heroes Tour in September with concerts in Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland, featuring Týr, Arkona, Dalriada and Varmia.[5]

In 2021 their album "Pārķiuņa Uomurs" was nominated as 'Global Metal Release Of The Year', it finished joint 7th with the album "A Legacy Of Vengeance" by the Falkland Islands death metal band Bloodrust. The band themselves were nominated 'Breakthrough European Band' and finished 10th. [6]

In September 2023, embarked on the Black Pilgrimage Tour with Batushka, Arkona, and Aeternam in which they played 17 concerts in 13 European countries. The tour commenced on September 29 in Romania and concluded on October 15 in Helsinki.

In October 2023, we released an Veļi EP featuring 7 acoustic interpretations of previously released hits.

Members

Current members
  • Jeļena Kaļniša — accordion, vocals (2014–present)
  • Edgars Jurkjans — bass guitar (2023–present)
  • Maksims Popovs — solo guitar, vocals (2014–present)
  • Aigars Zeiza — drums (2015–present)
  • Ņikita Kobcevs — percussions (2023–present)
  • Rinald Stivriņš — rhythm guitar (2022-present)
Former members
  • Artjoms Kuricins — bass guitar (2014–2016)
  • Jaroslavs Sokolovs — electric guitar (2014–2017)
  • Danila Lopuha — bass guitar (2017–2023)
  • Vjačeslavs Janens — percussions (2017–2023)

Discography

  • Fire of the North (2014; EP)
  • Master of the Forest (2015)
  • Call of Battle (2016; EP)
  • Call of Battle (2017)
  • Pārķiuņa uomurs (2021)
  • Veļi EP (2023)

References

  1. ↑ "Varang Nord Interview". A Different Shade Of Black Metal Zine. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "And here are the winners of the Metal Battle 2019!". Wacken Open Air. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Varang Nord Bring Down The Hammer With 'Pārķiuņa Uomurs'". FolkMetal.nl. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Varang Nord released New Album". Kronos Mortus. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Varang Nord Announce Dates For The 2021 Heathen Heroes Tour". Rock 'N' Load. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) Awards 2021 - The Results". Global Metal Apocalypse. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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