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Livia Moy

The four members of Varaha.

Varaha

media release: Chicago’s Varaha return to the stage after nearly a year away from live performances, currently working on the follow-up to their acclaimed Prosthetic Records debut, A Passage for Lost Years. Their music blends atmospheric doom, post-metal, cinematic textures, and emotionally heavy songwriting.

The Madison show is Saturday, October 10 at Mickey’s Tavern, with Corridoré and Searchlights. Varaha will be performing material from A Passage for Lost Years alongside new songs from the forthcoming album.

During the pandemic, Varaha also became active in the Save Our Stages campaign, advocating for independent venues and the live-music community. The band participated in NIVA’s Save Our Stages efforts, with its advocacy receiving Chicago media coverage, including WGN and NBC 5. https://prostheticrecords.com/news/varaha-appear-on-wgn-nationally-nbc-5-locally-in-support-of-saveourstages/

A Passage for Lost Years received significant critical acclaim, including:

• Prog Magazine — #18 Critics’ Choice, Best of 2019

“Progressive heaviness just found its new heroes.”

• Chicago Reader — #37, Best Chicago Albums of the 2010s
• Stereogum — #16, The Black Market: The Year in Metal 2019

“Pensive, tender metal from Chicago loaded with big mournful riffs.”

• Decibel Magazine — Best of 2019: 60 Albums You May Have Missed

“Heart-wrenching gothic doom with a penchant for epic length and engaging melodies.”

• Brutalitopia — #1 Top Albums of 2019

“It’s doomy and heavy and atmospheric and cathartic.”

• Dead Rhetoric — #9 Best of 2019

“The true beauty of A Passage for Lost Years is its cinematic sprawl.”

• No Clean Singing — Best of 2019

“Varaha firmly planted their gloomy flag in the graveyard soil with the grandiose A Passage for Lost Years.”

Expect a night spanning crushing doom, atmospheric post-metal and expansive cinematic soundscapes in the intimate setting of Mickey’s.