Valina was an

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group from

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, Austria, which existed from 1995 to 2016. They released several records on

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and played many shows in

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, the

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and

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. The last four full-length albums were recorded by

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. The band began recording music in 1997, releasing several

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and full-length albums. The full-length albums have been released on their Austrian label

. Both ''Vagabond'' and the '' Epode EP'' have been released in the States by

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. On April 14, 2009, Valina's album, ''A tempo! a tempo!'', was released throughout the United States by

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. The album "Container" was released on March 28, 2014, and their final album "In Position" was released in January 2016.

Members

* Anatol Bogendorfer * Husbert Huber * Anselm Dürrschmid * Claus Harringer (drums from 1995-2006)

Discography

Albums

* ''In Position'' (2016) * ''Container'' (2014) * ''A tempo! a tempo!'' (2009) * ''Vagabond'' (2003) * ''Into Arsenal of Codes'' (2000)

EPs

* ''Epode'' (2005)

7" records

* "Poor & Obscure" (1997) *"Ship to Escape" (2002) *"Escort of Soda" (2004) w/ Sickbay

References

External links

Official websiteValina band interview on Radio Wave - english audio podcast + czech translation
Austrian indie rock groups Post-hardcore groups Austrian noise rock groups Joyful Noise Recordings artists {{Austria-band-stub