Varg is a German
metal
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band from
Coburg
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,
Bavaria
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. The band's name means "wolf" in Swedish. The band's songs deal mainly with
paganism
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and
Nordic mythology
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.
[Björn Thorsten Jaschinski: Varg Interview ''Wölfisch und Asentreu''. ''Pagan Fire – The Legacy, Chronicles I'' (Sonderheft), Devil.Inc, Saarbrücken 2007, S. 21.]
History
![Varg Logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Varg_Logo.svg)
Varg was formed in 2005 in
Coburg
Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it was ...
,
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, by guitarist Philipp "Freki" Seiler and drummer Silvester "Fenrier" Grundmann. They were joined by bassist Nivel, vocalist Frost and guitarist Da'ath. They are also known for issuing a cease and desist letter to a Swedish techno artist of the same name in 2019.
Discography
Demos
* 2006: ''Donareiche''
Studio albums
* 2007: ''Wolfszeit'' (Heiden Klangwerke)
* 2008: ''Schildfront'' (
Split
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Arts, enterta ...
with
Minas Morgul
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* Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563)
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* Minas Avetisyan (1928 ...
)
* 2008: ''Live am Wolfszeit Festival'' (
Live album
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)
* 2010: ''Blutaar'' (NoiseArt Records)
* 2011: ''Wolfskult'' (NoiseArt Records)
* 2012: ''Guten Tag'' (NoiseArt Records)
* 2016: ''Das Ende aller Lügen'' (
Napalm Records
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)
* 2019: ''Wolfszeit II'' (Wolf Metal Records)
* 2020: ''Zeichen'' (Napalm Records)
* 2023: ''Ewige Wacht'' (Napalm Records)
EPs
* 2012: ''Legacy''
* 2015: ''Rotkäppchen'' (Napalm Records)
* 2017: ''Götterdämmerung'' (Napalm Records)
Singles
* October 2022: ''Schildfront'' (Napalm Records)
* August 2023: ''Immer Treu'' (Napalm Records)
References
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Musical groups established in 2005
German metalcore musical groups
German melodic death metal musical groups