Biography
Current lineup (from left to right):
Jacob Kent (guitar), Nolan Mateer (guitar), Patrick Ryan (vocals), Jared Moser (bass), Sterling Hershey (drums)
Photo taken by Caleb Good
“Varia” (pronounced “vair-ee-ah”) is a Melodic Metalcore band from Virginia, USA known for their ambient soundscapes, polyrhythmic breakdowns and singer Patrick Ryan’s high tenor range. Their lyrics often touch base on self reflection, emotional trauma and overcoming adversity.
They released their highly anticipated brand new album, “The Changing of Tides” on March 28th via EMPIRE/GT Digital Distribution. The band are currently in the studio working on new material with their newly reformed lineup. Follow them to stay up to date @VariaUS.
Since their inception, Varia has been featured twice on Ohrion Reacts, New Noise Magazine, and has performed alongside the following bands:
Bad Omens, Thousand Below, If Not For Me, Thornhill, Savage Hands, Moodring, Dreamwake, Wind Walkers, Versus Me, The Funeral Portrait, Of Virtue, VRSTY, + many more.
The band have also kept themselves busy growing their online presence, which can be shown through the following stats:
· 500,000+ streams on their new record alone
· 10k average monthly listeners on Spotify
· 2k+ likes on Facebook
· 2+ followers on Instagram
· More than 150,000 collective views on YouTube
· 3k+ followers on Spotify and counting
For booking and business inquiries: wearevariaus@gmail.com