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Wishing to balance metal's masculine precision with more feminine-inspired atmospheres and emotions,
Vaura features singer/guitarist Josh Strawn, guitarist Kevin Hufnagel, bassist
Toby Driver, and drummer Charlie Schmid. The members' pedigrees reflect different but complementary approaches to dark and heavy music: Strawn and Schmid come from the dramatic rock outfit Religious to Damn, while Hufnagel has played with
Dysrhythmia,
Gorguts, and
Jarboe, and
Driver has worked with
Kayo Dot and Tartar Lamb. The group's live debut in September 2011 at New York City club Lit introduced their hard-to-place blend of metal, prog, post-rock, shoegaze, and post-punk, an impression that was cemented by
Vaura's supporting dates with
Junius and O'Brother in early 2012. These shows happened a few weeks before their full-length debut,
Selenelion, which was recorded and mixed by
Krallice's Colin Marston, was released by Weird Records. ~ Heather Phares