Canada's Lithium Magazine recently caught up with VARGA drummer Dan Fila to discuss the band's comeback and their new album, Enter The Metal. An excerpt from the story is available below:

Metal fans will hear a variety of ‘old-school’ metal elements in the music on Enter the Metal. There’s hints of MEGADETH and other thrash metal pioneers, as well as nods to New Wave of British Heavy Metal icons like SAXON and IRON MAIDEN, and progressive rock elements very much in keeping with vintage RUSH. Yet the songs, such as the killer lead-off track 'Beginning Of The End', and incendiary 'Mad Scientist' and virulently infectious 'Shark Attack', don’t sound obviously derivative.

What they sound like is a band that is absolutely thrilled to be back together and making music.

“In the end, we are doing this for ourselves. The reason we got together all those years ago and are doing it again is because we enjoy each other’s company. I love those guys. They are my brothers and hanging out in a room and playing music together is why we’re here,” said Fila.

“It’s the stuff that we know and love, this classic metal sound and it comes out in our music. It’s who we are. Someone recently asked me who our target audience is and my answer was ‘us’. This is for us, and it doesn’t really matter if thousands of people buy it or no one buys it. It’s about the purity of creating music. We’re back and doing this for the right reason. I like the fact that we don’t have to rely on it for money.”

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On Saturday, January 4th Varga performed at The Rockpile in Toronto, Ontario with ENTROPY and MORTAL FEAR. Fan-filmed video from the show has been posted online:

Comprised of members Joe Varga (bass & vocals), Adam Alex (guitar), Sean Williamson (guitar), and Dan Fila (drums), the veteran band - originally formed in 1989 - has built a large and loyal following of heavy metal fans, particular in their Canadian homeland, on the strength of such popular releases as 1994's Prototype (released via the Zoo label), which spawned the hits 'Freeze Don't Move' and 'Greed', even earning the band a thumbs up on the then-popular Beavis And Butthead program on MTV. After over a decade apart, Varga reunited in 2011 and issued their awesome reunion effort, Enter The Metal,their first new studio album in 17 years.

The album was produced by long time friend and producer/engineer, Julius “Juice” Butty (ALEXISONFIRE, PROTEST THE HERO), and recorded at both Six Nations’ Jukasa Studio, and Butty’s own Silo Studios. As the band's leader, Joe Varga, states, “In this collection of music, you’ll hear a return to our metal and progressive roots with songs laden with heavy licks, crazy time changes and insane vocals.”

Varga recently posted the new song, 'Gamera' (found below) and have now launched a preview page featuring more songs from Enter The Metal. Check out the previews here.

Preview tracks include;

'Beginning Of The End'

'Gamera'

'Mad Scientist'

'Plane Crash'

'No More Clean Air'

'Shark Attack'