DJ at Surgery Records Radio... and former DJ at RBX Radio... former DJ at Max Ink Radio...
The idea behind this account is for artists who *have to* work real jobs and miss the show being able to hear *their music* on my show, that they can share... and throughout the year I will be adding in-studio guest shows and well as interviews from the artists I have had the pleasure of talking to.
Enjoy!

Official Website : VargaHQ.com

VARGA is a heavy, technical metal band hailing from Canada’s Steeltown – Hamilton, Ontario.

Known for their crushingly tight live shows, Varga re-united in 2011, after a 14 year hiatus.

Since reforming, Varga has released two technical, riff-laden, metal epics – ‘ENTER THE METAL‘ (2013) and ‘RETURN OF THE METAL‘ {2014).

After the departure of guitarist Adam Alex in 2015, the band continues on as a power trio.

Joe Varga - Bass/Vocals | Sean Williamson - Guitars | Dan Fila -Drums

Metal band out of Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA

 John Mamone-Vocals
 Mike Harshaw-Drums
 Justin Faragher-Bass
 Kelly Kereliuk-Guitars

When keyboard player/vocalist Ken Baird had written some music which seemed to require more collaborative arrangements than usual, he asked drummer Chris Lamont and Bassist Dino Verginella if they’d  be willing to be a part of “Monarch Trail”. Lamont had played on Baird’s previous three albums and Verginella on the previous two, so it was a natural thing that it could be called a group.

The first stage was to set up several rehearsals for the trio to work on arranging the new pieces. Important changes were made to the charts; an extra set of bars here, a new melody line there, a different tempo over there and so on. Even more importantly, these rehearsals also turned out to be a ton of fun with no lack of shenanigans!

They made the decision to start recording the music right away and add other musicians when needed. As it turned out, there was to be a fair bit of guitar on the record, so guitarist friends were brought in providing “the right part for the right track”. True to the spirit of the project, John Mamone, Kelly Kereliuk and Steve Cochrane all had major creative input on their solos and sections.

The recording was done by Ken Baird, but in the final months of the record, Cochrane also lent his studio and his recording and mastering abilities. Drawings by Annette Roche had initially helped inspire the lyrics, so these drawings ultimately became part of the album artwork.

And so here we have it, the first album from Monarch Trail: “Skye”!

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