Country of origin: Latvia Location: Daugavpils Status: Active Formed in:2014 Genre:Folk/Viking Metal Current label: Sliptrick Records Years active: 2004-2008 (as Балагуры), 2014-present Varang Nord is a folk metal band from the cold woods of Latvia. Their songs praise a mighty battle, a bloody sacrifice to the Old Gods and a joyful northern feast with endless mugs of ale. Founded in 2014, they combine harsh death metal riffs with epic accordion chants, creating a unique blend of northern pagan/folk metal. Their crowning achievement thus far is winning Wacken Metal Battle 2019.