Swedish progressive sludge metal trio Vaara drops their brand new EP »Transition«; out today on all major streaming platforms!

Kiruna, Sweden based progressive sludge metal trio Vaara presents their brand new EP, »Transition«, which was just released this Friday, October 31th, 2025.

»Transition« EP is available now on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Amalgamate
02. Formless
03. Passage
04. Light
05. Transition

Vaara is a Swedish sludge band from the cold city that is being moved above the Arctic Circle, Kiruna. In 2024 we released our self-titled debut album that reflected the frustration, anger, fear and despair that people felt as they revolted against unfair conditions and wages in 1969. How little human value was when profit was the goal. But now we are back with our latest work, »Transition«.

“Does mankind drive theirself to empty their surroundings to the point of bursting or is there something else outside that influences us to do so?”

»Transition« is both heavier and darker musically than the previous release, but dynamics, groove and melody have also been enforced. There are elements of sludge, post-metal, death, progressiveness and space.

During their short time, Vaara has had close to ten successful gigs in both Sweden and Norway and there are more planned for the future.

Recorded in Studio Kakelugn -25.
Produced by Peter Jakobsson.
Artwork by Mikael Salmi-Siikavupiio.

Vaara is:
Peter Jakobsson – Guitars/Vocals
Mikael Salmi-Siikavupiio – Bass/Vocals
Gabriel Mattila – Drums/Vocals

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well