Varkan

⚔️ Power metal band (Phx, AZ) ⚔️
Cradle to Grave EP out now! ⚰️

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

HAPPY 250TH, AMERICA! 🦅🇺🇸🎆

Crank the amps, light the fireworks, and celebrate the 4th the only way we know how... LOUD. 🤘

Have a killer Independence Day and make it a METAL one! 🔥

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

And sweat dries up...

#heavymetal #powermetal #thrashmetal #metalhead #guitar

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

A few favorites from the collection. 🤘

First up:
⚡ Jackson Rhoads
⚡ Jackson Kelly
⚡ Gretsch Streamliner

The majority of Varkan's recent music and live shows have been played with the first two.

This is just Part 1... Stay tuned for Part 2! 🎸

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Happy Father's Day to all the metal dads out there! Have a great day! 💙😎🤘🍻

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the heartbeat of Varkan: our drummer, Mike! 🥁🎂 Thanks for 12 years of awesome music, friendship, and an impressive amount of patience while dealing with the rest of us. Cheers to another trip around the sun! 🤘🔥🍻

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

What have you all been listening to lately? 🎧🎶

Recently, Alec has been on a huge Gamma Ray kick. 🤘

📸: Digeshwar Vasava

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Dom is arranging a cover for our next release! 👀 Can you guess what it is? 🤔

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

"We woke before the dawn the early morning of June 28, 2025, zero certainty about a bassist, with only blind faith that it would work out in the end. And it did."

Issue #1 of The Varkanvanian is now live on our Patr3on!🤘⚰️💐

https://t.co/Rwn6AMBJkT

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Metal Monday: Need some motivation to get through the week? Listen to our song, "Fire and Bl00d". Inspired by Game of Thrones, this is a power-thrash battle hymn for those ready to crush doubt and take back their power. 🤘⚔️🔥

#heavymetal #powermetal #thrashmetal #metalhead

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Jamming the beginning of our song, "Butcher". 🎸🐷🔪

Fun Fact: the intro riff was heavily inspired by Dimmu Borgir.

Even though we're a heavy/power metal band, we take plenty of influence from extreme metal. 🤘

#heavymetal #powermetal #thrashmetal #guitar #metalhead

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Happy Mother's Day to all the metal moms out there! We love you! 💐🖤🤘

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Ever dealt with someone controlling, manipulative, or toxic?

“What Do You Care?” was written as a loud middle finger to people who try to break you down or control who you are.

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Classic power metal never left. It just went underground. ⚔️

We are Varkan, a metal trio from Phoenix. Inspired by 80's heavy metal, thrash, power metal, and melodeath, we put our own spin on a classic sound. 🤘

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Human artwork in the age of AI...

Alec goes over some of the lore behind our "Butcher" single, including the inspiration behind the desolate lyrics, and George Orwell's influence on the artwork.

There's more behind the track (and the art) than meets the eye... 🔪🐷💰

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

🎶 Song: "Cradle to Grave" by Varkan

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

We are Varkan, a metal band from Phoenix, AZ. Some of our influences are 80's traditional heavy metal bands, NWOTHM, power metal, thrash metal, and early melodeath. If you like what you hear, check out our music. Thanks for listening, and stay metal! 🤘

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Our most recent performance of "Butcher" is now on our YouTube 🤘😎🤘https://t.co/zMdiotS4lK

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

#throwbackthursday Opening for Ross the Boss (R.I.P.) in 2020.

📷: Jeremy Kniffin

[Varkan @VarkanOfficial]

Varkan's Patreon is LIVE! 🎉

From rare demos, exclusive blog posts and a quarterly fanzine, support our art and music while getting a glimpse behind the curtains. Starts at only $5 a month. 🤘

https://t.co/Rwn6AMBJkT