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Vaura is an experimental band from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2009 by singer/songwriter Joshua Strawn featuring Kevin Hufnagel of Dysrhythmia and Gorguts on lead guitar, Toby Driver of Kayo Dot and Secret Chiefs 3 on bass, and Charlie Schmid on drums.

Vaura's debut LP Selenelion was released on New York's minimal synth/coldwave label Wierd Records in February of 2011. Stereogum described the record as "a warped, heady strain of metal, one that incorporates bits and pieces of black metal, post-rock, and prog, melting them all into one singular brooding sludge," while Cvlt Nation lauded the "esoterism and occultism" in Strawn's lyrics.

The band has toured in support of French post-black metal group Alcest and has shared bills with Bloody Panda, Anatomy of Habit, Sannhet, Deafheaven, Ga'an, Monarch, and Castevet.

In early 2013, Vaura was signed to Profound Lore Records, home to critically-acclaimed metal acts such as Agalloch, Krallice, and Altar of Plagues. Their sophomore effort, The Missing, will be released in the autumn of 2013.