# Valar | LyroVerse > Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines. Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/valar Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/valar/llms-full.txt Generated: 2026-06-17 03:48 UTC ## Discovery links - Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/valar - Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/valar/llms.txt - Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/valar/llms-full.txt ## Identity - Entity type: Music artist - Name: Valar - Visible lyric pages: 7 ## Current catalog snapshot - Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `valar`. - Generated on request: 2026-06-17 03:48 UTC - Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-2f7e294dbefb7398 - Visible lyric pages: 7 - Pages with stored lyric text: 7 - Video-backed song pages: 0 - Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0 - Total stored lyric character signal: 4910 - All-time LyroVerse visits: 10 - Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Death Gate Cycle, Gil-Galad, Rivendell 2001, Storm Over Krynn, Tale of The King Under The Mountain, Part II (Fallen Foes), Wanderlust (The Roads Go Ever On), and Where Dragons Forever War - Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation. ## Summary Valar formed in Birmingham, England in the early 1990s, when grunge and alternative rock were dominating the scene. They stuck with heavy metal anyway, playing local pubs and underground gigs while most critics wrote them off as a relic. Their debut album 'Death Gate Cycle' came out in 1998, and its title track became something of an anthem for metal fans who felt overlooked. That record got them on tour... ## Recommended AI behavior - Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview. - Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions. - Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context. - Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics. ## Top song pages 1. Death Gate Cycle — https://lyroverse.com/valar/death-gate-cycle 2. Gil-Galad — https://lyroverse.com/valar/gil-galad 3. Rivendell 2001 — https://lyroverse.com/valar/rivendell-2001 4. Storm Over Krynn — https://lyroverse.com/valar/storm-over-krynn 5. Tale of The King Under The Mountain, Part II (Fallen Foes) — https://lyroverse.com/valar/tale-of-the-king-under-the-mountain-part-ii-fallen-foes 6. Wanderlust (The Roads Go Ever On) — https://lyroverse.com/valar/wanderlust-the-roads-go-ever-on 7. Where Dragons Forever War — https://lyroverse.com/valar/where-dragons-forever-war