BIOGRAPHY
Küntsquäd(pron: Kountskard) a 4 piece Melbourne band from Australia formed in 2017 and comprised of:
Paula VCDamnzal (guitar,throat, songwriter)
Brett Eldridge (bass guitar)
Adam Holmes (drums)
NikronomiconSatanik (lead guitar)
The members are experienced musicians from other previous high-profile band projects and have a collection of musical and visual releases through these numerous other works. Since its inception, the band have undertaken quite rigorous gigging and touring schedules and played shows and festivals both locally and across the east coast cities of Australia. Our aim is to tour overseas in the near future to further solidify the progress made via the debut self-titled CD release since signing with Wormholedeath Worldwide. The band is currently managed by Michael Lueders of Black-Roos Entertainment.
DIRECTION AND SOUND:
The band is best described as a crusty death metal unit featuring unique gutturals from their female vocalist, with a soundscape that is heavily riff-based, offering a down-tuned churn, interspersed with blast beats and fast-paced paced blackened interludes. Over the years, the soundscape has evolved into an ungeneric blend of the extreme/heavymetal genres, which may include death/black/doom metal and crusty influences without really belonging to any of these genres. Lyrically, the band offers a decadent array of preposterously titled tunes with enough satirically charged minimalist content to drive that down-tuned churn into chaos. In 2022 the band signed with Wormholedeath Records Worldwide and proceeded to release the self-titled debut CD. The 14-track debut self-titled release was recorded and mastered by Jason Fuller (Bloodduster) at Goatsound Studios, and the artwork and logo were designed by RokArt (of Sadistik Exekution). Since its release, the debut CD, has received overwhelmingly positive reviews both in Australia and overseas in Europe, Japan and the US, with tracks featuring on various playlists across many platforms and airplay on numerous metal shows and podcasts both at home and internationally. The bandhas have also been published and interviewed by journalists across varied countries, particularly in Europe, and also featured in various metal zines in both physical and digital media formats. The CD sold out of its first pressing in Australia and has consequently gone into a second pressing. The CD was also released as separate European and Japanese versions featuring an extended photobooklet.Ourmerchhassoldwell,basedontheliveshow impacts, through our Bandcamp site, with our band shirts, all featuring dark art themes, have sold out on numerous occasions.
NEW RELEASE
In 2024, the band has resigned with Wormholedeath Records Worldwide for a second release, currently scheduled for a release in early 2025.Also recorded at Goatsound Studios with Jason Fuller and Jamie Colic. The CD is satirically titled “Satans Cock”, again featuring the satanic imagery/art of Rok. The new release is highly anticipated by all those who have supported the band thus far in its journey,withWormholdeathcontinuingitssupportfor the band with the second CD and their support of the unique genre presented. The new album solidifies the unique soundscape with further progression in both songwriting and overall heaviness, with an extreme down-tuned sound in comparison to the debut and more interplay with rhythm and timing. One of the band’s core ideologies is to ensure that every release is different in progression from the previous offering and, therefore, try continue to undergo self-exploration of extreme boundaries of heaviness and originality. The band was also included on the 15th-year celebration of Imperative Music Compilation Volume 18, (Worldwide sampler CD) alongside bands Deicide and God Dethroned for release in 2024- 25.A limited-edition single (bootleg) was released in Jan. 2025 for live shows only featuring this version of track “Eat Your Entrails”
LINEUP
Paula Condell – Vocals & Guitarist:
Nikronomicon Satanik – Guitarist
Brett Eldridge – Bass
Adam Holmes – Drums
Formed: 2016
Location: Melbourne, Australia
FOLLOW KÜNTSQUÄD
Website: https://black-roos.com/kuntsquad
linktr.ree: https://linktr.ee/kuntsquad
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kuntsquad666
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCPFi5kYjGHvgDlR75RwSXyA
Bandcamp: https://kuntsquad.bandcamp.com
CONTACT
Management: Michael@Black-Roos.com
Bookings/Publicity: Michael@Black-Roos.com
RELEASES
Album Title: Küntsquäd
Release Date: February 24th 2023
Label: Wormholedeath Records
Listen to the Album: https://orcd.co/kuntsquad
Album Title: Satans Cock
Release Date: TBC 2025
Label: Wormholedeath Records
Listen to Album: n/a
MUSIC