Pushing Things To The Extreme With PAULA And NICK From KUNTSQUAD

Melbourne-based crust-death outfit KÜNTSQUÄD (pronounced
Kountskard) announced themselves with their self-titled 2022 debut
album, selling out multiple pressings and ushering in a new era of
extreme style Australian music. It was an album laced with
brutality and unflinching honesty that was as much a declaration of
war as it was a statement of intent.
Fast-forward three years and KÜNTSQUÄD return with a new, heavier
mission, delivered in the form of their follow-up album Satan's
Cock. Satan's Cock is an album that pulls no punches, offering up
an intense sonic battering that fuses crust punk’s raw chaos with
death metal’s guttural power, laced with blackened grime and a
signature streak of unbridled discontent. With their sharpened edge
and unholy vision, KÜNTSQUÄD prove once again that there are no
genre walls—only a relentless descent into weaponized sonic
depravity.
HEAVY sat down with vocalist Paula VC Damnzal and guitarist
Nikronomicon Satanik to journey deeper down the rabbit hole.
"I think it was a concerted effort," Paula replied when we asked
her to dive deeper into the new album. "We took a lot more time
this time to actually finish it. When we started the recording -
which is probably more than two years now - the intention was to do
four songs. We put four songs down, and it sounded like crap, and
we thought, no, we've got to start again. And then we had some
dramas, and our engineer also had some issues, so long story short,
basically, we started again. We wrote some more songs, down-tuned
again just to get it right, because the last release was a bit… We
weren't expecting a record to be honest, so it was done in a very
rushed way. So this time round, we took a lot more time and did a
bit of a critical review, where we were kind of going with it, and
solidified what we'd already been doing. But it just needed to be
more direct, because not everyone got it. But this time it was a
lot more measured in how we did it."
In the full interview, Paula and Nick further highlighted the
band's commitment to a more refined production process, resulting
in a heavier and more cohesive sound that reflects their goal of
musical progression with each release. Nick noted that the album
maintains a consistent style, addressing past challenges in genre
categorization.
They elaborated on the complexities of merging various metal genres
while striving for originality, emphasizing the collaborative
effort of each band member in shaping the album's sound. The
conversation also covered their upcoming tour, starting in Perth
and extending to Melbourne and other locations, with fans
encouraged to follow their social media for updates on tour dates
and information.


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