Qntal

Infobox musical artist
Name = Qntal


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Origin = Germany
Genre = Gothic rock
Industrial music
Darkwave
Years_active = 1991–present
Label = Gymnastic Records, Stars in the Dark, Noir Records, Drakkar Entertainment
Associated_acts = Estampie, Deine Lakaien, Helium Vola
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Current_members = Syrah
Michael Popp
Fil
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Qntal is a German "electro-medieval" band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added vocalist Syrah (aka Sigrid Hausen) to complete the band. It has roots in Estampie, a band of similar genre but different style; Michael Popp and Syrah are the principal members. Horn left the group in 1999, to concentrate on his other band, Deine Lakaien. He later formed Helium Vola in 2001. Philipp Groth (a.k.a. Fil) then joined Qntal.

The band's lyrics are primarily drawn from historical sources. Throughout their first three albums, lyrics were primarily in Latin, medieval German, and a few other European tongues. On "Qntal IV", the band added a few songs in English to their body of work.

Qntal has headlined at significant goth and industrial music festivals such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna. Qntal's debut US concert took place in September 2004 at Dracula's Ball in Philadelphia. In 2007, the band was featured in the Bad Faerie Ball in the Philadelphia FaerieCon.

"Qntal" is a made-up word that appeared in one of Syrah's dreams. Its pronunciation varies among different sources. However, Syrah herself, during live performances, pronounces it as [kntal] and the "Q" based on Portuguese alphabet.

Discography

Full length albums and EPs

* "Qntal I" (Gymnastic Records, 1992)
* "Qntal II" (Gymnastic Records, 1995)
* "Qntal III: Tristan und Isolde" (Stars in the Dark / Noir Records, 2003)
* "Nihil" (Stars in the Dark / Vielklang Musikproduktion, 2003)
* "Illuminate" (An instant classic from: Noir Records, 2004)
* "Qntal IV: Ozymandias" (Drakkar Entertainment / Noir Records, 2005)
* "Qntal V: Silver Swan" (Noir Records, 2006)
* "Qntal VI: Translucida" (2008)

pecial releases

* "Qntal V: Silver Swan" 2CD (2006) Noir Records -- Special edition featuring artwork by Brian Froud

Compilation appearances

*Por Mau Tens on "German Mystic Sound Sampler Volume IV" Zillo (1993)
*Ad Mortem Festinamus on "We Came To Dance - Indie Dancefloor Vol. III" Sub Terranean (1993)
*Ecce Gratum (Club Mix) on "Asleep by Dawn Magazine Presents: DJ Ferrets Underground Mix #1" Asleep by Dawn Magazine (2005)
*Entre Moi Et Mon Amin on "Sleepwatching, Vol. 1 DVD" Asleep by Dawn Magazine (2005)
*Von Den Elben Music Video on "Asleep By Dawn - DJ Ferret's Underground Mix #2 CD/DVD" Asleep by Dawn Magazine (2006)

Members

*Syrah (1991-present) - Vocals
*Ernst Horn (1991-1999)
*Michael Popp (1991-present) - Vocals, vielle, saz, shawm, oud, tar
*Philipp "Fil" Groth (2002-present) - Keyboards, vocals, guitars, programming

External links

* [http://www.qntal.de/ Qntal Official website]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Qntal Qntal listing at Discogs.com]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/qntal Qntal Official Myspace] Run by [http://www.myspace.com/estampie Andreas Meck] and [http://www.myspace.com/loveless_dreamscars Cypress]