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{{short description|Austrian crossover band}}
{{short description|Austrian crossover band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kontrust
| name = Kontrust
| image = Amadeus Award 2010 entree Kontrust.jpg
| image = Kontrust Hellfest 2022.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Kontrust at [[Hellfest]], France, 2022
| image_size =
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| alias =
| alias =
| origin = Austria
| origin = Austria
| genre = [[Nu metal]], [[Crossover music|crossover]], [[dance-pop]], [[folk metal]]
| genre = [[Nu metal]], [[Crossover music|crossover]], [[dance-pop]], [[folk metal]]
| years_active = {{start date|2001}}–present<!-- {{Start date|YYYY}}–YYYY -->
| years_active = {{start date|2001}}–present<!-- {{Start date|YYYY}}–YYYY -->
| label =
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| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{url|http://www.kontrust.info/}}
| website = {{url|http://www.kontrust.info/}}
| current_members = Agata Jarosz<br>Stefan Lichtenberger<br>Gregor Kutschera<br>Roman Gaisböck<br>Manuel Haglmüller<br>Mike Wolff
| current_members = Julia Ivanova (since 2022)<br />Stefan Lichtenberger<br />Joey Sebald (since 2022)<br />Gregor Kutschera<br />Manuel Haglmüller<br />Michael "Mike" Wolff (since 2011)
| past_members = "Agata Power" Jarosz (2005-2022)<br />Roman Gaisböck (2001-2022)<br />Robert Ehgartner (2001-2014)
| past_members =
}}
}}


'''Kontrust''' is an Austrian [[crossover (music)|crossover]] band with a Polish frontwoman, formed in 2001 out of the ashes of Suicide Mission. The band is famous for wearing [[lederhosen]] and their lyrics are predominantly in English, though [[German Language|German]] and [[Slavic languages]] have also been incorporated into some songs.
'''Kontrust''' is an Austrian [[crossover (music)|crossover]] band formed in 2001. The band is famous for wearing [[lederhosen]] and their lyrics are predominantly in English, though [[German Language|German]] and [[Polish language]] have also been incorporated into some songs.


==History==
==History==
In 2006 the band won the Austrian Newcomer Award, made their first [[music video]] for the song "Phono Sapiens" and played at the [[freeriding (sport)|freeride]]- and [[Snowboard cross|snowcross]]-competition Vertical Extreme.
In 2006 the band won the Austrian Newcomer Award, made their first [[music video]] for the song "Phono Sapiens" and played at the [[Freeriding (winter sport)|freeride]]- and [[Snowboard cross|snowcross]]-competition Vertical Extreme.


Their second album, ''Time To Tango'', was released on June 19, 2009 in Austria. "The Smash Song" was the first single of the album. Their song "Bomba" landed them a spot in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] charts and was the number one downloaded rock song on the Dutch [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="Kontrust - Bomba (Nummer)">{{cite web |title=Kontrust - Bomba (Nummer) |work=Dutch Charts |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kontrust&titel=Bomba&cat=s |accessdate=November 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Kontrust">{{cite web |title=Kontrust |work=ORF FM4 |url=http://fm4.orf.at/soundpark/k/kontrust/main?ownermessages=all |accessdate= November 1, 2011}}</ref>
Their second album, ''Time To Tango'', was released on June 19, 2009 in Austria. "The Smash Song" was the first single off the album. Their song "Bomba" landed them a spot in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] charts and was the number one downloaded rock song on the Dutch [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="Kontrust - Bomba (Nummer)">{{cite web |title=Kontrust - Bomba (Nummer) |work=Dutch Charts |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kontrust&titel=Bomba&cat=s |accessdate=November 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Kontrust">{{cite web |title=Kontrust |work=ORF FM4 |url=http://fm4.orf.at/soundpark/k/kontrust/main?ownermessages=all |accessdate= November 1, 2011}}</ref>


In 2010 Kontrust was awarded with the Amadeus Austrian Music Award (category Hard & Heavy).<ref>{{cite web |title=Gewinner 2010 |work=Amadeus Austrian Music Awards |url=http://www.amadeusawards.at/gewinner-2010/ |accessdate=November 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018140756/http://www.amadeusawards.at/gewinner-2010/ |archivedate=October 18, 2011 }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kontrust-signs-with-napalm-records/|title=KONTRUST Signs With NAPALM RECORDS|date=2011-12-20|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US}}</ref> They played at the 2011 [[Przystanek Woodstock]] and were requested by [[Jerzy Owsiak]] to play "Bomba" a second time as an unscheduled [[Encore (concert)|encore]]. According to official information over 300,000 visitors saw Kontrust's performance making it the most attended gig of an Austrian artist up to now.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kontrust |work=Radar.net (translated via Google Language Tools) |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radar-net.de%2Fkontrust%2C0%2C972%2Cpromotion.html |accessdate=November 2, 2011}}</ref>
In 2010 Kontrust was awarded with the Amadeus Austrian Music Award (category Hard & Heavy).<ref>{{cite web |title=Gewinner 2010 |work=Amadeus Austrian Music Awards |url=http://www.amadeusawards.at/gewinner-2010/ |accessdate=November 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018140756/http://www.amadeusawards.at/gewinner-2010/ |archivedate=October 18, 2011 }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kontrust-signs-with-napalm-records/|title=KONTRUST Signs With NAPALM RECORDS|date=2011-12-20|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US}}</ref> They played at the 2011 [[Przystanek Woodstock]] and were requested by [[Jerzy Owsiak]] to play "Bomba" a second time as an unscheduled [[Encore (concert)|encore]]. According to official information over 300,000 visitors saw Kontrust's performance making it the most attended gig of an Austrian artist up to now.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kontrust |work=Radar.net (translated via Google Language Tools) |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radar-net.de%2Fkontrust%2C0%2C972%2Cpromotion.html |accessdate=November 2, 2011}}</ref>


On May 4, 2012 Kontrust released their 3rd studio album "Second Hand Wonderland" via Napalm Records. The album entered the Austrian charts on May 11 and peaked at number 25, where it remained for a total of two weeks. Singles released of the album included "Sock 'n' Doll", "Butterfly Defect" and "Hey DJ".<ref>{{cite web |title= Explositive album chart position |work=austriancharts.at |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=kontrust|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref>
On May 4, 2012 Kontrust released their 3rd studio album ''Second Hand Wonderland'' via Napalm Records. The album entered the Austrian charts on May 11 and peaked at number 25, where it remained for a total of two weeks. Singles released of the album included "Sock 'n' Doll", "Butterfly Defect" and "Hey DJ".<ref>{{cite web |title= Explositive album chart position |work=austriancharts.at |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=kontrust|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref>


On November 7, 2014 Kontrust released their fourth studio album ''Explositive'' again via Napalm Records. The album entered the Austrian charts on November 21 and peaked at number 42, where it remained for a total of one week. The first single released of the album was "Just Propaganda" <ref>{{cite web |title= Explositive album chart position |work=austriancharts.at |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=kontrust|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref>
On November 7, 2014 Kontrust released their fourth studio album ''Explositive'' again via Napalm Records. The album entered the Austrian charts on November 21 and peaked at number 42, where it remained for a total of one week. The first single released of the album was "Just Propaganda", followed by "Dance" <ref>{{cite web |title= Explositive album chart position |work=austriancharts.at |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=kontrust|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref>

In June 2022 the band announced a change in their line-up via their social channels as the new singer Julia Ivanova<ref>{{cite web|title= Julia Ivanova Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce37h_8ju5h/?hl=en|accessdate=July 30, 2022}}</ref> and drummer Joey Sebald joined the band and replaced Agata and Roman. In April 2023 , ''Time to Tango'' was remastered and re-released on music streaming services.

In 2023, Kontrust announced the completion of their fifth album overall, ''madworld''. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Konstrust Official Instagram Account |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce31jSdjTfk/?hl=en |access-date=2022-07-06 }}</ref> The band released three singles prior to the album's release: "i physically like you", "the end" and "lederhosen overkill".

Released via Napalm Records, ''madworld'' entered the Austrian charts on November 14, 2023 at number 4 and held that position for one week. <ref>{{cite web |title= madworld album chart position |work=austriancharts.at |url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kontrust&titel=Madworld&cat=a}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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! 4
| Explositive || 2014
| Explositive || 2014
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! 5
| madworld || 2023
|}
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! 9
! 9
| Czas na Tango (MP3 download) || 2011
| Czas na Tango (MP3 download) || 2011
|-
! 10
| i physically like you (Single) || 2023
|-
! 11
| the end (Single) || 2023
|-
! 12
| lederhosen overkill (Single) || 2023
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! 10
! 10
| "Dance" || 2016 || - || Explositive
| "Dance" || 2016 || - || Explositive
|-
! 11
| "i physically like you" || 2023 || - || madworld
|-
! 12
| "the end" || 2023 || - || madworld
|-
! 13
| "lederhosen overkill" || 2023 || - || madworld
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.kontrust.info}}
* {{official website|http://www.kontrust.info}}
* [http://www.myspace.com/kontrust Kontrust on myspace]


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[[Category:Austrian heavy metal musical groups]]
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Kontrust
Kontrust at Hellfest, France, 2022
Background information
OriginAustria
GenresNu metal, crossover, dance-pop, folk metal
Years active2001 (2001)–present
MembersJulia Ivanova (since 2022)
Stefan Lichtenberger
Joey Sebald (since 2022)
Gregor Kutschera
Manuel Haglmüller
Michael "Mike" Wolff (since 2011)
Past members"Agata Power" Jarosz (2005-2022)
Roman Gaisböck (2001-2022)
Robert Ehgartner (2001-2014)
Websitewww.kontrust.info

Kontrust is an Austrian crossover band formed in 2001. The band is famous for wearing lederhosen and their lyrics are predominantly in English, though German and Polish language have also been incorporated into some songs.

History

[edit]

In 2006 the band won the Austrian Newcomer Award, made their first music video for the song "Phono Sapiens" and played at the freeride- and snowcross-competition Vertical Extreme.

Their second album, Time To Tango, was released on June 19, 2009 in Austria. "The Smash Song" was the first single off the album. Their song "Bomba" landed them a spot in the Dutch charts and was the number one downloaded rock song on the Dutch iTunes Store.[1][2]

In 2010 Kontrust was awarded with the Amadeus Austrian Music Award (category Hard & Heavy).[3] [4] They played at the 2011 Przystanek Woodstock and were requested by Jerzy Owsiak to play "Bomba" a second time as an unscheduled encore. According to official information over 300,000 visitors saw Kontrust's performance making it the most attended gig of an Austrian artist up to now.[5]

On May 4, 2012 Kontrust released their 3rd studio album Second Hand Wonderland via Napalm Records. The album entered the Austrian charts on May 11 and peaked at number 25, where it remained for a total of two weeks. Singles released of the album included "Sock 'n' Doll", "Butterfly Defect" and "Hey DJ".[6]

On November 7, 2014 Kontrust released their fourth studio album Explositive again via Napalm Records. The album entered the Austrian charts on November 21 and peaked at number 42, where it remained for a total of one week. The first single released of the album was "Just Propaganda", followed by "Dance" [7]

In June 2022 the band announced a change in their line-up via their social channels as the new singer Julia Ivanova[8] and drummer Joey Sebald joined the band and replaced Agata and Roman. In April 2023 , Time to Tango was remastered and re-released on music streaming services.

In 2023, Kontrust announced the completion of their fifth album overall, madworld. [9] The band released three singles prior to the album's release: "i physically like you", "the end" and "lederhosen overkill".

Released via Napalm Records, madworld entered the Austrian charts on November 14, 2023 at number 4 and held that position for one week. [10]

Discography

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Albums

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# Title Year
1 We!come Home 2005
2 Time To Tango 2009
3 Second Hand Wonderland 2012
4 Explositive 2014
5 madworld 2023

EPs and Singles

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# Title Year
1 Teamspirit 55 (EP) 2001
2 Make Me Blind (EP) 2003
3 Phonosapiens (Single) 2006
4 Go (Single) 2008
5 The Smash Song (Single) 2009
6 Bomba (Single) 2009
7 On The Run (Single) 2010
8 Zero (Single) 2011
9 Czas na Tango (MP3 download) 2011
10 i physically like you (Single) 2023
11 the end (Single) 2023
12 lederhosen overkill (Single) 2023

Video

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# Title Year Director Album
1 "Phonosapiens" 2006 Florian Neiss We!come Home
2 "The Smash Song" 2009 - Time To Tango
3 "Bomba" 2009 - Time To Tango
4 "On The Run" 2010 - Time To Tango
5 "Zero" 2010 - Time To Tango
6 "Sock n' Doll" 2012 - Second Hand Wonderland
7 "The Butterfly Defect" 2012 - Second Hand Wonderland
8 "Hey DJ!" 2013 - Second Hand Wonderland
9 "Just Propaganda" 2014 - Explositive
10 "Dance" 2016 - Explositive
11 "i physically like you" 2023 - madworld
12 "the end" 2023 - madworld
13 "lederhosen overkill" 2023 - madworld

References

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  1. ^ "Kontrust - Bomba (Nummer)". Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kontrust". ORF FM4. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Gewinner 2010". Amadeus Austrian Music Awards. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "KONTRUST Signs With NAPALM RECORDS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  5. ^ "Kontrust". Radar.net (translated via Google Language Tools). Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "Explositive album chart position". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Explositive album chart position". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Julia Ivanova Instagram". Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "Konstrust Official Instagram Account". Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  10. ^ "madworld album chart position". austriancharts.at.
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