Press Kit — Mad Queen

The Cartoon Band You Never Wanted

ABOUT

Mad Queen is a cartoon Progressive Electronic Rock band specializing in the fusion of Anthemic Pop, Jazz, Disco, Metal, Synthwave, and Hip-Hop. Their discography narrates the story of The Hero Spectrum comics written by frontman, Nox Malzahn.

SINGLES

BIOGRAPHY

Conceived in the deserts of Oregon, and given life in its valleys, Mad Queen has been defending their western coastal home from the forces of silence since 2017. Their ranks are made up by the likes of Nox Malzahn (lead vocals), Tesla Veer (synth), Lazlo Armada (drums), Kaia Rose (bass), Prov Namesk (guitar), Genesis Sine (additional instruments), and Arcade Oghma (piano). They team-up daily with like-minded heroes across the globe by crafting custom aural weaponry for use by other independent artists in the struggle against generic production. Meanwhile, Mad Queen manically hacks away at their own massive Progressive Pop record for release later this year.

SOUND

Mad Queen specializes in synthesizing ingredients from any style of music into a Progressive Fusion Dance-Dish to shake the palette of even the most cynical critic. Following footsteps in the likes of The Gorillaz, Coheed and Cambria, and Linkin Park, Mad Queen takes heavy influence from Jazz, Disco, Metal, Synthwave, and Hip-Hop, and wraps-up all their tracks in a Progressive Rock tortilla drenched in Anthemic Pop elements to create a wall of aggressive repeating grooves and timelessly catchy melodies.

INFLUENCES

Coheed and Cambria

The Gorillaz

Linkin Park / Mike Shinoda

The Dear Hunter

Paramore

Flobots

David Bowie

Main Project

A CAT NAMED CHESS

An Album by Mad Queen

A progressive electronic rock album narrating the events of the first chapter in The Hero Spectrum comics.

Available Early 2022

STREAMING

SOCIAL MEDIA

MEMBERS

Nox Malzahn - Lead Vocals

Tesla Veer - Synthesizer

Lazlo Armada - Percussion

Kaia Rose - Bass

Prov Namesk - Guitar

Genesis Sine - Additional Instruments

Arcade Oghma - Piano

COMICS

The Hero Spectrum comics follow the story of Chess, Domino, Gammon, and Solitaire, four super-powered bank-robbers, as they attempt to save their dying world, Haventia, from being swallowed by a black hole while simultaneously dodging the noose-tied puppet strings of The Twelve Tyrants and The Old Gods. A symbolically rich literary journey exploring the concepts of humanity, divinity, freewill, nihilism, and the colors of the spectrum between Hero and Villain. Also lots of guns and magic!

AUTHOR

Nox Raynicka Malzahn is an author, composer, producer, graphic designer, and unpaid intern for a group of narcissistic cartoons called Mad Queen.

She specializes in writing desolate sci-fi stories packaged in disorienting colors and derivative philosophical jokes. Malzahn boasts proficiency (seriously she doesn’t shut up) in multiple musical instruments, most notably guitar and synthesizer.

She currently resides in Portland, Oregon where she spends all of her time (literally all of it) crafting the sonic storm wall of Mad Queen, and working with other artists to bring their visions to life in grotesquely vibrant fashion.