Paul August Kuhr, III (born December 4, 1971, in Berwyn, Illinois, USA), is an American musician, vocalist, lyricist, author, and graphic designer.

He has worked on CD and/or vinyl artwork/layout for bands such as Novembers Doom, Macabre, Antimatter, Skepticism, Bethlehem, Katatonia, Enter Self, Em Sinfonia, Gorgasm, Council of the Fallen, Necrophagia, Broken Hope, Michael Angelo Batio, Jungle Rot, Disinter and Shroud of Bereavement.

He has a daughter who has been the topic of three Novembers Doom songs, "Autumn Reflection" and "Swallowed by the Moon" on The Pale Haunt Departure, and "Twilight Innocence" on The Novella Reservoir and she recorded guest vocals for 3 tracks on the album Hamartia, titled "Ever After", "Miasma", and "Zephyr.

[5] Within the pages of this book, Kuhr explains the root of his personal style of lyrical writing.

A lot of it comes from multiple issues described as diseases in his spine: spinal stenosis and ankylosing spondylitis.