Huntress (band)
Huntress was an American heavy metal band. It was founded in the underground music scene of Highland Park, Los Angeles when lead vocalist Jill Janus moved to Los Angeles where she met an underground metal band called 'Professor' in 2009. Huntress was signed by Napalm Records in November 2011. A debut EP Off with Her Head was released in 2010. On December 27, 2011, they released their first single, "Eight of Swords", to promote their debut album, Spell Eater.
In October 2015, Janus posted a now-deleted note on Facebook announcing the band was coming to an end, and that she would continue to make music on her own. Lead guitarist Blake Meahl, however, dismissed her statement as a consequence of her health and mental issues, and said the band would continue to perform. On August 14, 2018, Jill Janus died by suicide.
Style
The band's music has been observed as classic British heavy metal with influences of death, doom and thrash. The songs featured frequent screaming by lead vocalist Janus, who was classically trained and had a vocal range of four octaves.Band members
- Jill Janus – lead vocals
- Blake Meahl – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Eli Santana – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Tyler Meahl – drums
- Eric Harris – bass
- Ian Alden – bass, rhythm guitar
- Greg Imhoff – bass
- Sean Ford – drums
- Carl Wierzbicky – drums
- Anthony Crocamo – rhythm guitar
- Spencer Jacob Grau – bass
Discography
;Studio albums| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US Heat | Sales |
| Spell Eater |
| — | |
| Starbound Beast | 12 | ||
| Static | 18 |
| Title | Album details |
| Off with Her Head |
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| Eight of Swords |
| Year | Title | Directed | Album | Ref. |
| 2011 | "Eight of Swords" | Simon Chan | Eight of Swords | |
| 2012 | "Spell Eater" | Simon Chan | Spell Eater | |
| 2013 | "Zenith" | Phil Mucci | Starbound Beast | |
| 2015 | "Sorrow" | Static |