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.^[1] On December 27, 2011, they released their first single, "Eight of Swords", to promote their debut album, Spell Eater.^[2]

Huntress
Huntress at Rock im Park 2014
Background information
Origin	Highland Park, Los Angeles, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal
Years active	2009–2018
Labels	Napalm
Past members	Jill Janus Blake Meahl Eli Santana Tyler Meahl Eric Harris Ian Alden Greg Imhoff Sean Ford Carl Wierzbicky Anthony Crocamo Spencer Jacob

In October 2015, Janus posted a now-deleted note on Facebook announcing the band would finish its activities, but that she would continue to make music.^[3] 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.^[4] On August 14, 2018, Jill Janus died by suicide.^[5][6][7]

Style

The band's style has been observed as classic heavy metal with influences of thrash and dark metal. The songs featured frequent screaming by lead vocalist Janus, who was classically trained and had a vocal range of four octaves.^[8]

Band members

• Jill Janus – lead vocals (2009–2018; her death)
• Blake Meahl – lead guitar, backing vocals (2009–2018)
• Eli Santana – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2014–2018)
• Tyler Meahl – drums (2014–2018)
• Eric Harris – bass (2010–2012, 2016–2018)
• Ian Alden – bass (2012–2015), rhythm guitar (2009–2012)
• Greg Imhoff – bass (2009–2010)
• Sean Ford – drums (2009–2010)
• Carl Wierzbicky – drums (2010–2014)
• Anthony Crocamo – rhythm guitar (2012–2013)
• Spencer Jacob Grau – bass (2015–2016)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		US Heat [9]
Spell Eater	Released: April 27, 2012 Label: Napalm Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download[10]	—	US: 1,050+[11][12]
Starbound Beast	Released: July 2, 2013 Label: Napalm Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download[13]	12	US: 3,280+[14][15][16][17][18]
Static	Released: September 25, 2015 Label: Napalm Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download	18	US: 1,225+[19]

EPs

Title	Album details
Off with Her Head	Released: March 30, 2010 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download
Eight of Swords	Released: December 27, 2011 Label: Napalm Records Formats: LP

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album	Ref.
2011	"Eight of Swords"	Simon Chan	Eight of Swords	[20]
2012	"Spell Eater"		Spell Eater	[21]
2013	"Zenith"	Phil Mucci	Starbound Beast	[22]
2015	"Sorrow"		Static	[23]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2014	"Zenith"	Revolver Golden Gods Awards Best Film & Video[24]	Nominated

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Huntress". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
2. "Huntress Bio". Huntresskills.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
3. Hartmann, Graham (October 28, 2015). "Jill Janus Apparently Puts End to Huntress". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
4. Kielty, Martin (October 29, 2015). "Huntress not splitting says Meahl". Metal Hammer. Team Rock. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
5. "HUNTRESS Singer JILL JANUS Dies In Apparent Suicide". Blabbermouth.net. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
6. "Huntress Frontwoman Jill Janus Has Died". Loudwire. August 16, 2018.
7. "Huntress frontwoman Jill Janus dies at 43". BBC News. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
8. Kessler, Sebastian (May 21, 2012). "Huntress – Spell Eater". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved August 6, 2012.
9. "Huntress - Chart history". Billboard.com. July 20, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
10. "iTunes - Music - Spell Eater by Huntress". Itunes.apple.com. April 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
11. "Metal By Numbers 5/23: Tenacious D Rize To The Top 5". Metalinsider.net. May 23, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
12. "Metal By Numbers 5/16: Taking The Charts by Storm". Metalinsider.net. May 16, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
13. "iTunes - Music - Starbound Beast by Huntress". Itunes.apple.com. June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
14. "Metal By Numbers 8/14: Asking Alexandria About The Charts". Metalinsider.net. August 14, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
15. "Metal By Numbers 8/7: Unsurprisingly, Five Finger Death Punch Have a Number 2 Record". Metalinsider.net. August 7, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
16. "Metal By Numbers 7/24: Respect Walk Through Exits Only". Metalinsider.net. July 24, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
17. "Metal By Numbers 7/17: Like Festivals To Flames". Metalinsider.net. July 17, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
18. "Metal By Numbers 7/11: Summer Doldrums Hit The Charts". Metalinsider.net. July 11, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
19. "Metal By Numbers 10/7: The charts drive it homeMetal Insider". Metalinsider.net. October 7, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
20. "HUNTRESS - Eight of Swords | Napalm Records". YouTube.com. December 30, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
21. "Huntress Unleash 'Spell Eater' Video". Loudwire.com. May 7, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
22. "Huntress: 'Zenith' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. August 21, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
23. "Huntress, 'Sorrow' - Exclusiv Video Premiere". Loudwire.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
24. "And the winners of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards are…". Metalinsider.net. April 24, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2015.

External links

• Huntress on Twitter
• Huntress at AllMusic
• Huntress on YouTube
• Huntress on Facebook
• Huntress on Instagram
• Official website (archived)
• Huntress videos on YouTube
• Huntress discography at Discogs