Singer Jill Janus Tells the Story of Huntress

It’s been a busy year for metal band Huntress with the release of their debut album ‘Spell Eater.’ In a new video, premiering right here on Loudwire, the band’s frontwoman Jill Janus talks all about the music of Huntress and their creative process.

“Huntress is true heavy metal. We stay true to the roots of heavy metal, it’s fast, it’s vicious but melodic,” says Janus. “That’s the way that we write, we want to be melodic in all of our songwriting, the thrash elements, the elements of black metal and death metal and I wail. That’s what I do, I scream."

Janus also reflects on when she first met her current bandmates: “When I came to Los Angeles, I met a band named Professor and saw them perform and immediately I knew, I knew that we needed to join forces – so I begged them to listen to a demo that I had written. We rehearsed once and after that we decided to team up and Huntress was birthed.”

Anyone who has seen the band live or watched their videos knows the intensity of Huntress. The song ‘Spell Eater’ was their lead single off of the debut record and fans have been hooked ever since.

Check out a list of the band’s European tour dates below. As far as touring goes, Janus says Huntress are “conquering the world one metal head at a time, I’m coming for my crown and there will be blood.”

Watch Huntress Frontwoman Jill Janus Discussing the Band's Origins + More

Huntress 2012 European Tour Dates:

10/9/12 Tillburg, Netherlands 013
10/10/12 Vosselaar, Belgium Biebob
10/12/12 Hanover, Germany Capitol
10/13/12 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall
10/14/12 Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio
10/15/12 Oslo, Norway Rockeffeller
10/16/12 Stockholm, Sweden Tyrol
10/18/12 Seinajoki, Finland Rymikorjaamo
10/19/12 Helsinki, Finland Nosturi
10/21/12 Lund, Sweden Mejeriet
10/22/12 Gothenburg, Sweden Brewhouse
10/23/12 Arhus, Denmark Train
10/24/12 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
10/26/12 Bournemouth, UK Sound Circus
10/27/12 Cardiff, UK Bogiez
10/28/12 Stoke-on-Trent, UK Minister’s Bar
10/29/12 London, UK 02 Academy
10/30/12 Munich, Germany Backstage
10/31/12 Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof
11/1/12 Dresden, Germany Reithalle
11/2/12 Erfurt, Germany HsD
11/3/12 Bochum, Germany Zeche
11/5/12 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
11/6/12 Vienna, Austria Szene
11/7/12 Zurich, Switzerland Komplex
11/9/12 Florence, Italy Viper Theatre
11/10/12 Treviso, Italy New Age Club
11/11/12 Milano, Italy Alcatraz
11/12/12 Solothurn, Switzerland Kofmehl
11/13/12 Marseille, France Le Moulin Club
11/15/12 Barcelona, Spain Salamandra 1
11/16/12 Madrid, Spain Sala Arena
11/17/12 Lisbon, Portugal Cine-Teatro de Corrois
11/18/12 Barakaldo, Spain Rock Star Live
11/20/12 Toulouse, France Le Saints des Seins
11/21/12 Bordeaux, France Rock School Barbey
11/22/12 Paris, France La Cigale
11/23/12 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
11/24/12 Lille, France Le Splendid
11/26/12 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
11/27/12 Esch/Alzete, Luxembourg Rockhal