Huntress is honored to be featured in Terrorizer UK this month! And vocalist Jill Janus even makes a guest appearance on the cover! Hail true cult heavy metal!
To read the full interview, buy it here: http://tinyurl.com/bumexbu
Article by J. Bennett
Photos by Ben Gibbs
Huntress is stunned by this killer feature in the May issue of Metal Hammer UK!
Thank you for the love MH, Hail Metal!
Buy the issue to read the full interview! Get it here: http://www.metalhammer.co.uk
Photos: Ben Gibbs
ARADIA: QUEEN OF THE WITCHES!
“Summon the banshees tonight
Writhing until we ignite
Screaming in tongues, secret speech
Enemies hang in the trees…
Aradia, Our Saviour!”
- lyrics by Jill Janus from “Aradia” on Spell Eater.
New Aradia t-shirt, in celebration of Spell Eater, the debut album from Huntress!
Art by Vance Kelly.
100% pre-shrunk black cotton shirt printed with color discharge ink for a vintage feel.
PRICE: $20.00 USD
SHIPPING:
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$10.00 INTERNATIONAL
Friday March 16, 2012
I attempted to start a new Huntress blog, where my bandmates & I would write a little something each Monday. But when I told them about the BLOG, Ian’s response was “BONG?”
Yep. So here I am, writing another update dedicated to my stoner bandmates. Recently they asked me which magazine would be my first choice for a cover. Boys, here’s my answer:
I just ate a pot brownie.
Have a killer weekend!
JJ
PS: Thanks Jenna!
PPS: Whoa. Jenna & I have the SAME initials. It’s a sign!
HUNTRESS JOINS DRAGONFORCE TOUR BEGINNING APRIL 21
Band Signs New Management with Tenth Street Entertainment
Debut Album Spell Eater to be Released on May 8, 2012
Los Angeles, CA – Swords won’t protect you. In fact, nothing will protect you from the onslaught Huntress will unleash on North America beginning on April 21st. The metal band will join Dragonforce for a tour of the United States and Canada from April 21st to May 11th. Please see below for a list of tour dates.
Huntress has signed a new management deal with Tenth Street Entertainment, joining the likes of Mötley Crüe, HELLYEAH, Drowning Pool, Papa Roach and others. The band is set to drop their highly anticipated debut album, Spell Eater on May 8th via Napalm Records and recently released the music video for the album’s lead single “Eight of Swords.” The video for the single, which is available on iTunes now http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eight-of-swords-single/id487242432, can be seen at http://youtu.be/Fo78chduJVA
Huntress was spawned from the unholy union of Jill Janus and the southern California metal band Professor. Jill Janus began her reign as the leading lady and warrior princess of metal in the Catskill Hills of New York – where legends tell of the operatic banshee with a four-octave range. The Catskill’s were not enough to contain her, and in her teens she toured Europe as a young opera prodigy.
Upon her return to New York, she took Manhattan by storm where she became a part of the nihilistic club scene and threw Filliniesque cabarets. A few years later she would make the journey to Los Angeles- where she would ultimately form Huntress.
Huntress is the blend of thundering drums, heavy riffs, spectral solos, and catchy choruses that comes from the bands musical concoction of occult science and archaic sorcery. The powerful pentad signed to Napalm Records in November 2011 and began working on their debut album Spell Eater - which was produce by Chris Rakeshaw (Bad Religion, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Danzig).
Tour Dates:
April 21; Worcester, MA; The Palladium
April 22; New York, NY; Gramercy Theatre
April 23; Philadelphia, PA; Theatre of the Living Arts
April 25; Montreal, QC; Le National
April 26; London, ON; London Music Hall
April 27; Milwaukee, WI; The Rave
April 28; Minneapolis, MN; First Avenue
April 29; Winnipeg, MB; West End Cultural Centre
May 1; Edmonton, AB; The Starlite Room
May 2; Calgary, AB; Republik
May 4; Vancouver, BC; Commodore Ballroom
May 5; Seattle, WA; El Corazon
May 6; Portland, OR; Hawthorne Theater
May 8; San Francisco, CA; Slim’s
May 10; Los Angeles, CA; Troubadour
May 11; Anaheim, CA; House of Blues
For more information on Huntress, please visit http://huntresskills.com
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Let it begin: The first Monday Memoir by Huntress! We’ll be posting a new memoir every Monday, hoping to make the start of your work week suck less. This first entry is written by Huntress front woman, Jill Janus.
March 5, 2012 – 11:45am
Metal Monday! I just sliced up a Dio tour shirt from 1984, my hair is wet, typing while waiting for a phone interview at noon for more Spell Eater promotion. My bulldog Attila is snoring, stretched out like a happy piglet on the front porch. The wind chime softly sings, the California air is warm and life is peaceful in these few fleeting moments. All this will change soon…
I live in a little yellow house with Blake (Huntress lead guitar), Eric (Huntress bass), and Scott Batiste (Saviours drummer), along with our dogs Attila and Party Time plus two fishes named Red Wizard and Blackie. We just broke our lease, sold our vehicles and had a yard sale yesterday unloading most of our belongings. We’re throwing all remaining items into storage and will be living in a new tour van we’re buying tonight for the next three months. Scott takes off for tour with Saviours in a week, he’s used to living out of suitcases, but for Huntress, this is truly the start of a new era.
Take me, I am yours Heavy Metal.
JJ
Photo by Sawa.
Coming straight of out of Southern California is a group dealing out such high-quality traditionally-flavored heavy metal that Noisecreep covered them when they didn’t even have a record deal. Yes, Huntress are that great. We knew the secret would get out to the world one day, so it’s no surprise that the folks at Napalm Records signed up Huntress to a shiny new record deal in late 2011.
Lead by a force of nature named Jill Janus, Huntress’ upcoming debut album, ‘Spell Eater,’ will surely make it to the year-end lists come next December. Thundering drums, heavy riffs, spectral solos, and catchy choruses, are the basis of Huntress’ sound, which is majestically crowned by Janus’ powerhouse vocals.
‘Spell Eater’ won’t hit North American stores till May 8, but in this Noisecreep exclusive, we bring you the premiere of the album’s killer cover art!
01. ‘Spell Eater’
02. ‘Senecide’
03. ‘Sleep and Death’
04. ‘Snow Witch’
05. ‘Eight of Swords’
06. ‘Aradia’
07. ‘Night Rape’
08. ‘Children’
09. ‘Terror’
010. ‘The Tower’
Bonus Track: ‘The Dark’
Huntress vocalist Jill Janus gave Noisecreep her thoughts on the ‘Spell Eater’ album cover:
“The album cover captures the beauty and brutality of Huntress. Vance Kelly is a warlock and he took our vision and created a magical illustration that breathes glory into the old crone. We contemplated having either a sultry sorceress or decrepit forest witch as our cover babe, ultimately the crone won because she is the true Huntress.
“Within me, there’s a nasty, horny old witch who runs the show. Beauty is fleeting, power and magic are eternal. My devotion to witchcraft and love of numerology inspired the imagery for the album cover. Vance was very patient with my odd requests. I want our fans to seek the secrets we have woven into ‘Spell Eater’ and the album art, for there are many strings binding these songs to my wet red heart.”
Check out Huntress out on the following live dates leading up to Paganfest:
3/21 – Tempe, AZ @ 910 LIVE
3/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyenne Saloon
3/24 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s
3/25 – Austin, TX – Dirty Dog
Paganfest America 2012 featuring Turisas, Alestorm, Ex Deo, Arkona and Huntress:
Thu 3/29 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
Fri 3/30 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Sat 3/31 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Sun 4/01 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Mon 4/02 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Tue 4/03 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
Wed 4/04 – Detroit, MI @ Blondie’s
Thu 4/05 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
Fri 4/06 – Saint Paul, MN @ Station 4
Sat 4/07 – Louisville, KY @ Vernon Club
Sun 4/08 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Mon 4/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Wed 4/11 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
Thu 4/12 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s
Fri 4/13 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Sun 4/15 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
Mon 4/16 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Tue 4/17 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
Wed 4/18 – West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
Read the feature and watch the video for “Eight of Swords” on Noisecreep:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/02/09/huntress-spell-eater/
Photo: Ben Gibbs
Art: Vance Kelly
Huntress is thrilled to be featured in the upcoming issue of Terrorizer UK! Our debut album SPELL EATER will be out April 27 in Europe and May 1 in North America on Napalm Records. Spread the word like wild fire, my creatures!
Click on the images to read interview!
Huntress is thrilled to join the Paganfest tour 2012! This is our first festival tour before our debut album is released Spring 2012 on Napalm Records! Thanks to Rock the Nation America for this amazing opportunity! Spread it, shred it, behead it!
3/29 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
3/30 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
3/31 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
4/01 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
4/02 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
4/03 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
4/04 – Detroit, MI @ Blondie’s
4/05 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
4/06 – Saint Paul, MN @ Station 4
4/07 – Louisville, KY @ Vernon Club
4/08 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
4/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
4/11 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
4/12 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s
4/13 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
4/15 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
4/16 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
4/17 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
4/18 – West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged