Jill Janus
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Jill Janiszewski (September 2, 1975 – August 14, 2018) was the lead singer of American heavy metal bands Huntress, The Starbreakers and Chelsea Girls.
Early life and education
Janus was born in the Catskills Mountains and practiced paganism throughout her childhood. Growing up, she began singing opera before becoming interested in thrash metal as a teen. For her post-secondary education, Janus attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Personal life
In 2015, Janus disclosed to Revolver that she was living with bipolar disorder since her early teens, and had made numerous suicide attempts, as early as age of 16. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 20, then later diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Later in her life, she was experiencing dissociative identity disorder, schizophrenia and alcoholism.
That same year, Janus underwent a hysterectomy after she was diagnosed with uterine cancer.
Career
Janus began her musical career as a topless disc jockey under the name Penelope Tuesdae. She served in cabaret at the Windows on the World until the night, the September 11 attacks in New York. Janus began her metal career in 2003 as a member of Vexy Strut and continued with the band until 2006. In 2009, she recruited members of the metal band Professor to join her newly formed band Huntress.
Huntress was the lead singer on the band's three studio albums, the last of which was Static in 2015. Janus revealed that Huntress was breaking up on social media in the fall of 2015. Blake Meahl, the band's guitarist, later denied her claim, citing her mental health problems.
During a 2015 joint tour with Huntress, Janus filled in for Amon Amarth's lead singer Johan Hegg. Priorities outside of Huntress included membership in Chelsea Girls and The Starbreakers as their lead singer. Angus Clark, a guitarist, co-wrote Victory: The Rock Opera. Janus also performed on "Goblin Love" and a cover of "Take On Me," the latter of which was released in November 2019.