13 Facts About Jill Janus

Jill Janus was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of heavy metal bands Huntress, The Starbreakers and Chelsea Girls.

Jill Janus started her music career working as a topless disc jockey under the name Penelope Tuesdae.

In 2003, Jill Janus began her career in metal as a member of Vexy Strut and remained with the band until 2006.

Jill Janus was later refuted by the band's guitarist Blake Meahl, citing her mental health issues.

Apart from her albums with Huntress, Jill Janus filled in for Amon Amarth's lead singer Johan Hegg during a 2015 co-tour with Huntress.

Jill Janus co-wrote Victory: The Rock Opera with guitarist Angus Clark.

Jill Janus recorded vocals for Brian Posehn's album Grandpa Metal, which was released in 2020, featuring her performances on the song "Goblin Love" as well as a cover of "Take On Me", the latter of which was released in November 2019.

In rock, Jill Janus named Ann Wilson as an influence while citing Freddie Mercury as one of her vocal inspirations.

Jill Janus said she had a four octave vocal range as a coloratura soprano.

Jill Janus based each of the Huntress' albums on a part of the Triple Goddess in neopaganism.

In 2015, Jill 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.

Jill Janus was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 20, then later diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.

That same year, Jill Janus underwent a hysterectomy after she was diagnosed with uterine cancer.