HUNTRESS – Starbound Beast

Huntress is a female-fronted Melodic/Traditional/Death Metal band coming out of the Southern California area, and Starbound Beast is their sophomore release. Front-woman Jill Janus is the mastermind behind the album’s cosmos lyrical theme — a concoction derived from esoteric science and bong rips (a quick observation is Janus may be in need of psychotherapy!). Musically, however, Starbound Beast is surprisingly well done … there are plenty of strong riffs, strong drumbeats, catchy rhythms and quality solos to be found. If you can handle the various forms of “tough girl” vocal styles by Janus, Huntress is a band worth checking out.