{"id":19657,"date":"2012-04-12T04:35:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T09:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=19657"},"modified":"2013-01-29T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T15:14:47","slug":"huntress-spell-eater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/huntress-spell-eater\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntress | Spell Eater<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"You know those female-fronted metal bands where a rousing symphonic arrangement sets the stage for a doe-eyed waif in a Stevie Nicks dress to emerge, much like a delicate flower, to serenade us with a light and airy operatic verse \u2013 possibly about leaves and\/or faeries \u2013 before giving way to a gruff, growling male vocalist to handle the metal side of things? Well, Huntress is not one of those bands, so if that\u2019s your cup of watered-down tea you\u2019re in the wrong place. Yes, the California-based band has a female vocalist (one Jill Janus), and yes, she is smoking hot (which is probably irrelevant but undeniably true), but Huntress isn\u2019t a female-fronted metal band coming off the Nightwish assembly line. They\u2019re a full-on, balls-out heavy metal band, and a damned good one at that.<\/p>\n

Spell Eater<\/em> is the band\u2019s first full-length release (after a series of singles\/EPs), and it\u2019s a real kick in the teeth. At heart, it\u2019s a traditional heavy metal album that draws influence from bands like Judas Priest, Accept, and Leather-era Chastain, though the most apt comparison is probably another California-based band with a powerful female vocalist \u2013 Benedictum. Huntress takes the basic old school metal formula and injects a major dose of intensity, namely a ton of neck-snapping thrash-style riffs, blistering solos, and a very versatile vocal performance from Janus. She can go from a clear midrange to a piercing scream to an almost death metal growl at will, and her performance definitely gives Spell Eater an added dose of power.<\/p>\n

Spell Eater<\/em> is a very strong heavy metal album from start to finish, but there are a few songs that really stand out, such as \u201cEight of Swords,\u201d \u201cChildren\u201d and the title track, all of which are guaranteed to get your head banging.<\/p>\n

Obviously an album like Spell Eater<\/em> is going to appeal to fans of bands like Benedictum, Chastain\/Leather and Hysterica, but Huntress ought to more than satisfy just about any fan of old school traditional heavy metal, whether that\u2019s classic bands like Priest and Accept or the new wave of traditional metal bands like Widow, White Wizzard and Enforcer. Either way, it\u2019s good to see another female-fronted metal band that actually puts the metal first.<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Traditional Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nEric Harris (b)
\nCarl Wierzbicky (d)
\nBlake Meahl (g)
\nIan Alden (g)
\nJill Janus (v)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tSpell Eater
\n2.\tSenicide
\n3.\tSleep and Death
\n4.\tSnow Witch
\n5.\tEight of Swords
\n6.\tAradia
\n7.\tNight Rape
\n8.\tChildren
\n9.\tTerror
\n10.\tThe Tower<\/p>\n

Label: Napalm<\/p>\n

Website: http:\/\/www.huntresskills.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.25\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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