Jill Janus, Singer of the Metal Band Huntress, Dies at 43

Jill Janus of Huntress performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, Calif. Sept. 24, 2016 Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File
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PORTLAND, Ore.—Jill Janus, lead singer of the heavy metal band Huntress, has died at age 43, her family and band said Thursday.

Janus had long struggled with mental Illness, and killed herself outside Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, her relatives and bandmates said in a statement released through publicist Alexandra Greenberg.