Janus Stark (band)

This article is about the 1990s British punk band. For the similarly titled comic strip, which inspired the name of the band, see Janus Stark, see Janus Stark.

Janus Stark
Origin	Peterborough, England
Genres	Punk rock
Labels	Earache Records

Janus Stark was an English punk rock band from Peterborough, England. Their album, Great Adventure Cigar, was highly rated by Foo Fighters and Die Toten Hosen (Vom Richie asked the band to support for the Die Toten Hosen Live tour 2000 and Campino would introduce and praise the band before each performance) and was a fusion of Punk rock, hard rock, heavy metal and alternative with influences from Helmet to The Clash to The Beatles to The Ruts. Fronted by The Prodigy live guitarist Gizz Butt, their name comes from a character, Janus Stark, in the seventies comic books Smash and Valiant.

Their song "Every Little Thing Counts" was featured on the soundtracks to the 1998 films Disturbing Behavior and Varsity Blues.

The band split up in 2002 and Gizz Butt reformed the band in 2018. "Gizz put together Janus Stark who signed to well-respected Nottingham label Earache and released the often overlooked album "Great Adventure Cigar" ("Still a massive high point for me", he reckons). He has since put together a harder, thrashier act, The More I See.

Original line-up

• Gizz Butt - Guitar/Vocals
• Shop - Bass
• Pinch - Drums

Discography

• Dynamo EP (1998, Earache Records)
• Great Adventure Cigar (1998, Earache Records)
• Every Little Thing Counts EP (1999, Earache Records)
• Janus Stark (Self titled EP) (2002)

Reviews

• '"Every Little Thing Counts" takes the irresistable blueprint of The Beatles,kicks it into the present with lashings of Punk Rock swagger, and slams a bastard great Heavy Metal cherry on the top. In short - stark raving brilliant'