ArtistInfo

Janus Stark

Band, 1997-2002 GB
Rock and Alternative

Janus Stark is an experimental punk rock band from Peterborough, England, fronted by The Prodigy live guitarist Gizz Butt. The band's name comes from a character, Janus Stark, in the seventies comic books Smash and Valiant. The band signed to well-respected Nottingham label Earache and released the often overlooked album "Great Adventure Cigar". The debut was highly rated by Foo Fighters and Die Toten Hosen, and was a fusion of punk rock, hard rock, heavy metal and alternative with influences from Helmet to The Ruts to The Beatles to The Clash. 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 put together a harder, thrashier act, The More I See. Some time later, he also joined German alternative rock/gothic metal band Pyogenesis. In 2018 he decided to reform Janus Stark and asked Richard Gombault of 90's Pop Punk trio Midget to join along with long standing close friends Fozzy Dixon and Simon Martin. The reunion gig was the Hamburg Punk festival Booze Cruise. New song and accompanying video for song "Shuffling The Pack" was released in November. The band stated "it was influenced by The Ruts "It was cold", Joy Division "She's lost control", Helmet "Exactly what you wanted" and Sex Pistols "Submission"". Current line-up: Gizz Butt – Lead vocals and lead guitar Richard Gombault – Guitar and vocals Simon "Si" Martin – Bass and vocals Fozzy Dixon – Drums Original line-up: Gizz Butt – Lead vocals and lead guitar Shop Nandi - Bass Andrew "Pinch" Pinching - Drums

Members

	Graham Butt g, voc, bvoc *1966 GB
	Andrew Pinching dr *1965 GB
	Shop Nandi b