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Alternative / punk rock band from Peterborough, England, fronted by The Prodigy live guitarist Gizz Butt. The band's name comes from a character in the seventies comic books Smash and Valiant. The band signed to Nottingham label Earache and released the album Great Adventure Cigar. Their song Every Little Thing Counts was featured on the soundtracks to the 1998 films Disturbing Behavior and Varsity Blues.

They split up in 2002 and Gizz Butt formed 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 Fozzy Dixon and Simon Martin.

Current line-up:
Gizz Butt – Lead vocals and lead guitar
Richard Gombault – Guitar and vocals
David Pistolas – Guitar and vocals
Simon Si Martin – Bass and vocals
Thorin Fozzy Dixon – Drums

Original line-up:
Gizz Butt – Lead vocals and lead guitar
Shop Nandi - Bass
Andrew Pinch Pinching - Drums

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Janus Stark
Great Adventure Cigar / The Unreleased Second Album
2009, DVD-V, Album, Not On Label
Various
デッドマンズカーブ - ジ・アルバム
1999, CD, Album, Comp, Cœur Records
Various
Rock Sound Volume 20
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rock Sound
Various
TG CD Volume 42 (Essential Listening For All Guitarists)
1998, CD, Comp, Total Guitar
Various
Vive Le X-Mess
2023, CD, Comp, Vive Le Rock!
Various
Manchester Punk Festival Vol. 19
2018, 27xFile, FLAC, Comp, Smplr, Manchester Punk Festival, ,
Punk
Various
Metal (A Headbanger's Companion)
2007, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
Leftfield/Grindcore/Industrial/Death Metal/Punk/Heavy Metal/Hardcore/Hard Rock/Electro/Gabber/Progressive Metal/Avantgarde/Thrash/Melodic Death Metal/Doom Metal/Gothic Metal/Nu Metal
Various
Organ Radio 19: Hold My Goddamn Finger Suzie, That Big Ugly Shark Is Back In The Pool....
2001, CD, Comp, Org Records, ,
Alternative Rock/Math Rock/Industrial/Indie Rock/Punk/Stoner Rock/Art Rock/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Various
Any Colour As Long As It's Black
2000, CD, Comp, Infernal Records, ,
Hard Rock
Various
Immortalised (Earache 1986 - 2000)
2000, Box, Ltd + 3xCD, Comp, Earache, ,
Alternative Rock/Grindcore/Industrial/Indie Rock/Death Metal/Techno/Heavy Metal/Experimental
Various
Whatever Happened To Harold Smith?
2000, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Punk/Pop Rock/Soul/Disco
Various
BMG Presents Foxworthy
1999, CD, Album, Comp, Enh, Promo, BMG Music Canada,
Various
Hott Rocks No. 35
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Multi Music Services Inc.,
Various
Trauma Records Music Sampler
1998, CD, Promo, Smplr, Trauma Records (2), ,
Pop Rock/Punk/Speed Metal/Heavy Metal
Various
VirtuallyAlternative 96
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, The Album Network, ,
Alternative Rock/Hard Rock/Downtempo/Britpop
Various
Radio Kerrang! Vol.6
1998, CD, Comp, Enh, Kerrang!, ,
Alternative Rock/Nu Metal/Indie Rock
Various
Rock Sound Sampler - Volume 2
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Rock Sound, ,
Shoegaze/Post-Punk/Alternative Rock
Various
Earache Spring Sampler 98
1998, Cass, Smplr, pro, Earache,
Various
House Of Kicks Distribution - Independent Music For Independent People
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, House Of Kicks Records, ,
Black Metal/Death Metal/Gothic Metal/Heavy Metal/Power Metal/Viking Metal/Speed Metal
Various
Rock Sound Volumen 5
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rock Sound, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk/Hard Rock
Various
The Album Network's Rock Tune Up 190
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, The Album Network, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock
Various
FMQB CD Aircheck Volume 36: Detroit Rock City
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report Inc.,
Various
BMG Pop Promo CD Volume #48
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, BMG Music Canada, ,
Ballad/Europop/Contemporary R&B/Folk Rock/Pop Rap/RnB/Swing/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Hard Rock/Soft Rock/Religious
Various
Rock TuneUp 188
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, The Album Network,
Various
Hit Trax X318
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Pro Audio Usa Inc.
Various
Earache: Nextgen 98 Tour: Video
1998, VHS, Comp, PAL, Earache Records,
Various
Music From The Motion Picture Disturbing Behavior
1998, ,
Alternative Rock/Surf/Hard Rock/Soundtrack
Various
Earplugged 3
1998
Various
Killing Cuts 6
1998, CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Hardcore/Black Metal/Hard Rock/Industrial
Various
Varsity Blues - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
1998, CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Hard Rock/Punk
Various
Earache:Nextgen 98 Tour
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Earache, ,
Alternative Rock/Industrial/Gabber/Breakbeat/Death Metal
Various
Earache:Nextgen 98 Tour CD
1997, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Gabber/Thrash/Grunge/Hardcore
Various
Sneak Peeks (Volume Two)
2001, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
Alternative Rock