Djunah portrait press photo of singer guitarist Donna Diane 2024

Djunah

Djunah is the Chicago-based noise-rock project of singer-guitarist Donna Diane. Known for a massive, intense live sound, the project – now a one-woman band – is fueled as much by big emotions as it is by love of gear.

Diane, who has been featured on Premiere Guitar's Rig Rundown, is a self-described gearhead and multi-instrumentalist who blends guitar and analog synthesizers to create her unique sound.

Djunah’s second album, "Femina Furens," was named one of the best metal records of 2023 by Bandcamp Daily. The record fuses influences from formal poetry and heavy music to tell the story of diagnosis and continuing recovery from complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or C-PTSD. 

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Djunah band singer guitarist Donna Diane playing guitar at a live show for Djuna

Press

"Femina Furens shakes you by the shoulders with every note." — Bandcamp Daily

“Seismic guitar ... 100% emotion ... You've got to see it to believe it.” — Everything Is Noise

“An instant classic, like we’ve got a new Melvins on our hands.” — New Noise

“An angular Noise Rock escalator run on power and beauty … Ex Voto is a record that should be heard by all music lovers, no matter what scene you are a part of.” – CVLT Nation

"A full-force barrage of emotional expressions of deep pain, intense sexuality, and personal and political power.​" —Big Takeover Magazine

"Diane’s hypnotic vocals hover over a swelling tapestry of simmering guitar riffage and pulsating percussion." — Impose Magazine

"A deeply expressive and sentimental work, and one of the year's finest debuts." — Destroy/Exist

Photo by Dream of Mirrors