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Made by Metal is an ongoing oral history project featuring interviews with people whose lives and identities have been forged in the furnace of heavy metal. If you have a story to tell, email us at madebymetal@fastmail.fm

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Echo Head

John Mackenzie. Producer, multi-instrumentalist, video/audio editor.

From buying Nirvana on cassette to playing live at Hellfest, John tracks his metal milestones…

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Calm Like a Bomb

James (Doh). Guitarist, bassist, noise/dental technician.

From skate punk to mathcore, James talks mosh pits, community and the need for speed…

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Twisted Sister

Hannah Eaton. Writer, illustrator, support worker.

From the harrows of Harrow to karaoke catharsis, Hannah charts her love of hysteria and gives thanks to heavy metal…

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Potato Junkie

Mark Bullock. Drummer, teacher.

From Joan Jett to Sun O))), via Metallica and The Dead Kennedys, Mark talks Catholicism, Satanism and growing up during the Troubles in Ireland…

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Nancy Boy

Rhys Wootton. Graphic Artist.

From Placebo to ecstasy, via White Zombie and Sepultura, metal persuades Rhys to take the red pill…