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


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…


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…


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…


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…


Nancy Boy

Rhys Wootton. Graphic Artist.

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