BA illustration student, Londoner and Thrash metalhead Jonathan Halls. Now come and here is story.
When was the first time you considered yourself a metalhead and why?
When i was 14, because I wasn't a goth and didn't want to be an emo.
Why associate yourself with those sorts of subcultures?
Because I didn't fit in at school, I tried but it never worked no matter how normal I tried to be. The music then sort of gave me an identity that I fit in with and gave me friends.
Do you have other friends or a circle of friends who are all metal heads?
I used to when I first became one but most metalheads are metalheads for a reason, they're quite unbalanced so a whole group is insane. I now have metalhead friends but we socialise with other subcultures.
Do you parents accept your identity?
They accept it but they don't like it because it conflicts with their catholic and conservative upbringing.
Do you not involve yourself in the mainstream on purpose because your a metalhead or is it something that you do not come across?
I do involve myself in the mainstream but I prefer to go to metal bars or clubs because I can listen to music that I like.
Tell us about moshing? Why do you do it?
Its an extension of the music. The aggression of metal and the mainly male audience creates this sort of energy that is unleashed in the pit.
Why do you wear the clothes that you wear?
To express that music is important to me and give me an identity.
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