Jo Carley

I am into music in a big way and Metal has been at the top of my prefered musical genres since the mid 80's, so I'm really pleased to be presenting Monday Metal Mayhem.    Some of my favourite bands are; Symphony X, Nightwish, Slayer, Anathema, Paradise Lost, Iron Maiden, Guns n Roses, Hellowe'en, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Megadeth, Napalm Death, The Rotted, Emperor, Enslaved, Carcass, At The Gates, System of a Down, Obituary, Celtic Frost, Dismember,  Cradle of Filth, Symphorce, WASP, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath and loads more.  I also like to support the local scene and I think there are some great Metal bands materializing in and around the Norfolk and Suffolk areas such as Agonyst, Organ Grinder, Pain Penitentiary, Thirteenth Sign, Ritual Onslaught, Killer Hurts and Shrapnel and I'm sure I've forgotton some but please send in your demos and I will make sure that they get played.

I have a First Class BA honours in Music Practice (2010) and during my time studying I did various reports on Metal.    I have sung in a metal band 'System Corrupt' and played drums in a Death metal band 'Suffering'.   I currently sing and play mandolin in a folk/punk/bluegrass band 'The Dog Days of Summer'.  On top of all that, I have a home recording studio where I spend much of my time writing and recording my own material.   As well as Metal, I listen to alot of folk and bluegrass plus tonnes of classic rock.