Before The War, with musician Jake Shuker

Singer & guitarist Jake Shuker was <wbr />nine when he first discovered death metal, despite the genre being banned in Syria. From that moment on he was hooked. He formed death metal band Maysaloon as a teenager living in Damascus, before being forced to leave the city as war escalated around him. <p> </p> <p>If you’d like to see a visualisation of Jake’s story, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/thefakepan">head over to @thefakepan</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>To learn more about the war in Syria, check out our main podcast feed.</p>