Jake “Mettle” Ettle-Iles passed away suddenly, unexpectedly and devastatingly on the 19th of December 2022. He was a driving force and icon in the Bristol & Southwest Metal community. He played in a variety of bands mainly, of the Industrial Metal genre as a guitarist and lead vocalist. Amongst these was “BodyHarvest”. The band released 2 albums and won the Southwest heat of “Metal To The Masses” culminating in performing on the New Blood stage at the 2018 Bloodstock festival. His latest venture, “Cybervoid” was gaining momentum before he died and their EP was released by fellow band members with proceeds of their sale going to S.O.P.H.I.E. His trademark 7, 8 and 9 string guitars were always a formidable presence on stage. Jake lived his life on full blast and as loud as possible. Jake radiated life. He was a rock star, class clown with the wisest, kindest heart. He valued friendship, family, inclusion and loved to make people laugh. He supported S.O.P.H.I.E. and donated a monetary work award to the charity. He supported the fight against Alternative Hate Crime. He leaves behind his partner, parents, sister and multitude of friends and work colleagues. “A Truly Epic, Cool, Dude”