Bit of a development this, after quite a lot of time sorting this out, we have successfully registered Heavy Metal Therapy as a Community Interest Company (or CIC) in the UK, our number is 14260502 if you want to check that we are legit. CICs are companies with charitable purposes, so similar to charities in … Continue reading We Are Now a CIC! →

8 years ago Tom set up the organisation Given to Live, who provide once in a lifetime gig experiences for people who have faced disadvantage or hardship. Many of these gigs are rock and metal, and the organisation is very in-line with our principles about the power of music and community. It was a privilege … Continue reading Given to Live →

We are really pleased to launch our new resource on gigs and inclusivity, including contributions from our followers, academics, bands and venues. Find it in the resources section of the website or here. This can grow and change over time, but this first version we will have available in physical form too. Please share it … Continue reading Introducing Somewhere I Belong →

We've had a fabulous weekend hosting a stall at the Primordial Radio Annual General Mayhem event. Thanks to everyone who came down, took resources, engaged in our wellbeing activities, enjoyed a free sticker and bought some merch. It's always great to get to chat to fellow metalheads out in the wild instead of just on … Continue reading HMT returns to Primordial Radio AGM →

If you ask people about the relationship between metal music and tinnitus, or indeed if you look it up, you get a lot of things about how listening to loud music can damage your hearing. And that is true...But for a range of reasons, not just loud music, a number of our followers have experiences … Continue reading Tinnitus →

We love it when you share songs and lyrics with us, and tell us why they are important or inspiring for you, so we were thrilled to hear from Matt who has done us a review and reflection on a song that is important to him. Please share your favourites with us and what they … Continue reading Marching in Time →

Well, it has been another strange year hasn't it? The pandemic has now probably been a feature in the majority of our (HMT's) time in existence and that has caused a few things to be different to how we might have imagined. Still, there have been a few exciting developments and aspects of growth, and … Continue reading The End of 2021 →

We asked you over on social media to share with us your tips for surviving the holiday period, as part of our Dismember December stuff this month. We put your contributions into themes and summarised them here There are some more comprehensive guides available, here's a couple you might be interested in: Primordial Radio Know … Continue reading Holiday Survival →

Welcome to Dis-member December! This will hopefully be a recurrent feature each 'holiday period' starting this year. As you know for the past 3 years we have been quite low key about Christmas because not everyone is a fan of it and it can be quite hard for lots of people. Plus we reckon you … Continue reading Dis-member December →

We are delighted to be partnering with metal magazine Metal Digest who are focusing December on mental health, with our help 🙂 Please check out their stuff here: https://metal-digest.com/2021/12/01/december-mental-health-focus-metal-digest-heavy-metal-therapy/