Some of you may remember doing a survey for us in the metal health moshpit a few months ago (our Facebook group which is here if you want to join us). This was part of a research dissertation at Wakefield College University Centre, School of Popular Music about heavy metal and mental health. We wanted … Continue reading Metal Moshpit Research →

A chapter that we (Kate and Danny) wrote about using metalcore music in therapy work with voices has been published in this new book: https://www.pccs-books.co.uk/products/the-practical-handbook-of-hearing-voices Now, this could be quite niche, and we don't expect that many of our HMT followers will buy it but it is part of the story of HMT as this … Continue reading Awesome Metalcore Therapy →

Last weekend we had the pleasure of joining the lovely folks at Primordial Radio for their annual gig/gathering, they are big on mental health support (see their resources section), and we were made to feel most welcome indeed. This is the first time we've attempted any sort of 'stall' at an event, thanks to covid, … Continue reading HMT at Primordial Radio AGM →

One of the strange things about us is that we don't really know when our 'birthday' is - it is a long middle-aged story about how we were only supposed to be a Facebook page and became something else pretty quick, but it is sometime around the end of August and the start of September. … Continue reading HMT is 3 – Welcome to the Weird →

Patch Amnesty sell metal patches for battle jackets and give the money they raise to the mental health charity Mind. They have raised almost 19K so far! Mike from the project talks to Sam, one of our Roadies, about how it started, and the plans to bring it to a close at the Primordial Radio … Continue reading Patch Amnesty Interview →

Pleased to have a guest blog out with SCRA, a US based community psychology organisation. Check it out here: https://www.communitypsychology.com/heavy-metal-therapy/

A Million Miles Away: A Personal Reflection on the Power of Music During COVID-19By Dr Lauren Alex O’Hagan, University of Sheffield Ever since I can remember, my life has been marked by two constants: anxiety and music. Anxiety sits uncomfortably in the pit of my stomach every day and I’m never quite sure when it’s … Continue reading A Million Miles Away →

We are delighted to have some of our thoughts about 'wellness' published in Asylum Magazine, a radical mental health publication (an ambition realised as we love the stuff they do). It is one of the sample articles so you can get it for free here: https://asylummagazine.org/2021/06/heavy-metal-therapy-and-anti-wellness-by-kate-quinn/?fbclid=IwAR06RkpviE7LdQfhPJFO5BIV8SPxQssJPklGpx01aBDMr58f1-QkmIeffLQ Original artwork by James K Magennis

Now, you all know we have some issues with the term "awareness" and how meaningful things like awareness weeks are (have a look at this for more). However, this year we have showcased a few bits of our stuff while the eyes of the heavy metal community are more focused on mental health. Here is … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 →

Okay friends, if you haven't already guessed this was a bit of fun for April 1st. We don't think we will be doing a real HMT manual any time soon 😉 The Heavy Metal Therapy Manual There’s a therapy for everything these days, right?  But no therapy is real without a manual to accompany it, … Continue reading The HMT manual →