Jonathan contacted us to share his story of how metal music has helped him in his recovery, especially the music of Halestorm (and Lzzy Hale): Picture: Laura Hyde https://instagram.com/mz_incognito?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== "How it got all started for me- listening to Linkin Park in 2001 and Disturbed (Sickness album) then in 2003 l started listening to Evanescence (Fallen … Continue reading Jonathan’s Story →

Some mild excitement now.... As you know we had a shirt giveaway earlier in the year and while we can't keep giving out free merch all the time, we have responded to the request to be able to purchase the shirts if you want them. We also have some new patches in the black and … Continue reading Shirts and patches now in stock →

Stu from The Noisy Brain shares his story: In one sentence, The Noisy Brain encourages people to get their mental and emotional health experiences out into the open, by writing them down and sharing them. The concept is to use these ‘writings’, craft them into lyrics, and the lyrics into songs.  Musicians from all over … Continue reading The power of creativity as a tool for taking care of Mental Health →

Thank you to everyone who stopped by this weekend to see us at Bloodstock. We were working as part of the welfare team with the awesome Order of the Black Sheep. A privilege to be there, support the folks that came in need of welfare, and of course to enjoy the festival too. Highlight reel … Continue reading Bloodstock 2023 →

We are pleased to announce the recruitment for this study is now open, click here for more information.

Delighted to have been featured in this, alongside Graphic Nature for the mental health special and season finale of Foodinati ------It's the final episode of our second series before we plough into the 3rd series that's dedicated to festivals! We decided that since May was #mentalhealthawareness month we'd dedicate our finale to that. First up … Continue reading Foodinati UK Interview →

Always wanted to get something on the blog site Mad in America. Featuring a personal story from our Scotland Ambassador Matt Sweeney. Made the front cover too 😏. Today is a good day....https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/04/heavy-metal-therapy/

Thank you for the response on this, it was a wonderful success and we will get back to you about your free shirt if you nabbed one. We are out of them now - look out for the next drop or buy some of our other stuff here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No, we aren't kidding..... As part … Continue reading Free Merch →

Today we premiere our new documentary: Exploring the Moshpit, A Day In The Life Of A Heavy Metal Therapist. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/Z54ylMleZDk

As Download approaches again, we are pleased to highlight the fantastic work of Heavy Metal Truants (or, the other HMT as we might say!) who always have a fundraising effort on the run up to the festival. Not only have they raised massive amounts of money for charitable causes over the years, we have heard … Continue reading Ben on Heavy Metal Truants →