Global Voices of4Resilience: 0+ Metal St o ries from Around the World
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Dig pages 1 1 & 1 5 t o find the Anthems of Resilience, Strength and Community Testimonial Tracks: Fans Battle-Cry Ballads
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Editor’s Anthems
Tunes (Vol 1)
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Editor’s Anthems
Tunes (Vol 2)
Faces of Resilience
CHERYL SIMONETTI
"Take one moment at a time and know this moment will not last forever.
"Take one moment at a time and know this moment will not last forever.
Be kind to yourself. Stepping into the metal, rock world is easy, just go and do it, you will be accepted and find where you belong in no time!”
Be kind to yourself. Stepping into the metal, rock world is easy, just go and do it, you will be accepted and find where you belong in no time!”
Raw Resilience
"Every storm passes and it is more often than not d arkest before the dawn.”
"Every storm passes and it is more often than not darkest before the dawn.”
Suresh De Silva
Suresh De Silva
"At my lowest, I was thinking of doing something bad to myself. I just didn't see a way out. 'Dynazty' saved me. I'm not sure if it was the defiant lyrics, the soaring harmonies or what but it made me think, 'to hell with it, let's see what I can do before I give up.' Today I'm about to move into my own apartment and I have a steady job making a decent pay."
"At my lowest, I was thinking of doing something bad to myself. I just didn't see a way out. 'Dynazty' saved me. I'm not sure if it was the defiant lyrics, the soaring harmonies or what but it made me thin k, 'to hell with it, let's see what I can do before I give up.' Today I'm about to move into my own apartment and I have a steady job making a decent pay."
Anonymous
Anonymous
Voices of Strengt h
"Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, age 21 and had to cancel a gig with my metal band due to loss of motor control and chronic pain. Fifteen years later metal has guided my recovery."
"Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, age 21 and had to cancel a gig with my metal band due to loss of motor control and chronic pain. Fifteen years later metal has guided my recovery."
Tunes of Resilience and Strength Battle Anthems:
Faces of Resilience
THUSHARA KULATHUNGA
"Be strong but remember that you don't have to be strong alone. Reach out to a friend. Humans were never meant to go through tough times alone.
"Be strong but remember that you don't have to be strong alone. Reach out to a friend. Humans were never meant to go through tough times alone.
We are pack animals!”
We are pack animals!”
Raw Resilience
“Now that I'm 40, I'm grateful for this experience and for the music, which has always been with me. As a composer, I can express my feelings; it's my escape and how I cope with my struggles. I want to let people know they are not alone.”
“Now that I'm 40, I'm grateful for this experience and for the music, which has always been with me. As a composer, I can express my feelings; it's my escape and how I cope with my struggles. I want to let people know they are not alone.”
Tennyson Napoleon
Tennyson Napoleon
“The lockdown, in the space of a week I lost my job and my business, I found out my dog was ill, and it felt like the world had ended. In the absence of live music, I got into revisiting old favourites and trawling through Spotify to find new things. I also wrote a feature where I interviewed metal musicians , writers, and about how the lockdown impacted them.” Anonymous
“The lockdown, in the space of a week I lost my job and my business, I found out my dog was ill, and it felt like the world had ended. In the absence of live music, I got into revisiting old favourites and trawling through Spotify to find new things.
I also wrote a feature where I interviewed metal musicians, writers, and about how the lockdown impacted them.” Anonymous
"Educated in accounting and finance, yet covered in tattoos, dressing gothic, wearing chokers and loving all kinds of metal, I find the typical person in my field plain and boring, not like me at all. I like breaking stereotypes."
"Educated in accounting and finance, yet covered in tattoos, dressing gothic, wearing chokers and loving all kinds of metal, I find the typical person in my field plain and boring, not like me at all. I like breaking stereotypes."
Raw Resilience
“Having rock music to channel my emotions into, whether it's sadness, rage, joy, anxiety, instead of dismissing them or pushing them down, has been incredibly beneficial to my mental health and resilience” Anonymous
“Having rock music to channel my emotions into, whether it's sadness, rage, joy, anxiety, instead of dismissing them or them down, has been incredibly beneficial to my mental health and resilience” Anonymous
“I was working in a mentally straining job that had me drained every day. I had an overbearing boss, mental health struggles and a lot of personal trauma I was working through. I tuned into 'Gojira' and finally felt understood, finally felt comforted. I haven’t looked back since.”
“I was working in a mentally straining job that had me drained every day. I had an overbearing boss, mental health struggles and a lot of personal trauma I was working through. I tuned into 'Gojira' and finally felt understood, finally felt comforted. I haven’t looked back since.”
Lydia Echols
Lydia Echols
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M. J. VANDORT
"I think the Metal/Rock community has not only provided me with a space to express myself but has also equipped me with the emotional and mental fortitude to navigate life's ups and downs." Profile 037
"I think the Metal/Rock community has not only provided me with a space to express myself but has also equipped me with the emotional and mental fortitude to navigate life's ups and downs."
Faces of Resilience
DAN M. J. VANDORT
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"Stay true to yourself, hope for the best and let the music be a powerful ally as you navigate through your challenges."
"Stay true to yourself, hope for the best and let the music be a powerful ally as you navigate through your challenges."
