Supporting your mental wellbeing whilst promoting the latest in rock and metal!
In the middle of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a dark ordeal was taking place. Anonymous clown horde THE INJESTER were giving one of their warmup rituals in time for their big top ceremony at Download Festival. Joining their mischievous goings on were equally troublesome AAND?, mixed metal outfit HELESTIOS and the powerful KATJA MACABRE. As … Continue reading LIVE REPORT: The Injester, And?!, Helestios and Katja Macabre @ Surburbia, Southampton 03.06.2022
Anonymous Clown Horde THE INJESTER are already creating a chaotic storm amongst anyone who has the pleasure to listen to their ghoulish music or witness one of their sinister shows. Before their warm-up show at Southampton's Suburbia, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to this band of clowns. They spoke about their sound, mental … Continue reading “Think Rob Zombie, Faith No More; that sort of feel into a big blender.”
This edition of the playlist honours Mental Health Awareness Month. Choices have come from readers and band members, which can be found in Reader's Choice by clicking here. There are some songs from musicians who died by suicide, this includes a lovely tribute to Avicii from The Lounge Kittens. Fellowship released their single this week … Continue reading MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH 2022 PLAYLIST
Reader's Choice is back and this topic celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month.
Visions Of Atlantis - Pirates My choice for May's album of the month was a no brainer for me. The moment I signed up to VISIONS OF ATLANTIS' latest voyage Pirates, I knew this was an experience I wanted to embark upon time and time again. In terms of tying this in with the theme … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album Of The Month May 2022
When I first heard that uprising Power Metal stars BATTLE BORN, progressive melodeath visionaries COUNTLESS SKIES and local death metal act EMBOLECTOMY were to put on a show at The Firehouse, Southampton; the thing that came to mind was the eclectic music lover's playlist on shuffle. This is in no way a bad thing at … Continue reading LIVE REPORT: Battle Born, Countless Skies and Embolectomy @ The Firehouse, Southampton 06.05.2022
After two years away, live shows are finally getting underway. This also means face to face interviews with bands after two years of speaking to them over Zoom and Skype. Before BATTLE BORN took to the stage on the first night of their tour, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham caught a chat with lead … Continue reading “It was the best of the ones that didn’t make it but it’s very much like a two minute punch in the face.”
Metalcore outfit VOIDEMOLTION have recently released their latest single Haunting, the year before they released their album Sanity. It touches upon different aspects of mental health from insomnia to anxiety. Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke to lead vocalist David Dannenberg about the album Sanity, in particular the content of the music and mental … Continue reading “Music is the language that can sometimes say more than words can.”
Two weeks are up and a lot has happened. New album releases come from THE BIG DEAL, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, ANNIKEN, JANI LIIMATAINEN, LORD OF THE LOST and HALESTORM. Songs from each of those releases are on the record. There have been new single releases from GRIMGOTTS, THERION, FORTUS VENTUS, VOLTURIAN and DARTAGNAN. FELLOWSHIP have … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 15.05.2022
Ghost - Impera It was a tough choice between two albums for my album of the month as they were both hugely helpful in different ways. I had an unexpected family bereavement happen a month ago; whilst I knew it was important to keep on going and focus on the positives, I learnt it's also … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album Of The Month April 2022