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Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty tells us of her experiences with set backs in her mental health and learning to not feel guilty for taking a rest to recover. I was recently telling a friend of mine that I experienced a dip in my mental health, I had a complete breakdown. He told me that … Continue reading YOUR STORIES: Set Backs Are Not Weaknesses
Most of you may know it's World Mental Health Awareness Day. During these times, it's more important than ever to speak about our mental health and be honest with how things are. Big or small, each struggle and fight is important. To honour this day, some of the Rock Out Stand Out team have placed … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST: WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2020
“We get told to put on a brave face, but sometimes the bravest thing to do is take the face off.” I spotted this quote two years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. It's World Mental Health Day today and during these uncertain times, it is more important than ever to keep … Continue reading EP REVIEW: Foul Body Autopsy – Consumed By Black Thoughts
For this article, Rock Out Stand Out's Jacob takes a look at depictions of mental health problems in rock and metal music. In particular, he looks at Devin Townsend song Why? and classic PINK FLOYD album The Wall. This Saturday the 10th is World Mental Health Day. So I thought it would be interesting to … Continue reading YOUR STORIES: WHY? & THE WALL – A Look At Two Depictions Of Living With Mental Health Problems In Music
World Mental Health Awareness Day is just around the corner and during these uncertain times, it has never been more important to discuss mental illness and mental health issues. FOUL BODY AUTOPSY (a.k.a Tom Reynolds) will be releasing his upcoming EP Consumed By Black Thoughts which looks at his own experiences living with mental illness. … Continue reading “The idea behind these interview samples is to help people feel more comfortable talking about these issues.”
On this week’s SEPULQUARTA session SEPULTURA welcomes skate legends STEVE CABALLERO, BOB BURNQUIST, PEDRO BARROS and CHRISTIAN HOSOI for a Q&A with ANDREAS KISSER and DERRICK GREEN. Also joining will be OLIVER PERCOVICH [SKATEISTAN]. SKATEISTAN is an international non-profit organization that uses skateboarding and education to empower children in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. Derrick Green comments: “We are extremely excited to welcome skateboarding legends to our next Sepulquarta. Cristian Hosoi, Steve Caballero and Pedro … Continue reading NEWS: SEPULTURA – SepulQuarta SKATE Special With Steve Caballero, Bob Burnquist, Pedro Barros & Christian Hosoi
Rites To Ruin (featuring former Triaxis members Krissie Kirby and Matt Chambers along with former members of In The Absence Of Light, Burn Thy Enemy and Shadows Of Serenity) have announced that their first full length performance will be streamed on Facebook on Friday 9th October 2020 at 8pm UK time. Filmed at CapsaArx studios, … Continue reading NEWS: RITES TO RUIN – Debut Full Length Performance With A Free Facebook Livestream
The melodic metal band Neptune releases today (2 October) Angels – their third single from the band's upcoming studio album Northern Steel. The album is to be released on November 6, 2020. Neptune, an 80s melodic metal band that has built up a loyal fanbase over time, is now finally releasing their real debut album, only … Continue reading NEWS: NEPTUNE – Launch ‘Angels’ Video
ORBITAL JUNCTION have been hailed "London’s best new stoner rock band" by Desertfest and judging from their latest album Egos And Instincts, it's easy to see why. A week before the release of this album, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham spoke vocalist Owen Armstrong and drummer Jack Revans. They spoke about the debut album, … Continue reading “All the songs on the album follow a theme. It looks at different personalities and characteristics from individuals and groups of people.”
THE SWEETCHUNKS BAND have done a lot in the time they’ve been together, from storming a castle to dressing up in stockings and corsets. They have always managed to have a good time and bring together a range of audiences. In this interview, Rock Out Stand Out's Steph Warren hopes to see the idea behind … Continue reading “We tried calling it folk, calling it comedy, calling it rock. We’re basically three twats with a drinking problem and have found ways to enhance that.”