Heavy Healing

Like the roots of Rock 'n' Roll that preceded it, loud, aggressive music—spanning heavy metal, punk, hardcore, and underground hip-hop—has long suffered a tarnished reputation. Yet countless individuals confronting a wide range of debilitating conditions have turned to the energy of heavy artists to help endure severe illness, serious medical challenges, and crippling mental health struggles. Heavy Healing seeks to dispel rumors and illuminate the healing powers of aggressive music. You will hear directly and candidly from artists, fans and industry types; remarkable individuals who have leaned on (or even become) controversial music makers in order to inspire and be inspired through the grueling process of recovery from the grips of cancer, anxiety and depression, strokes, heart attacks, cerebral palsy, complex blood diseases, juvenile diabetes and HIV/AIDS to name a few.