mental health

[Pictured: Chris Connelly of Revolting Cocks: Big Sexy Land; Photo by: Bobby Talamine]  It started out as a tribute to a friend. Jamie Duffy was a bona fide underground-rock fixture in the Chicago club scene, a highly regarded musician and talented sound engineer who always gave his best to make any band he was working […]

[Photo by: Rou Reynolds/Instagram] Enter Shikari vocalist Rou Reynolds didn't sleep for a week following a 2015 panic attack. The British musician is opening up about that experience—and revealing more about his mental health issues—in a new interview with Kerrang! for the magazine's YoungMinds takeover this month. Read more: Rou Reynolds calls Taylor Swift ticket […]

[Photo by: GutterLIFE/Youtube] Melodic-punk band GutterLIFE just released a powerful music video for “Haunted,” which deals with drug overdose and regret. Vocalist Matthew VanRossem wrote a letter about the song's meaning and what the band wanted to accomplish with the video. “Addiction can be to a toxic person, a drug, a relationship, anything really,” he states. […]

[Art by: David Monroe/Facebook] Musician/producer David Adam Monroe shares thoughts on his relationship with art and how recovery from alcohol addiction healed his love for music, motivating him to create again. The drive to make music with a purpose led him to start futurepunk outfit the Plague. You can read the essay and listen to an exclusive stream of the […]

[Photos by: Clemente Ruiz, Anthony Green/Instagram] Members of Blink-182, Circa Survive and more are tackling the tough topics of addiction and depression following the unexpected deaths this year of Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington and Soundgarden's Chris Cornell. Read more: Foo Fighters urge mental health awareness While mental health issues in the music industry are nothing […]

[Photo by: Anam Merchant] Being on tour and returning home afterward  both present varying levels of distress, but for very different reasons. Everyone is at least somewhat aware of the mental and physical stress causations that accompany being on the road for long periods of time. The psychic ramifications of returning home from tour are often […]

[Photo by: Brandon Lane] Melodic hardcore outfit Hollow Bones are premiering a music video for “Balance.” The track is the first part of a two-song narrative that deals with mental illness, suicidal thoughts and the power of love in healing. “We are big proponents of mental health awareness, and because the topic is close to us, we […]

[Photo by: Andrew Bastion] Laura Jane Grace wants you to keep living.  For those unaware, September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and when Grace spoke over the phone with Alternative Press recently, she opened up about her own relationship with recognizing suicidal thoughts and working through them so she remained alive and her mental health became […]

[Photo by: Jennifer McCord] “When it rains, it pours” is the age-old saying. During the tail-end of 2015 and much of 2016, Enter Shikari visionary Rou Reynolds experienced a series of unfortunate events that would forever change him. He lost his last two remaining grandparents, whom he was very close to. Then his long-term relationship […]

Frank Carter shared a brave message on Facebook, explaining that Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have canceled their forthcoming European tour dates with Papa Roach so Carter can focus on his mental health. “When life gets dark inside there is no outside light that is bright enough to show you a safe passage. When you […]

Neck Deep's Ben Barlow talks about effecting a positive change in a new video from Hope For The Day for suicide prevention awareness. Watch what Barlow has to say, along with Beartooth guitarist Taylor Lumley, below. Read more: Slipknot's Clown speaks out on mental health awareness Filmed during this summer's Warped Tour, the clip follows […]

Metallica, Halsey, Bleachers, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and more are set to be a part of the mental health awareness and suicide prevention campaign, “I’m Listening,” as Rolling Stone reports. It includes a special program set to take place on World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10. Read more: After Logic’s VMAs performance, calls to suicide […]

Logic's inspiring VMAs performance of “1-800-273-8255,” a courageous song about the rapper's own struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, reportedly prompted a 50-percent uptick in calls to suicide prevention hotlines. Read more: Jared Leto honors Chester Bennington at the 2017 VMAs As reported by the FADER, the rapper took the stage at Sunday's MTV Video […]

[Photo by: Brantley Gutierrez] Members of Foo Fighters are speaking out on depression and mental health issues following the deaths of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington and Soundgarden's Chris Cornell. Read what the Foos have to say below. Read more: Slipknot's Clown speaks out on mental health Mental health awareness has been pushed to the fore […]

*This article contains discussion about depression and suicide. Like it did for music fans the world over, the tragic passing of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington on July 20 caused me to do a bit of soul-searching. I must confess that I’ve never been much of a Linkin Park fan; that’s not to say I dislike […]

Beartooth is auctioning off various rare and exclusive items to raise money for Hope For The Day. Hope For The Day focuses on suicide prevention and mental health education through self-expression platforms to achieve outreach, education and prevention with a message of “It's ok not to be ok, have hope.” The band will be auctioning […]

In seventh grade, I was enrolled in a music composition class. Every Friday, students were allowed to bring in a CD and lyric sheets to share with the rest of the room to discuss and analyze a chosen song. Because my favorite band was Blink-182 shortly before it was my turn, I opted to showcase […]

The cloud doesn't stop looming—even at a punk-rock show where the magical cure is supposed to exist. “Are you in your zone?” a friend, noticing I hadn’t responded to her meaningfully in a few minutes, asked. I nodded, felt like a jerk and went silent again, nervous—always nervous. It sounds trivial, but my license expires […]

This past Sunday marked the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week, designated by the American Association Of Suicidology to help raise awareness toward the problems of suicide and self-harm. Whether it’s the tragic deaths of returning war veterans suffering from PTSD, the genuinely shocking passing of a beloved celebrity like Robin Williams or the unknown […]

Nothing More, one of our 100 Bands You Need To Know this year, tell the very personal story of “Jenny” from their latest self-titled album in this APTV-exclusive video. Frontman Jonny Hawkins tells the story of his aunt Jenny who is schizophrenic and his sister Jenna who struggles with bipolar disorder and addiction. The band […]