Tag Archives: depression

Nashville-based alternative rock artist Lindsey opens up about battling her all-consuming depression with her latest single “Save Me.” The first of five singles to be a part of her musical series, “Out of the Ashes” focuses on the importance of resilience. “I was constantly battling this feeling that no one …

Pittsburgh, PA hard rock band Victoria Fire has recently dropped their debut single. The track, “Fire” is a hard-driving modern rock track with blazing riffs and soaring vocals, courtesy of vocalist and frontwoman Kaitlyn Washko. Lyrically, the track was derived from Kaityln’s personal struggle with depression. “The song is about being in a state of …

Last Friday, Los Angeles musician/producer Andrew Kutner released A Future of Meaningless Tomorrows, his latest EP under the moniker AFTERMYFALL. Kutner’s presentation of influences, while rooted in punk, has broadened to encompass alternative rock, metalcore and electronic music, and is as balanced as it is distinctive. Following up my review …

Los Angeles based Industrial Metal band DAWN OF ASHES has revealed the third single and title track off of the upcoming new LP, Scars of the Broken. Continuing themes of depression and mental illness, “Scars of the Broken” is a soaring, pulsating canticle that recalls such classic Industrial and EBM giants as NITZER EBB and Godflesh. …

Los Angeles based Industrial Metal band DAWN OF ASHES has released “The Despondent Hole,” the newest single off of their upcoming LP, Scars Of The Broken. Reflecting on the darkest experiences of severe depression, “The Despondent Hole” is more than a simple song, but an assertation of the overwhelming, all-encompassing struggle that sufferers …

One of the aspects that makes depression such a difficult condition is the desperate loneliness; it feels as if there is not a single person who can relate or sympathize and that the whole world has just moved on. However, though it may not always be totally apparent, there is …

Military vets to now rockers, Contending has just released their new music video for their latest single, “The Storm”. Melodic and heartfelt choruses on the single talk about two very close friends of the band, one who committed suicide and one who overdosed, who knew and felt the struggles that …

My Silent Bravery is the representative project of Massachusetts’s own Matthew Wade. Based out of Boston, the alterna-pop songster has crafted his own personable identity: a keenness for hooks and jovial, sun-drenched vocals, capped with a beaming smile. These qualities have allowed him to sustain a fortifying music career since …

Nu Metal band SHEEVAA has released the first single, “Depression”, off of their upcoming debut EP, The Five Stages of Grief.  The Five Stages of Grief will be available on September 16, 2016. This album is a series of moments that were observed very carefully. It’s based on a true story and we cannot wait …

Australian progressive rockers Forecast Tomorrow have been shaking Sydney’s independent music scene since 2009. Each member has a solid credibility and distinction that firmly establishes the quartet’s identity. Founder Ryan “Fizz” Fitz-Henry integrates vapory reverb pads to enhance his piercing chord arrangements. Added to the mix is the precise rhythm …

Toronto, Ontario has quite a history of breeding bands that keep to their values amidst success. For alternative quartet Bleeker (formerly Bleeker Ridge), the pursuit of music is a joyride—a consistent streak of high times, monster performances, and artistic progression that isn’t bound to end anytime soon. Regarding their career …

Australian alterna-champs The Drones have returned in a league that shatters any stylistic boundaries in all of music. Vastly expanding since their 2000 debut in Perth’s isolated but rich underground, the Melbourne-based quartet ceases to look back. I’d consider their aesthetics in the vein of AC/DC: they’ve bordered the simplicities …