A new documentary shows how metal can be used for healing and recuperative medicine
We’ve known for eons that music can have a multitude of beneficial effects on the mind and body. Research keeps pointing to specific uses for certain types of music, too.
A new documentary entitled Heavy Healing postulates that heavy and extreme music can help people deal with all manner of maladies, from serious physical illnesses to mental health issues. Cancer, strokes, cerebral palsy, diabetes, anxiety, depression, and even HIV/AIDs are covered.
Co-filmmaker Seth Abrams knows of what he speaks. The music industry vet had a stroke when he was 34, which paralyzed the left side of his body. Then came the seizures and a brain infection which destroyed his short-term memory.
Doctors were there to help, of course, but he gives a lot of credit to his listening to Suicidal Tendencies, specifically the song “You Can’t Bring Me Down.”
Seth teamed up with director Howie Abrams, another music industry vet who spent a lot of time working with many labels dealing with metal bands.
Check out this trailer. Metal is good for you, even when you’re at your lowest.
