Damien Powell says music never truly resonated with him while he was growing up – until he discovered Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath.<\/p>\n
The music, he said, possessed “a darkness and an honesty to it that had eluded me up until that point”.<\/p>\n
“From then on, I leaned into metal as a way of dealing with complex emotions I had previously avoided, such as anger, sadness and isolation,” he added.<\/p>\n
“Listening to really angry music made me feel less angry.”<\/p>\n
His experiences, and those of others, will be examined as part of England’s first Healing Arts event taking place in Birmingham. <\/p>\n
A discussion between advocates of the metal community and the city’s public health officials will hear the current global research on the positive links between heavy metal music and mental health. <\/p>\n
Powell, 27, who has a diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, said the music had allowed him to better process emotions, enabling him to control anger an deal with sadness. <\/p>\n
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