Body, Mind & Metal

Welcome to the inner workings of my mind. It’s not a particularly pleasant place. You will find musings on depression, anxiety, Heavy Metal, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Body Positivity and anything else that crosses my mind.

Blackmore vs Page

01/10/2026 admin 0

Who’s better? Ritchie Blackmore or Jimmy Page? There’s a long-running argument over who deserves the greater plaudits. As many of you will already know, I’m firmly in Blackmore’s camp. From Deep Purple and Rainbow to Blackmore’s Night, his constant reinvention, innovation and songwriting output leave Page’s post-Led Zeppelin career looking… less than impressive, despite the fluffing from pretty much everyone. Do you want to know more…?

My Mental Gearbox is stuck in first

19/08/2026 admin 0

This came on last night.  Or last night was when the depression tipped over from the mental equivalent of “loitering with intent” into “smothering everything”. […]

Are New Metal bands/music as popular nowadays as they were “back then”?

30/07/2026 admin 0

A Redditor with the username “unknownuser383” asked the question “Are new(not nu) metal bands/music as popular nowadays as opposed to back then?” As someone who got into Metal in the late 80’s and never got out of it, I had some wisdom to impart…

Eye eye…

30/07/2026 admin 0

It’s been a challenging few weeks as you’ll know if you listened to The Wyrd Ways Rock Show, from emergency retinal surgery and the realities of recovering with limited vision to ongoing battles with depression and ADHD. Alongside the setbacks, there’s also plenty of positivity, including a rediscovered love of Iron Maiden, a look at the impressive HiBy R1 digital audio player, and cautious optimism that long-awaited ADHD medication may finally be within reach.

The Night I Couldn’t Get Out Of The Car

02/07/2026 admin 0

I’m now on Mirtazipine at a 15mg dose. My mood seems to have stabilized. Except for the panic attack I had in the pole studio […]

It’s been a strange one…

10/06/2026 admin 0

That’s me most of the time, if I’m honest. I usually start things with a plan, and then that plan decides it’s had enough of […]

My brain’s doing funny things…

08/06/2026 admin 0

…and not in the “amusing” funny way… Not saying this isn’t related, but I came off anti-depressants by accidentally going cold turkey about three weeks […]

“I beg your actual pardon?!”

20/04/2026 admin 0

I’m a long-haired Heavy music fan in his early 50s with a dodgy attention span, a history of depression and absolutely no dance background whatsoever. This is the just part of the story of how taking up pole dancing on a whim turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve made in years.

Are Rock and Metal the victim of a corporate hit-job?

07/04/2026 admin 0

This is interesting: It didn’t just happen in the US, either. Over here in the UK, suddenly there were no Rock bands on Top Of […]

Using “Female-fronted” now as a genre is just as lazy as it was 30 years ago

05/04/2026 admin 0

Found an article on Metal Injection that I totally agree with. Wouldn’t you just know it, though, a lot of the comments disagree. If you […]