In this Episode of the Heavy Business Podcast from C Squared, formerly known as the C Squared Podcast, I join Aliyah Daye and Curtis Dewar as their co-host to discuss timing, planning the year and more for music PR Campaigns.
This episode is to help you get a better idea of timelines and what great plan might look like for any release. Listen on Spotify here:
My dear friend, fellow musician and academic Anna Loppacher asked me to join her in discussing the reactions from the metal subculture to Queen Elizabeth II’s death. We by no means cover everything but I believe our conversation highlights some important aspects about the Western metal scene, and Western society in general.
Thank you to Epic Metal Blog for sharing this discussion: https://epicmetalblog.com/2022/10/18/reactions-to-queen-elizabeth-iis-death-in-the-metal-community/
The University of Chester’s Institute of Gender Studies‘s Research Seminar Series returns on the 20th of October 2022!
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As band, we thrive in experimenting with our music. I’m thrilled with how ‘Kintsukuroi’ turned out and how it shows yet another side to our music! We have lots more planned… watch this space!
I’m thrilled to have had my first academic book review published.
This is my review of ‘Gender, Embodiment, and the History of the Scholarly Persona: Incarnations and Contestations’, edited by Kirsti Niskanen, Michael J. Barany, for the ‘Emotion, Space and Society’ Journal.
Continue reading “Book Review: ‘Gender, Embodiment, and the History of the Scholarly Persona: Incarnations and Contestations’”‘Laniakea’s Curse’ is the new single from symphonic metal artist Frozen Night and I’m thrilled I was asked to contribute vocals and lyrics to the song. This track also features on the most recent Ponies At Dawn album Zenith!
Some eagle-eyed followers may remember that I have worked with Frozen Night before. In 2020, I performed vocals for ‘Lunar Eclipse III’ which you can find here: https://youtu.be/qef-IRLj9YY
Let me know what you think of the latest track! :)
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I’m excited to share with you a cover of Ronnie James Dio’s ‘We Rock’! Organised by journalist and YouTuber Belgian Jasper, I was asked to take part alongside some amazing musicians!
Welcome to the second article in my ‘Reading Delights’ series! This time I’m sharing my thoughts on some non-fiction: historian Ruth Goodman’s How To Be A Victorian, Sigmund Freud’s The Uncanny and Professor Stephen Hawking’s Brief Answers To The Big Questions.
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For the second part of this mini series about the upcoming Sensory Enigma album, I thought I’d delve into my song writing process.
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Around October 2021 I decided, with my band mates at Disconnected Souls, that we would release a new original single the following month. It was a rush finishing the track in time for some promotion, but we did it and unleashed ‘Petrichor’ into the world.
Holly Royle 