For those who haven’t experienced In This Moment live, the show is far more than just music. It’s a visual journey. Maria Brink doesn’t just sing, she performs. Each costume change, every burst of pyrotechnics, and all the heavy riffs act as punctuation marks to stories of trauma, rage, rebirth, and defiance. It’s dark, intense, and energetic.
What I loved about this tour the most was the support for female-fronted entertainment. It’s rare in the heavy metal music industry to see such a powerful line-up of women supporting women. Metal is more than just a display of physical power. It can show emotional depth, vulnerability, and transformation. It reminds us that anger and softness can co-exist.
Studies have actually shown that listening to heavy metal can offer listeners a healthy outlet for “anger processing.” A 2015 study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience found that listening to extreme metal music may actually help fans process anger more effectively, not intensify it. Researchers observed participants’ emotional states before and after listening to their preferred metal music and found that it helped them feel more positive and calm. Read more from the study HERE.
As a woman myself, it’s empowering to see women take over the stage in a heavily male-dominated genre. When women see themselves on stage, it inspires us to speak louder, dream bigger, and push further in a society that desires the opposite. Shows like this prove that women can do more than we’re conditioned to believe.
For those who’ve never heard In This Moment and desire a heavier flair to their playlist, check them out on Spotify here!
As always…
Stay Fabulous,
Jenna Leigh Berry
Sources:
Sharman L, Dingle GA. Extreme Metal Music and Anger Processing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2015 May 21;9:272. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00272. PMID: 26052277; PMCID: PMC4439552.
