What is Metal For Good?
Metal For Good uses the positive values of rock, metal and other alternative subcultures to make a positive difference in communities.
We provide grants to incredible community groups and organisations who use music to change lives.
We will partner with musicians, industry partners, promoters, and individuals to raise funding to support community projects and innovative ideas. We will also generate income using the profits from our Metal For Good merchandise.
We believe that the rock and metal community is truly unique – we’re brought together through a love of great music and a sense of belonging. Through this shared identity, lives are often improved; we feel a part of something bigger, that we are accepted, and that someone has ultimately ‘got our back’.
Our Vision: What change do we want to make?
Harnessing the power of rock and metal for an equal society.
Our Mission: How will we do this?
We fund ideas that use the values of rock and metal to end inequality, improve wellbeing, and provide life-changing opportunities.
Our Values: What do we stand for?
The values of rock and metal, and as a result – Metal For Good, are lived daily by the music community. We have identified five values which are most important to us:
Togetherness
You know that feeling at a gig when thousands of other fans also sing along to your all-time favourite song? A huge part of the rock and metal community is feeling like you are part of something bigger, that every single person around you gets just how you feel at that moment.
Individuality
The rock and metal community are brought together by individuality. Do you want to wear a lobster costume to a festival? Go for it! Go shopping in full-on Kiss make-up? Crack-on. We accept and celebrate each other’s differences.
Passion
You won’t experience passion like a fan talking through the stand-out moments of Metallica’s back catalogue.
Integrity
If you’ve ever been knocked over in a mosh-pit, you know your feet won’t have left the ground before you will have been picked up by multiple fellow moshers! Integrity, decency, and kindness win.
Belonging
For many, the community feels like being part of a big family. Walking through the gates of your favourite festival feels like coming home. We can spot another rock and metal fan a mile off, and will quite happily bond with complete strangers over the band merch they’re wearing.
