New Study on Heavy Metal Music: Inside the Head of a Headbanger
Science • November 2013 • Views: 775
Altogether, the results suggest that “heavy metal fans may have (psychological) profiles that distinguish them from fans of other musical genres,” the researchers conclude.
“Rather than stereotyping fans as deviant, antisocial or violent,” they write, “it may be more fruitful to understand the psychological needs that contemporary heavy metal fill for some individuals.”
In other words, don’t be so quick to trash thrash.
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