How does that square with https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/04/04/young-heavy-m...
Death metal music inspires joy not violence
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Re: Death metal music inspires joy not violence
#52That's death metal though. Other forms of extreme metal can have lyrics that, far from toying with splatter-gore themes for the shock value, express terminally anti-social politics. I'm thinking of black. Sometimes I'm just happy that a few of the bands I listen to sing in Swedish or Norwegian etc that I don't understand, so that I can't tell what they're singing about. Although the imagery can often give a bit of a…
Black metal is way sillier than death metal. In the early days, sure, there were a group of people who took the imagery of metal seriously or at least tried to. But black metal is so theatric and cartoonish these days. It'd be like being afraid Count Chocula will inspire a generation of cannibals.
What's silly about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varg_Vikernes?
Re: Death metal music inspires joy not violence
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most of the metalheads I know are absolute teddybears. I listen to some pretty heavy stuff (see links), but the other day I cried at a dog video, and recently had to turn off the police scanner at the mention of a particularly sad crime. There's a weird rule of opposites which can happen with music. I think people often take up art and music as a form of healing, so there's some kind of reaction vector involved. Lots…
I remember reading about some study ages ago about an inverse relationship between violence in music and violence in daily life. Basically they found that gangsters who were doing horrible things every day listened to much 'nicer' music than people living essentially nonviolent lives.
Makes me really wonder about those who listen to New Age or other really chill music. (This includes me, at times.)
Re: Death metal music inspires joy not violence
#54That's death metal though. Other forms of extreme metal can have lyrics that, far from toying with splatter-gore themes for the shock value, express terminally anti-social politics. I'm thinking of black. Sometimes I'm just happy that a few of the bands I listen to sing in Swedish or Norwegian etc that I don't understand, so that I can't tell what they're singing about. Although the imagery can often give a bit of a…
Did the researchers make that subgenre distinction?
Re: Death metal music inspires joy not violence
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you also considering an analogy: those with innate capacities for violence tend to favor an aesthetic or desire of joy or peace? It's not 100% true, but I find that it tends to be.
So heavy metal brings joy, but Nazis and psychopaths love classical music at least in the movies.
I was just speaking to inherent ability for violence, not morality.
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#56The timing of this article feels like it was written in response to Singapore banning a Swedish black metal band from performing at the very last minute.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/watain-black-...
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/watain-concer...
Re: Death metal music inspires joy not violence
#57No kidding. Since everyone is posting their favorites it seems, here's one of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMRKBz89uRQ
And another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNuVdsx7qJY
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#58When I'm in a particularly bad mood, I'm always calmed down by hardcore punk, thrash, and metal. I've always assumed it was an audible form of letting off steam.
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#59> We used 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams as a [comparison]
> I didn't personally write them, but I would be frankly astounded if anyone listened to that song and then felt a desire to be eaten by a cannibal
If anything, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams is more likely to make me want to be eaten by a cannibal.
Re: Death metal music inspires joy not violence
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
I remember reading about some study ages ago about an inverse relationship between violence in music and violence in daily life. Basically they found that gangsters who were doing horrible things every day listened to much 'nicer' music than people living essentially nonviolent lives.
Makes me really wonder about those who listen to New Age or other really chill music. (This includes me, at times.)
“I love listening to Carbon Based Lifeforms while cooking my victims alive”
- serial killer, probably