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    most interesting types of music that shaped some people in different ways. That music was called heavy metal. Heavy metal created several new bands influenced how some people probably dressed, and even made some artist extremely famous. Now heavy metal is “a term used since the early 1970’s to designate a subgenre of hard rock music” (Walser 1). Even though heavy metal came about in the late 1960’s it was not given the name until the 1970’s. In the scene of how heavy metal came in to fruition, it

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    THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY METAL MUSIC ON AGGRESSION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS Author: SHALEEN L. COSS Date: not stated Participants: The participants were collected by means of convenience sampling. The participants in the study were 40 undergraduate psychology students, all involved in Psychology Learning Communities at Loyola University New Orleans. The participants were mostly Caucasian with some African Americans, Hispanics and Asians. There were 3 male and 29 female participants, with a greater proportion

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    The Psychology of Heavy Metal Music Essay

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    Does heavy metal music have effects on society? Many people love listening to this kind of music and they love going to concerts where these bands are playing. Going to concerts and listening to music is the whole part of the music industry. If fans did not go to concerts, then musicians would not be able to make money and be successful. Many people love listening to heavy metal music; however, some people think that it could lead to violence, depression, and self- loathing. There have been

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    adults don’t understand how harmful music can be. It has a very big effect on us in a good way like calming us down, or the bad way like making us more aggressive by listening to metal. People these days listen more to music than to anything else. It is a big problem, for a lot of people because, the songs that today's teens like having a lot of cursing, violence and thing like that. Most young people have a big influence on music lyrics. Music like heavy metal and similar styles have a bad effect

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    taste of music is awful.” well this is somewhat common to people who haven't listen to it that isn't the type of music that they usually listen to on a regular basis. One such example of this happening is from people who listen to Heavy Metal and Rock music. This genre of music has been criticized by many people over the way it sounds, the lyrics of their songs, and the lifestyle that their fans portray. But in this research paper, you going to see some misconceptions of the Heavy Metal and Rock

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    The influence heavy metal has on personality The type of music people listen to, correlates with their personality and views, for example it was found that if you listen to rap, hip-hop, dance music, etc, you will most likely be an extrovert, and agreeable. People who listen to heavy metal music are most likely to isolate themselves from mainstream society, and rebel against what’s popular and normal, including religion. In a study it was found that more men enjoyed heavy metal music than girls, confirming

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    Heavy Metal Music: History and Misconceptions Heavy metal music has been a source of social controversy since its early beginnings. It started out as a new age form of rock. Heavy metal brought a new look and sound to rock. The early heavy metal musicians decided to tune their guitars down, increase the tempo, play guitars and drums faster, and get a more grungy sound. The musicians also decided to wear tight, ripped, black clothing, chains, spikes, and combat boots. Most people did as anyone would

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    People who listen to heavy metal music are often seen as a minority group in most cultures and countries, but is it possible that heavy metal music listeners have a distinct culture of their own that transcends the dividing lines of nations? This paper is intended to research and report the similarities between heavy metal listeners across the world. In order to do that I will be splitting the world up into four major categories for observation and research: 1. The United States 2. English speaking

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    the foundation that all modern heavy metal is built upon; heavy sound with a heavy meaning, the most successful modern metal bands execute this formula very well. One of the other common misconceptions about the heavy metal genre is that it’s fans are dumb destructive morons, studies show that the reality is actually quite the opposite. The Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts conducted a study about heavy metal fans (Popsci) by playing ten songs by metal bands and asking for feedback

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    Heavy metal music is often criticized for being a negative influence due to the lyrical content and aesthetics of the genre. For those unfamiliar with heavy metal, it is easy to make this correlation because of the darker and often taboo subject matter present throughout the music. With a little more analysis, however, it can be discovered that these same aspects thought to be negative actually bring forth positive results among metal listeners. What is found in heavy metal music is actually a display

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