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The Social Psychology Of Heavy Metal & Rock Music: Research On Metalheads
Cognition Today ^ | September 19, 2022 | Aditya Shukla

Posted on 10/22/2023 6:41:48 PM PDT by DoodleBob

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To: Army Air Corps
I'm a musician, I write and record originals which are generally in the neighborhood of hard rock and gothic, with some metal idioms thrown in here and there.

Though I can't listen very long to most Death bands because of the singing style, ("Lamb Of God" being a typical exception), I say that if you're looking for where the best rock drummers, bass players and guitarists ply their trade, it's Death Metal. Some of the musicianship is mind blowing, simply jaw-dropping.

On a related issue, as a former sound and lighting tech, I found those playing metal to be the nicest, most humble folks - decent, too.

61 posted on 10/23/2023 3:00:17 AM PDT by Rocco DiPippo (Either the Deep State destroys America or we destroy the Deep State. -Donald Trump)
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To: DoodleBob

If you’re looking for progressive, instrumental metal try Animals as Leaders. And yes, Sabaton is amazing too.


62 posted on 10/23/2023 3:08:43 AM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: DoodleBob

Bkmk


63 posted on 10/23/2023 3:09:27 AM PDT by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: skr

Epica and Avantasia are good places to start with symphonic metal.


65 posted on 10/23/2023 3:19:56 AM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: Fuzz

That’s the point I’m at now. I’m too old for pits. The last one I was in was about ten years ago and I was walking like ET for the next couple of days because I was so sore. I still love metal and go to metal shows.


66 posted on 10/23/2023 3:29:57 AM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Good buddy I work with knows every word of every Metallica album since garage days. Most charitable guy I know and is a church goer.

It’s not the music’s fault your acquaintance is a POS


67 posted on 10/23/2023 3:34:38 AM PDT by This_Dude
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To: wardaddy

There are surprising conservatives in metal. Mustaine, Tom Araya from Slayer, Nicko McBrain from Iron Maiden talks a lot about Christianity and how it’s affected him. Also, I found an interview with Bobby Blitz from Overkill where he mocks Al Gore democrats and “Leonardo Decaprio tells us to wipe our ass with less toilet paper when he owns nine f—-ing houses.”


68 posted on 10/23/2023 3:37:03 AM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: DoodleBob

“Metal musicians”

Kind of an oxymoron. There’s nothing musical about heavy metal.


69 posted on 10/23/2023 3:50:22 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Normal" is never coming back.)
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To: Rocco DiPippo
"Though I can't listen very long to most Death bands because of the singing style, ("Lamb Of God" being a typical exception), I say that if you're looking for where the best rock drummers, bass players and guitarists ply their trade, it's Death Metal."

One of my kids loved it. Here's an example of what he listened to. I loved metal, so I understood why he liked it, but I'm not a fan of those vocals. It turns out, though, that the lyrics are pretty good (I had to look them up). The musicians are amazing.

70 posted on 10/23/2023 4:18:07 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: DoodleBob
THE NOISE.! THE NOISE, I JUST CAN'T STAND THE NOISE.!!
71 posted on 10/23/2023 4:24:55 AM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: Prince of Space
"I'm 70 now and I rediscovered metal a few yrs ago."

Well, that's because your now deaf as a post... :)

72 posted on 10/23/2023 4:33:05 AM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: voicereason
"The Gods Made Heavy Metal And They Saw That It Was Good."

Sorry dude, those wasn't gods that made that stuff... That was someone else entirely..!

73 posted on 10/23/2023 4:41:35 AM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: T.B. Yoits

I mean “Hell Bent For Leather”?!?!?! Come on.

Also Freddy Mercury went Leather too, dead giveaway.


74 posted on 10/23/2023 5:28:07 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DoodleBob

I remember the warnings of these same things put out in 1964 about the Beatles and Rolling Stones.

I have never been a fan of rock music.


75 posted on 10/23/2023 6:35:51 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Gaza delenda est)
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To: dfwgator

1986 I was 18-19 years old.
Great Time to be young and alive.

Miss those days...


76 posted on 10/23/2023 7:18:01 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: DoodleBob

Saxon even released a song about Covid called Remember the Fallen


77 posted on 10/23/2023 7:20:07 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Billthedrill

Speaking of Slayer.

Slayer and Katrina & The Waves - “Chemical Warfare (Don’t It Feel Good?)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrMfoHejiw


78 posted on 10/23/2023 7:21:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator
This never gets old... Jim Breuer - 80's Metal/Slayer Fans
79 posted on 10/23/2023 7:41:50 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: unread
Sorry dude, those wasn't gods that made that stuff... That was someone else entirely..!

Some people need to lighten up...

For all anyone knows, the choir of angels is belting out some Van Halen and Ozzy.

And if they aren't, maybe the other place is having more fun.

80 posted on 10/23/2023 8:05:58 AM PDT by voicereason (When a bartender can join Congress and become a millionaire...there’s a problem.)
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