03-13-2019, 11:36 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47543875
I've had one desire since I was born; to see my body ripped and torn.
The lyrics of death metal band Bloodbath's cannibalism-themed track, Eaten, do not leave much to the imagination. But neither this song - nor the gruesome lyrics of others of the genre - inspire violence.
That is the conclusion of Macquarie University's music lab, which used the track in a psychological test.
It revealed that death metal fans are not "desensitised" to violent imagery.
The findings are published in the Royal Society journal Open Science.
I have to admit, it doesn't inspire a whole lot of joy in me . Though, I also can't say I've ever felt an urge to punch someone in the face (or worse) from listening to death metal.
So, I don't buy the idea that it "inspires violence" to begin with: I see it as no different from the idea that video games inspire violence (if anything, I'd say it'd be even less likely, since you're not doing anything violent whilst listening to death metal!)
I've had one desire since I was born; to see my body ripped and torn.
The lyrics of death metal band Bloodbath's cannibalism-themed track, Eaten, do not leave much to the imagination. But neither this song - nor the gruesome lyrics of others of the genre - inspire violence.
That is the conclusion of Macquarie University's music lab, which used the track in a psychological test.
It revealed that death metal fans are not "desensitised" to violent imagery.
The findings are published in the Royal Society journal Open Science.
I have to admit, it doesn't inspire a whole lot of joy in me . Though, I also can't say I've ever felt an urge to punch someone in the face (or worse) from listening to death metal.
So, I don't buy the idea that it "inspires violence" to begin with: I see it as no different from the idea that video games inspire violence (if anything, I'd say it'd be even less likely, since you're not doing anything violent whilst listening to death metal!)
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