G-spotter Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Fans of heavy metal music are gentle, creative people who are at ease with themselves, which makes them very similar to fans of classical music. That's the finding of a new study at Scotland's Heriot-Watt University of the link between peoples' personalities and their choice of music. Adrian North, the professor behind the study, said he was surprised at the similarities between fans of classical music and heavy metal, especially their creativity and generally shy natures. "The general public has held a stereotype of heavy metal fans being suicidally depressed and of being a danger to themselves and society in general. But they are quite delicate things," he said in an interview with the BBC. North suggests that music lovers tend to identify with the characteristics of the music itself. "We think, what we think the answer is, that both types of music, classical and heavy metal, both have something of the spiritual about them — they're very dramatic — a lot happens." The study of more than 36,000 people from six different countries found that people had more in common with fans of their favourite music in other countries than they had with fellow citizens who preferred different styles of music. North describes it as a new kind of tribalism, based on musical taste. "We have always suspected a link between music taste and personality," North said. "This is the first time that we've been able to look at it in real detail. No one has ever done this on this scale before." Jazz fans tend to be creative and outgoing, with high self-esteem, in keeping with the innovative and sociable nature of the music. Country western fans were found to be hard-working, but introverted, fitting with the blue-collar image of country music. The research concluded soul music lovers are a well-rounded bunch — creative, outgoing, gentle, at ease with themselves and with high self-esteem. Rap fans are outgoing and far from gentle, while indie music lovers lack both self-esteem and the work ethic. "Researchers have been showing for decades that fans of rock and rap are rebellious, and that fans of opera are wealthy and well-educated," North said. He also made a link between income bracket and musical tastes, with more affluent consumers liking more exciting, punchy music while those lower down the pay scale preferring more relaxing sounds. North said his research might have applications in commercial marketing of music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kevbone Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Favorite metal band of all time? Pantera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Which kind of Metal? Avant-garde metal? Black metal? Death metal? Doom metal? Glam metal? Gothic metal? Groove metal? Power metal? Progressive metal? Hardcore? Deathcore? Ambient black metal? Melodic black metal? Symphonic black metal? Viking black metal? Brutal death metal? Melodic death metal? Technical death metal? Drone doom? Funeral doom? Stoner doom? Epic doom? Mathcore? Alternative metal? Crust punk? Drone metal? Folk metal? Funk metal? Grindcore? Grunge? Industrial metal? Metalcore? Neo-classical metal? Nu metal? Post-metal? Rap metal? Sludge metal? Speed metal? Stoner metal? Symphonic metal? Thrash metal? Traditional heavy metal? Viking metal? Norwegian black metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Which kind of Metal? Pantera metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Your Metal sampling is clearly narrow and shallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kevbone Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Your Metal sampling is clearly narrow and shallow. Ok....I also like PANTERA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Tchaikovsky was a metal head. Just listen to that shit. Orff, man, that guy rocks out. Most pop, rap, R&B, etc is based on the pentatonic aka "Blues" scale. Most metal, death metal, doom metal, speed metal, your mom's metal, etc is based on the heptatonic scales, frequently the harmonic minor. For Metallica, it's almost always e minor. Chug chug chug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordansahls Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I love Metal, especially Finnish metal, check out Children of Bodom, they kick ass! heres a sample: yLAjKtmT3lk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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