Listen to a New Heavy Metal Christmas Song from Christopher Lee
There are plenty of Christmas songs playing on the radio this time of year that are perfect for cozying up by the fire with a glass of wine, but if...
View ArticleHeavy metal music combats emotions like depression, anger, study finds
A study has shown listening to heavy metal or extreme kinds of music helps purge emotions like anger and depression....
View ArticleSavages on Channeling Black Sabbath for 'Very Heavy, Very Mean' New LP
On their debut album, 2013's Silence Yourself, Savages built themselves an uncompromising reputation as makers of spiky post-punk anthems such as "Husbands" and "Shut Up." But as the Anglo-French...
View Article8 Surprising Ways Music Affects and Benefits our Brains
I'm a big fan of music, and use it a lot when working, but I had no idea about how it really affects our brains and bodies. Since music is such a big part of our lives, I thought it would be...
View ArticleWhy listening to music can make athletes run a bit faster
It's no secret that music is like a performance-enhancing drug for runners. But while fast-tempo songs that match one's pace are often thought of as the most effective, a new study has found that it's...
View ArticleCooking to music: why chefs listen to heavy metal
Top chefs listen to Metallica in the run-up to service – except Jamie Oliver, who prefers Westlife. What gets your toes tapping while your fingers are chopping? ...
View ArticleFrom the Sex Pistols to Queen: A person's musical preference provides insight...
Are you empathetic or analytical? The answer could lie in your CD collection. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have established that a person’s preference for particular musical artists –...
View ArticleDavid Guetta: DJ’s Music Might Make You Angry
The next time you’re feeling impossibly angry and the world feels like a tightly-wound ball of hate, consider this: Was David Guetta on your playlist today? Specifically, did anyone spin the track...
View ArticleDownward facing doom: when yoga meets heavy metal
Trying to become zen while listening to Napalm Death might sound like a nightmare to some, but a growing number of converts are riding the lightning and stretching out to metal’s dark soundtrack ...
View ArticleA thirst for heavy metal music
'Nurotia' Varun Kanwar, Ishan Kanwar and Mohnish Kumar, members of the heavy metal band ‘Nurotia’, share a passion for music that runs deep and goes beyond record labels and gigs. “We do this because...
View ArticleWorking up a sweat to music that makes you move
If you're at all like me, the music you listen to while you exercise can make or break your workout. If music is too mellow while you're trying to race for time, your pace can start to drag. If tunes...
View ArticleResearchers' app quest to help teens beat mood swings
Researchers from Queensland are using music to alter moods, say from sad to happy, upbeat to chilled. Australian researchers are aiming to fix teenagers' notorious mood swings with something they...
View ArticleMusic app helps teens beat mood swings
Researchers from Queensland are using music to alter moods, say from sad to happy, upbeat to chilled. Australian researchers are aiming to fix teenagers' notorious mood swings with something they...
View ArticleStudy Says Heavy Metal Music Actually Calms You Down
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience published research showing what they call extreme music - genres like heavy metal, punk, and hardcore - have a calming effect on angry listeners....
View ArticleListening to a surprising type of music could help you calm down
See Also A study intended to find out if listening to heavy metal music compounds hostility in listeners found instead that the catharsis created appears to do just the opposite – soothing the savage...
View ArticleHealth News: Metal, Hardcore, Punk Music Is Medicinal, Says New Studies
As it appears, if you like heavy metal or punk music, it turns out you may be healthier than your non-metal peers in multiple ways — if a slew of recently published studies are believable. Of course,...
View ArticleListening to 'extreme' music makes you calmer not angrier
Research showed that listening to metal music relaxed participants as effectively as sitting in silence. Date published: 22nd Jun 2015 Image: Black Sabbath A study...
View ArticleListening to 'extreme' music makes you more positive, says study
Listening to ‘extreme music’ such as heavy metal can help can you calm down and feel inspired, a new study has found. The research, published in academic journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, says...
View ArticleListening to ‘extreme’ music makes angry people calmer: study
On an average chill-out playlist, you’ll usually find the likes of reggae king Bob Marley, or the nostalgic vibes of the Beach Boys, and even the sensitive hip-hop crooner Drake. But heavy metal - the...
View ArticleHead-banging tunes can have same effect as a warm hug (The University of...
(Source: The University of Queensland) 17 June 2015 Extreme music - such as heavy metal - can positively influence those experiencing anger, a study by The University of Queensland has revealed. In...
View ArticleHow heavy metal soothes and inspires
Extreme music, such as heavy metal, can positively influence people who are feeling angry, new research reveals. In contrast to previous studies linking loud and chaotic music to aggression and...
View ArticleListening To Heavy Metal May Actually Make You Calmer, Study Finds
Apparently, Ozzy Osbourne may hold the key to happiness. A recent study has found that "extreme" music genres -- including heavy metal, emo, punk and screamo -- may actually help calm angry listeners....
View ArticleListening To Heavy Metal May Actually Make You Calmer, Study Says
A recent study has deduced that “extreme” music genres, like heavy metal, punk, and emo may actually help calm listeners that are angry. Researchers say that the results contradict the idea that heavy...
View ArticleEverlit's delivers heavy-hitting rock album with debut 'Renovate'
Author Rating: 3.0 Stars - It's Good The genre of heavy metal/screamo can be off-putting to some mainstream listeners, as it often features heavy guitar rifts, screaming and aggressive lyrics. Some...
View ArticleDon't bottle up your emotions
Inability to express anger and suppressing it can evoke emotional and physiological problems. Here's why you should learn to vent your emotions, tells Lisa Antao There are people who blow up like a...
View ArticleAre Depeche Mode Metal's Biggest Secret Influence?
When Depeche Mode titled their 1990 album Violator, it was supposed to be taken ironically. The previous year had seen smarmy hair-mongers like Bon Jovi, Bad English and Poison scoring Number Ones with...
View ArticleR&B or metal? Your choice can tell how you think
Are you empathetic or analytical? The answer could lie in your CD collection. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have established that a person's preference for particular musical artists -...
View ArticleSad music can make you feel happy (Video)
A few months ago, Japanese scientists explained how listening to sad music can actually trigger positive emotions. The study is "Sad music induces pleasant emotion." And it's published in the journal...
View ArticleSinging Vs. Screaming In Metal: Where Do You Stand?
There is a civil war in the world of heavy music. On one side of the division line, we have the old guard of classic, traditionalist metalheads who pine for the good ol’ days of Judas Priest, Dio, and...
View ArticleSellout? Breaking Down How And Why Metal Bands Go From Extreme To Mainstream
You’ve seen it a million times. Your favorite über-heavy underground band starts out on their first album heavy as nails. Album number two hits, and there are suddenly one or two clean-singing parts....
View ArticleMusic cuts across cultures (Université de Montréal)
(Source: Université de Montréal) Nathalie Fernando (in pink) with Congolese participants. Credit: McGill University/Université de Montréal Whether you are a Pygmy in the Congolese rainforest or a...
View ArticleCD reviews: Full bore metal from Motorhead, Iron Maiden and Disturbed
Since the mid-1970s, frazzled parents hearing loud heavy metal emanating from teenage bedrooms have asked: "Why would anyone listen to that unholy noise!?" Recently, an answer to that question has...
View ArticleDeafheaven turns pain into gain
For George Clarke, pain - both psychic and physical - is part of his job as Deafheaven's singer and lyricist, and he wouldn't have it any other way. His San Francisco band has won acclaim for its 2013...
View Article10 Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Artists That Went Glam for One Album
In the first half of the 1980s, glam metal conquered mainstream hard rock, and then largely took over the rest of the world for the remainder of the decade. For many existing acts, an “adapt-or-perish”...
View ArticlePlaylists to live by: musicians choose soundtracks to their favourite pastimes
For every activity, there’s a song to speed the time or sweeten the moment – we asked Chvrches, Mercury Rev, Beirut and more to pick their top tunes...
View ArticleListening to music while you study makes you smarter
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 7:43 pm Press Release: Listening to music while you study makes you smarter · Students who listen to classical music while they study do better in Maths exams · Spotify...
View ArticleThe playlist: metal – Napalm Death, Periphery, Hacktivist and more
Our latest playlist takes a listen to sounds from the extreme underground, audacious Australian metal and one the UK’s most exciting metal bands...
View ArticleThe surgeon's cut: what do doctors listen to in the operating theatre?
A new study has suggested that background music may not be beneficial for surgeons. From ZZ Top to Kanye, medical professionals reveal the sounds they play when you’re under the knife – and what it...
View ArticleHere's Proof Music Can Do More Than Just Make You Feel Good
Friedrich Nietzsche once remarked, "Without music, life would be a mistake." Perhaps this is why, as Daniel J. Levitin points out in his book This Is Your Brain On Music, every recorded human culture...
View ArticleHeavy Metal Cthulhu Songs
Cthulhu is an ancient monster, crafted in the mythology of H.P. Lovecraft. The creature first appeared in Weird Tales magazine circa 1928, and since that time, the mythos...
View ArticleForget the Words... Listen to the Beat
I recently stumbled on an old Peter Tosh song named "Stepping Razor." The single was from the album "Wanted Dread & Alive." While listening to the lyrics and the rhythm of the song I began to...
View ArticleHeavy Metal Songs About Norse Gods
There is a whole sub-genre of black metal called Viking metal. It's dark, noisy, and draws heavily on Norse mythology. Vikings have always been a fascinating part of history for me, and the recent...
View ArticleListening to 'extreme' music makes you calmer, not angrier, according to study
Rather than inciting people to anger or violence, research has found that loud and chaotic music such as metal and punk is ‘a healthy way of processing anger’...
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