saw this mentioned on the news this morning and had to google it.



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'Heavy Metal soothes teens'



London - Teenagers who lock themselves in their bedrooms to blast out heavy metal music may simply be trying to cope with the pressures of being gifted, according to British research reported on Wednesday.



The study said that teenagers often work off the stresses and strains of being a bright outsider by listening to bands such as System Of A Down, Slipknot and Tool.



Researchers questioned more than 1 000 members of the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, whose members rank among the brightest five percent of youngsters in Britain.



"There is a perception of gifted and talented students as being into classical music and spending a lot of time reading.



"I think that is an inaccurate stereotype," Stuart Cadwallader, a University of Warwick psychologist who is presenting the findings to the British Psychological Society Wednesday, told the Daily Telegraph.



"We are looking at a group with lower than average self-esteem that does not feel quite as well adjusted.



"They feel more stressed out and turn to heavy metal as a way of relieving that stress."



Cadwallader added that heavy metal fans often appreciate the "complex and sometimes political themes" of the music.



"It has a tendency to worry adults a bit but I think it's just a cathartic thing," he said.



"It does not indicate problems."



Many of heavy metal's biggest stars are closet geeks - Brian May, guitarist with Queen, is currently finishing a doctorate in astrophysics, while Iron Maiden star Bruce Dickinson is a history graduate, international fencer and qualified commercial pilot.





I think some of y'all might be the exceptions to this theory :op

I don't need no stinkin' survey to know that I'm gifted.

another article

I would have to say that is the truth.



You know people who listen to Metal are half way smart anyways, because alot of other music genres are too simple, mass generated and take nearly no talent.

This is definitely a one way street. I suppose most of Britain's smart kids could like heavier music, but most fans of heavy music are complete neanderthals.

-=[w]=- wrote:

"gifted"

i have a genius iq..... and i listen to metal... and i do extremely well in school....

Blackbeard's Revenge wrote:

This is definitely a one way street. I suppose most of Britain's smart kids could like heavier music, but most fans of heavy music are complete neanderthals.

Agreed. I lol'd at the mentioning of the three bands in the article.

Blackbeard's Revenge wrote:

This is definitely a one way street. I suppose most of Britain's smart kids could like heavier music, but most fans of heavy music are complete neanderthals.

i'm american btw(this is refering to my other post, and dont call me stupid for not replying to this first because he posted this while i was looking at the thread or posting in it.....)

Zach ~the rise of brutality~ wrote:

i have a genius iq..... and i listen to metal... and i do extremely well in school....

Online questionnaires are not accurate in calculating IQ's, jackass.

splatterhead. wrote:

[Hippie™] wrote:

I would have to say that is the truth.



You know people who listen to Metal are half way smart anyways, because alot of other music genres are too simple, mass generated and take nearly no talent.

this is very true. there was a psychological study that correlated heavier music to intelligence.

Exactly...

makes sense, i have a high IQ and love metal

Apparently, more bass oriented music is detrimental to brain cell growth while high pitched music aids it. In that sense, metal is making you dumber.



This doesn't shock me.