Why Science Says Metalheads are Smarter - Heavy Metal Music and Intelligence
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2024
- The Unexpected Link Between Metal and Intelligence: Reacting to Metal Music Fans - Forget the uniformed stereotypes, new research suggests a real link between heavy metal music and intelligence. In this video, we delve into the science behind this surprising connection. We'll explore how complex music structures, thought-provoking lyrics, and a community that fosters critical thinking might contribute to metalheads' brainpower. Turns out that fans of bands like Megadeth, Morbid Angel, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Melallica, Deftness, Megadeth, Slayer, Sepultura, Gojira, Falling in Reverse, and Meshuggah might have a higher IQ than you might think. Is there a cause-and-effect relationship, or just a correlation? Join the discussion and share your thoughts in the comments - citations for the several of the studies & articles mentioned in the video are below:
"A Study of Music Preferences and Giftedness in Adolescents", Stuart Cadwallader (2007)
"Deathcore, Creativity, and Scientific Thinking", Angelelar, Sunstroke & Allen (2016)
"Band Your Head: Using Heavy Metal Music to Promote Scientific Thinking in the Classroom", Rodney M. Schmaltz (2016)
"High IQ Is Linked To Loving This Surprising Type Of Music", Jeremy Dean (2022)
"The Effects of Musical Complexity on Working Memory, Attention Control, and Cognitive Flexibility", Teresa Lesicka and Maciej Szelag (2016)
"The Role of Lyrics in Metal Music: A Critical Analysis", Keith Kahn-Harris (2006)
"The Link Between Music and Emotional Intelligence", Oliver Sacks (2007)
Nena Lavonne, Psy.M. is a musician, rock enthusiast, and professional in the psychological field that enjoys analyzing her favorite artists through the lens of psychology. Subscribe for more Rock Psychology!
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Finally research to back what we've known all along :)
We are a brainy bunch.
I have been an absolutely diehard, avid, and ferociously loyal metalhead ever since I heard Paranoid and Ironman when I was 7 years old. I am almost 61 now. Kiss on the Love Gun/Kiss Alive II tour in Landover Maryland at the old Capital Centre was my first concert in 1977. The late 70s and 80s were my late teens and twenties and I saw all the monster tours of those hallowed metal years. Metal music is in my blood, my heart, my soul, and every fiber and shred of my being. There is no doubt that metal music has gotten me through the toughest and hardest times of my life. I am a true and eternal headbanger, metalhead, and DEFENDER OF THE FAITH🤘🏻
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Metal music requires a considerable level of dedication regarding songwriting. The structure, rhythmic cadency, lyrics... Everything is thought in a deeper level comparing to the other genres you mentioned, and that reasonates with the listener. A person who deeply admires bands like Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Dream Theater is attracted by the terrific sound put on and also the amazing lyrical work. Speaking of myself, that's definitely some reasons why I love Metal so much. Rock on, Nena 🤘🏼😉
Well said, Matt!!! 😊🤘🏻
4:18 Maybe (probably ?) one thing that tilt the balance towards metalheads is that the path to get into metal already is a filter. Maybe you don't get into metal by "pure accident". By that I mean that it's either your own "music taste" research that leads you there, or your circle of friends, but you rarely "stumble" on that kind of music by being a "mainstreamer". You already have made a step in life that separates you from the "sheeps" (mainstream blob that anyone can be a part of).
You accepted (or decided) that you are a little different, and that you will not be fed what mainstream society decided to feed the mass with. That's already a "smarter" decision that separated the "early" (young) metalhead from the others. That's already "thinking outside of the conventional box". It's an active decision and not a passive "oh well, vanilla ice cream will be fine, everyone loves vanilla anyway" kind of decision.
Now if you listen to metal due to your parents already being into that musical scene, then chances are that if they are already "filtered" in the smarter category, you wil be fed with smarter background as well, and as such you are a young sprout with an "advantage" there.
Yet honnestly, if you have parents that listen to classical music and are not total "old farts" close minded persons to actual world, you may just have the same advantage, with a different smart background.
Anyway, fun video and 💖 from Switzerland. Stay safe out there.
(Sorry for grammar and vocabulary mistakes, my native language is not english)
I understood you perfectly! :) You make a lot of great points!
I fully agree with what you've presented here.
One hypothesis I'd want to add (returning to MBTI as always), is that heavy metal music may be more attractive to intuitive dominants or sensor types who tend to be more intuitive (like the ISFP for example) which would explain the tendency to find more curious, open minded and critical thinking people amongst them. Another thing that may add to that is that it's also more attractive to introverts who tend to also prefer intellectual or creative activities more than socialising or going to clubs.
This just gave me an idea : maybe you could expand on your video on the link between music taste and personality traits by going a step deeper to the link between type (maybe type groups or dominant functions) and music taste? I guess this would be a pretty interesting topic to explore.
An attractive professional validating what ive tried to get through my parents heads my entire life?? Im in, instant sub🤘
Lol, welcome to the channel! 😊🤘🏻
I was listening to Cool and the Gang, John Denver, and the Jackson Five and similar music until one day in my early teens I saw an album cover with 5 guys on it with one of them with devil horns and holding a devil tail and was thinking, what is this. I bought the brand new, album AC/DC Highway to Hell. From that I found Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and eventually Rush. 2 STEM Masters Degrees later, I design and build computer systems that build, launch and control rockets. My wife is also a metal head and she has 1 artistic degree and 1 STEM degree and she is an engineering manager that designs and test drones. Our oldest son has a STEM degree and designs artificial intelligence systems. My sons and I go to 4 to 6 concerts a year with the last one being Disturbed and the next one being Halestorm. We are patiently waiting for The Warning to announce a US tour although we may go to either Shiprocked or Louder Than Life this year.
That's incredible!!!
Metal music rock NU-Metal and the people that love to listen to it and play it are very intelligent Rock on 🤘🤘
Agreed 😊🤘🏻
I came across Into The Void by Black Sabbath at the age of 15. I had just found to like SciFi. So this was a pretty perfect match. And it wasn't a lalala-lovesong. During holidays from school, I worked at a factory, cutting and folding cardboard. Some jobs where pretty boring. So I learned some lyrics by heart (mainly also, to grab their meaning better: I'm german. So the meaning of lyrics don't come as easy to me as to a native speaker).
Songs where i.e. Solitude /Black Sabbath; Lady in black/Uriah Heep; Ogre battle/Queen; Thank you/Led Zeppelin.
Nena (and others): you might love the history of the Wacken Open Air W:O:A. The largest metal festival on the globe with a now 30yr-ish history.
I.e. this one from 2006 is great (The > 1hr long version) Full Metal Village (Wacken-DOKU, 2006)
(I'm located some 50km south of Wacken. Although not a festival guy. But I've lately been in concert to see Toehider. Michael was here with a bassist and a drummer from Sweden. Talking with the bassist, after the gig: "that sounded pretty complicated to play at times, huh?". "Yes! It is complicated for me. But it's fun!" And then we talked a bit about skills. How, with the indian sikh religion, men and women are equal, just that every person is asked to never stop learning to gain wisdom. How he would like to learn spanish on top of swedish and english, and I'm fascinated by the never-ending learning, when it comes to cooking.) Just typical headbangers conversation. LOL
Right?! I find most metalheads to be quite intellectual, so this research didn't surprise me at all. Thanks for sharing, Peter!
I discovered HardRock/Metal with my uncle . I dont really remembered the first song i heard but it was probably between Deep purple Child in time, Black sabbath Paranoid ACDC Touch to much And iron maiden Killers i'm 58 and still headbanger !!!!
Yes!!!
Great video as always, Miss Nina.
I agree with the lyrical content. How many songs are out there about the Crimean War sung by a big act in Pop/Country/Urban whatever genre.
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You rock, Nena! 🤘🏻
You too! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Now there's a new perspective of the saying Heavy Metal = Heavy Mental. Luv the Cosmic Psychos and The Chats
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That was so cool, thanks Nena! (although I'm far from being intelligent, haha😅)
Metal has been my pillar for so long, and thanks to the genre, I do think I'm a better person than I'd be without it... my best friends, my first love (she was a huge fan of Ozzy😆), all the trials, all the little misses and victories, every important moment of my life has Metal as soundtrack.
I don't look down on other people, and I don't take bulls**t to my face. I'm not religious (as in, I don't follow any institution that monopolizes the concept of God), but I'm a Zen Buddhism practitioner (avid fan of Dharma, a Death Metal Taiwanese band that literally has Zen sutras for lyrics)... I think it makes perfect sense.
It's because of Metal I'm also becoming a fan of Classical and Jazz.
I'm not prozelytising Metal or acting like it's a panacea, I don't care if someone is a diehard fan of Taylor Swift or whoever is at the top of Billboard or Spotify. But for me, Metal is sincere.
It's not hiding anything or pretending the world is something it's clearly not. Here's the thing... the darker the night, the brighter the stars. We listen and learn and act accordingly. We struggle but won't quit.🙇🤘
Thanks so much for sharing! Glad metal has been there for you :)
I speak 3 languages fluently. I've always been into intellectual stuff like science, technology, history and spirituality. Metal is my number one music genre. I've met many Metal fans with similar profile. At the beginning I thought it was some sort of coincidence but it happened many times. However, I've met dumb Metal fans too. Metal community is very diverse.
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im a metalhead. my head is heavy. it goes down every time i hold it up. doctor said its head banging syndrome.
Be careful! It can definitely be dangerous!
You must be talking about Band Maid. All of those ladies are geniuses
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I knew it! 🤘🤘
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Back in the early 80s a parody rock band from Albany called Blotto played in my small Canadian city. Lots of laughs. One song was called Heavy Metal Head. Turns out they made a video and it's on UA-cam.
ua-cam.com/video/vyJSetm6U0k/v-deo.html
Thanks for the analysis and the video!
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
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Depends on which genre of metal you are talking about. If it's butt rockers and hair metal listeners, then definitely not. Think Epica instead of Def Leopard.
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You can't argue with science :)
But, what does the science say about country music listeners??
So true about lyrics, though not as deep into some of the bands, comparing Iron Maiden lyrics and subjects to most country lyrics really shows the difference.
I actually have a video that talks about the personality traits of different genres, including country :)
@@psychologyofrockI’m assuming you get into the fact that country music is unique in the fact that it’s the only form of music with a proven link, therefore contributing or causing suicide. The exact opposite of metal ironically compared w/ the attacks on it.
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Not in my experience.
@psychologyofrock btw, I was able to chat with Michael Mills himself, too. A hell of a nice guy! You should listen to his song Whatever makes you feel superior. Some background info: some years ago, he did cover Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush. Sang it in original key. A while later, I wanted to share it again with a friend. It was gone. I asked him about what had happened. And he aswered (not in exact words, here): "I've recieved so many hateful comments, I deleted it. Fighting depressions anyway, it was just pulling me down."
I introduced myself as the german guy after the peterdoe2617 profile, who wrote these lines, back then. How my friend Peta even commented back then: "don't let those keyboard warriors put you down. You're brilliant!"
While I would never attempt to touch a person like him (would a person in his situation like to be physically touched by anyone?), he shook my hand, when saying goodbye. I can't hepl it: I feel humbled.
Thank you so much for sharing! :)