Death metal music inspires joy not violence

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Lead singer of Bloodbath, Nick Holmes, described his band’s lyrical content as ‘an aural version of an 80’s horror film’

“We used ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams as a [comparison],” said Dr Sun. “If fans of violent music were desensitised to violence, which is what a lot of parent groups, religious groups and censorship boards are worried about, then they wouldn’t show this same bias. “But the fans showed the very same bias towards processing these violent images as those who were not fans of this music.”

Source: www.bbc.com