Frontiers In Human Neuroscience recently published a study found that “extreme” music genres (heavy metal, emo & screamo) can actually calm listeners. Instead of increasing a participant’s anger, heavier music actually calmed them as if they were sitting in silence would.
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Now… I used to listen to Progressive Metal (example here)while doing math homework and I believe that it DID actually help me focus on my assignments. It was definitely better than listening to some of the dummies that were in my class.
BUT…. do you really think THIS could calm you down enough to fall asleep, do homework or even contemplate anything besides demon possessed Minotaurs spinning flaming chain masses?
Yeah….Me neither. I still enjoy some good metal from time to time though