In the good news department and according to the BBC, a scientific report from Royal Society journal Open Science,from BBC.com claims that Death Metal music and lyrics makes fans happy, has no ill effect on their behavior, and there is no correlation that the imagery of the songs influences any mal intent of the listener. “[Death metal] fans are nice people,” said Prof Bill Thompson, from the Australian university, which is based in Sydney. “They’re not going to go out and hurt someone.”

Thompson continues: “Many people enjoy sad music, and that’s a bit of a paradox – why would we want to make ourselves sad?” he asked. “The same can be said of music with aggressive or violent themes. For us, it’s a psychological paradox – so [as scientists] we’re curious, and at the same time we recognise that violence in the media is a socially significant issue.”

We knew it all along. Feel free to read the full report at the link below.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47543875