Fans of contemporary heavy metal tend to share a dislike of authority and a bit of a self-esteem problem, one study finds.
The Social Psychology Of Heavy Metal & Rock Music: Research On Metalheads - Cognition Today
REPORT Why We Like Certain Music: The Brain And Musical Preference
Heavy metal music - Wikipedia
How Does a Love For Heavy Music Embolden a Love For Mathematics?
Dissecting the Bloodthirsty Bliss of Death Metal
Singer and heavy metal artist Sage Bond shares how music helps her heal, Navajo-Hopi Observer
Taarna: The Last Taarakian (1) by Stephanie Phillips
Inside the Head of a Headbanger - Pacific Standard
Heavy Metal: Controversies and Countercultures - Equinox Publishing
Psychosocial risks and benefits of exposure to heavy metal music with aggressive themes: Current theory and evidence
Heavy Metal: Psychologist Reveals How It's Good For You
Losing Our Minds To Toxic Heavy Metals
Some children, even babies find heavy metal music very soothing/interesting. Is there any explanation as to why that is? : r/askpsychology
Why Heavy Metal Soothes the Depressed, by Chandrayan Gupta, Invisible Illness