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Death Metal Music News – A Closer Look at the Personality Traits of Death Metal Fans

Thompson and colleagues conducted a study published this year aimed to identify personality traits that distinguish death metal fans from non-fans. For their investigation, they recruited 48 self-described death metal fans as well as 97 non-fans for testing purposes. Why are death metal fans often unaffected by lyrics depicting violence against women, murder, decapitation and

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R&B Music of the 1960s

The 1960s was a period of great upheaval in America, including the rise of R&B music – commonly referred to as soul – or rhythm and blues music. R&B emerged from an amalgam of blues, jazz and gospel influences. Berry Gordy’s Detroit-based Motown record label produced numerous legendary artists such as Smokey Robinson & the

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Sad Music Jazz

Jazz pianists employ various techniques to produce sad music. For instance, they may alter scales and chord progressions in order to evoke different feelings in listeners. A mediant chord, for instance, can sound melancholic due to being a minor chord with an added flat note. Furthermore, melodies repeating major tonic chords may suggest hopelessness and

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