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Abbey, E. J., & Helb, C. (Eds.). (2014). Hardcore, punk, and other junk: aggressive sounds in contemporary music. Lanham: Lexington Books.
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Heesch, F. (2018). Voice of anarchy: Gender aspects of aggressive metal vocals. The examples of Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy). Criminocorpus: Revue hypermedian d'Histoire de la justice, des crimes et des peines, 11. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4000/criminocorpus.5726
Abstract: Issue theme: Actes du colloque: Rock et violences en Europe: Metal et violence.
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Growling can be regarded as a key aesthetic practice of death metal. This practice, throughout the history of the genre, has been heavily gendered; while practiced both by men and women since the early 1990s it has nevertheless been associated with masculinity, due to its perceived aggressive sound, as well as corresponding notions of perceived low pitch and noise. In 2001 Angela Gossow became the singer of the band Arch Enemy and has since established herself as one of the most outstanding female growlers within the global metal scene. An analytical look at Gossow’s individual vocal style will be applied to argue that growling could potentially contribute to a more complex understanding of how voice, gender and aggression are related. This article examines the musical phenomenon of death metal growling, as well as the marginalization of women in what has been conceived as a primarily masculine style.
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Olsen, K. N., Terry, J., & Thompson, W. F. (2022). Psychosocial risks and benefits of exposure to heavy metal music with aggressive themes: Current theory and evidence. Current Psychology, Online first.
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Triplett, A. G. (2016). Music and aggression: Effects of lyrics and background music on aggressive behavior. Master's thesis, Loyola University Chicago, Ann Arbor.
Abstract: Given the ever-growing popularity of music in daily life, it is of the utmost importance to understand how it influences affect, cognition, and behavior, especially given the violence of certain genres of music. The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between music and behavior, specifically to examine how the lyrics and background music interact to influence affective hostility and aggressive behavior. Data were collected from a sample of 168 students (61% Female; MAge = 19.24, SD = 2.470) at a large, private, Midwestern university to investigate this relationship. The music was manipulated by randomly assigning the participant to listen to one of four versions of a song. These versions included the match of either antisocial or prosocial lyrics with heavy metal or calm background music.
Although there was no significant main effect of the lyrical content on participant’s aggressive behavior as hypothesized, there was a significant main effect of the lyrical content on an individual’s level of affective hostility F(4,159) = 8.818, p < .001, η 2</super> = .186. Specifically, pairwise comparisons showed antisocial lyrics resulted in a higher level of hostility as compared to the prosocial lyrics. This pattern suggests that music influences an individual’s affective hostility, but counter to previous research, music does not necessarily alter aggressive behavior. The relationship between music and aggression requires further investigation in order to determine whether music does in fact influence behavior, including potential moderators of this relationship.
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