When people hear about metal music, the things that come to their minds are associated with loud instruments, swearing, and drug/alcohol use. This musical genre was particularly popular back in the 1980s.

An organization called “The Parents Music Resource Center”, co-founded by Tipper Gore launched a political campaign against any musical genre that promoted negative things.

One of the main aims of the PMRC was to put warning labels on all music that promoted such acts. However, not all artists agreed with them. For instance, the Twisted Sister appeared before the Congress in 1985 and accused the PRMC of misinterpreting the band’s lyrics and message.

Now, after more than thirty years, what happened? Do you think that all the kids addicted to this kind of music are either dead or drug addicts? Wrong. A study revealed that even though the lives of these people were more dangerous than the rest, they actually had a happier youth.

The main conclusion that experts were able to draw from this is that this kind of music helps people to enhance and discover their own identity.

What do you think?

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