Recours, Robin, et al. “Metal Music and Mental Health in France.” Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, vol. 33, no. 3, Sept. 2009, pp. 473–488. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s11013-009-9138-2.
This article talks about the beliefs surrounding the audience of metal bands and the results of questionnaires debunking said beliefs. The researchers explain in depth the background of the music and the issue with those who perceive metal fans negatively. They then went on to explain their methods of how they would initially want to get the questionnaires filled out; going to a concert, surveying people who looked like metal fans, and then the internet route. They took into account gender, age, job/student status. After they accounted the information to how these fans changed appearance for the culture, diagnosed with anxiety or depression, or were violent. I found this article on the database provided by Ball State Library, EBSCOhost. This was written by a small group of professors from ranging universities. They reference a list of supporting sources and citations. I did like the use of the primary source for research, the questionnaire. This article was released almost ten years ago. I don’t see a change to the general views of metal fans and believe this still applies, though one question that we could now go further into is how social media ties into this topic. I’m using this source as a sort of precursor to taking a firm stance on the issues with my topic. I see this as a parallel to the discussion about violence in video games tying into aggression with its fans. It also helps that this article is centered around music since soundtracks for video games can be a huge boost to the entity of the game.
