Heavy Metal isn’t Good for You
The British Medical Journal reports head-banging isn’t good for you, and the increased beats-per-minute increases the trauma to the brain. The best part is two researchers got paid to figure that out.
“They found an increasing risk of neck injury starting at a tempo of 130 beats per minute. After compiling a list of 11 top head-banging songs from a focus group of musicians, the researchers found the average tempo to be 146 beats per minute.”
We suggest Carcass, whose material generally flies around the 300 to 400 beats per minute range. What happened to the good, old-fashioned, super-healthy mosh pit, anyway?
Paul Gilbert on Thu, 30th Jul 2009 2:45 pm
well that sucks.
But metal will always remain superior among other genres.
Nick on Wed, 10th Feb 2010 9:27 pm
The title of the article is totally misleading! It’s headbanding that causes damage, not the music itself…and yes, metal will always remain superior among other genres.
Metal Head on Mon, 7th Jun 2010 7:22 pm
true nick