Death Angel Music Used in Psychological Study "We needed a track
that most participants would say they did not like," Perham
said. "Having been a fan of metal music since my teens, I was
pretty confident that a thrash metal song would do the trick, as
most people never seemed to like the music I liked. In choosing
a thrash metal song, I needed a song that was heavy but also
allowed the listener to hear many of the different components of
the song. We chose 'Thrashers.'" Participants were only allowed
to participate in the study if they disliked thrash metal as a
musical genre. Really? How do you not like thrash? This must
have been an uncool sample of the population for Perham to
study. A summary of the research: Listening to music has proven
to alleviate anxiety and depression, enhance mood and to
increase cognitive functioning such as spatial awareness.
However, until now, research has not addressed how we listen to
music. For instance, is the cognitive benefit still the same if
we listen to music whilst pe