![]() ![]() Since CDs superseded LPs, the claims that certain albums or songs played counterclockwise directly lead to suicide or violence seem to have disappeared but the debate about metal music and mental health continues. The subliminal message merchants never adapted to the compact disc. One member of Judas Priest commented that sending messages suggesting their fans take their own lives would be counterproductive and if they were to insert a subliminal message it would be "buy more of our records". Their parents blamed the music and initiated a civil suit claiming the Judas Priest song Better By You, Better By Me (which was a cover version) contained a subliminal message saying "do it", which the parents reckoned commanded their children to suicidal behaviour. James died from shotgun wounds but Raymond lived, albeit with horrific injuries. ![]() Nevertheless, the apparent dangers of metal music were brought to the fore in the US in 1985 when 20-year-old James Vance and 18-year-old Raymond Belknap, who had binged on alcohol, dope and the music of metal band Judas Priest, attempted to kill themselves. A specific DJ or 'scratch' stylus is needed to play LPs backwards and belt-drive turntables tended to rebel when forced to rotate in the opposite direction. It surprised many people who attempted to hear these dangerous messages that when they tried to play an LP backwards it either snapped the stylus or destroyed their turntable. Playing a particular Beatles album backwards would subtly inform you that "Paul is dead", part of a strange belief that Mr McCartney perished years ago and for the past 30 years an impersonator has been issuing trite pop albums in his name. In the days of LPs, it was alleged that if you played certain records backwards evil messages could be heard. This debate about whether certain types of music can affect one's mental health and behaviour has been going on for years. Is it referring to classic metal bands in the Black Sabbath or Slayer mould, 80s bands like Van Halen, Iron Maiden or Aerosmith the Metallica school, or are they lumping all the variations such as hardcore, thrash, death metal, grindcore etc into the one basket? If this behavioural continues over a period of time then it might indicate that this young person is suffering from depression or anxiety, and at worst, might suggest suicidal tendencies."Įxactly what this research means by 'heavy metal music' is unclear. They do this to isolate themselves or escape from reality. Examples of this are when someone listens to the same song or album of heavy metal over and over again and doesn't listen to anything else. young people at risk of depression are more likely to be listening to music, particularly heavy metal music, in a negative way. A researcher at the University of Melbourne, Dr Katrina McFerran, has just released findings claiming that:
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