Study Suggests Straight Male Extreme Metal Guitarists Are Trying to Impress Other Straight Men

An (oddly specific) study on why heterosexual male guitarists play extreme metal music points to these guys wanting to impress other heterosexual men. This American Psychological Association (APA) study was referenced by the twitter account of British TV show QI, or Quite Interesting, yesterday (Oct. 2.) “Research shows that heterosexual men who learn to play extreme metal guitar are mostly motivated to do so in order to impress other heterosexual men,” the show tweeted, sparking some 66 or so replies (at the time of this writing) that were mostly in good fun. The study, itself, called “Extrem…

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