I have also noticed some interesting things at heavy metal events. I am a social butterfly and I frequent events with all kinds of music, although I avoid pop and cajke (turbofolk music from balkan which sounds like someone is raping a cat in front of the mic and is often visited by violent men and easy women who believe having lots of money is the best characteristic of a human being).

People on heavy metal events were always open to communication both easy chat about booze, music and weather, but also to more philosophic and scientific topics from which it was easy to see that they are either well educated or striving to attain knowledge.

People there were also easygoing and ready to help, one great example is how every time I was in a mosh pit (and I have been in many of those) when someone fell, in the instant at least three people surrounded him so those who didn't notice don't step on him and two more hurried to pick him up.

In our studio we all listen different kind of music but we all had a metal phase in our life and metal is still well received in the studio. (Long live Meshuggah) Maybe it is just because it is one of my favorite music choices, but when I meet people I always get along with people who listen to metal easily. It is as if there was some unvoiced code of honor between fellow metalheads.

There was another research which I read ages ago. It compared IQ and education level of people relative to the music they listened to, and relative to music their mother listened during pregnancy. As a young metalhead at the time I was happy to discover that highest scores went to the people who listened to heavy metal closely followed by those who listened to classical music.

Rock on my man! 🤘