Listening to extreme music may represent a healthy way of processing anger for these listeners. The findings indicate that extreme music did not make angry participants angrier rather, it appeared to match their physiological arousal and result in an increase in positive emotions. PANAS active and inspired ratings increased during music listening, an effect that was not seen in controls. Heart rate increased during the anger induction and was sustained (not increased) in the music condition, and decreased in the silence condition. Results showed that ratings of PANAS hostility, irritability, and stress increased during the anger induction, and decreased after the music or silence. Measures of emotion included heart rate and subjective ratings on the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). In this study, 39 extreme music listeners aged 18–34 years were subjected to an anger induction, followed by random assignment to 10 min of listening to extreme music from their own playlist, or 10 min silence (control).
The claim that listening to extreme music causes anger, and expressions of anger such as aggression and delinquency have yet to be substantiated using controlled experimental methods.
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