In the article "Effects Of Listening To Heavy Metal Music On College Women: A Pilot Study" (2008) by Gregory Schwab et al., the authors claim that heavy metal music causes a “physiological response in females” that is specific to females and is due to the musical genre of heavy metal. (Schwab 1) The authors develop this claim through experimentation and examination of muscle movements in the face of the test subject (specifically the frontalis and masseter muscles) along with measurements of perspiration, heart rate, and other physiological factors. The purpose of this article is to present the results of an experiment in order to inform the public of the potential effects of heavy metal music on college women. The intended audience of this article is a group of graduate level people interested or working with physiology regarding music, because the article constantly gives large words without explaining them and presents all information in a very logical, concise, lab-report style method with very little emphasis on popular appeal.
Gregory D. Schwab, et al. "Effects Of Listening To Heavy Metal Music On College Women: A Pilot Study." College Student Journal 42.1 (2008): 24-35. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Feb. 2012.
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