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Is There a Link Between Metal Bands and a Country's Wealth? — rollingstone.com

If we're going to play the word association game with "heavy metal," immediate responses would probably veer towards "dark," "sad" and "working class." But according to a new study from City Lab and the Martin Prosperity Institute, one should also consider "wealth" and "high quality of life." The new report notes an interesting association between a country's socioeconomic status and number of metal groups, and is based on a map released back in 2012, which tracked the number of heavy metal bands per 100,000 residents. That study found that while the genre has become less popular in places like America and the U.K. (where it was ostensibly born and raised), metal remains popular in areas like Canada, northern Europe (Germany in particular), and especially Scandinavia — relatively affluent areas that put a premium on high quality of life and government-funded social programs.

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