“How Dare You?”: Greta does Swedish metal

“Because You're Never Too Old to Rock”

Yes. Yes, you are.

You're never to old not to love to rock – a whole different thing.

The story goes, two German grayhead men, their ages listed only as "elderly," snuck out of their nursing home to attend a sold-out metal festival.

They got back at 3 a.m.

Head-Banging in Russia

Call it Flirting-with-Death Metal: One fast stop and it’s borscht everywhere.

Happy Death Men?

According to an Australian study, death metal fans aren’t desensitized to violent imagery, even by listening to songs saturated with it. In fact, they’re made happier than most if you can believe that. However ironic, this happens “through feelings of joy and empowerment” delivered through those brutal, screaming, thundering bursts AKA songs by way of the music they love – somehow.

Or better yet:

If fans of violent music were desensitized to violence, which is what a lot of parent groups, religious groups and censorship boards are worried about, then they wouldn't show this same bias. But the fans showed the very same bias towards processing these violent images as those who were not fans of this music.

For enthusiasts of Devil Music, this has got to be a disappointment of sinister proportions. Otherwise, here’s a dose. Get happy: