Telegraph.co.uk has confirmed what we’ve known all along:

Intelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to research.

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Researchers found that, far from being a sign of delinquency and poor academic ability, many adolescent “metalheads” are extremely bright and often use the music to help them deal with the stresses and strains of being gifted social outsiders.

The full article in all its glory can be read here.