A new study has revealed that Slipknot are the most listened to band for listeners who are feeling angry.
The most popular ‘angry’ song was found to be Disturbed’s ‘Down With The Sickness’, but Slipknot had the most number of entires in the Top 5.
The researchers behind the study also claimed to have found the perfect “anatomy” of an angry song with features including duration, BPM and average year of release all factoring in the choice.
You can see a list of the features as well as a list of the “angriest” songs and artists below.
The anatomy of an angry song
BPM at 130
Valence (positivity) at 49/100
Danceability at 54/100
Energy at 86/100
Duration of 226 seconds (3 minutes and 47 seconds)
Average year of release is 2007
Angriest Artists
1. Slipknot
2. Three Days Grace
3. Linkin Park
4. Disturbed
5. Avenged Sevenfold
Angriest Songs
1. Disturbed – Down With The Sickness
2. Three Days Grace – I Hate Everything About You
3. Slipknot – Duality
4. Trapt – Headstrong
5. Slipknot – Before I Forget
Last month (November 15), Slipknot announced an expansion of their Knotfest events with a new ‘Knotfest as Sea’ cruise next summer.
The cruise, which takes place from August 10-14, will depart from Barcelona, Spain and will feature two performances from Slipknot on the ship. The full line-up for the cruise is expected to be released soon.
Since its foundations in 2012, Knotfest now takes place in five countries: the US, Japan, Mexico, Columbia and France.
