1. During my college years, I have spent quite some time studying the psychology of music.
Music above +/- 110 BPM has been shown to raise stress hormones in your body and to negatively impact biomarkers of the immune response. From this it can be concluded that chronic exposure will make you more prone to infections and emotional instability.
I wouldn't call that demonic per se, but I wouldn't call it great either since all modern music is 110 BPM or above.
2. Music preferences are related to personality traits. The beats per minute, overall atmosphere and emotional undertone are the most important.
However, usually these kinds of relationships with personality are a two-way street. Chronic exposure to music might temporarily change your personality.
The glazed-over looks of entranced teenagers dancing to EDM, or the enthralling experience of drumming ACDC are named.
Wether it's dissociating oneself or hyping oneself up, there are consequences for your personality.
Do you want to be around others who are hyperactive or self-absorbed?
3) We are now in a climate in which a certain type of music is constantly pushed. Even if you don't like it, you will be surrounded by it. Kids grow up on it.
Chronic exposure due to peer pressure might have effects on the population as a whole. We as adult men should consider if we want those effects for ourselves and our families.
4) What strikes me the most personally, is how record companies use "voice framing".
We as humans are more sensitive to voice tone then the words being spoken.
You can say badass shit, but if you do it in a high-pitched voice no one will believe you.
It has been known in cult and therapist circles that it also works the other way around. The voice has an hypnotic quality. Instruct a follower to do your bidding in a empathic, rhythmic and expressive voice tone. He will deduce your intent from your voice tone, not from the exact words you used.
What this has to do with music?
Listen to this example by Rihanna:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82VE8UtW8A
The lyrics could not be more explicit. But her voice tone in the chorus is calm, almost timid. Judging by the voice tone, you would never guess she is singing explicitly about rough sex. The words go into your brain anyway.
It strikes me that almost everywhere in the world, radio stations blast this song all day long. Many songs have a similar lyrical content and non-congruent vocal tone.
I wouldn't call it demonic. But I do have some questions. What will happen to a young brain if it's exposed continuously to a soothing voice describing explicit sex?