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Some children, even babies find heavy metal music very soothing/interesting. Is there any explanation as to why that is?

I have a few ideas, but the music seems to be flipped on it's head as far as the intent between an adult and when a child listens to it.

It is rhythmic and a novel sound.  A child will not understand the lyrics or stigmas associated with the music.

But it still seems strange to me.  I've seen videos of babies fall asleep or children gingerly ask about it when it is played.

I find it interesting about myself and the music, but I find it really curious why someone less than 5 say, has such a peaceful reaction to it sometimes.
gpt
Psycholog professor here. The short answer is that these babies ROCK!!! A slightly longer potential explanation is that it can be quite loud during pregnancy in a mother's womb. Before birth, children hear their mother's blood flow, bowels work, stomach contract, etc.. So, loud multi-layered sounds feel familiar to them after birth. Also, children are interested in patterns, repetitions and variations of patterns. This interest is probably genetically coded and helps babies to orient in the world and quickly learn about it. In Heavy Metal music, you have loud multi-layered noises and repeating or varying patterns. Perfect combination! A third influence is when the children see that the parents also like the music. Enjoying it then becomes a social experience, which can be very rewarding and thus reenforcing.