This study, while tackling a fun subject, is missing a huge component of any subgenre of metal and that is the energy of a live show. Where I live, metal shows are usually at small venues and the crowd feeds off the energy of the band and vice versa. I’m getting older now so I have to be careful about how often I go…

So the “surprising discoveries” the study made are:

Once you get to 3rd cousins and 2nd cousins once removed, genetically your risks are exceedingly low (as long as there aren’t many cousin marriages in prior generations). Actually, first cousins, assuming no inbreeding for several generations prior, are fairly low risk genetically. The big genetic risks happen when…

You realize, based on the chart, “x removed” means x generations above or below you. SO “twice removed” means their either as old as your grandparents or your grandchildren so that’s 100% creepy regardless of any further details.