Headbanging

"Headbangers" redirects here. For professional wrestling tag team, see The Headbangers.
For information concerning medical head banging, see Stereotypic movement disorder.
Dutch death metal band Asphyx headbanging during a performance in 2007

Headbanging is the act of violently shaking one's head in rhythm with music. It is common in rock, punk, heavy metal music and dubstep, where headbanging is often used by musicians on stage.[1] Headbanging is also common in traditional Islamic Sufi music traditions such as Qawwali in the Indian subcontinent and Iran.

  1. ^ Vogelsanger, Sara. "The History of Headbanging". relentlessbeats. Retrieved 10 March 2017.