Headbanging

Headbanging is a type of dance which involves violently shaking the head in time with music, most commonly heavy metal music. It is most visually effective when the person headbanging has long hair.

Styles

There are various styles of headbanging, including:

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• The up and down - Which involves shaking the head up and down - This style is demonstrated at the climax of the Bohemian Rhapsody scene in the movie Wayne's World.
• The circular swing - Swinging the head in a circular motion - This style is more commonly known as the Windmill or Helicopter. Popularized by Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. and George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse
• The half-circle - Swinging the head repeatedly from side to side in a downward arc-This style is often used by Tom Araya of Slayer
• The figure of 8 - Which involves shaking the head in a figure of 8
• The side to side - Which involves shaking the head from side to side, whipping the hair on each transition

Various styles are often mixed together according to taste and the tempo and aggression of the music.

Related Topics:
Tempo - Aggression - Music

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Additionally, headbanger's bodies usually bang with the head, reducing the strain on the neck and having their body move in a serpentine fashion up-and-down to the music.

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