headbanging

Do insects like death metal? A viral video from Facebook page Guttural Extreme apparently shows that arthropods can get down with the brutal jams. Watch this particular pest literally headbang to some metal music below. Read more: Watch what happens when two metalheads find each other As originally reported by Loudwire, some metalheads in Hungary […]

This video of 2-year-old Advaith headbanging and singing along to a song from his favorite band Skrat has been making its way around the web as of late. And for good reason: It’s a pristine portrayal of music’s galvanizing capability to transcend age, further proving that it is truly void of boundaries. Watch: Toddler enjoys metal […]

In the summer of 2012, Danish photographer Jacob Ehrbahn traveled to multiple European heavy metal festivals (including Denmark’s Copenhell, Germany’s Wacken Open Air, and Sweden’s Metaltown) to photograph metal fans headbanging. His portraits, which are being featured in a book, fittingly titled Headbangers, capture the unparalleled essence of music consuming one’s body and mind.  [Photo […]

German doctors say they have treated a 50-year-old man who suffered a brain injury from headbanging. The patient, complaining of “constant, worsening” headaches, had no prior history of head injuries or substance abuse problems but had recently been headbanging at a Motörhead concert with his son. Doctors ultimately pinned the injury on his headbanging habit. […]

On the lighter (yet still heavy) side, here's three dudes painting a room by dipping their heads in buckets of paint, then headbanging, dubbed “THE MOST STRANGE & INEFFICIENT WAY TO PAINT A ROOM!!” Kids, don't try this at home (or at least ask your parents first). (Thanks to Paste for the tip.)