headbanger
Heavy music fan
A headbanger is someone who bangs their head rhythmically to heavy metal or hard rock music—the motion itself is headbanging.
The term extends to mean any devoted fan of heavy metal: The concert was packed with headbangers.
The word can also describe someone reckless or crazy, though this use is less common.
Heavy music enthusiast
- thrasherGround-foraging mimid songbird
- rockerChair on curved rails
- mosherAggressive crowd dancer
- groupieObsessive celebrity follower
devotee · fanatic · diehard · enthusiast · concertgoer · bangers · shredder · punker
Defiance of established power
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- outsiderOne excluded from group
nonconformity · anti-establishment · leather · denim · patches · longhair · tattoos · studs
Hard conductive solid
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
grindcore · metalcore · heavy · riffs · shredding · distortion · downtuned · double-bass
Fruit's hard seed
- circleCurved closed shape
- slamdancingAggressive pit dancing
- crowdsurfingRiding atop concert-goers
- stagedivingLeaping into a crowd
pushing · shoving · chaos · bruises · sweat · energy · frenzy · mayhem
metalhead
Heavy music enthusiast
groupie · devotee · fanatic · diehard · enthusiast · concertgoer · bangers · shredder · punker · gearhead
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
outsider · nonconformity · anti-establishment · leather · denim · patches · longhair · tattoos · studs · spikes
metal
Hard conductive solid
doom · grindcore · metalcore · heavy · riffs · shredding · distortion · downtuned · double-bass · growling
pit
Fruit's hard seed
- circleCurved closed shape
- slamdancingAggressive pit dancing
- crowdsurfingRiding atop concert-goers
stagediving · pushing · shoving · chaos · bruises · sweat · energy · frenzy · mayhem · adrenaline
thrashing
Decisive, lopsided defeat
- whiplashNeck injury from jerking
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
beat · tempo · nodding · swinging · swaying · jerking · pounding · shaking
- Music Scenespunk, goth, emo, grunge, hippie
- moshersmosher
- rock musicrock band, electric guitar, guitar solo, guitar riff, guitar riffs
- concertsconcert, live show, gig, concert venue, arena
- long-hairedPersian cat, Afghan Hound, Collie, Maltese, Shih Tzu
headbangerpreppy
Polished, traditional aesthetic
yuppie · square · conformist · normie · suburbanite