mosher
Aggressive concert dancer
A mosher is someone who moshes—participates in the aggressive, pushing style of dancing at punk, metal, and hardcore concerts.
The term can also refer more broadly to fans of heavy music and the subculture surrounding it, particularly in British usage: The moshers hung out behind the science building at lunch.
Violent rhythmic skull movement
- circle pitCrowd running in formation
- stage divingLeaping into concert crowds
- crowd surfingBeing carried by spectators
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
flailing · shoving · body contact · diving · pogo · windmill · two-step · pushing
Fast aggressive rock subgenre
- metalHard conductive solid
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- grindcoreAggressive, ultrafast metal subgenre
- metalcoreExtreme fusion genre
punk · hardcore · crossover · death metal · crust punk · beatdown · breakdown · guitar riff
Fruit's hard seed
- crowdLarge public gathering
- stageRaised performance platform
- gigShort-term paid work
- festivalOrganized public celebration
venue · barrier · front row · floor · standing section · club · dive bar · warehouse
Heavy music enthusiast
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- thrasherGround-foraging mimid songbird
- headbangerDevotee of loud rock
- scene kid2000s alternative youth subculture
straightedge · DIY · patches · boots · tattoos · piercings · long hair
Below ground or countercultural
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
- all agesNo minimum or maximum
community · brotherhood · solidarity · aggression · catharsis · release · energy · intensity
headbanging
Violent rhythmic skull movement
- circle pitCrowd running in formation
- stage divingLeaping into concert crowds
- crowd surfingBeing carried by spectators
thrashing · flailing · shoving · body contact · diving · pogo · windmill · two-step · pushing · spinning
hardcore punk
Fast aggressive rock subgenre
- metalHard conductive solid
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- grindcoreAggressive, ultrafast metal subgenre
metalcore · punk · hardcore · crossover · death metal · crust punk · beatdown · breakdown · guitar riff · distortion
pit
Fruit's hard seed
festival · venue · barrier · front row · floor · standing section · club · dive bar · warehouse
metalhead
Heavy music enthusiast
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- thrasherGround-foraging mimid songbird
- headbangerDevotee of loud rock
scene kid · straightedge · DIY · patches · boots · tattoos · piercings · long hair
underground
Below ground or countercultural
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
all ages · community · brotherhood · solidarity · aggression · catharsis · release · energy · intensity · adrenaline
- mosh pitscircle pit, slam dancing, crowd surfing, stage diving, wall of death
- moshersheadbanger
- mosh pitAggressive dancing crowd area