Headbanging
（重定向自Head banging）
![Death metal band Asphyx headbanging during a performance.](/Images/godic/202501/17/AsphyxBand0400.jpg")
![Dave Tyo of Bipolar demonstrating the 'whiplash' technique at CBGB in New York City.](/Images/godic/202501/17/BIPOLAR-Dave_Tyo_Headbang_CBGB0401.jpg")
Headbanging is violently shaking one's head in time with music, normally to whip long hair back and forth. Headbanging is sometimes used by musicians on stage, and is most common in the rock, punk and heavy metal music genres.