Wikipedia, to my surprise, had an entry for headbanging, which opens with a description that it is "a type of dance which involves violently shaking the head in time with music, most commonly rock music and heavy metal music." It's amusing to see such a niche aspect of alternative culture defined for mass consumption, but for those of us that have loved and breathed metal for years headbanging is near and dear.

YouTube offers up some hilarious amateur videos, which include fails, fires and a wide range of ages and locations. Inspired by the hilarious 'Headbanging while making fire' video, check out some of Noisecreep's favorite WTF Headbanging videos.

Headbanging while making fire

This parrot knows what's up

Grandmas <3 Toxic Bonkers

Generations carrying on the rite of passage

I don't even know what to say about this one, but it just counts

Christmas is a time for merriment...and METAL

Even from the nosebleed seats, the hardcore fans can still get into Metallica

A new mating call for teen girls

Opeth commands the entire crowd to headbang sans music

Italian teenage metalheads headbang on the streets

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