head-banger

British  

noun

1. a heavy-metal rock fan

2. a crazy or stupid person

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Example Sentences

For the last track, Sheeran, Mars and Chris Stapleton - just take a moment to wrap your head around that stunning trio - get into a Led Zeppelin groove with “BLOW,” a head-banger awash in sexual imagery.

From Washington Times

Stuart Heritage pitches four more ideas for a potential new genre: the head-banger.

From The Guardian

It’s an easy head-banger that doesn’t lose intensity even during its more pop-heavy parts.

From Washington Times

“Dirty Water” is a shimmering, blissed-out slice of ‘60s-inspired alt-rock with an assist from the Bird and the Bee’s Inara George that morphs into a head-banger. The dirge-like title song is reminiscent of classic Pink Floyd. Typically, even when Grohl and Co. try a soft approach - like on the terrific “Arrows” - it’s only a matter of time before they’re smashing away at their instruments.

From Washington Times

Evangelicals in a heavy-metal church in the Maré favela described visits by an angel in the form of a head-banger who would dance among them, shirtless with long hair, army boots, black trousers and chains.

From The Guardian