headbanger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of headbanger
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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A balladeer in the body of a headbanger, Ozzy Osbourne brought soul and emotion to the heavy-metal genre he helped invent as the frontman of Black Sabbath and which he turned into a global force as an outrage-courting solo act.
From Los Angeles Times
Also on board: international EDM stars Galantis and Alison Wonderland, dubstep headbanger Sullivan King and many more.
From Seattle Times
It’s one of rock’s best-known and strangest songs: a six-minute radio hit that starts out as a piano ballad, becomes a high-pitched opera, then tumbles into a headbanger’s anthem.
From New York Times
Peppered with O.G.s like Ministry and Sisters of Mercy and young bloods like Turnstile and Machine Girl, it will be a headbanger’s ball to remember.
From Los Angeles Times
For the fiery headbanger, Post unleashed a string of guttural screams and blew half his pyro budget for his biggest rock-star moment of the night.
From Seattle Times
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