Quacks Say Headbanging Is Bad For You

Head's up heavy metal fans - health experts are advising you to listen to some softer music, or alternatively to wear some protection when headbanging.

In an amusing report published yesterday in the British Medical Journal
, two researchers have concluded that headbanging could leave you with a sore neck. Declan Patton and Andrew McIntosh from the School of Risk and Safety Sciences, University of New South Wales in Australia, researched the health issues of headbanging and have had their results published. The following conclusion was made:

To minimise the risk of head and neck injury, head bangers should decrease their range of head and neck motion, head bang to slower tempo songs by replacing heavy metal with adult oriented rock, only head bang to every second beat, or use personal protective equipment.

Adult oriented rock??? Exsqueeze me? Not quite sure what that is... I think they are advising metal heads to stop listening to Slayer and start listening to Shania Twain instead.

The editor, MusicVice.com