Wall of death (moshing)

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The wall of death (also known as the Braveheart or the East Coast/West Coast) is a form of moshing in which the audience divides into two sections, with a significantly wide gap between them. The two groups then "violently ram into each other".^[1] It is also known as the Braveheart because of the film of that name, in which English and Scottish soldiers ran into each other on the battlefield.^{[citation needed]}

As with other forms of "extreme dancing", the wall of death has raised safety concerns among concert staff and venue owners, particularly those in charge of crowd regulation. Concert-goers, however, speak positively about the experience and consider it healthy social behavior.^[2]

Some bands have developed adaptations of the wall of death such as the "wall of carnage" and "tsunami of death".^[1]

[edit] See also

• Circle pit

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Staff (2008-06-02). 'Death circle' raises risks in the mosh pit. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
2. ^ Staff. "Deadly dancing", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 2008-05-30, p. 31.