ˈɑːzi ˈɑːsboːɹn ænd ɡˈiːzɚ bˈʌtlɚɹ ʌv blˈæk sˈæbəθ ɑːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fˈɜːst dˈɑːkjuːməntᵻd hˈɛdbæŋɡɚz, ˌæzɪtˌɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə sˈiː ɪn fˈʊɾɪdʒ ʌv ðɛɹ ɡˈɪɡ ɪn pˈæɹɪs, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath are among the first documented headbangers, as it is possible to see in footage of their gig in Paris, 1970.