For decades, Columbia has been a hub for counterculture, including punk and metal bands. And with a vibrant underground hardcore scene, comes moshing. Moshing, according to the Oxford English ...

Okay, let’s admit it: We’re all a fan of a good mosh pit. Nothing compares to throwing yourself into a massive pit of bodies at your favorite show. The chaos of the pit may be in for a change though, ...

It occurs to me that, when civilization finally ends, we will learn of it first on television’s “Entertainment Tonight.” You see, I actually did witness the end of civilization, and I did so watching ...

A venue handed out pieces of paper that said "No moshing" at a recent hardcore show, and the internet has had some things to say about it. Lambgoat shared two photos of the notes on Twitter that were ...

Moshing is an art form. Like the heavy metal music it was intended to accompany, it’s a brutal, punishing art form, one built on the deliberate collision of bodies and the sweat, blood and bruises of ...

Moshing is inherently community-driven. You’re floating in a sea of colliding humans with a (typically) intense beat and song as the soundtrack, but there is more community to the madness than most ...

As the live music world sets its sights on reopening, concertgoers are going to be facing a new normal. And this likely will be one that includes no moshing or crowd-surfing. Non-profit Event Safety ...

In order to practice social distancing when concerts return, you may not be allowed to participate in a couple of live music’s timeless traditions: crowd surfing and moshing. Those are among the ...