CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · HEADBANGER
Headbanger
2 independent sources put THC at 23.6%; 102 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 18.6 to 28.7%; 7 recorded parents; 61 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Errl Cup, IC420 Growers Cup (ICMag 420 Cup) and Masters of Rosin.
Headbanger is a sativa dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Seed Junky Genetics. Lab tests put its THC between 18.6 and 28.7% (the middle 80% of 102 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are Terpinolene, beta-Ocimene, delta-Limonene. Recorded parents: Biker Kush × Biker Kush V1 × Biker Kush V2 0 × Biker Rush × Sour D × Sour Diesel × Sour Diesel K.G. Clone. Stated flowering time 70 to 84 days. 13 cup placings on record, 7 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources
● type: sativa dominant hybrid
23.6%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
18.6–28.7%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 102 samples
7
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
61
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
7/13
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
5
Pictures on record
shown with source and credit
CHEMISTRY, CLAIM BY CLAIM
Every THC claim, and who made it.
| THC | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 21% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, medical_effects |
| 21.9% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 22.4% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 22.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 22.9% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 23.6% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 23.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 23.8% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 24.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 24.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 25% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 25.6% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
Lab range 18.6 to 28.7% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 102 flower lab samples, median 23.4%; CBD 0 to 0.1% over 28 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: Terpinolene, beta-Ocimene, delta-Limonene, beta-Pinene, beta-Myrcene, beta-Caryophyllene
207 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 2 non flower, 66 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 84 days | 5 | cannaconnection, seedfinder, seedcity, seedcity_local, cropking |
| 63 to 77 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 84 days | 1 | cannaconnection, master |
| 70 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Biker Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
| Biker Kush V1 | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Biker Kush V2 0 | 1 | strain_fact:cannaconnection,master |
| Biker Rush | 1 | strain_fact:allbud |
| Sour D | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Sour Diesel | 1 | seedfinder |
| Sour Diesel K.G. Clone | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
61 descendants through recorded links, including 505 Headbanger, 818 Banger, 95 Banger, A Streetcar Named Desire, Banger Glue, Birthday Banger, Brutus, Bubba Banger.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Coffeeshop / Import N-A | 3rd | unverified |
| 2026 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Coffeeshop / Oldskool Wiet | 6th | unverified |
| 2023 | High 95 Cup | Indoor | 29th Place | unverified |
| 2020 | Errl Cup | FLOWER SATIVA | 1st | verified |
| 2020 | Errl Cup | CONCENTRATE SATIVA | 2nd | verified |
| 2019 | Copa del Norte | Rosin | 1st | unverified |
| 2018 | Masters of Rosin | Flower Rosin | 3rd | verified |
| 2018 | Oregon Growers Cup | Concentrates | 3rd | verified |
| 2018 | Connoisseur Cup | Best Pen’s | 1st | unverified |
| 2017 | Karma Cup | Shatter Hybrid | 10th | unverified |
| 2016 | IC420 Growers Cup (ICMag 420 Cup) | Sativa - Sativa - Growers Cup | 1st | verified |
| 2015 | IC420 Growers Cup (ICMag 420 Cup) | Sativa - Sativa - Growers Cup | 2nd | verified |
| 2013 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Seed Company Sativa | 3rd | verified |
Award claims checked 16 confirmed · 9 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Sativa - Growers Cup 2nd Place for Boys from the south at the IC 420 Growers Cup | 2016 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| 2013 Amsterdam Cannabis Cup | 2013 | hytiva | confirmed |
| 2013 Amsterdam Cannabis Cup. It produces buds that are dense, an array of olive and li | 2013 | hytiva | confirmed |
| 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup in the Sativa Category. more info soon | 2013 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup in the Sativa Category. more info soon Awards Strain Revi | 2013 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Amsterdam Cannabis Cup in 2013 | 2013 | allbud | confirmed |
| 3th place at the 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup in the Sativa Category | 2013 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2013 | hytiva | confirmed |
| Growers Cup | not stated · matched 2015, 2016, 2018 | cannaconnection | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2013 | allbud | confirmed |
| Growers Cup | not stated · matched 2015, 2016, 2018 | master | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2013 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Growers Cup | not stated · matched 2015, 2016, 2018 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| High Times | not stated · matched 2013 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Growers Cup in Amsterdam and Secret Cup in Barcelona | not stated · matched 2015, 2016, 2018 | cannaconnection | confirmed |
| Growers Cup in Amsterdam, Secret Cup in Barcelona | not stated · matched 2015, 2016, 2018 | master | confirmed |
| 2015 Sativa - Growers Cup 3rd Place for Karma Genetics at the High Times Cannabis Cup | 2015 | seedfinder | year_mismatch |
| 3rd place at the 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup in the Sativa Category | 2013 | master | event_ambiguous |
| 3rd place at the 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup in the Sativa Category | 2013 | seedfinder | event_ambiguous |
| 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup in the Sativa Category. If you like Sativa strains, this | 2013 | master | event_ambiguous |
| 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup in the Sativa Category. If you like Sativa strains, this | 2013 | seedfinder | event_ambiguous |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated | master | event_ambiguous |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated | seedfinder | event_ambiguous |
| Secret Cup | not stated | cannaconnection | not_in_results |
| Secret Cup | not stated | master | not_in_results |
The API itemises 25 of 27 claims on record; the counts above cover the claims listed here.
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
5 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: images.hytiva.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: cropkingseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
How to read this page
Every value is a stated claim with its sources. Where sources disagree all claims are listed. The lab range is the 10th to 90th percentile of flower lab samples and is never blended with seed-bank claims. Parents are recorded links, never guessed. Pictures are shown with their source and credit; copyright is unverified. Nothing on this page was invented, averaged across sources or merged from another name.
Aliases on record: headbanger, cannapot/headbanger, karma-genetics/headbanger, 018NY6XC00VTF3VN43K11WD6PC, Head Banger
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dossier headbanger · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Headbanger strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/headbanger/