About
Headbangers Ball (also referred to as simply The Ball) was a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV, MTV2 (its sister channel), MTV Australia, MTV Rocks (formerly known as MTV2 Europe), MTV Adria (the MTV subsidiary covering the former Yugoslavia), MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV Israel, MTV Hungary and MTV Japan. The show began on MTV on April 18, 1987,[1] playing heavy metal and hard rock music videos late at night, from both well-known and more obscure artists. The show offered (and became famous because of) a stark contrast to Top 40 music videos shown during the day. However, with the mainstream rise of alternative rock, grunge, pop punk and rap music in the 1990s, the relevance of Headbangers Ball came into question, and the show was ultimately canceled in 1995. Over eight years later, as new genres of heavy metal were gaining a commercial foothold and fan interest became unavoidable, the program was reintroduced on MTV2. It has remained in varying degrees on the network's website, but is no longer shown on television. Many of the videos that aired on the first incarnation of the series would find a home on the similarly themed Metal Mayhem on sister channel MTV Classic.
Cast
Adam Curry
as
Riki Rachtman
as Host
Episodes
Season 1
Iron Maiden & Van Halen
Episode 89
December 24, 1988 - Christmas Special, Hosted by Ozzy Osbourne & Zakk Wylde Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Babies Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time Judas Priest - Another Thing Comin' Winger - Seventeen Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love Guns N' Roses - Paradise City Kiss - Let's Put The X In Sex Hurricane - Over The Edge Alice Cooper - I Got A Line On You Ratt - Way Cool Jr. Bulletboys - Smooth Up Aerosmith - Chip Away The Stone House Of Lords - I Want To Be Loved Jimmy Page - Wasting My Time Cinderella - The Last Mile Kingdom Come - Get It On Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly Britny Fox - Girlschool Anthrax - Anti-Social Jetboy - Feel The Shake Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas Def Leppard - Armageddon It Sam Kinison - Wild Thing Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness Ozzy Osbourne - Miracle Man Yngwie Malmsteen - You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget AC/DC - That's The Way I Want To Rock And Roll Flotsam & Jetsam - Saturday Nights All Right For Fighting Roughhouse - Tonite Cinderella - Nobody's Fool Circus Of Power - Motor Overkill - Hello From The Gutter Hear N' Aide - Stars
Episode 110
May 27, 1989 - Hosted by Adam Curry, Lonn Friend & Scott Ian Rock Block Edition Bruce Dickenson Intro Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Skid Row - 18 And Life Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me Winger - Madalaine Winger - Headed For A Heartbreak Bruce Dickenson Interview Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant Iron Maiden - Wrathchild Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness Cinderella - Gypsy Road Cinderella - Nobody's Fool Cinderella - Somebody Save Me Cinderella - Coming Home Anthrax - Indians Anthrax - Who Cares Wins Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses - Paradise City Great White - Rock Me Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy AC/DC - Heat Seekers AC/DC - Jailbreak The Cult - Fire Woman The Cult - Love Removal Machine Dave Mustaine Interview Megadeth - Wake Up Dead Megadeth - Anarchy In The U.K. Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy Tesla - Hang Tough Metal Church - Watch The Childern Pray Metal Church - Badlands
Episode 186
November 10, 1990 - Hosted by Angus Young & Brain Johnson of AC/DC AC/DC - Thunderstruck AC/DC - Back In Black Cinderella - Shelter Me Cinderella - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) Aerosmith - The Other Side Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Queensryche - Empire Queensryche - Revolution Calling Led Zeppelin - Traveling Riverside Blues Led Zeppelin - Kashmir Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll Ozzy Osbourne - Shot In The Dark Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) AC/DC - Jailbreak AC/DC - Flick of the Switch AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC - That's the Way I Wanna Rock And Roll Love/Hate - Why Do You Think They Call It Dope Love/Hate - Black Out In the Red Room Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night Kiss - Tears Are Falling Kiss - Forever Megadeth - Anarchy In the U.S. Megadeth - Peace Sells Megadeth - Holy Wars Deep Purple - King Of Dreams Deep Purple - Hush
Episode 211
April 20, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With White Lion & Mind Funk Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Thunder - Dirty Love White Lion - Love Don't Come Easy King's X - We Are Finding Who We Are Saigon Kick - What You Say Mr. Big - Green - Tinted Sixties Mind Slaughter - Mad About You Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter Scorpions - Wind of Change Living Colour - Sailin' On Bang Tango - Someone Like You Poison - I Want Action Thin Lizzy - Dedication Bulletboys - THC Groove Mind Funk - Bighouse Burning Alice In Chains - Man In the Box Sepultura - Dead Embryonic Cells Warrior Soul - Downtown Kreator - People of the Lie Wrathchild America - Surrounded By Idiots Cyclone Temple - Words Are Just Words
Episode 213
May 04, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead Great White - Desert Moon Queensryche - Best I Can (Live In Rio) Motorhead - Ace Of Spades Loudness - In the Mirror Metal Church - Date With Poverty Slaughter - Mad About You Saigon Kick - What You Say Tyketto - Forever Young Slayer - Seasons In the Abyss Bulletboys - THC Groove Southgang - Tainted Angel Ozzy Osbourne - Iron Man Cinderella - Shelter Me Sepultura - Dead Embryonic Cells White Lion - Love Don't Come Easy Cycle Sluts From Hell - I Wish You Were A Beer King's X - We Are Finding Who We Are AC/DC - Are You Ready Motorhead - No Voices In the Sky Thunder - Dirty Love Thin Lizzy - Dedication Anthrax - Who Cares Wins Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin Katmandu - The Way You Make Me Feel Pantera - Psycho Holiday Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter Sacrifice - Soldiers of Misfortune
Episode 214
May 11, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Primus & Katmandu Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter Alice In Chains - Man In The Box Scorpions - Wind Of Change Wrathchild America - Surrounded By Idiots Great White - Desert Moon Death Angel - Seemingly Endless Time Tyketto - Forever Young Thunder - Dirty Love Metal Church - Date With Poverty Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss MR. Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind Motorhead - No Voices In The Sky Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin Aldo Nova - Blood On The Bricks Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (Live) Katmandu - The Way You Make Me Feel Megadeth -Hangar 18 White Lion - Love Don't Come Easy Kik Tracee - Don't Need Rules Rhino Bucket - One Night Stand AC/DC - Are You Ready No Sweat - Tears The Wall Down Mindfunk - Bighouse Burning Trixter - One In A Million Southgang - Tainted Angel
Episode 216
May 25, 1991 - Riki Rachtman Host Mission Megadeth At the Cat House Part 2
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