Comments on: Epic Win: Headbangers Ball

By: Cyanide 9

Cyanide 9 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:45:36 +0000

omg….I’m only 18, so I wasn’t around for the good years of this. It’s still on on Saturdays on MTV2, but only for an hour and not until 2 am. It’s time like these that I wish I had a friggin time machine….

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:49:30 +0000

LOL, I met Rachtman at a KLSX (now defunt talk station in El Lay) Parks department fair right after the had liposuction.

He was kind enough to sign a pic for my mom, who began to call me a ‘punkass’ after I came home laughing about his radio show!

Dude ROCKS!

By: Someone

Someone — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:47:54 +0000

Just watched the attached video– OMG the 80’s hair! Big 80’s hair warning! Big 80’s hair warning!

By: Someone

Someone — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:42:52 +0000

\m/ Headbangers Ball, and also 120 Minutes. Loved both of them. (most of what was on MTV during that era was crap, but those two shows provided a respite).

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:07:01 +0000

Remember the bumper scenes with the trains crashing? S.O.D.’s Milano Mosh. Also turned me into a lifelong Overkill fan.

By: Jae

Jae — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:19:00 +0000

I discovered Type O Negative from this show. I vividly remember the music video for Christian Woman stealing away a pretty piece of my innocence. Damn good times. Miss the show.

By: MWahatten

MWahatten — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:29:26 +0000

GWAR!

They’re nothing to hear, but GREAT to see

Gosh, wasn’t it wonderful when MTV had something to do with you know.. Music?

By: RevolutionHellCowboy

RevolutionHellCowboy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:58:05 +0000

Yeah, the original Headbangers Ball was the best (the new version on MTV2 sucks). I’m huge fan of the earlier metal acts such as Slayer, Exodus, Pantera, Sepultura, Anthrax, Prong, Suicidal Tendencies, and many other bands from the 80s through the early 90s.

By: hhead

hhead — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:50:43 +0000

HEADBANGER’S BALL ROCKS!!! That is all. We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

By: Basara549

Basara549 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:39:02 +0000

Don’t they replay the classic broadcasts on one of the MTV channels late-night?

One of the most surreal things I ever saw on Headbangers Ball was them introducing a new artist who singing a power ballad. The metal career never panned out (so he switched genres and became a success), but I never forgot that it was Headbanger’s Ball that first inflicted MICHAEL BOLTON on me….

By: TiredWings

TiredWings — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:43:52 +0000

Rob Zombie when he decorated the set. This was actually the original Must See TV. I was a DJ working at a rock station and would sneak tunes of the groups I saw into my playlist at night. Good times………….

By: furmommy

furmommy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:37:14 +0000

I loved headbanger’s ball. It was really the only decent thing on MTV at the time. I wish they would sell DVD’s of it (maybe they do and I am so unaware??). I’d love to share that with my grandchildren.

By: John

John — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:44:40 +0000

Im too young for this (20yo)
But damn its still so awesome!

Hail to the gods of metal!

By: Bee

Bee — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:29:05 +0000

I wish I was into metal at that time… Took me several years to discover it’s true beauty (although Metallica’s One was always a blast if it came on).

By: Chipmunk.

Chipmunk. — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:02:53 +0000

Guns N’ Roses, and they trashed the place. Steven Adler was so spaced out.

By: utaduta

utaduta — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:35:34 +0000

head bangers ball is were i discovered Nirvana. it was an awesome show!

By: RCIAG

RCIAG — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:30:38 +0000

I used to watch the Ball for Ricki Rachtman. He’s the reason I now watch Daisy of Love.

Loved the episode with Alice In Chains at a waterpark. It was hilarious!!

By: miss tia

miss tia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:18:53 +0000

alice in chains…slayer….anthrax….loved headbanger’s ball!!!

By: T. Wolfwind

T. Wolfwind — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:18:52 +0000

Megadeth

By: ewww

ewww — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:26:42 +0000

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