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What's up Headbangers? Welcome to the unofficial
tribute to the
original Headbangers
Ball!
I
decided to make this site not only because of my own
curiosity to know more
about the
show
since
I'm a collector but also for others out there like myself
that are fans and
collectors of the
show.
And also because there isn't a site like this for
Headbangers Ball. At least I
haven't
been
able to
find one and I've searched all over. I know there are
sites like this for other
MTV shows
like 120
Minutes
so
I
thought
why not
make
one
for
Headbangers
Ball?
So, this
site
will
serve
as
an
unofficial
tribute
to
old
school
Headbangers
Ball
and it
will
also
be an
attempt at trying to gather any information I can about
any old Headbangers Ball
shows
that
were shown on MTV from 1987-1995. The goal here will be to
list
all
of the
shows
that
were
shown on
MTV
throughout
the
years it
was
on. This
will
be a
show
guide if you want
to
call it
that.
This
will be hard to accomplish without some help and that's
where you come in. This
information
is
what I
have been able to gather so far over several years from
different sources but I
need your
help
to add
to it, make any corrections or fill in any blanks that you
see.
I can't
garantee the accuracy of this list 100% as there is really
no
way for
me
to
check
it
unless I
have
a
copy
of
the
show.
That's
why I
need
your
help. If
you recorded a
show
back
in
the
day
and have
specific
information
on
a
show such
as
the
Date,
Hosts,
Co-Hosts,
Guests,
etc. or
if you know of any corrections that can be made send them
in to
and I
will post them as soon as possible. The more information,
the better, for
everybody.
Well,
there's not much to see here yet but it's a start and we
will see where it goes
from here.
Who
knows? Maybe eventually we'll have playlists for each
show, a message board, a
trading
section
and who knows what else. There's still alot of work to do
and I'm still trying
to think of
some
other ideas for the site. If you have any ideas of
something you'd like to see
on the
site,
if
you
have
any
info
on
shows
or
anything
else
you want
to
contribute by all
means
drop
me
The Early Days:
Originally it all started out as a monthly show called
Heavy Metal Mania
that was hosted
by Dee
Snider of Twisted Sister in 1985. Heavy Metal Mania was
eventually replaced by
Headbangers Ball in 1987. The first show aired on
4/18/87.
We are
also looking for more information on MTV Heavy Metal Mania
shows
since it
is
related
to
Headbangers Ball. Send in any information you know about
this show
to
The Birth Of The Ball:
4/18/87
Headbangers Ball debuts the show was hosted by
Lemmy Kilmeister & Phil Taylor of Motorhead.
The Hosts Of Headbangers Ball:
Asher
Benrubi aka "Smash" (1987)
Kevin
Seal (1987-1988)
Adam
Curry (1988-1990)
Riki
Rachtman
(1990-1995)
Scheduling:
From
1987 until January or February 1988 the show was 2 hours
from 12 am to 2
am
Then
from January/February 1988 it became a 3 hour
show
In
summer 1990 to October 1990 the show was on from 11 pm to
2 am
Then
from October 1990 to June 1991 it was placed back in the
12 am to 3 am time
slot
In June
1991 it was moved back to 11 pm for the rest of its
run
In it's
final year an hour was cut from the show so it went from
being 3 hours to 2
hours from 11 pm
to 1 am
Credits & Thanks: