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.
Episode 408 : Episode 408
January. 15,1995
January 15, 1995 - Best of The Headbangers Ball (Last Show)
Intro Segment
Guns N' Roses Interview
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
Various Segments With Riki Over The Years
Faith No More Interview
Metallica - One
Riki With Metallica Interview
Riki & Mission Megadeth Show
Megadeth - Peace Sells
Riki With Queensryche In England
Riki With Aerosmith At The Monsters Of Rock
Riki Birthday Segments
Various Alice In Chains, Nirvana & Soundgarden Segments
Alice In Chains - Man In The Box
Soundgarden Segments
Pearl Jam Interviews
Pearl Jam - Alive
Nirvana Interview
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Riki On The Road Segments
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
Riki Interview Segments
Riki On Stage With Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Various Food Segments With Riki
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush (Live)
Various Segments With Riki
Riki With Metallica & Soundgarden
Soundgarden - Spoonman
More Segments With Riki
Riki Sings "Stone Cold Crazy" With Metallica Over End Credits
Episode 307 : Episode 307
February. 06,1993
February 06, 1993 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman Taped Interview With Al Jourgensen of Ministry
Guns N' Roses - Garden Of Eden
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Danzig - How The Gods Kill
Suicidal Tendencies - I'll Hate You Better
Faith No More - Easy
Judas Priest - Another Thing Comin'
Riki With Dave Mustaine On The Phone
Kiss - Lick It Up
Collision - Chains
Ministry - Just One Fix
Skid Row - Psycho Therapy
Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy
Gruntruck - Tribe
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Metallica - The Unforgiven
Friend At Large #1
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Live)
Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Live At The Ritz)
Friend At Large #2
L7 - Pretend We're Dead
Episode 300 : Episode 300
December. 26,1992
December 26, 1992 - Riki Rachtman Host Holiday Special At the Scrap Bar In NY. With Sepultura & Helmet
Episode 299 : Episode 299
December. 19,1992
December 19, 1992 - Riki Rachtman Host Best of 1992
Metallica - Sad But True
Pantera - Walk
Helmet - Unsung
Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing
Ozzy Osbourne - Road To Nowhere
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
Motorhead - Hellraiser
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
Skid Row - Quicksand Jesus
Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction
Kiss - Unholy
Slayer - Raining Blood
Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears
Riki With Dominick
Corrosion Of Conformity - Vote With A Bullet
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Danzig - Dirty Black Summer
Body Count - There Goes The Neighborhood
Riki With Lonn Friend
Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
Alice In Chains - Angry Chair
Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
Ministry - Just One Fix
Riki With Brian Johnson
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Prong - Prove You Wrong
Episode 254 : Episode 254
February. 15,1992
February 15, 1992 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Asphalt Ballet & War Babies At the Bordello
Warrant - We Will Rock You
Nirvana - Territorial Pissings (Live MTV Studios)
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
Fates Warning - Point Of View
Infectious Grooves - Therapy
L.A. Guns - It's Over Now
Def Leppard - Saturday Night (High N' Dry)
War Babies - Hang Me Up
Guns N' Roses - Live And Let Die
White Lion - Tell Me
Queensryche - Anybody Listing?
Great White - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (MTV Unplugged)
My Sister's Machine - I'm Sorry
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
Savatage - Jesus Saves
Pearl Jam - Alive
Asphalt Ballet - Soul Survive
Scorpions - Hit Between The Eyes
Exodus - Objection Overruled
Sepultura - Desperate Cry
Overkill - Horroscope
Soundgarden - Outshined
Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
Bullet Lavolta - Swan Dive
Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home
The Almighty - Devil's Toy
Coroner - I Want You/She's So Heavy
Thunder - Love Walked In
Episode 245 : Episode 245
December. 14,1991
December 14, 1991 - Riki Rachtman Host Aerosmith Tribute Show
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady
Def Leppard - Let It Go
Aerosmith - Jamie's Got A Gun
Aerosmith - Chip Away The Stone
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
Taped Interviews With Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer & Concert Footage
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
L.A. Guns - Kiss My Love Goodbye
Friend At Large #1 W/Richie Sambora Clip
Aerosmith - Last Child (MTV Unplugged)
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Aerosmith - Rag Doll
Taped Interview With Steven Tyler
Aerosmith - Dream On (Live)
Aerosmith - Let The Music Do The Talking
Skid Row - Wasted Time
Taped Interviews With Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer
Aerosmith - What It Takes (The Recording Of)
Extreme - Kid Ego
Friend At Large #2
Taped Interviews With Tyler & Perry
Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
Faster Pussycat - Bathroom Wall
Ratt - Slip Of The Lip
Aerosmith - The Other Side
Aerosmith W/Run-DMC - Walk This Way
The Hard Corps - Hard Corps
Aerosmith - Big Ten Inch Record (MTV Unplugged)
Cinderella - The More Things Change
Friend At Large #3
Aerosmith - Angel
Episode 243 : Episode 243
November. 30,1991
November 30, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Prong, Soundgarden, Corrosion Of Conformity
Episode 242 : Episode 242
November. 23,1991
November 23, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Ozzy & Jack Osbourne Rock Blocks Edition
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
Queensryche - I Don't Believe In Love (Live)
Queensryche - Empire
Metallica - The Unforgiven (Long Version)
Metallica - One
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
Skid Row - Wasted Time
Warrior Soul - Hero
Warrior Soul - We Cry Out
Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home ('91 Remix)
Motley Crue - DR. Feelgood
Motley Crue - Wildside
Motley Crue - Anarchy In The U.K.
Slayer - Raining Blood
Slayer - War Ensemble
Infectious Grooves - Punk It Up
Suicidal Tendencies - Possessed To Skate
Ozzy Osbourne - Miracle Man
Episode 233 : Episode 233
September. 21,1991
September 21, 1991- Hosted by Riki Rachtman With The Four Horsemen
Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
Tesla - Edison's Medicine
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Scorpions - Send Me An Angel
Alice In Chains - Sea Of Sorrow
The Four Horsemen - Nobody Said It Was Easy
Motley Crue - Primal Scream
Friend At Large Segment
Armored Saint - Last Train Home
Judas Priest - Touch Of Evil
Megadeth - Go To Hell
The Cult - Wild Hearted Son
Ball Buster Segment
L.A. Guns - Kiss My Love Goodbye
McQueen Street - My Religion
Frantic Fringe Segment
Pearl Jam - Alive
Mind Funk - Sister Blue
Friend At Large Segment # 2
Pantera - Psycho Holiday
Anthrax - Indians
D.R.I - Suit And Tie Guy
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind
Kix - Girl Money
Donington Coverage by Ricky Warwick of The Almighty
The Almighty - Free N' Easy
Kik Tracee - You're So Strange
Motorhead - Ramones
Skull Krusher Segment
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Bulletboys - Talk To Your Daughter
Friend At Large Segment # 3
Big House - Dollar In My Pocket (Pretty Things)
Episode 229 : Episode 229
August. 24,1991
August 24, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Warrior Soul, & White Trash
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind
Motorhead - Angel City
The Screaming Jets - C'mon
Warrior Soul - The Wasteland
Living Colour - Time's Up
Kiss - God Gave Rock And Roll To You II
Van Halen - Runaround
Junkyard - All The Time In The World
Friend At Large Segment #1
Megadeth - Go To Hell
Laaz Rockett - Fire In The Hole
Sepultura - Dead Embryonic Cells
Kik Tracee - You're So Strange
White Trash - Apple Pie
Skid Row - Monkey Business
L.A. Guns - Kiss My Love Goodbye
Contraband - Loud Guitar, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'
Friend At Large Segment #2
The Eric Gales Band - Sign Of The Storm
Aldo Nova & Wayne Isham Segment
Aldo Nova - Medicine Man
Aldo Nova - Someday
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Chrissy Steele - Love You Till It Hurts
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
Mordred - Esse Quam Viden
Anthrax Ft. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
XYZ - Face Down In The Gutter
Friend At Large Segment #3
Aerosmith - Angel
Episode 217 : Episode 217
June. 01,1991
June 01, 1991 - Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Tyketto & Wrathchild America
Episode 216 : Episode 216
May. 25,1991
May 25, 1991 - Riki Rachtman Host Mission Megadeth At the Cat House Part 2
Episode 214 : Episode 214
May. 11,1991
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 213 : Episode 213
May. 04,1991
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 211 : Episode 211
April. 20,1991
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 186 : Episode 186
November. 10,1990
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 110 : Episode 110
May. 27,1989
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 89 : Episode 89
December. 24,1988
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
Nine people are caught in a bank robbery gone wrong and endure a 52-hour hostage standoff that will leave more than one person dead. They will be forever affected and intertwined because of it.
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street.
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.
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Based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey's iconic novel, Puberty Blues tells the story of two girls, Debbie and Sue, of innocence lost and experience gained against the backdrop of Australia in the 1970s.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, so Lisa, a 27-year-old in Los Angeles, is forced to take a job with a company that provides entertainment at birthday parties. It's a ragtag group of outcasts, but thanks to their hard-partying ways, Lisa fits right in with them. Lisa postpones adulthood for as long as possible, until one of her co-workers falls for her and makes her question every decision she's ever made…
Within L.A. incredibly diverse landscape, two dedicated cops are relentless when it comes to solving crime. Detective Joe Friday is a seasoned veteran who has seen it all. Through his voiceovers, viewers will gain insight into the crime investigation process, as well as hear the honest thoughts of a 21st century cop. Although a veteran of the beat, Friday still has the same passion and energy as his young partner, Frank Smith, who has recently been promoted to the robbery/homicide division from vice.