On April 18, 1987, Headbangers Ball premiered on MTV. According to an unofficial fan site, the inaugural show featured clips by Cinderella ("Somebody Save Me"), Dokken ("Dream Warriors"), Whitesnake ( ...

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 ...

“It’s Headbangers Ball, so I thought I’d wear a gown,” Kurt Cobain deadpanned, referring to the banana-yellow ball gown he was wearing while being interviewed by MTV host Riki Rachtman. The Nirvana ...

The year was 1988. The first George Bush was elected as President, Kirk Gibson of the Los Angeles Dodgers was limping his way across the bases in the World Series and MTV was airing a show dedicated ...