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Headbangers Ball

★ 8.2 347 votes 1987–present 1 season · 308 episodes Ended MTV
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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.

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▶32Episode #1.32—
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▶35Episode #1.35—
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▶50Kevin Seal/L.A. Guns—
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▶54S1.E54 Episode #1.54—
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▶56Bruce Dickinson—
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▶67Vinnie Vincent & Mark Slaughter—
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▶68S1.E68 Episode #1.68—
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▶82S1.E82 Britny Fox—
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▶83Episode #1.83—
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▶84Episode #1.84—
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▶85Episode #1.85—
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▶94Anthrax—
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▶97Episode #1.97—
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▶103Great White Album Release Party—
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▶104Downtown Julie Brown with M.O.D. & Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P.—
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▶107Black Sabbath—
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▶108Metal Church—
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▶109S1.E109 Episode #109—
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▶110S1.E110 Rock Block Edition—
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▶111S1.E111 Leatherwolf—
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▶116Adam Curry—
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▶124Mötley Crüe/Suicidal Tendencies—
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▶133Headbangers Halloween—
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▶134Cathouse RIP Magazine Party—
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▶142Riki Rachtman/Anthrax—
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▶143Riki Rachtman/McCauley Shenker Group—
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▶144Motley Crue Road Report On Set Video Shoot For "Without You"—
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▶145Soundgarden, Faith No More & Voivod—
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▶146Gothic Slam, Britny Fox & Slaughter—
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▶147Great White & Havana Black Taped Interviews—
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▶148Episode #1.148—
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▶149Babylon A.D. & Kurl & Spike of D.R.I.—
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▶150Nuclear Assault—
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▶151XYZ & Icon—
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▶152Bad Brains—
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▶153Riki Rachtman/Savatage—
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▶154Tesla—
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▶155Kiss—
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▶156Not Fakin' It in Japan with Michael Monroe Part 1—
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▶157Not Fakin' It in Japan with Michael Monroe Part 2—
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▶158Mike Muir Of Suicidal Tendencies & Taime Downe On The Phone—
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▶159Love/Hate & Law & Order—
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▶160Kiss, Slaughter, & Faster Pussycat In Texas—
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▶161S01E161 Decade Of Metal Marathon Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Motley Crue—
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▶162Steve Vai—
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▶163Lita Ford—
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▶164Prong—
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▶166Riki Rachtman's Birthday—
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▶167Poison—
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▶168Death Angel—
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▶169The Road with Winger—
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▶170Spread Eagle, Warrior Soul, Heaven's Edge, & Faster Pussycat—
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▶171On the Road with Faith No More—
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▶172L.A. Guns, London Quireboys, & Flostsom & Jetsom—
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▶173Bruce Dickinson Of Iron Maiden—
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▶174Dave Mustaine & David Ellefson of Megadeth—
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▶175Anthrax Road Reports From Megaforce Office—
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▶176Rock Blocks Edition—
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▶177Festival of the Flesh Contest—
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▶178Festival of the Flesh At Castle Donnington Part II—
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▶179Ratt, Stryper & Doro Pesch—
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▶180Host At The Foundation Forum—
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▶181Queensryche—
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▶182Living Colour—
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▶183Clips Of Riki w/Motorhead At The Rainbow & Exodus—
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▶184The Scorpions—
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▶185Shocktober with Cinderella—
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▶186Cinderella Album Release Party In New Orleans—
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▶187AC/DC—
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▶188Winger—
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▶189Slayer & Extreme—
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▶190Road Report From Suicidal Tendencies—
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▶191Riki Rachtman / Testament—
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▶192Riki Rachtman Host Decade of Metal Countdown With Vince Niel & Tommy Lee—
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▶193Monsters Of Rock Sunday, RIP Magazine 4th Anniversary Party & Year End Top 20 Metal Countdown With Jani Lane (Monsters Of Rock Sunday At RIP Magazine 4th Anniversary Party)—
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▶194New Year's in Las Vegas with Slaughter—
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▶195Trixter—
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▶196Jani Lane Host Top 20 Year End Countdown—
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▶197On the Road with Iron Maiden—
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▶198On the Road with Anthrax—
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▶199Grammy Edition—
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▶200Rock In Rio Hosted by Riki Rachtman With Queensryche, Megadeth, & Judas Priest Part 1—
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▶201Rock In Rio Part 2—
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▶202Metal Blox Edition—
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▶203KNAC 5th Anniversary Benefit Show—
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▶204The Throbs—
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▶205Cinderella—
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▶206The Bulletboys—
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▶207Riki Rachtman Metal Blox Edition—
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▶208Contraband—
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▶209Pantera & Alice In Chains—
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▶210White Lion & Mind Funk—
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▶211Mr. Big & Kreator—
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▶212Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead—
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▶213Primus & Katmandu—
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▶214Mission Megadeth Part 1—
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▶215Mission Megadeth At the Cat House Part 2 *Rock Blocks Edition*—
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▶216Tyketto & Wrathchild America—
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▶217Cycle Sluts From Hell & Junkyard Album Release Party—
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▶218Kik Tracee & Dangerous Toys "Riki's Birthday Show"—
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▶219Armored Saint & Suicidal Tendencies—
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▶220The Scorpions Pt.2—
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▶221On the Road With Slayer In New York—
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▶222Clash of the Titans—
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▶223Operation Rock n' Roll—
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▶224Wayne & Garth of Wayne's World—
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▶225Aldo Nova—
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▶226L.A. Guns—
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▶227Bang Tango & Liquid Jesus—
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▶228Warrior Soul/White Trash—
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▶229Megadeth—
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▶230Invading the Empire With Queensryche In London Part 1—
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▶231Invading the Empire At Monsters Of Rock Part 2—
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▶232The Four Horsemen—
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▶233Pearl Jam—
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▶234XYZ & The Cult—
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▶235Lita Ford Pt.2—
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▶237Motley Crue & 5th Annual RIP Magazine Party—
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▶238Nirvana/Sepultura—
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▶239Ugly Kid Joe, Law & Order, & Infectious Grooves—
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▶240Fates Warning—
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▶241Ozzy & Jack Osbourne Rock Blocks Edition—
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▶242Prong, Soundgarden, Corrosion Of Conformity—
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▶243Cat House 5th Anniversary Show At The Palladium—
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▶244Aerosmith Tribute Show—
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▶245Best of 1991 At His Apartment—
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▶246Encore of Rock In Rio Pt. 1 & 2—
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▶247Banging In the New Year With Slayer—
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▶248Best Of '91—
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▶249On the Road With Skid Row & Pantera—
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▶250Primus At the Cat House Metal Blocks Edition—
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▶251On the Road With Ozzy Osbourne & Prong—
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▶252Scatterbrain & Ugly Kid Joe At the Scrap Bar—
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▶253Asphalt Ballet & War Babies At the Bordello—
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▶254Anthrax On the Set of Married With Children—
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▶255L.A. Guns Pt.2—
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▶256My Sister's Machine & Overkill (New Set & Countdown To The Ball) Countdown To The Ball—
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▶257Live At Bike Week From Daytona Beach FL. Hosted by Riki Rachtman Countdown To The Ball—
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▶258Spinal Tap's Countdown to the Ball—
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▶259Episode #1.259—
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▶265Episode #1.265—
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▶266Testament & Shotgun Messiah—
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▶267Prong Pt.2—
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▶268Countdown To The Ball—
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▶269Tora Tora, Saigon Kick & Suicidal Tendencies Countdown To The Ball—
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▶270Lynch Mob & L7 Countdown To The Ball—
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▶271Iron Maiden—
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▶272Riki Rachtman Metal Blox Edition Pt.2—
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▶273Repeat Show—
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▶274Faith No More Countdown To The Ball—
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▶275Ugly Kid Joe—
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▶276Kiss Pt.2—
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▶277Joe Satriani & T-Ride Countdown To The Ball—
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▶278Danzig & Black Sabbath Countdown To The Ball—
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▶279GWAR & Ministry Countdown to the Ball—
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▶280Alice In Chains At Mansion—
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▶281Motörhead & Trouble—
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▶282Riki Rachtman With White Zombie & Pantera Countdown To The Ball—
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▶283Countdown To The Ball Pt.2—
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▶284Mike Muir Of Suicidal Tendencies Countdown To The Ball—
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▶285No Guest—
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▶286Glenn Danzig In Germany—
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▶287AC/DC Pt.II—
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▶288Faster Pussycat & Bad4Good—
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▶289No More Tours For Ozzy In New Orleans Countdown To The Ball—
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▶290On the Road With Megadeth & Suicidal Tendencies In Miami FL. Countdown To The Ball—
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▶293Episode #1.293—
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▶295Episode #1.295—
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▶296Stone Temple Pilots/Living Color—
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▶330Headbangers Ball on the Road with Alice in Chains—
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▶351Christmas Special with Sepultura—
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▶352Best of 1993—
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▶353Episode #1.353—
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▶355Episode #1.355—
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▶356Episode #1.356—
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▶357NHL All- Star Game—
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▶358Episode #1.358—
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▶360Episode #1.360—
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▶361Mutha's Day Out—
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▶362Soundgarden in Seattle—
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▶363Spring Break at the San Diego Zoo with Entombed/Carcass—
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▶364Pantera In Dallas, Texas—
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▶365Episode #1.365—
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▶367King's X—
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▶369Episode #1.369—
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▶370Episode #1.370—
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▶371Riki Rachtman/Henry Rollins—
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▶373Episode #1.373—
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▶374S1.E374 Metal Blox Edition—
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▶375GWAR/Infectious Grooves—
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▶376Riki Rachtman/Biohazard—
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▶377Riki Rachtman/Gene Simmons—
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▶378Riki Rachtman With Soundgarden—
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▶379Riki Rachtman With Alice Cooper—
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▶380Episode #1.380—
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▶381Stuttering John & Sugar Tooth—
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▶382Episode #1.382—
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▶384Episode #1.384—
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▶385Woodstock '94 Part 1—
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▶386Episode #1.386—
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▶387Episode #1.387—
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▶388House of Pain—
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▶389Episode #1.389—
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▶390Metallica in San Francisco—
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▶391Episode #1.391—
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▶392Headbangers Inaugural Ball—
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▶404Best of 1994—
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▶405December 24, 1994—
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▶406December 31, 1994—
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Riki Rachtman Self - Host, Self, Host
Adam Curry Self - Host, Self
Anthrax Self, Self - Host, Themselves
Ozzy Osbourne Self, Self - Host
Megadeth Self, Self - Host, Themselves
Kevin Seal Self - Host
Rob Zombie Self
Lemmy Self, Self - Host
Dave Mustaine Self, Self - Guest, Self - Host
Slayer Self

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