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Headbangers Ball is a music television program that consists of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV and its global affiliates. [1] The show began on MTV on April 18, 1987, [2] playing heavy metal music videos from both well-known and more obscure artists.
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock was first given out in 1989, one of the four original genre categories added to the VMAs that year.In its first year, the award was called Best Heavy Metal Video, and from 1990 to 1995, it was renamed Best Metal/Hard Rock Video.
Friday Night Video Fights (1982–1986) I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge (1983–1987) MTV Top 20 Video Countdown (1984–1998) Heavy Metal Mania (1985–1986) New Video Hour (1985–1988) 120 Minutes (1986–2000, moved to MTV2) Dial MTV (1986–1991) Friday Night Party Zone (1986–1987) International Hour (1986–1987) Metal Shop (1986)
Metal Mayhem (formerly Metal Mania or Headbangers) is a block of classic heavy metal/hard rock music videos that first aired on the American television channel VH1 Classic. The series originally featured music videos from 1970s to early 1990s, but since VH1 Classic's transition to MTV Classic , it has now incorporated music videos from the ...
This was the first concert video to be aired on MTV, from REO Speedwagon's Live Infidelity home video release. The video was interrupted after 12 seconds due to technical difficulties. The technical difficulty moment contains only a blank black screen with a 200 Hz tone for a few seconds before going back to MTV's studio. 10 "Rockin' the Paradise"
The addition of four "genre" categories was meant to reflect MTV's new programming strategy, which shifted away from freeform video rotation to specific shows dedicated to certain genres. [5] [6] Thus, Best Dance Video reflected the videos on Club MTV, Best Heavy Metal Video reflected Headbangers Ball, Best Rap Video reflected Yo!
The music video for "Stars" received moderate airplay on MTV's Heavy Metal Mania [10] and afterward on MTV's replacement program Headbangers Ball. [11] The project also released a 30 minute Sony home video documentary, Hear 'n Aid: The Sessions, which was shot during the recording process and released on VHS and Video8 formats. [12]
A wide variety of heavy metal music videos aired on Uranium, including those by bands of the underground scene. Some videos, such as Cradle of Filth's bondage themed "Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness)" and the brutally violent "D.O.A." by The Haunted, were virtually exclusive to the show due to the stricter censorship regulations of MTV.