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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 ...
The following list of glam metal bands and artists includes bands and artists that have been described as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, [1] [2] hair band, [3] pop metal [1] and lite metal [1] by professional journalists at some stage in their career. Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal [4] and is influenced by 1970s ...
Heavy: The Story of Metal is a four-part documentary special that aired on VH1 from May 22 to 25, 2006. The series focuses on the origins, subgenres and the bands of heavy metal music , paying close attention to influential bands like Black Sabbath , Led Zeppelin , Judas Priest and Iron Maiden , who helped to define heavy metal in its early years.
The 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll was a television special that aired on VH1 in 1998, where the network compiled a list of what it considered the 100 greatest rock artists. The show included artists from a variety of genres within rock, such as classic rock, punk, alternative, and heavy metal.
MTV ranked Metallica the third "Greatest Heavy Metal Band in History". [256] Metallica was ranked 42nd on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", [269] was listed fifth on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock", [270] and the band was number one on VH1's "20 Greatest Metal Bands" list. [271]
VH1 Classic: Music videos primarily from the 1970s and 1980s, but also the 1960s and 1990s, concert footage, vintage movies, and original programming focused on adult hits, classic hits and classic rock music. Rebranded as MTV Classic on August 1, 2016, in honor of MTV's 35th anniversary. VH1 Country: Continuous country music videos.
Metal Evolution is a 2011 documentary series directed by anthropologist and filmmaker Sam Dunn and director, producer and music supervisor Scot McFadyen about heavy metal subgenres, with new episodes airing every Friday at 10 pm EST on MuchMore [1] [2] and Saturday at 10pm EST on VH1 Classic. [3]
The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" is a special issue published by Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005, and later updated in 2011. [1] The list presented was compiled based on input from musicians, writers, and industry figures and is focused on the rock & roll era.