#354 Headbangers Ball: The Greatest Metal TV Show Ever Made

“Today is all about 7’s…”

We can’t believe it…it’s officially been SEVEN years since we began our podcasting journey, and as of this episode, we are celebrating SEVEN years of heavy metal podcasting excellence! And in the spirit of heavy metal greatness, what better way to celebrate and commemorate the completion of our SEVENTH year than a tribute to the best thing MTV ever did for metal heads that started way back in the late 80’s: HEADBANGERS BALL!!!

“It was the novelty, because that was the only place where you could get it…”

Premiering on Saturday April 18, 1987, MTV began what would become a weekly Saturday night tradition and/or ritual for metal heads with HEADBANGERS BALL, the one section of MTV that belonged to the metal community…it was OUR show, OUR music, and OUR videos, made by metal heads for metal heads (ironically, not unlike this podcast).

“SEVEN!”

Granted, there were often a lot of glam and hair metal videos mixed in, but there were always a plethora of obscure thrash, power metal, and other assorted heavy metal videos on there that you absolutely could not see anywhere else on MTV except for when you tuned in to “The Ball” (NOTE: this is where the crochety “back in my day” sentiment comes into play because, as everyone with access to the internet knows, in the late 80’s, rock radio sure as hell wasn’t doing much to promote metal artists, and we certainly didn’t have Spotify or YouTube at our disposal. “The Ball” was all we had…mark the time.).

“They weren’t Trans then, dude…they were 100% dudes and they were the Savatage Brothers…”

Break out your finest relaxers and get ready for a celebratory stroll down memory lane, and understand that since we’re discussing music videos, you’re gonna need all the sensory enhancement you can muster to thoroughly maximize your enjoyment of this episode.

Find out who’s “lips are always out”, understand why calling a woman “handsome” is a dangerous move even with the proper context, see how many applicable references to “SEVEN!” you can find in this episode, and don’t deny the power of “The Dinklage” when you JOIN US as we celebrate our 7th birthday in nostalgic style with HEADBANGERS BALL.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “That’s weird looking…”/ “I tell you one thing: don’t call a woman handsome…they do not like it…especially when they don’t understand the context…”/ #thebiggestloser #jillianmichaels #handsome / “They think everything is an insult…”/ #WWE / “I wanna see if this is a handsome woman…”/ The definition of a handsome woman / “It fits…see if it fits down there…”/ “Make sure to get his face during this part…”/ #markthetime / “Soap Opera for men…”/ “They’re referring to my Croc sneakers / “Let’s get this road on the show…year number 7!” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “We are 7 years old today as a podcast…”/ #sixseven / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #YearNumberSeven

(06:22): “Drinkin’ some #Ghoulade …” / “Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s not…it’s hit or miss…kinda like with sex…”/ “We never have mistakes, they’re unique performances” – Kirk Hammett / #happyaccidents #BobRoss / “Within 5 to 7 times, you kinda know…”/

“That was angry, and rapey…” / #keepitthrashy / “Speaking of which: where has that dude been?” / ***PATREON US AT patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast ***/ #Interceptor /

***EMAIL US AT metalnerdery@gmail.com *** / “We’ve got some Australian friends…”/

“It’s so good, I could feel it in my balls…” / #Shittah #spotifyplaylist / ***CHECK OUT www.metalnerdery.com/episodes for show notes, band and album info, and other goodies…***

(13:36): ***GIVE US A CALL AND VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** /

“What would you consider a Metallica classic that was released after The Black Album?” /

Thanks to American Dave from Ill-Noise for the voicemail! / “I don’t hate The Loads…”/ #SiriusXM #MaximumMetallica / “That’s low…it’s either a helicopter or a drone the size of this house, flying over…”/ #aliennews #UAP #UFOFiles / NOTE: It’s shit you HAVE before…on our inaugural Poony’s episode! / #UFO ROCK BOTTOM (Phenomenon – 1974) / NOTE: You absolutely HAVE heard this song before!!! / #RussellsRepetitiveReflections / “Get to the solo…”/ “Metallica Only is a better name…”

(25:26): “What’s the first #HeadbangersBall memory that comes to mind?” / #StormtroopersOfDeath MILANO MOSH (Speak English Or Die – 1985) / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST CELEBRATES 7 YEARS IN PODCASTING EXCELLENCE & PAYS HOMAGE TO MTV’s HEADBANGERS BALL!!! / #HeadbangersBall #SaturdayNights / “That was still OUR show…”/ “I remember it being pretty long…”/ #markthetime / Earliest memories of “The Ball” / “Remember Killer Dwarfs?”

(31:34): #KillerDwarfs DIRTY WEAPONS (Dirty Weapons – 1990) / “Stand Tall, that was the one…”/ “You may remember this video…”/ #skatethrash /

#GothicSlam WHO DIED AND MADE YOU GOD (Just A Face In The Crowd – 1989) / “I think the drums are the most loud thing in the mix…it’s probably produced by Lars Ulrich…”/ “Would it work now?” / “It was the novelty, because that was the only place where you could get it…”

(40:10): “Didn’t Annihilator have one for ‘Alice in Hell’?” / #Annihilator ALISON HELL (Alice In Hell – 1989) / “I thought of another one…”/ “I got one that’s a deep one that’s gonna blow y’alls mind…do y’all remember Helloween?”/ #RussellsConcertReflections / #powermetal / #Helloween HALLOWEEN (Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I – 1987) / “Here’s some obscure ones…”/ #Voivod ASTRONOMY DOMINE (Nothingface – 1989) /

“Dude, you should have cupped…you wasted that!” / #cuppingASMR /

#WrathchildAmerica SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS (3-D – 1991) / “It’s in 7!” / “SEVEN!”/

“That reminds me of Scatterbrain…the funk, the fun, and the progression…”/

“Today is all about 7’s…”

(50:32): #Sepultura TERRITORY (Chaos A.D. – 1993) / “Funny seeing those two flags together, huh?” / “What was the first S.T. video you think you saw on Headbangers Ball?” /

“What was the first Slayer video you remember seeing on the Headbangers Ball?” /

#Slayer WAR ENSEMBLE (Seasons In The Abyss – 1990) / “This was prime for us…”/

“SEVEN!”/ “That should be Phil’s fill…”

(56:39): #GreenJelly (originally known as #GreenJello before Kraft Foods got all butthurt and bitchy about the name) / THREE LITTLE PIGS (Cereal Killer Soundtrack – 1993) /

#Scatterbrain DOWN WITH THE SHIP (SLIGHT RETURN) (Here Comes Trouble – 1990) /

“Here’s an obscure Megadeth one, I think…”/ #Megadeth GO TO HELL (Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture – 1991 & Hidden Treasures – 1995) /

“Let’s go back old school…”/ “They’re not Injuns, they’re Native Americans…”/

#IronMaiden RUN TO THE HILLS (The Number of the Beast – 1982) / “If you like Iron Maiden after Paul Di’Anno, you’re a poser…”/ “When I listen to Floyd, it’s generally ‘Meddle’…”

(1:08:05): “That might have been the first time I saw Exodus…”/ “I remember seeing that on The Ball…”/ #Exodus THE TOXIC WALTZ (Fabulous Disaster – 1989) / “They all look like children…”/ “Maybe it is Zee-Tro…we’ve been fucking that up for years too?” / “Really?”/

“I don’t have to do anything…settle down, Beavis!” / “Somebody made a complete collection of the MTV Headbanger’s Ball playlist…”/ #Cinderella SOMEBODY SAVE ME (Night Songs – 1986) / “His lips are always out…”/ #Warlock FIGHT FOR ROCK (True As Steel – 1986) / “I would have liked to see her prime…”/ “This does look familiar…”/ #theangleofthedangle / #KillerDwarfs STAND TALL (Stand Tall – 1986) / “This is the video I remember…”/ “That one that one that one that one…”/ #Dio THE LAST IN LINE (The Last In Line – 1984) / “This is such a fucking 80’s video…”

(1:17:12): “That one had Milton Berle...”/ #Ratt ROUND AND ROUND (Out Of The Cellar – 1984) / “To make it in Hollywood, you’ve gotta wear the dress…”/ #Motorhead EAT THE RICH (Rock ‘n’ Roll – 1987) / #ACDC FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE YOU (For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) – 1981) / “Get to the cannons real quick…”/ “Headbangers Ball taught us a lot…”/ “They weren’t trans then dude, they were 100% dudes and they were the Savatage Brothers…”/ #Savatage HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (Hall of the Mountain King – 1987) / “I wonder if that’s Peter Dinklage?” / “It’s very left leaning…in the headphones.”/ #dungeonmetal / “Smooth Up In Ya is exactly what it feels like when you go inside…”/ “You wanna see The King?”/ “Wanna see my Dinklage?”/

“Probably got a tall boy Red Bull down there…”/ #KingDiamond WELCOME HOME (“Them” – 1988) / “Look how hot grandma gets…”/ “Seven years of podcasting excellence completed…”

(1:28:42): ***Ask The Metal Head***: You can only listen to one metal album for the rest of your life. What is it?” / “It’s between two, but technically it’s the same band…”/

“What’s the most overrated metal band of all time?” / “Here we go…”/ “Overrated or over popular?”/ “When you come out with a killer album, you get rated…”/ “First metal shirt you ever owned?”/ “I could have seen so many more shows, because they were pretty affordable…”/ THANK Y’ALL FOR JOINING US FOR OUR 7th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel