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Which MTV show, launched in 1987, dedicated its late-night weekend slot to heavy metal videos and became a must-watch for rock fans throughout the late 1980s?
Answer
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball premiered on MTV in April 1987 and aired late on Saturday nights, giving heavy metal and hard rock fans a dedicated two-hour block of videos that were rarely seen in regular daytime rotation.
💡 Did you know?
Headbangers Ball host Riki Rachtman ran the Cathouse, a famous LA metal club, before MTV hired him — making him a genuine insider to the scene he was broadcasting.
Other options people guess
- 120 Minutes
- The Cutting Edge
- Hard 30
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- mtv
- 1980s
- heavy-metal
- music-television
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