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9 unusual facts about Headbangers Ball


Above All

At the time, it was described as the closest thing to British hardcore on MTV's Headbangers Ball.

Are You Dead Yet?

The clip received its premiere in the US on MTV Headbangers Ball on March 18, 2006 wherein the band made a special appearance.

Average Blasphemy

Average Blasphemy (stylized AVERAGE BLASPHEMY) is a DVD collection of Dir En Grey's most recent videos including the 10 minute version of Vinushka and Dozing Green that was voted best video on Headbangers Ball 2008.

Hate Crew Deathroll

It was successful both in Europe and the USA, which is demonstrated by the appearance of the "Needled 24/7" music video on MTV2's Headbangers Ball.

Kristiane Backer

At MTV, Backer hosted the Coca-Cola Report, the MTV European Top 20, Awake on the Wild Side, Headbangers Ball and Party Zone.

No Time to Bleed

On June 26, 2008, vocalist Mitch Lucker appeared on the MTV Headbangers Ball blog podcast.

One Rode to Asa Bay

Even so, the video received play of MTV's Headbangers Ball, which got Quorthon interviewed on MTV and introduced the band to American audiences.

Triumph and Agony

The song "All We Are" received some airplay on American metal radio stations and its video clip shot by director Mark Rezyka had good rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball.

You Broke Like Glass

It was directed by Christopher Sims, and got much airplay of MTV's Headbangers Ball, which got the band started to their now stardom, and can be credited for making Trustkill Records a semi-major label.


Bad Acid Trip

MTV 2's Headbangers Ball television show has broadcast the music video "Beef Moo", a song featured on the album Lynch the Weirdo.

Bathroom Wall

The single's B-side song "Cathouse" was written about the "Cathouse club" in Los Angeles, a club owned by vocalist Taime Downe and future Headbangers Ball VJ Riki Rachtman.

In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns

"Into the Ashes" had its television premiere on MTV's Headbangers Ball on December 6, 2008, although the video was posted online prior to this.

My Sister's Machine

Still, Lonn Friend (editor of the heavy metal/rock music magazine RIP) who did a weekly segment called "Friend At Large" on Headbangers Ball on MTV, talked about how much he loved Diva.

Recreation Day

A music video was produced for "Blinded," which saw substantial airplay on Headbangers Ball in late 2003.

Steve Beebee

Beebee is the author of 'Chaos AD - Rock In The Nineties' (Simon & Schuster, 1997), inspired by the "Headbangers Ball" MTV show (TV show presenter Vanessa Warwick wrote the book's foreword).


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