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Episode 126 - Headbangers Ball

July 22, 2026 · 1 h 3 min

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Before the internet, streaming, and YouTube, MTV’s Headbangers Ball was debatably the most wide-spread source for bringing heavy and extreme metal into our homes. Hosted by Riki Rachtman, the show introduced a generation to everything from the mainstream sounds of Metallica and Pantera to the extreme metal of Death, Cannibal Corpse, and Sepultura.


Please join us as we reminisce and debate the legacy of this iconic era. And as always, keep one foot in the gutter and one fist in the gold.




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Hosts: Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.

Produced by Jason Walton for Earth in Sound Productions.

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