Headbangers Ball debuted on MTV 37 years ago today on April 18, 1987. The show was dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock music videos, interviews with bands and artists, as well as live concert footage. It aired until January 1995 in its initial run then was reintroduced on MTV2 in May 2003, ending in September 2012. The first episode featured videos by Cinderella ("Somebody Save Me"), Dokken ("Dream Warriors"), Whitesnake ("Still of the Night"), Accept ("Balls to the Wall"), Kiss ("Tears Are Falling") and Poison ("Talk Dirty to Me"), among others. #80s #genx #MTV #headbangersball #ilovethe80s #80smusic #childhood #memories #80skid #nostalgia #throwback #hardrock #heavymetal #foryoupage