Rocking With Jam Man Talks With Riki Rachtman about his new show The Ball on Gimme Metal, the challenges he has getting videos he can play and the differences between this and Headbangers Ball, We talk about the impact Headbangers Ball had on so many viewers and how he helped metal bands make a name for themselves, Why guests like Megadeth Dave Mustaine and Danzig giving him a hard time was good television, and out of all bands he first heard Guns N Roses was the one he knew would make it big, How Slash said he was bad influence on Axl, how he beat up a radio DJ and had to sell cars for awhile, His Lemmy Bullet and not knowing what to do with it, the Cathouse and how it still carries on, Moving from LA, his hot girlfriend from ink masters Lea Vendetta and what is next for him
GIMME METAL TV is very pleased to announce the debut episode of The Ball later this month!
Hosted by MTV VJ alumnus RikiRachtman and presented by Knotfest.com, The Ball will find the former Headbangers Ball host reviving that classic heavy metal music video show feel in an episode that will feature videos from the likes of Megadeth, Metallica, Power Trip, and so much more.
“I think we are all starving for something like this,” comments Rachtman, “There are so many great bands currently making videos that might never get the eyes watching them. I hear the ridiculous comments about rock being dead. I find that to be preposterous. Especially in heavy music. It is alive and the fans are rabid for it. It might be a video you haven’t seen in decades or one that was just dropped. It could be a video you forgot about and watching it brings back the excitement of the first time you saw it. There was nothing more flattering than being stopped and told that I turned someone on to their new favorite band. I’m hoping some of the younger fans get into some of the old-school thrashers and some of us rock vets see how many great bands are out there now grinding. The great thing about GIMME METAL and Knotfest is we are all doing this for the right reasons. The Ball feels more outlaw. No budget; no fancy sets with greenscreen. It’s all shot from my phone.”
Adds GIMME CEO Tyler Lenane comments, “Just like my thirteen-year-old self, a whole generation of fans got their first exposure to metal from MTV’s Headbangers Ball. From the first note of the show’s theme song, Stormtroopers Of Death’s ‘March Of The S.O.D.,’ you could be sure RikiRachtman would play something you’d never heard before. We’re genuinely excited to be able to bring The Ball to the GIMME METAL audience of metalheads.”
The Ball premiered on GIMME METAL TV March 27th at 9:00pm EDT /6:00pm PDT. The event is FREE. To watch, download the GIMME METAL app for free at:gimmemetal.app.link/GimmeTheBall and be sure to catch up with Rachtman in the Live Chat!
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