This Day in Metal: April 18th 1987 Headbangers Ball Premiered On MTV (Watch Long Lost Footage with Lemmy)
On This Day in Metal April 18th 1987, the first episode of Headbangers Ball aired on MTV. The episode was
STEEL PANTHER guitarist Satchel has teamed up with members of U.D.O., JADED HEART and BONFIRE to record a cover version of VAN HALEN’s “Unchained” as a tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died on Tuesday (October 6) after a long battle with cancer.
Recording lineup:
* Satchel (STEEL PANTHER) – Lead Guitar
* Dee Dammers (U.D.O., DIRKSCHNEIDER) – Rhythm Guitar
* Michael “Mülli” Müller (JADED HEART) – Bass
* André Hilgers (BONFIRE) – Drums
* Matt Jones (ex-THE TREATMENT) – Vocals
* Patrick Sühl (Victor Smolski’s ALMANAC) – Backing Vocals
* Sven Dirkschneider (U.D.O., DIRKSCHNEIDER) – Backing Vocals
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