{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a2213547697ac80388d95c/6a4d2b356ae7b13bb27dc5ff?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 126 - Headbangers Ball","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69a2213547697ac80388d95c/1783442087215-d1351650-6e60-49de-bf43-65719b9e26c4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Jason Walton"}