Riki Rachtman: Connection of DIMEBAG's Murder & Randy Blythe's Murder Charges + Feud With Mustaine!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- David Alan "Riki" Rachtman can be blamed for helping to revitalize the Heavy Music scene in the 90s. Every Saturday night in the early 1990's, there was a wonderful show called Headbangers Ball, hosted by Rachtman, that highlighted the heaviest, most intense and popular Heavy Music bands in the music scene.
Not only did Rachtman host MTV's Headbangers Ball during its prime era, but he has also been an ambassador to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal ever since. At present time, Rachtman hosts a NASCAR-themed radio show called Racing Rocks (heard on over 120 stations across America) and Nascar 24/7 Live. While Rachtman is not actively working in the Heavy Music scene today, he is still a huge fan of our music.
Recently, Rachtman called out Mustaine for treating him differently depending on the situation. When Mustaine and Rachtman would hang out, Mustaine acted like a friend. But when Mustaine was alone, he would talk smack about Rachtman in public.
Since we all love to hear about Mustaine's controversial ways, we decided to get Rachtman on the phone and let him explain exactly what happened. During a very honest interview, all of a sudden we started discussing the untimely death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (whose 8th death anniversary is today) and the connection of such a horrible incident with the current legal battle that LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe is currently facing.
Without further due, here is our exclusive interview with Riki Rachtman.
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My son was born in 96. And I had tons of episodes of Headbangers ball recorded on VHS. And I let him watch Headbangers ball, before I let him watch SpongeBob. When he walked in my house, at 21 years old, wearing a Cowboys from Hell t-shirt... I knew I did something right.
He often asks me, is there no standards anymore?
You’re an awesome dad, that’s for sure! Wish I had someone to show me great music at that early of an age. Props to you and your son
You the man then! 👊🏼
What it takes
That’s freakin awesome 👏🏻 😎 metal for life 🤘🏻
I am doing the same with my 14 year old. He is starting his freshman year loaded with rock and metal shirts. He says on the first day he wants to wear his Pantera shirt or his Tool shirt. He is growing his hair out and i am proud of his playlist lol so my hats off to you sir for raising your child on proper music.
I hated what MTV did to Headbanger's Ball back then. First they pulled the plug on it, put a weak rock show in its place called, "Superock" with Matt Pinfield and then later MTV News put out an article titled "Metal Meltdown". It mentioned how most of the top metal bands were being dropped by major record labels in favor of rap and electronic music (Techno). They also talked about the dying of music being made with traditional music instruments and the growing popularity of music made with computers and drum machines. Collective Soul was one of the bands featured and they strongly disagreed. In hindsight, It looked a big marketing ploy that drastically changed (if not ended) a lot of (metal) music careers in their prime. Take bands like Anthrax (Stomp 442), Suicidal Tendencies (Suicidal for Life) and Biohazard (Mata Leo) for an example. A lot of their fans didn't even know that these albums were released at that time. By then, most major record labels were no longer putting the efforts in promoting metal music.
One day, it'll be a movie..
MTV helped boost metal & had a hand in killing it later.
He has me at, 'kids these days didn't get to see Pantera '. RIP Dimebag
HBB played 10% real Metal and the rest was hair shit. It was barely worth staying up from Midnight to 3am just to see a Slayer song.
Anyone else remember celebrity deathmatch?
Awesome show
Oh yeah, I was a high schooler when it came out!
Was like if beavis and butthead owned the ufc in their universe lol
Man... Head Bangers Ball!!! Talk about memories... Use to go to my best friends house and stay up late every weekend and watch that show. Like clockwork, you just knew "hey man its that time switch it to MTV the Balls on". Of course that's back when MTV was actual music video's at least 20hrs of the day. Beavis and Butthead too!!! Cause they actually played video's you hardly ever saw. Freaking Nirvana was on Head Bangers Ball!!! Remember??? Kurt wore a gown cause it was a "Ball". Rob Zombie painted the backdrop for em live on the set. Mid 80's thru the 90's before the "trend"... Just had to be there man
*Nirvarna, as Butthead would say.
and remember how pissed youd get when they played more Hair-Metal on our Head-Bangers-Ball !
@@TheReedPark that's all I remember corrosion of conformity, napalm death then Cinderella wtf
Great stuff, We lived thru a great time in history, I remember the World Wide Premiere of Welcome to the Jungle by GNR on the Ball and looking at Axels Aqua-net drenched hair and thinking..GREAT , look at these Posers..🤣🤣🤣 They broke big after that..🤘😎💨
I was there and it was awesome.
3:50 Dime & Phil predict the future and the rise of the Yeti company that makes mugs and coolers lmao
Been to 5 Pantera shows was always the best RIP DIME AND VINNIE
Dimes was the worst tragedy in Rock History .
Definitely.... Its hard to even imagine witnessing that going to a show.They would have gotten back together Im sure.
Yes it was Tragic but Randy Roads death destroyed me & I still feel it. R.I.P Randy & Dimebag!!!
Worst tragedy in metal history!
We who are all mostly on the "downhill" part of our lives on Earth are past the point where we stop getting "gifts" from God, and now...they're being taken away. We've lost far too many legendary bands and artists over the last twenty years or so...each time it happens, it's like getting a gut-punch from Mike Tyson.
Maybe even in all of History. We love you dime.
Losing Dime bag to a bullet was like 911 to the metal world!
RIP DBD
I saw pantera 4 times and they are still the best band i've ever seen live. Dime is literally the best guitarists of all time.
Hot take
Pantera is life🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@R E noise? Find a tighter group of musicians that can produce “noise” as well as they did. I’ll wait
@R E yup just as I thought. You’re just a dumb hater. Go back to listening to lady gaga or whatever it is that you enjoy
@R E troll
@R E well that makes more sense now. You don’t have any balls. I didn’t know that before. Have a good one sweetie
@R E this loser actually put in the time to come to my videos and write stupid comments under my videos lol you’re a creepy woman with a really boring life
sorry but lamb of god is nothin but new age metal, no heart in it, just like the rest of the trash today.
They needed a better vocalist. He sounded like Astro from The Jetsons on acid.
Your insanely wrong.
***** ohhh Ashes of the Wake is fucking beautiful!!
Bash new rock if you want, but at least it isn't mf Pharrell
You are lit. LOG rules!
Headbangers Ball was like a holiday to me & my brother man! Every Saturday night baby!
That metal show isnt trying to copy Head Bangers Ball, it's totally different.
MTV changed their tune about Mrtal when the Grunge scene hit. Then all the major labels had a change of heart too, and dropped countless bands, just to try and sign a grunge band!!!
Pantera played the Peppermint Beach club in VA beach Virginia where they filmed the beach scene in Navy Seals. I was there for both.
I was there too!
Also got to see Korn before they blew up at the same venue (still have the demo tape).
"Heavy Metal is the one group that people that aren't into that music will not stand up for"
- Thats ok, we stand up for each other!!!!
Andrew Rocco damn straight!!! The metal community is by far the MOST loyal community in all of music!!! We may disagree on styles of metal, but we all got each other's back when it matters!! \m/
Fuck yeah getcha pull brother
Andrew
Huh? English, please!
@@randywissler9923 I disagree dude me and another guy commented on a bands video not only did the band do a screenshot on Facebook and Instagram and had all there fans completely diss us called us posers hipsters so on with hate mongering also so no the metal community doesn't have your back
@@metall1983 AXL SUCKZ
Dave Mustaine is just a miserable bully.
Wolfgang Von Poserkila Marty finally speaks up !!
No No No...he just cant relate to pussys and posers
Grim Reaper No no no...he's just a big asshole
The Classic Heavy Metal Vault If you watch any interviews with Dave in it, he says that they were just messing around; and talks about laughing with him when the cameras stopped rolling. Riki is awesome but he needs to learn to laugh.
i called him a poser but the guy seems nice and down to earth maybe i was wrong to say that about him
What was the “connection” to Dimes murder.?
Click bait
I never forget seeing Pantera on the Cowboys from Hell tour at the Ritz in Ybor City. It is so sad that the world has turned so evil that no one can experience what I experienced that night. We were encouraged to come up on stage and stage dive. I must have done over 30 stage dives that night. At one point, I went up to Phil and I put my arm around his shoulder and he put his arm around my shoulder and we were head banging together. I then went over to Dime and put my arm around his shoulder and I was head banging while he played his solo, I stopped and looked at him and he screamed, hell yeah! I went off and did another stage dive. Thinking about it now it gives me chills and blows my mind that someone was so evil that they did pretty much the same thing I did but instead, they murdered a legend. How could anyone do such a thing?!!! A band that so loved interacting with their fans. Now, no band can interact with their fans because of this, so sad! But I am glad I have such fond memories at the same time! I have seen pretty much every great metal, rock n roll and punk act from that era. That show was the best I have ever been to, hands down!
The literal answer as 2 "how" is, the US Marine Corps invested your public money in2 that guy, training him 4 a year how 2 kill, then kicked him out 4 being a psycho.
Fortunately Blythe did not do hard time and he was ultimately acquitted.
I saw Pantera twice in Montreal Canada in 92 and 94, best live band I've ever seen and I've seen them all!
Go see blue October they will knock your socks off
I remember first time seeing Pearl Jam .......om headbangers ball!! Im like.................wth is this, Cmon, this aint Metal!! lol
The Headbanger's Ball also promoted some good concerts. Headbanger's Ball and Jagermeister Music Tour brought a lot of bands to my area.
When Ricky pronounces his name wrong and they just laughed it off. No out of control egos, not taking themselves too seriously
He didn't pronounce his name wrong. He used to be diamond Darrell before he was dimebag
He just said that he wasn't allowed to say dimebag on the tv show at 1st.
Never seen the Power Metal album? He was called "Diamond". He didn't mispronounce anything. just like Rex was Rex Rocker.
Still have headbangers ball on vhs from 1989 to 1995🤘🏻
Hey Riki!
Rachtman always struck me as a failed musician. He had such a bitter tone whenever he interviewed bands. He'd always interrupt them to make it about himself and how under-appreciated he was. Loser.
Cliff Trainor that is so true he always seemed very sarcastic and condescending towards groups and it’s makes total sense I never knew he was in a group but you say makes total sense I thought I was the only one that saw that in Ricky just like he was always up Guns N’ Roses ass then when they broke up he talked shit about them they get back together and now he’s up in arms about them
Cliff Trainor
Dude totally agree!
I always got sick of him cutting off musicians.
Dude's a bitter, self-indulgent ass. You'd like to think her have grown out of it with time but seems not.
Hahaha. I loved Headbangersball but he was a bit annoying like that. No wonder Dave Mustaine was fkn with him. Gotta respect the dude though since he knows Pantera Rules.
I dont think anyone ever liked rikki, he just didnt fit the show.. he just always came across as a wuss and a poser to me.
I did get to see Pantera live, 3 times, they played Floods one of those times. But goddamn if that wasnt the most fun Ive ever had at a show.
Lucky. They split right as I got old enough to start going to shows. You were especially lucky to see “floods” live
Phil's chuckle at Ricky calling dime, diamond Darrell .. tht made me legitimately laugh out loud . Panthers chemistry was undeniable..Vin,Dime Phil and Rex.. sadly Rex is underrated and usually forgotten about, hardly mentioned and thts total bullshit.. Rex is and was definitely a contributing factor of the band
His nickname was Diamond. When their glam metal garbage didn't take off, he decided to make shittier music, and to try to sound tough, he changed his nickname to 'dime bag'. Should have changed it to Douchebag.
7:45 because we are not bought off by the elites
Nobody tuned in for Rikki. Metal heads had no other outlets.
Nobody respects Rachtman. He’s always been a fake, phony, wannabe. Never had a real job. Seeing him at motorcycle races with his dyed hair and beard getting clowned by everyone makes me smile. 😂
Had a chance to meet Dave Mustaine a tattoo convention i was working... and i decided to treat him just like he treats everybody that he crosses paths with. He didn't like it at all. But when he told me i was lucky i was too busy to learn some manners. For free... lol
I told him i would be taking a break in about 15 minutes if he wanted to stick around and talk about whatever was bothering him.
Vanished....
Wow I miss Those days and Rikki was the perfect host for that show, seems like yesterday back in 1990 or 91 when I was 14 or 15 years old staying up all night watching The headbangers ball with my friends, I used to look forward to Saturday night mainly for that reason.
I recorded every headbangers ball on beta tapes and then switched to vhs tapes after around year. My mom sold a big box of all of them in a garage sell for $1. I had even wrote all over the box do not throw away/very important tapes. Years later, I went over there to get them and she told me they were gone. I was absolutely crushed to say the least.
SLAYER 💀💀
"I like your hair, Riki".
I WAS IN THE PIT FOR COWBOYS FROM HELL TOUR ALL THE WAY UP TO FAR BEYOND DRIVEN, IT WAS SAD TO SEE PHIL GO DOWNHILL AND THE BAND FALL APART THEN HAVE THE DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE RISE OF DAMAGE PLAN WHICH WAS AWESOME,WHEN THEN DIME'S TRAGIC DEATH :( SO SAD...RIP DIME, AND AS FOR RIKI WAS THE CAR SALESMAN OF METAL...
People can shit on Riki but he was running The Cathouse knowing all these people well before Headbangers Ball
"That Metal Show" is a fucking train wreck. That show is unwatchable.
It's boring
Yeah, maby if you don’t appreciate classic metal, go turn on your college pop stations then, leave the interviews for the people that appreciate it, like me
he knew most of them cats, head bangers ball was great,he owned the cathouse, he was a little goofy, but he was on the scene.miss the show, but it was cool
Child of the 80's and 90's here and i cut my metal teeth on HeadBangers Ball!!!! Back when Mtv was legit!!! Im in Southern California and we have a radio station down here called KROQ and they had a show called Love Line and you could talk with Ricki and Dr. Drew. I remember i was out partying with my friends at a buddy's house and a friend dared me to call Love line. I was half drunk so at 15 i was fearless lol i called and actually got through. I had no idea what to say, and Babes in Toy land was the musical guest, so while my friends were in the livingroom listening on the radio i asked the dumbest question ever!!! I was like, how do you get a girl off? And the girls in the band knew i was 15 cause the que on the radio had my info and they were sooo cool about it and so was Ricki. In fact some of my key moves ive used since i learned from that phone call lol. My friends never let me hear the end of it though. Man i caught shit for like a year on that one. But fuck it!! It was way worth it! Miss Headbangers Ball!!!
Ricky IS a poser. Vanessa Warwick was the legit Headbanger's Ball host.
I miss Rikki and Headbanger's Ball,that was the best times for me and my friends.We love you Rikki
MTV killed Metal...
Nah, hip hop did.
@@rodinowright6591 no the people who bought all the grunge albums killed metal. Hip hop wasn’t that big yet to kill an entire music scene.
@@shanebroussard6262 grunge and metal are the same at the end of the day.
You have a whole generator of Milennials who grew up on hip hop.
Rappers are the new Rock stars.
Grunge was safe while Rap was edgy.
@@rodinowright6591 no it’s not the same based on your first comment you just contradicted yourself. If grunge and metal was the same according to you (“hip hop killed metal”) it would have killed grunge as well……. Grunge was safe? Lmao your the first person in the free world I heard say that. I mean come on man, there are whole documentaries to suppose what I said. They explain once the record labels seen how much attention Nirvana got the wanted nothing to do with metal and glam/hair rock (what ever you want to call it. Metals record sells declined in a direct result of GRUNGE not rap. This is fact not opinion buddy.
@@shanebroussard6262 what's the biggest music genre world wide for the past 20 years...hip hop.
Metal...glam...hair metal...grunge...Nu Metal or rap rock....they were killed off by Rap PERIOD
Grunge became " safe" when rock stars play benefits concerts to the ocean, telling you which cause to support or who to vote for. Rock are supposed to anti-establishment....F*ck the world and not change the world for a better future for our kids ** weep**
Rap was edgy when you had Ice T, 2 Live Crew, NWA saying F*ck the Police.
Rock became safe, Rap became edgy.
Folks get mad when hip-hop artists like 2Pac and NWA get inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
"Ricki" was such a poseur (when that was a b-a-d thing before modern rap and pop stars made it something desirable) back in the day.
Bands would go on his show but mock his ass any chance they got.
"Recently, Rachtman called out Mustaine for treating him differently depending on the situation."
Sorry Dicky, the majority of them thought you were a tool.
he was. he was so lame. and thought he was so cool. i saw him at a show once and he looked like he wanted to fight. i just laughed at him.
It’s because he had no musical talent, but good taste in music. He was a poser.
@@richardkranium2944 I love the Nirvana episode. Probably the best moment ever. Kurt took the piss out of him.
How the fuck do you call him diamond Darrell
Ricky called Dimebag, "diamond",?
Are you kidding me...?..
Now i know why people dont like that dude..
That was before people knew he’d changed to Dimebag
He was Diamond Darrell for years!
Track 8 on third Maiden album is total eclipse.
Definitely miss Rachtman and Headbangers Ball. It’d be awesome if he’d do another show. Also, we need Headbangers Ball on DVD or Blu-ray. Would love to be able to watch these again.
he'll always be Diamond to me.
He's dead.
Blair Didcote I'm sorry....did you not know?
Very cool interview! Props to you for doing this! it's very insightful and a nod to all of us who grew up on The Ball! Thank you!
i met ricki a daytona 500 he was working for GM, i was honored he took time to let me get a picture with him, told him i loved headbangets ball, nevet missed an episode!!!
Love that dude! HB was such a huge part of my childhood and teenage years.
I think a lot of bands disliked Riki, because of MTV & what they made him do to get ratings. I met Dave Mustaine & he’s a cool dude. I just think Dave was fed up with MTV, because MTV had a lot of METALLICA & everything had to be ‘Politically Correct’ for Dave Mustaine. Riki is right though PANTERA & MEGADETH is great metal!
that concert at the begining is from chile 98
What connection?
Love what he says about PanterA, and how younger metal fans today, kids....didnt get to see what was pretty much the Greatest Live Metal show EVER.
I know, I saw them many times, and one of the truely galvanizing memories of my entire life is seeing Pantera Live in 92-93 for the Vulgar Display of Power tour in Seattle...I crowed surfed right into dimebags microphone and knocked it down.
What a memory.
Lucky bastard
PANTERA WAS THE ULTIMATE METAL SHOW
Dave Mustaine was 100% right when being interviewed right after Darrell Abbott's murder, Mustaine said that as musicians, all heavy metal musicians should take a look at the subject matter of what they're singing about and the type of behavior it inspires. When you send out a violent feeling with your music, it's very likely that you are going to attract violent people with your music.
So when will Lady Gaga get killed?
@@drummeruk4044 Soon hopefully, sorry but that's how I feel! Cannot stand what has replaced our era! We need to take it back. Organize and group together perhaps start a new show that hosts what we remember and the life it gave us....
Phil is the reason dime got shot
@@twaxagone5989 knowing nothing about that event I'd love to know why you say that
Ricky was good at what he did because he was a for real heavy metal and rock guy. He wasn't a phony or industry plant like 99% of the people they put on TV. And Rock fans can spot a fake from a mile away.
Heavy Metal and Rikki Rachman are synonymous, I sure miss him and head bangers ball!!
Funny, all the stories of Dave Mustaine being a jerk and he's onstage next to David Ellefson who seems like the coolest dude ever.
I always wondered how Ellefson got along with Dave all these years, but I guess the good money helped. I mean, you are right, Ellefson is very laid back and peaceful, unlike Dave. On the other hand, if you watch the never released vault videos from the Rust In Peace tour, you find that Ellefson can be quite a dick too. Difference is: he was a dick when he was pissed off. Dave was a dick 24/7.
@@Okkvltify
You also have to remember that Dave and Jr. had a pretty nasty falling out. They were able to squash their beef and move on thankfully. This two have been friends for far too long to allow money to destroy that friendship.
That's true. But that Fallout happened after 20 years! I wonder how Ellefson could stand it for so long. I guess he probably never questioned anything that Dave did or said. All the others did, that's why they are gone.
@@Okkvltify
I think Dave catches a lot of shit undeservedly honestly. Gar and Chris fucked up. Jeff Young came down with testicular cancer. Chuck Behler tried to fuck Dave's wife. Marty wanted to do pop music (Thays why he moved to Japan). I'm sure Dave is a bastard to work with, but there's no denying his genius. I'm a Mustaine guy obviously.
@@thorthunderlungs5171 jeff young tried to fuck daves wife. Chuck behler was just an above average drummer and was addicted to crack...thats why he got sacked. I wish we got 1 more album from that lineup though.
Hey man I'll tell you what, nobody could've done a better job than Rikki!
Say what you want......
I dig the first 4 Megadave albums but if I saw him somewhere I wouldn't approach him...he just doesn't seem like he would be cool about it. Now Scott Ian or Charlie- yes!
Headbangers ball back when music was good my buddy used to put every ball on video tape I was just learning to play guitar used to watch it religiously. 80's we're the best.
I saw Pantera several times, mostly when they were coming up. You could tell they were gonna be great!! To bad they broke up & then Dime got shot!! Such a sad ending to a great career!!
Dave bipolar?
I got to see Pantera
I always hated Riki Rachtman. He was corny
If Rikki just punched Dave in the face he would have more fans than all of Megadeth..lol.It would be hilarious to see a journalist do this just once.
cough*nepotism.
The weird thing about changing from "Diamond" Darrell to "Dimebag" Darrell is a dime bag doesn't last long. Diamonds last forever.
Kendall2001 oh gawd
Kendall2001
Well guess what?
You're wrong because that Dimebag will be remembered forever!
We will always remember him & if anyone could talk shit about Dime or Vinnie to our face.We'd be mosh stomping their asses!
Its a good thing there's a computer in between the keyboard rambos & us that looked up to them!
If I was the US president, first executive order I'd issue,,,,,,Bring back Headbanger's Ball, MUTHERFUKERS 🤘
Headbanger's Ball is #1. TMS is cool but Headbanger's is the standard.
That Dave Mustain attitude, is what got him kicked out of Metallica....
Even though Megadeath rocks.... nothin personal...
It is what it is....
Wasn’t his attitude at all. It was because he was violent when he drank. He would get into fights at bars with people all the time when he was drunk after shows. Lars and Dave even discussed this years ago in an interview. Dave explains why he would get violent (not that it matters). Long story short he was kicked out because his drinking and here we are 30 years later James is still going in and out of rehab. It’s bullshit
RIP Dime. What a loss. Great piece man.
I never understood why people gave Riki shit.
The comparison between Pantera & lamb of god couldn't be any more true. I had the privilege to see both bands & man the energy & crowd interaction of both was unreal 🤘🤘
Never saw LOG live, but have seen vids...their mix is downright brutal. Saw Pantera open for Sabb in '99, so I definitely see the similarity. Both bands kick you in the chest with their power.
And I told b9th brothers at ozzfest 03 in Dallas. MY BUDDY DREAMED DIME GOT SHOT IN THE FACE AT A CLUB! And dime musta been on heroin cause he wouldnt listen. But Vinnie did give me some of his time and I told him. Last thing I said was
" so we are on the same page, right? DONT PLAY NO CLUBS!"
Yep. That was my first Pantera show as well, opening for Skid Row in Upstate NY.
Saw them 3 more times after that.
R.I.P. Dime and Vinnie.
Saw them in Cincinnati with Type-O-Negative opening up for them .... was a Helluva show and both bands were Superb
Pantera / Type O : Orlando '95
Backstage with ½ gal of Shroom Juice.
*Life Changing
Just call him Darrel Abbott. Nicknames are so silly, especially Dimebag. lol I always thought Ricky Rachtman was a poser. But, Headbanger's Ball was kind of cool.
I've seen pantera twice
Southern trendkill tour
With slayer
And
Ozzfest 97 Columbus oh
Palaris amphitheater
Pantera played, then
Ozzy wasn't going to play
To stall time
Pantera and black sabbath jammed
Then phill made the announcement
After that
ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE
Fires, stage being tore down
Seats ripped out
Fence tore down
Cars flipped over
Merchant booths raided
People stampeding
And I saw with my own eyes
A drunk dimebag in passenger seat of golf cart
Riding around in the chaos
Police & swat & choppers
Put us on lock down
So epic
Even Tony Iommi wrote about the evening in his book iron man
Failed to make any connections here... Clickbait title... sad face.
There should be security on every stage at every semi major artist shows. Fans should never be allowed on stage under any circumstances.
When dimebag signed my guitar it was dimez they opened for skid row. Zrock Harmony house. Darrell remembered me at the Macomb Mall signing when they opened up at the State theater which is not a Fillmore across the street from Comerica Park go my Detroit tigers Detroit Lions
Oh shit 102.7 Zrock. Harmony House.
Those were the days.
@@Ridd333 Joel the party dude works at riff now well he did for the last Star wars movie at the Birmingham at 8 I still have a few stickers from pantera definitely a Time Warp I can't I can't believe how many musicians we lost just today. Members from the metal Church Slipknot and ZZ top family music is universal we all share the appreciation and love 💕
@@edwinmorse6615 When I first saw the Dusty Hill notice, I saw ZZ top first, and thought Billy had gone. I was working in Birmingham circa 2009 and met him when I was working. He drunkenly wandered into my kitchen, we argued about who could make better guacamole, he offered me front row to his show at Pine Knob, which I regrettably declined, and walked out of my life. Just taking a moment to realize getting older means watching musicians I love pass away. It is crazy.
Riki is right about the government not caring about metal bands... but he forgot that Metallica is a metal band and believe me because they are now in "the millionaires fame and fortune club", they would jump right in and save their asses. I'm not saying this because I hate or dislike Metallica. I LOVE their stuff up to the black album. I've had to face the fact that they sold out. I've talked to my other metal head friends and they agree. It took a little while for a couple of them to truly see it but they did come around. I miss the way music used to be back in the late 80's/early 90's. I don't think any of us Pantera fans will ever truly recover from the sudden and needless loss of Darrell. The only comfort I get from the loss of such a great talent and musician and someone who seemed to truly enjoy life, is that at least it was quick and he didn't have to suffer. It would be much harder to cope with a fact like he laid there and bleed out. That tiny comfort is all we have. But we will always remember him and thank the maker we will always have the bands music.
I loved headbangers ball. Late 80’s after Adam Cury, Rikki had the best interviews.
Adam was out of place on Headbangers ball, but he's actually a damn smart dude and his podcast is great
How many people remember when MTV played music.
Riki Rachtman may be the real deal. But he always struck me as being a poser Clingon.
This is mostley a MEGADEATH video if you ask Me ?
So Ricky didn’t like damage plan? Pantera was awesome but dime and his bro had a totally new band for a while.
So that's cool, but what about The Plasmatics or Bettie Blowtorch?
Riki rachtman was a Nobody Until MTV pick them up and put them into Headbangers ball that dude has zero tattoos then all the sudden one week later the guy was all tatted out the dudes and absolute joke
Sea of fans of heavy metal, can you believe most of their offsprings are in hip-hop
Why did he shit on That Metal Show? Everything he said he was, those guys were too. Eddie T is a legend in the metal community and for this has been to shit on them speaks volumes of his insecurities.