Metal Mayhem (formerly Metal Mania or Headbangers) is a block of classic heavy metal/hard rock music videos that first aired on the American television channel VH1 Classic from 2003 until 2016 rebrand. The series originally featured music videos from 1970s to early 1990s, but since VH1 Classic's transition to MTV Classic, it has now incorporated music videos from the 1980s to mid-1990s and some videos from the 1970s, 2000s, and 2010s. The block now airs every Friday between 8pm and midnight on different time zones. In addition, Metal Mania was briefly changed to Headbangers before reverting to its original title until it was changed to Metal Mayhem.
Metal Mayhem
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