MTV Headbangers Ball premiered on April 18 1987

On this day (April 18) in 1987, Headbangers Ball premiered on MTV. 

The first episode featured clips by Cinderella (“Somebody Save Me”), Dokken (“Dream Warriors”), Whitesnake (“Still of the Night”), Accept (“Balls to the Wall”), Kiss (“Tears Are Falling”) and Poison (“Talk Dirty to Me”), among others. And it was hosted by none other than Lemmy Kilmister & Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor of Motörhead! 

As you can see on the poster, it was at the peak of Hair Metal.