Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate Hosting (Queensryche) MTV Headbangers Ball

Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate from Queensryche Hosting MTV Headbangers Ball. Enjoy video clips from the late 80s

[@joaquinperez9146]

It has been said that you can't go back in time, but I just did thanks to this video! This was from early 1989 during my senior year in high school. I was watching this with 2 girls who were best friends, both of whom I was crushing on at the same time. Of course, nothing happened between us or I wouldn't have been paying attention to MTV enough to remember it so well.

[@jamesweber3797]

One of the greatest duos of progressive metal and they are both out of queensryche. Geoff tate great voice and cgris degarmo great guitarist. Empire is thier best album! Masterpiece!

[@tangerinerose3724]

I love their first couple of albums best

[@redleader3394]

I love Operation: Mindcrime!

[@chrissym61463]

I thought they did great! I watched Headbangers Ball religiously back in the good ol' days. This getting old shit sucks.

[@Wilders53]

I got to meet queensryche back in 1993 in Knoxville after they kicked ass!! I'll never forget that

[@scotttappin9298]

Want those days back

[@michaelbujanda8785]

Chris and Geoff!!!! The masters of Queensryche!!!! And they are no longer in the band!!!! Their musicians not TV personalities!!! If they want a T V person get David Lee Roth!!!! L.O.L.!!!!🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@AndE667]

Chris turned grunge, and I don't know what the fuck's wrong with Geoff... as awful as it seems to say it, but good riddance...

[@Watashiwaa]

!!!!!!!!!! more !!!!!

[@timsacco6g694]

Special times, used to get high as balls and watch this show, for three blissful hours, I did not have a care in the world!😀😀😀

[@auburnman6969]

Dude, I was right there with you. It would be so cool if they’d bring it back. Getting high as balls without it, just ain’t the same anymore. They should play everything from 80’s to today’s Metal. Ahh, who am I kidding? It would never be the same. We’ll never be able to replicate those days again. We were so young and carefree. Coming home after partying on Saturday night, raiding the refrigerator, doing bong hits in the garage, and watching the Ball. Nope, never again but I’m not sad because I was there, enjoying every moment of it.👊🤘

[@robdangripp9406]

It weird that them 2 are no longer in the band.

[@geraldskinner63]

Seems like they did a pretty good job considering that was probably improv. Thanks for posting! Brought back memories.

[@ADHD_Samurai]

What happens when you let smart guys host Headbanger's Ball.....

[@buckster2575]

This has to be about 1989.them and Metallica came to roanoke va.back when Metallica didn't suck and queenryche had original members.

[@Explorer766]

Looked like great improv to me.

[@ianmason2003]

Not that awkward for anyone that watched that in real time.

[@miriamsamaniego3335]

Operation Mindcrime is the shit!!! All these years later and I still have the CD in my car’s stereo. I blast it so loud I don’t know how my windows haven’t blown out!! Next week, I’m getting the Queensryche insignia tattooed on my arm!! I can’t wait! Also seeing Geoff and his OM band in Ft. Lauderdale in September with backstage passes and, of course, front row seats!!! I am so excited!! I do miss Chris and Geoff together. They were mind blowing. But, Geoff is my main man!!

[@roystephens568]

Very awkward! Good find, man. Those were good times.

[@stevejohnson9788]

Geoff reminds me of Michael Keaton here for some reason.

[@waitindelaney]

Yeah, Michael Keaton and Jamie Lee Curtis

[@Gidono]

*reaches for the tracking control on his VCR*

[@dino.manzella]

I played around with the tracking and this is the best I could get. All tapes recorded from that VCR have problems.

[@tysonhoahwah8967]

@@dino.manzella thanks for sharing! That noise bar is easy to deal with considering this is probably the only way we're going to see these old MTV videos. I have a lot of the Heavy Metal Mania shows on VHS and they're still in good condition. Thanks again!

[@redleader3394]

How the heck was Janes Addiction on Headbangers Ball??? 😂

[@robertdyerofficial]

I was at the concert in Landover at the Capital Centre for that tour. Great show, but my earplugs were not confiscated at the door.

[@mythsqueuemusic]

What year was this? like '88 ?

[@johnbrodsky5374]

Yep... awkward.

[@direstrait22]

Where's Chris now???

[@cryptojihadi265]

Flying corporate jets and playing guitar every now and then for his daughter. There's a video out there if him playing guitar for her in some coffee house! Can you even imagine walking into a coffee shop and seeing Chris strumming on a guitar while some young girl is singing some songs?!

[@direstrait22]

@@cryptojihadi265 Thanx!!! Yeah, I heard he's a pilot now, but didn't know about his daughter. Anyway, hope the best for him.

[@direstrait22]

@@cryptojihadi265 Thanx!!! Yes, I heard he's a pilot now, but didn't know about his daughter. Anyway, wish the best for him, he gave us some of the best riffs of metal!!!!!