MOORESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Ozzy Osbourne, a legend of rock and roll, died Tuesday at the age of 76. “This one really hurt, and it hurt everybody,” said Riki Rachtman, a former MTV host and ...

There was no hotter place to be in the '80s than the Sunset Strip, and at the center of all the musical mayhem was the Cathouse. Headbanger's Ball host Riki Rachtman was the owner of the hedonistic ...

If you grew up in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, you’re almost certainly familiar with former Headbangers Ball host Riki Rachtman. That said, there’s a lot more to him than just his MTV career – such ...

If you were a kid of the Greater New York area in the 1980s, Action Park was marketed to you as the most awesome place on the planet. The Vernon, New Jersey, haven promised thrills that no other ...

Onetime MTV Headbangers Ball host Riki Rachtman will be hitting the road this spring, offering audiences “an evening of unbelievable true stories of Rock n Roll, sleaze, and debauchery.” He’s ...

UPDATE: It happened. Watch the archived stream and read more about the event here. Update (7/30): the show is TONIGHT and the MTV comparisons/references keep coming ...

If you were a metal fan in the 1990s, you knew who Riki Rachtman was. He was the host of “Headbangers Ball” on MTV from 1990-95 and co-owner of the infamous Cathouse nightclub in Hollywood. He rubbed ...

Riki Rachtman brings his one-man show, “One Foot in the Gutter,” to The Rialto Theatre on Tuesday, Aug. 8, and the Marquee in Tempe on Wednesday, Aug. 9. (Mintypics/Contributor) Former “Headbangers ...

When it comes to the heyday of hair metal and ’80s and ’90s hard rock, few were closer to the action than Riki Rachtman. Best known as host of MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball,” he also co-owned Hollywood’s ...

Rocker Benji Madden, left, connecting on one of three punches that sent MTV host Riki Rachtman to the mat Saturday in an exhibition match Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel. The fight was stopped after ...

It was the most dangerous water park in America. New Jersey’s Action Park — or “Traction Park,” as the locals notoriously nicknamed it — promised adventure, “big things for little kids to do,” and the ...