The votes are in for the latest "Who Rocks Harder" poll, and while there's a five percent margin of error that might skew the results (anyone demand a recount?), HBB Blog readers have determined that Cannibal Corpse rocks ever so slightly harder than Six Feet Under.

However, we're pretty sure that if enough death metal fans knew about Cannibal singer George "Corsepgrinder" Fisher's geeky obsession with the videogame "World of Warcraft" the margin of error might swing in Six Feet Under's favor. We're not calling George a dweeb or nothin', we're just saying the way Chris Barnes spends his leisure time -- smokin' weed and watching slasher films -- is a bit more metal than Fisher vacation hours spent going to Disneyworld with his kids and tugging on his joystick. Check out this Grinder's interview with M90.org to see what we mean.

One of the great things about the Internet is it provides a vehicle of communication for those whose voices would otherwise be muted. Granted, some abuse the power and simply use the opportunity to talk sh-- about bands they don't like, but there are plenty of Netizens out there that take the time to post intelligent and articulate comments about the music they're so passionate about. And, in some cases, these folks are better versed in their subject matter than people who are actually getting paid to write about music in newspapers, magazines and on the Web.

The following video of "Metal's Moments of All Time" was posted on Googlevideo.com by a fan who goes by the name Drangonforeceisfav. While his name alone calls his credibility into question, the dude is unquestionably familiar with and obsessed by a wide variety of metal, and he's skilled enough on basic video editing software to get his message to the masses. While his choices in no way echo those of the Headbangers Ball Blog, they're still worth checking out, at least for the sake of argument (and you know where to post those comments).

Jody Henry, the original bassist for Dallas-based '80s metal band, Omen, fractured his skull in an accident last week, reported Blabbermouth.net.

According to a MySpace site established to help raise funds for Henry's recovery, the bassist fell off a ladder at work and landed on his head. Since he was bleeding from the ears, he was rushed to the hospital and a CT scan revealed a large breed, which required emergency brain surgery.

"He had multiple skull fractures and large portion of his skull had to be removed to relieve pressure and hopefully prevent brain damage," read a post on the site. 

Henry is currently suffering "some paralysis" and will undergo lengthy rehabilitation to teach him to walk and talk again, but is expected to make "a total recovery in time."

Since Henry lacks health insurance, his family is asking his friends and fans to contribute to his medical costs via donations through Paypal.

"Jody and myself had already been discussing doing some future projects at the time of his accident," said band founder and guitarist Kenny Powell in a statement. "Hopefully, he will have a complete recovery and there will be new music in the near future from the original Omen songwriters."

Henry played in the band from 1983 until Omen broke up in 1988. He appeared on four albums and one EP, but wasn't part of the 1997 reunion disc, Reopening the Gates. Omen are currently working on the concert disc Into the Arena: 20 Years Live, which will feature live versions of classic tunes.

Omen's last gig was November 10, 2007 in Sacramento, California, but the band is scheduled to play four European metal festivals in April.

Here's the new Type O Negative video for "September Sun." The clip was shot in October 2007 and directed by Ivan and Josip Colic (Hammerfall, Moonspell).

The song is from the album Dead Again, which was released March 13, 2007. In a recent interview with RockConfidential.com, guitarist Johnny Kelly said Type O's label, SPV Records, is preparing to reissue Dead Again with new art work and an accompanying DVD.

Now, here are the heartwarming rays of "September Sun":

Like most artists, Hatebreed frontman and former Headbangers Ball host, Jamey Jasta, isn't too stoked about illegal downloading. But Jasta's latest gripe with peer to peer networks has nothing to do with lost income or prematurely released songs, but with something even more potentially damaging -- disinformation.

On a December 28 post on the band's MySpace, Jasta attacked "some lame a--hole" who posted the 1998 song "Smash Your Enemies" as "Kill the Niggers" on various file sharing services. It's not the first time the band has dealt with malicious downloaders. In 2004, a Hatebreed hater posted the 1998 song "Kill an Addict" on Kazaa under the same ugly title.

"This is why illegal music downloading is f---ed up," Jasta wrote. "Any true Hatebreed fans know the real deal and know we would never have a song called that, but there are a lot of young kids that don't buy music legally that went online to steal our music and saw this f---ed up song title and were offended and wrote us messages and hate mail. This is so lame. Hatebreed is a band with positive messages of respect for all... It offends us that people would even think for one second that we would have any racist, homophobic or sexist type agenda."

Now that we've got that cleared up, here's Hatebreed's video for "Destroy Everything."