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Okay, here’s the deal. In order to participate in this week’s “Your Vote Counts” — which will give you the power to help choose which of last week’s new artists will win a return ticket to next Saturday’s “Headbangers Ball” — you gotta register to be a part of the MTV Community. But don’t worry. No one’s gonna rob you of your identity or sell your information to a third party in China that will add you to thousands of calling lists, which will at least triple your unsolicited phone calls in the next three days. None of that’s gonna happen since your responses are confidential.
What will happen?: Being a member of the MTV Community will entitle you to comment to HeadbangersBlog.com posts (anonymous responses are no longer accepted), and will allow you access previously unexplored corners of the the MTV.com community, in which you’ll receive access to music and video premieres we can’t offer on the Blog. All you gotta do is fill out a form. We gotta admit, the sign-up sheet is a little tricky and people are getting tripped up by the box asking for the users “Profile URL.” If that’s been a problem for you, here’s what to do.
Under “Profile URL” just type something to identify you — preferably some word that includes a couple numbers. That will then be attached to a long URL address that will be your private address for the site. Also, be sure to fill in all the required information on the form, and check the box verifying your interest in belonging to the MTV Community. Sounds corporate and all, but it’s a good way to build a real metal community and minimize spam.
But enough propagandizing. On to this week’s Your Vote Counts. On Saturday’s show we had premieres by Inhale Exhale, Hatebreed and Misery Signals, which are all eligible to return next week if they receive enough votes. As always, choose one artist from the list below. The act with the most votes will win. Past winners are not eligible; that means that neither Meshuggah nor The Gates of Slumber can take the crown.
Also, only ONE vote is allowed per IP address. It doesn’t matter if you use a different screen name. If you vote twice from the same computer, you will be disqualified. Voting runs between now and 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Click “more” to see the complete list.
DRAGONFORCE - “HEROES OF OUR TIME”
INHALE EXHALE - “IT’S MYSELF VS. BEING A MAN”
HATEBREED - “THIS IS NOW (live)”
EMMURE - “SOUND WAVE SUPERIOR”
MISERY SIGNALS - “A CERTAIN DEATH”
IMPENDING DOOM - “MY NEMESIS”
SLIPKNOT - “PSYCHOSOCIAL”
