We coulda seen this one coming from the other side of the Berlin Wall -- if it was still standing, that is. Kreator's new video "Hordes of Chaos" has swept past clips by Arise and Ruin, Abigail Williams, Five Finger Death Punch and Warbringer to earn a slot on the next episode of "Headbangers Ball," which airs Saturday night from 2 to 3 a.m. on MTV2. Read more...

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On the last "Headbangers Ball," we premiered the new Kreator video "Hordes of Chaos" and Arise and Ruin's "Forever Damned." We also programmed new clips by Warbringer and Abigail Williams.

Now it's your turn to pick one of these or another clip from the list below to return for next week's program. Remember, past winners are ineligible and only one vote is allowed per IP address. Voting runs through Wednesday at 3 p.m. Click more to watch last week's winner again and see this week's choices. Read more...

By now you've seen all those top ten rock and metal lists featuring Metallica, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Gojira, Nachtmystium, Enslaved, Opeth, Amon Amarth, All That Remains, Trivium, Meshuggah et al. So here's a list of ten slightly more indie acts that might not be on your radar yet, but which you owe it to yourself to check out:

10. Arsis - We Are the Nightmare (Nuclear Blast)
Technical death metal is rarely this inspiring. A breathtaking blend of speedy unconventional guitar work, abrupt rhythm shifts, double-bass drum thunder and real honest to goodness hooks.

9. These Arms Are Snakes - Tail Swallower and Dove (Suicide Squeeze)
Post-hardcore insanity merges with strong songwriting on this Seattle band's third full album. Direct and uncompromising, TS&D blasts through challenging math rock progressions, battering ram rhythms and bizarre grooves that'll remind you equally of Fugazi and Blood Brothers. But what else would you expect from former members of Botch and Kill Sadie?

8. Abigail Williams - In The Shadow of a Thousand Suns (Candlelight)
Honestly, we're not sure why this modern black metal album didn't crack more critics' year-end lists. The band even has a super-cute chick on piano/orchestration -- and the girl knows how to compose better than a lot of classical musicians. In The Shadow of a Thousand Suns is epic, brutal and shudders with horrific beauty -- like a haunting blend of Cradle of Filth and Immortal. (Click "more" to see our seven other choices.) Read more...

Funny, they don't look black metal. There's not a nailed armband or heavy-duty shinguard to be seen, none of the members are wearing corpse paint and the singer's got short friggin' hair! Still, with all their image flaws, Abigail Williams delivered one of the finest black metal albums of 2008, In The Shadow of a Thousand Suns, and their first video for the disc, "Into the Ashes," is pretty cool as well. Click "more" to watch the vid and see its on-air debut on this week's Headbangers Ball, which airs on Saturday from 2 to 3 a.m. Read more...