photo by Jon Wiederhorn

Here's the second part of our interview with popular Christian metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. During out candid discussion, vocalist Mike Hranica and guitarist Jemery DePoyster discussed incorporating God into metal, the injuries at their shows, urinating for cash, writing under pressure, their unconventional song structures and recording their new album With Roots Above and Branches Below. Click "more" to watch. Read more...

The Devil Wears Prada vocalist Mike Hranica
photo by Jon Wiederhorn

Don't write off Dayton, Ohio's The Devil Wears Prada just because of their stupid name and goofy song titles. And don't discard them simply because they're proud to be Christians and aren't afraid to talk about it. Finally, don't label 'em trendy screamo/metalcore tag-alongs -- at least not until you've heard their music.

The band's second album, 2007's Plagues, was a strident, discordant blast of energy that constantly veered between jagged, jarring rhythms and memorable melodies. The band's follow-up, With Roots Above and Branches Below (out May 5), is equally intense, but more cohesive, incorporating a range of sonic nuances, including sweeping organ swells, atmospheric keyboard hooks and majestic metal riffs without sounding like a bunch of disparate parts stapled together.

After a recent show in New York, vocalist Mike Hranica and guitarist and singer Jeremy DePoyster sat down and discussed where they're coming from musically, the creation of With Roots Above and Branches Below, their mainstream popularity and why metal fans should seriously give 'em a chance. Click "more" for the two segments of our five-part interview. Read more...

The headline for this post is not entirely false. If you vote for one of the band's that was played on last Saturday's show they might win enough votes to return for next Saturday's show. And if you're name is Nikki Sixx and you're the bassist for Motley Crue and you cast a vote for next week's show, you very well might receive an erotic massage from hot babe tattoo chick Kat Von D. Of course, you probably don't have to vote for anything to receive such honors, but Nikki, if you decide to vote we'll surely count it.

And now, onto this week's contest. Choose one artist from the list below. The act with the most votes will win an encore appearance on Saturday’s show. As always, past winners are not eligible for your vote; that means last week’s winner Meshuggah can’t win and neither can The Gates of Slumber.

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. Read more...

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A short message before we get into this week's competition: Last week the astute judges of "Your Vote Counts" noticed that many of the votes being cast were coming from the same IP addresses. These voters were disqualified. Only one vote can come from a single IP address. If your roommate already cast his ballot, go find another computer.

Now on to this this week's challenge. Last week, Whitechapel won our contest, so you can't vote for them again. Other than that, submissions from the list below must be received by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23. Feel free to include a comment, which may be published when we announce the winner. Oh, and you may not be listening to hair metal when you vote. Click "more" to see this week’s choices: Read more...

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Whether you're into medieval warfare, cannibalism, blood-spattered chicks or storming metal Lair of the Minotaur is a hard act to follow. Last Wednesday, the barbarian tribe took "Your Vote Counts" hands down and earned a trip back to last weekend's "Headbangers Ball." This week we've got six other videos from the show for you to choose from, including clips by Whitechapel, Soulfly and The Devil Wears Prada.

As always, you can't vote for Lair again or other past winners, Kataklym and The Black Dahlia Murder. Submissions from the list below must be received by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16. Feel free to include a comment, which may be published when we announce the winner. Viewers who vote more than once will be disqualified. Click “more” to see this week’s choices: Read more...

On Tuesday, we premiered behind the scenes footage from the making of The Devil Wears Prada's new video for "HTML Rulez Dood." Now, we offer you the whole enchilada. The video was produced by Endeavor Media, which did the band’s previous video for "Hey John, What’s Your Name Again?"

Now that we got that over with, click "more" to watch the video for "HTML Rulez Dood," then catch it again on Saturday at Midnight on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball." Read more...