On the last episode of "Headbangers Ball" we premiered videos by Lizzy Borden, War of Ages, Queensryche and Hed PE. Now's your chance to let us know what you thought of them and which, if any, deserve to encore on the next show. You can also vote for one of the other videos listed below. Click "more" to see this week's choices. Read more...

photo by Jon Wiederhorn

You say your mounted double-edged battle axe fell off the wall last week and landed on your laptop, leaving you without digital communication for several days? Drag man, but don't worry. You can catch up on everything you missed on last week's Blog right here.

Our exclusive podcast was with Heaven and Hell (a.k.a. Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio). Unfortunately, we were unable to reach guitarist Tony Iommi since the old geezer was hanging out in England when his bandmates were in New York, but we did hook up with bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ronnie James Die who told us all about their new album The Devil You Know. Click "more" for the rest of the week's highlights. Read more...

Our prayers have been answered. Christian metalcore band War of Ages have released a new video for the song "All Consuming Fire. The Erie, Pennsylvania group shot the clip on February 7 in their home town at Forward Hall.

"We are truly stoked on the all consuming fire video!," vocalist Leroy Hamp told HeadbangersBlog.com. "This was a great opportunity for us to give something back to our fans. They came out strong last month and we could not be happier with how it turned out. We feel like it shows the energy of a War Of Ages show." Click "more" to see what Hamp is talking about. Read more...

if this Christian metalcore thing doesn't work out, War of Ages are fully qualified to return to ditch digging

Many video directors ignore song titles and even lyrics when putting together treatments for rock videos. Andy Reale didn't just heed the title "Through the Flames" when shooting the new War of Ages video, he took it literally. The track is from the band's latest album, Arise and Conquer, which came out July 22. Click "more" to hear singer Leroy Hamp describe the video, then watch it and see if he got it right. Catch it again on Saturday's "Headbangers Ball," which airs this week from 2 to 3 a.m. (Set your TIVO). Read more...

Here's War of Ages singer Leroy Hamp talking about working in the studio with As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis, who produced WOA's fifth album Arise and Conquer. The disc, which came out last week, is the follow-up to 2007's Fire From the Tomb:

"When I heard Tim Lambesis was getting into producing records, I wanted to work with him. I didn't think it would be possible for us, scheduling-wise, because of how busy he tends to be. We asked our label and management about the possibility and they contacted him. He said he would be stoked to make it happen! Read more...