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Readers? Poll 2008 Is Here! Make your voice heard in this year's Metal Hammer Reader's Poll. Who made your head bang in 2008? Who sucked like a Dyson with a dodgy nozzle? Tell us right now in the Metal Hammer Readers' Poll 2008! Blog: Are Machine Head Planning Something Special Tonight? According to Metal Hammer's backstage moles, the Machine Head boys are planning something very special indeed this evening and it has something to do with one of the biggest metal bands of all time. If our sources are to be believed, Machine Head will be playing their cover of Iron Maiden's ... Hellfest Announce 2009 Line-Up Hellfest have announced the sort of line-up that's good enough to make a grown man cry. Due to take part on June 19-21 in Clisson, France, if this is a pre-cursor for what we can expect to arrive at UK metal festivals next year then we really are in for something ... Metal Hammer Critics? Top 50 Albums 2008: 46-43 Come on in to check out number?s 46 to 43 from this year?s Metal Hammer Critic?s Poll. 46. ICED EARTH THE CRUCIBLE OF MAN: SOMETHING WICKED PART 2 SPV "Crucible is an impressive achievement. Its monstrous scope begs the question of how they can top it." GREG MOFFITT (September 2008, issue 183, 54 points) 45. WALLS ... Blog: The Office Stereo The Metal Hammer office have just put on 'Toxicity' as we've not heard it in ages. It's easy to forget just how good System were/are, isn't it? Metal Hammer Critics Top 50 Albums 2008: 50-47 Come on in to check out number?s 50 to 47 from this year?s Metal Hammer Critic?s Poll. 50 .CULT OF LUNA ETERNAL KINGDOM Earache "COL rise beautifully to the occasion with tracks that veer from ultra brutality to ominous sedentary passages." MALCOLM DOME (August 2008, issue 181, 50 points) 49. WITCH PARALYZED Teepee "An energetic romp through the ... MHTV: Protest The Hero Check out Protest The Hero talking about Jihad-core, Star Trek lyrics and 'tardy puberty. Trust us, it's a cracker. Dillinger Escape Plan Start Metal Clothing Line For Dogs Come in to read about Ben Weinman's new metal clothing line for dogs and there's also news on the noise-terrorists entering the studio next year. Dillinger Escape Plan will be entering the studio in June/July to record a new studio album but to wile away the months between now and then, ... Blog: Bill Bailey Talks Emos Check out Bill Bailey's opinion on Emo's. Deathstars Release New ?Night Electric Night? Track! Deathstars have released the first new music from their new album 'Night Electric Night' online. Check out the track 'Death Dies Hard' and, if you missed it last week, there's also a chance to catch up with Deathstars frontman Whiplasher who spoke exclusively to Metal Hammer TV about 'Night Electric Night'. Cacth ...