Bands in masks, eh? There's certainly no shortage in the modern metal scene, but the fact today marks new releases from both Ghost and Sleep Token - indisputably two of the biggest masked bands to have arisen this past decade - makes it feel particularly evident that a bit of mystique goes a long way in modern metal.
But, we're getting ahead of ourselves. First, the results of last week's vote! Another dose of wonderful weirdness from Avenged Sevenfold might have marked them as forerunners for the title, but in fact they were left chewing dust as an explosive run to the top saw the highest vote count we've had this entire year. Still, there could be only one winner, and while Sevendust put some hefty numbers in, it was Finnish former Eurovision contestants Blind Channel who took top prize with Happy Doomsday.
