Talking of surveys and polls and things, Teeshirtstore.co.uk has announced the results of its public poll to find the most popular (and unpopular) t-shirt designs of all time. And the winners are: All Time Best T-shirt (percentage of vote) 1. Iron Maiden – Eddie (15.9%) 2. Joy Division – Unknown pleasures (11.8%) 3. Nirvana – Nevermind smiley face (11.5%) 4. The Ramones – Eagle logo (9.7%) 5. Rolling Stones – Licks (6.7%) 6. Kraftwerk – Autobahn (5.4%) 7. Primal Scream – Screamadelica (4.9%) 8. Metallica – Master of puppets (4.9%) 9. Public Enemy – Target logo (4.1%) 10. Inspiral Carpets – Cool as fuck (3.8%) All Time Worst T-shirt (percentage of vote) 1. Anything with FCUK on it (52.8%) 2. Cradle of Filth – Jesus is a **** (12.8%) 3. Motorhead – Logo as sold in Top Shop (12.1%) 4. Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby (11.5%) 5. MC Hammer – Here Comes The Hammer (6.2%) 6. Saxon – Crusader (4.6%) Best Newcomer T-shirt (percentage of vote) 1. Strokes – Diner logo (26.4%) 2. The Killers – High heels (18.2%) 3. Viking Skull – Beer Drugs Bitches (16.2% ) 4. Franz Ferdinand – Reverse logo (15.9%) 5. Libertines – Fuck em (12.3%) 6. Darkness – Lightening bolt logo (11.0%)

More reasons for you to tune into the Radio 1 Rock Show on Tuesday nights from midnight… Here’s a taster of things to look out for in the next few weeks… November 16th Your chance to win Machine Head gig tickets by beating the resident metal encyclopedia… November 23rd Chimaira DVD Giveaway November 30th Wednesday 13 pick their Monsters of Rock 7th December Machine Head co-present and giveaway

Zao will be recording a new track for inclusion on the Japanese edition of their newest album ‘The Funeral Of God’. The new track is titled ‘The Romance Of The Southern Spirit’. The record will see the light of day via Roadrunner Records Japan this Nov 21st. The album will most likely feature cover art exclusive to the Japanese version as well.

Danish metallers Illdisposed will begin shooting a video for the track “Still Sane” on November 28. The video is expected to be ready for distribution before Christmas. “Still Sane” comes off “1-800 Vindication”, which entered the Danish album chart at position No. 85 upon its release in early October. Did you know? It is the first time a death metal album has reached such a high position on the Danish chart.

Did you learn much about new signing Trivium yet? We suggest you pick up their previous album ‘From Ember To Inferno’, out on Lifeforce if you haven’t already for a little taster. And you should definitely check out the free MP3 up in the music section. Currently over here in the studio with Andy Sneap, ‘Ascendancy’ is set to be released on February 28 next year. Brutalism.com describes Trivium as, í¢ä‰åñcombining the elements of traditional American thrash and death metal with that of the European scene and the resurgence of metalcore. They are the musical equivalent of eloquence.í¢ä‰åŒ Just wait til you hear what they’ve come up with. Meanwhile, let us tell you a little more about them. 1. Trivium’s name is Latin for three-way intersection, and old English for the school of learning. It’s for grammar, rhetoric, and logic. 2. All of Trivium are strong believers in the power of the internet to promote music í¢ä‰åäóì and have stated they would never have discovered one of their favourite bands, In Flames, without it. 3. They would love to share a stage with Metallica – and they used to do a cover of Master Of Puppets in their live set! 4. The youngest band member is singer Matt who is 18, the oldest is 22. ‘Ascendancy’ will be their 3rd release. 5. They laid down the drum tracks for this record at the legendary Morrissound Studios in Florida, the home of death metal! 6. Their producer Jason Suecof used to work with Chuck Schuldiner (Control Denied, Death). 7. Matt also sang in Capharnaum, a supergroup with producer Suecof. 8. Trivium have already been on tour in the US with Iced Earth, the US Roadrage line-up, and hit the road soon with Fear Factory. And they have a show with Killswitch Engage too!

Vote In The Metal Hammer Readers’ Poll 2004! Yup, it’s that time of the year again where you tell them who and what rocked yo’ world in ’04! Point your rodent HERE and fill in their lovely online form to cast your vote. We fiendishly suggest you include your favourite Roadrunner bands. Go on, do it now!

Wahey! Cheaper CDs for Christmas! Be sure to check out the following when doing your shopping… for you or your friends! HMV Slipknot ‘Vol 3’, 36CF ‘A Snow-Capped Romance’, KSWE ‘TEOH’ & Hatebreed ‘The Rise Of Brutality’ all @ 퉌£8.99. Machine Head ‘Through the Ashesí¢ä‰åŒ_’ @ 퉌£7.99. Virgin Slipknot ‘Vol 3’, 36CF ‘A Snow-Capped Romance’, KSWE ‘TEOH’ all @ 퉌£9.99 MVC – Slipknot ‘Vol 3’, 36CF ‘A Snow-Capped Romance’, KSWE ‘TEOH’, COF ‘Nymphetamine’ all @ 퉌£9.99

Instead of photos from London from the current Wednesday 13 tour, we thought we’d do some up in Manchester. So off we went, couple of journalists in tow (for some future press we’ll tell you about later). Met some cool fans up there post show, when Wednesday 13 plus Kid Kid, Pig, and Ghastly came out to sign some stuff, and we’ve posted up a couple of the shots in their PHOTO GALLERY (we want an Action Man like that for Xmas). There’s also a couple shots of all the guys backstage before the show, getting ready to play, and you can see the man behind the clown (Richard, tour manager) too. And of course, the expected live photos (plus props). Check em all out HERE.

Did you know? The most awesome Dirty Americans have lined up a very cool show playing with… yes, Velvet Revolver, later this month in the USA. If you live in or near Detroit, go buy a ticket. Now. November 23, Emerald Theatre.

please do read the following exerpts from reviews of 3 Inches Of Blood’s Advance And Vanquish release… “I’ve got absolutely NO business liking this album. By all rights, due to the Rob Halford/King Diamond-like squeals of Cam Pipes alone I shouldn’t have even made it past the first song. However, a few things not only keep me listening but actually end up making this a damn fine METAL!!! album…Y’know what? Stop reading and just go get this. Oh and Roadrunner- you’re almost forgiven.” – DIGITAL METAL “To all the bands out there working on metal albums, just quit right now. Seriously, stop. You’ll never write an album as metal as Advance and Vanquish from 3 Inches of Blood. It’s like Iron Maiden meets Judas Priest meets Running Wild meets damn near anything else remotely cool in metal from the 80’s. And what were the first words that popped out of my mouth as soon as this album started? Quite simply ‘Fuck yes,’ which immediately lead to some wicked air guitar work.” – METAL REVIEW “If there is one thing that is hard to describe, it is the feeling that you get when listening to an album. I would describe “Advance And Vanquish” as a perfect heavy metal album, it should really touch you when you belong to the NWOBHM generation. Go and get it, judge for yourself but I can hardly imagine this album will disappoint you if you have real heavy metal blood running through your veins.” – LORDS OF METAL 3 Inches Of Blood Advance And Vanquish in stores now…