Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on At The Edge Of Time, the forthcoming album from German metallers Blind Guardian, are available for streaming at the band's official website.

At The Edge Of Time is scheduled for release on July 30 via Nuclear Blast Records.

At The Edge Of Time cover art] tracklist:

01. Sacred Worlds
02. Tanelorn
03. Road Of No Release
04. Ride Into Obsession
05. Curse My Name
06. Valkyries
07. Control The Divine
08. War Of The Thrones
09. A Voice In The Dark
10. Wheel Of Time

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Source:	blind-guardian.com
Band profile:	Blind Guardian

"Indian Theme", a new song from US metallers Mastodon, is available for streaming at this location.

"Indian Theme" comes off Jonah Hex, a six-song EP from the film's original motion picture score, which is scheduled for release on June 29 via Reprise Records.

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Source:	stereogum.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

Scotland's Man Must Die has announced the dates for their first proper headlining UK tour. This tour flyer] will kick-off on July 1st in Exeter and also include The Rotted along with Sworn Against.

Man Must Die, who have recently toured alongside Machine Head and Hatebreed for the UK leg of the Black Procession Tour, are touring in support of their new album, No Tolerance For Imperfection.

No Tolerance For Imperfection, the follow-up to their Relapse debut, The Human Condition, is currently streaming in its entirety at this location.

Announced dates are as follows:

July 01 - Exeter, UK Cavern
July 03 - London, UK Underworld
July 04 - Sheffield, UK The Corporation
July 05 - Manchester, UK Moho Liv
July 06 - Wrexham, UK Central Station
July 07 - Glasgow, UK Ivory Blacks
July 08 - Bradford, UK Rios
July 09 - Norwich, UK Marquee
July 10 - Peterborough, UK The Park

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Man Must Die
Event:	Death Thrash Destruction Tour 2010: UK Leg

"Destroy What Destroys You", the new video from German metallers Kreator, can be viewed at this location. The performance footage for the clip was shot during the band's on October 17, 2009 show with Exodus at Espacio Broadway in Santiago, Chile. The video was directed by Chilean video artist Carlos Toro, who has previously worked with Vader, Mercenary and Lacrimosa.

"Destroy What Destroys You" comes off the band's latest album, Hordes Of Chaos, which was released on January 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Source:	metalinjection.net
Band profile:	Kreator

As was reported earlier and also due to the slow recovery of band frontman Sakis' broken leg Rotting Christ have been forced to cancel more tour dates. The band posted the following on their myspace blog:-

"Unfortunately it seems that the Gods have rolled the dice and decided that 2010 will be a year of cancellations for the Rotting Christ Horde. Due to the slow recovery of frontman Sakis' broken leg, he has been urged to follow medical advice to avoid any further complications, and the band has sadly no option but to cancel the first part of their summer festival tour". The following dates are affected:

02 July 2010-Metalshow Riga (LATVIA)
03 July 2010 Hard Rock Laager Festival-Vana Vigala (ESTONIA)
04 July 2010 Mulen Ruzas-Vilnius (LITHUANIA)
06 July 2010 Randal-Bratislava (SLOVAKIA)
07 July 2010 Planetnoir Metal Stage-Pecs-(HUNGARY)
08 July 2010 Metal Camp-Tolmin (SLOVENIA)

Sakis comments: " We would like to express from the depths of our soul our frustration having to make this decision, and we promise our brothers and sisters that the band will be be back in the battlefield from the 15th July onwards."

Hails & Horns
Sakis on behalf of Rotting Christ

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Rotting Christ

Original news, posted on 08.02.2010

The short following update was issued on the Therion's official website:

"I'm happy to announce that Therion are now entering the later phases of the recording of the new album, which will be mixed at the legendary Polar Studios in Stockholm.

The album title will be Sitra Ahra. 13 songs are being recorded, but it is at this moment not certain which, or if all, of those will end up on the actual record.

Oh, and Therion is going to Graspop!

UPDATE (thanks to Snorre)

Swedish metallers Therion recently completed work on their new album, Sitra Ahra. They have now announced that the album will feature the following tracklisting:

01. Introduction/Sitra Ahra
02. Kings Of Edom
03. Unguentum Sabbati
04. Land Of Canaan
05. Hellequin
06. 2012
07. Cú Chulainn
08. Kali Yuga III
09. The Shells Are Open
10. Din
11. Children Of The Stone: After The Inquisition

Sitra Ahra was mixed by Lennart Östlund who commented: "What you have made here is truly unique". The album was mastered in New York and is expected to be released in September. Further details to follow.

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Source:	megatherion.com
Band profile:	Therion

Official press release

Whitesnake have officially announced that bassist Uriah Duffy & drummer Chris Fraizer are going their separate ways from the band after a fun filled & successful journey together. Whitesnake wish Uriah & Chris every success in pursuing their individual musical careers & express their sincere gratitude for the exceptional contribution they both made to the legacy of the band.

Whitesnake are proud to welcome drummer/vocalist extraordinaire, Briian Tichy... (http://www.briantichy.com)

Whitesnake are currently in the studio writing & recording the follow up to their award winning Good To Be Bad album, which is expected to be released throughout the world on the Frontiers label in Spring 2011 to coincide with their return to touring.

At this timeWhitesnake are still exploring their options for the position of new bass player/singer...

Commented vocalist Dave Coverdale: "One never enters into a relationship expecting it to end, but, as in other avenues of life, these things happen... Often it is not necessarily any one persons fault, it just unfolds that the relationship has naturally run it's course... I really wish Chris & Uriah well in everything they do...they are great guys & exceptional musicians...

As we bid a fond farewell to the guys, it is with great pleasure we welcome Briian Tichy to the band... I've personally been a fan of his work since I first heard him destroy a drum kit years ago with Ozzy Osbourne & thro' his amazing career with Pride & Glory, Billy Idol & Foreigner... I have no doubt he will help take the Snake to new & dizzying heights with his personality & powerhouse playing... & I believe he will inspire me to boldly go where no singer has gone before..."

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Source:	whitesnake.com
Band profile:	Whitesnake

Official press release

The Floridian grind machine known as Maruta has officially solidified its line-up, with the addition of drummer Danny Morris.

Vocalist Mitchell Luna states: "We are all happy to announce that the search for a new drummer is over, and that Maruta is now 100% operational again! Danny is a solid as fuck drummer, and met all of the high standards that we were looking for in a new skinsman. He blasts hard and does some really creative stuff on the drums that will bring our sound to a new level. We are pretty picky bastards and this dude definitely keeps up with us musically"

The group is set to enter Mana studios next month, to record the followup to 2008's In Narcosis for Willowtip. This will also be the first time the band incorporates a bass player, so listeners can expect the new material to sound even heavier and more dissonant then ever.

A new demo track will be posted in a couple weeks, as well as a handfull of dates in september. Keep up here."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Maruta

"Wake", the new video from Canadian metallers Fuck The Facts, can be viewed at this location. The clip was created by the Copenhagen, Denmark-based director Michael Panduro (Siegfried Productions).

"Wake" comes off the band's self released seven-inch EP, Unnamed, which was released on February 2010.


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Source:	metalinjection.net
Band profile:	Fuck The Facts

Official press release

UnSun, band led by ex-Vader guitar player, Mauser, has recently signed a worldwide deal with Mystic Production (home label of Behemoth and Riverside, among others). The band, who released their debut album, The End Of Life in September 2008 via Century Media Records, has entered studio this spring to record sophomore album. Vocal tracks were recorded in Studio X in Olsztyn and soon after Unsun moved to Hertz Studio (Behemoth, Vader, Decapitated) to record all instruments. After 5 weeks of hard work the album is currently being mixed and mastered.

The band has just uploaded first studio report which can be checked at Mystic Production YouTube channel.

UnSun's new album was given Clinic For Dolls as working title. This album will feature 10 new songs (and a bonus track for Japanese edition) and will be released on 10th October via Mystic Production in Europe. American release date will be announced soon.

The band comments on the recordings and new label: "Work on our second album is almost finished. We recorded 10 fantastic songs. At the moment we are listening to first mastered tracks. It's metal, it's powerful, heavy but at the same time melancholic and thrilling. You can expect also some softer tunes four one moving ballad. We are 100% satisfied with what we've done - so the plan was fulfilled. Now we are also focusing on photo session, video, etc.

After fantastic reactions on our first album The End Of Life we signed a contract for the second album with Mystic Production, which is our exclusive European partner. Mystic Production is not only a successful music label, this is a bunch of fantastic people totally devoted to music and their artists. These are people with lots of experience who do their best to promote and support the bands. We are sure that this contract guarantees us the straight way to success. The faith in us and the support that Mystic Production gives us made Unsun even more motivated and determined. We will inform you about next steps soon - meanwhile please check the first part of our studio report."


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Source:	mystic-production.com
Band profile:	UnSun

German metallers Hackneyed have issued the following statement on their MySpace blog:

"Hey folks, after a long time we have some news for you. Our long time fellow Alex isn't playing the bass at Hackneyed anymore. After several weeks of being torn between his new job and the band he took the decision to leave the band. It was a hard time for all of us but we all think that it was the only way of keeping Hackneyed alive and going. We are sad that Alex, one of the founding members, had to leave us. We all hope that, despite his new job we will still find the time to rock some parties together.

As Tini picture], a long time friend of the band, already played some shows as a temporary replacement for Alex she, after all, joined the band as a full member. We are very happy that with her we found a more than suitable replacement. We had a great time playing the first shows together and she really fits into the band. But see it for yourself at one of our next shows!"

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Hackneyed

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will release a new studio album, titled Imperfect Harmonies, on September 7 via Serjical Strike/Reprise Records.

The album was once again produced by Tankian himself at his home studio in Los Angeles.

A track from Imperfect Harmonies, "Borders Are", is now available for free download at this location (e-mail sign-up required).


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Source:	download.wbr.com
Band profile:	Serj Tankian

Kelly Schaefer, vocalist/guitarist of Atheist - who are in the middle of recording a new studio album - has issued the following update:

"After a year's worth of shredding and writing non-stop Atheist metal, in the last 10 weeks I wrote a bunch of tunes that are very far from metal. They are just sketches with friends, but for those with an open mind, I welcome you to check them out and your feedback is welcome. They are just demos, and mostly acoustic, don't bitch at me about it, haha.

I have plenty of metal for you all when this Atheist record hits, and recording starts July 5th, but for now something different. A calm before the storm perhaps.

Kelly Shaefer & Friends is the new site where I will post all of these new collabs with piano players, sax and cello players and all my friends who enjoy writing music of many different colors. I do plan on making an albums worth of material in 2012 that will be a "Kelly" record, and it will be all over the place style-wise."

Check out the songs at this location.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Atheist

Amsterdam-fronted Progressive Death metal band Obisidian have announced more details concerning their sophomore release, which will be called Point Of Infinity. The band issued the following update on their MySpace:

"After working our asses off creating artwork, doing photo shoots and practicing some more patience - which should make us quite virtuous as a band - Candlelight Records actually gave us a release date: as of 20 September 2010, Point Of Infinity will hit the shelves of global record stores, both capital and rural, digital and analogue. To warm you up even more, we have uploaded this special Album Teaser to our YouTube channel."


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Obsidian

"She Destroys Again" is the new video from Sólstafir and can be viewed below. The song appears on the band's most recent album Köld, which was released in February 2009.

Commented drummer Guðmundur Óli Pálmason: "It took me over a year, working on and off, to finish it. There is no digital post-processing, except that the photos were combined and arranged in Final Cut. All effects are 100% manual and handmade. When I was already half way through making the video, my computer crashed. Stupid me had no backups so I had to start from scratch. Luckily, I still had all the negatives, though. I Hope you enjoy!"


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Sólstafir