Open Metalcast

This year would have marked the 11th anniversary of the first episode of Open Metalcast (August 17th, 2010 was the first episode debut). Over that time we've released 192 main episodes, 12 Instru...

https://openmetalcast.com/2021/08/21/open-metalcast-indefinite-hiatus-announcement/

Hey all, Just wanted to give a quick announcement that Open Metalcast is going in hiatus for a few months. Part of it is because I've been a little burned out trying to get shows together every...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/06/02/open-metalcast-summer-hiatus-announcement/

A dozen tracks, picked mostly at random by the caretaker of the Open Metalcast Library. The only criteria was they couldn't have been played in a previous epsiode. We have tracks from Demimonde, ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/04/22/open-metalcast-episode-192-shuffles-dozen/

It's in the middle of April, just before tax time in the United States. The weather doesn't want to cooperate here at Open Metalcast headquarters, moving from sunshine and warmer temperatures to ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/04/14/open-metalcast-episode-191-odious-ouroboros/

Putting together an episode of Open Metalcast can sometimes be a challenge in focus for me. Sometimes I get distracted by the music that I'm looking for (woe be the rabbit holes that occur when I...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/03/24/open-metalcast-episode-190-focus/

If you're in the European Union I urge you to take part in the Save the Internet Campaign . Save Your Internet is a drive to stop some particularly bad proposals that are floating around in the E...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/03/21/save-the-internet-article-17-was-article-13/

The atomic number 189 denotes a hypothetical eka-superactinide called "Unoctennium", which sounds very similar to the fictional material called "Unobtanium". Unoctennium has not been observed in ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/03/07/open-metalcast-episode-189-unoctennium/

Nothing Special Nothing Funny Just some Creative Commons Licensed metal music to blow your eardrums out. We've got an amazing show lined up with an array of no-nonsense metal from Obskkvlt, ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/02/10/open-metalcast-episode-188-minimalist-metal/

If seems the Marie Kondo bug has hit the Open Metalcast studios. We took all of the tracks in the Open Metalcast Archives and saw which ones still sparked joy. Or rather, which ones could stop vi...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/01/18/open-metalcast-episode-187-tidy-metal/

Things have been rather erratic here at the Open Metalcast Headquarters. We've been rather lax in releasing the metal to you in a timely fashion. One could blame the holidays, but part of it was ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2019/01/01/open-metalcast-episode-186-new-beginnings/

As the last minutes of 2018 pass into history (or have already passed into history, depending on your location) I'm going to ensure that at least one Instrumetalcast episode releases this year (g...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/12/31/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-012-last-minutes/

This episode was going to be completely different. I'd selected a few tracks here and there, but upon hearing the latest Oak Pantheon / Amiensus split the show pretty much demanded a different co...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/11/26/open-metalcast-episode-185-wending-ways/

Part of the fun in recording a podcast is trying to get everything done in one take without making mistakes. Sometimes that just happens, where I start to say a name of a band and then sound like...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/10/22/open-metalcast-episode-184-desktop-cat/

Here at the Open Metalcast Headquarters we're watching the final vestiges of summer come to a close as the chill of fall settles in. The crunch of leaves under foot greet us before the icy cold o...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/10/16/open-metalcast-episode-183-temperate-zones/

Here at the Open Metalcast Headquarters we mourn one of the great broadcasters in the Detroit-are. Chris Felcyn was a broadcaster on WRCJ FM (a classical and jazz radio station) and hosted a sh...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/10/01/open-metalcast-episode-182-thoughts-become-air/

Here at Open Metalcast Headquarters we're nearing the end of summer and heading headlong into the most metal of seasons: Fall. Now you may say that Winter is the most metal of seasons, but I'd be...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/09/18/open-metalcast-episode-181-fallen-back/

One of the things that I really like about metal music is the variety of music in the genre. Sure there are purists out there who imprint on one record and expect everything else to sound like th...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/08/07/open-metalcast-episode-180-non-traditional-metal/

At Open Metalcast Headquarters we take pride in putting together the finest Creative Commons Metal Music available. But sometimes an episode takes on a life of its own. What started off as a pret...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/07/17/open-metalcast-episode-179-the-map-is-not-the-territory/

Here at the Open Metalcast headquarters were'coming up on the July 4th holiday. That can only mean one thing: a constant barrage of folks taking their hard-earned money and transforming it into d...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/07/02/open-metalcast-episode-179-head-in-a-rocket/

Sometimes I like taking the whole Open Metalcast headquarters music library and put it on shuffle mode. This morning I decided to record an episode completely made up of these tracks. The only ru...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/06/25/open-metalcast-episode-177-harnessing-chaos/

Here at the Open Metalcast Headquarters we're always acquiring Creative Commons metal music for the show. We carefully select the finest CC-licensed metal music and run it through a scientific pr...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/06/04/open-metalcast-episode-176-rules-of-acquisition/

Here at the Open Metalcast headquarters we're celebrating Memorial Day Weekend. It's a time of remembrance for those who fought for the freedoms that we in the USA enjoy. And one of those freedom...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/05/28/open-metalcast-episode-175-remember-to-reminder/

I've made it no secret that the hardest part of putting together these shows is coming up with new and interesting things to put at the top of the episode. I mean, with metal like Godless Truth, ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/05/14/open-metalcast-episode-174-wont-fade-away/

Here at The Open Metalcast Headquarters we usually make an entire episode in one night. We'll toil over Audacity tweaking and adjusting until the perfect episode is ready for you to listen to. Bu...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/04/30/open-metalcast-episode-173-combined-forces/

Here at the Open Metalcast Headquarters we're awaiting the next bout from Mother Nature and her minions of winter to deposit more wintery mix (read: ice) over the land. But the metal must flow an...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/04/14/open-metalcast-episode-172-ringside-seat-to-apocalypse/

Apparently there is something going around the Open Metalcast headquarters that is wreaking havoc upon your beloved host. But the engines of metal must rage on, and rage on they shall in this epi...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/03/26/open-metalcast-episode-171-engines-of-metal/

Here at Open Metalcast Headquarters we've prided ourselves on being punctual with the delivery of Creative Commons Metal Music to your bloodstream via our easy-to-listen podcast format. But somet...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/03/12/open-metalcast-episode-170-waving-and-drowning/

Recently we at the Open Metalcast headquarters watched an episode of "Dirty Money" where they talked about the heist of the Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve in Canada. Barrels of syrup were removed ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/02/20/open-metalcast-episode-169-strategic-metal-heist/

Welcome back to Open Metalcast where we kick off 2018 with more of the great Creative Commons Licensed Metal Music that you've come to know and enjoy. We've got an amazing line-up of music to sta...

https://openmetalcast.com/2018/01/08/open-metalcast-episode-168-salutations/

I'm alone... (00:14) Disappear by Mordida from The Wind Ashes (BY-NC-ND) (04:40) Утро (Synthematika Edit) by Spin Provider from Synthematika One (BY-NC-ND) (09:04) O.B.M.P.S.F. (Smoke Breat...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/12/19/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-19/

If you're anything like me you pretty much started the holiday season already sick of holiday music. Worse, you likely have seen all of the top albums of the year lists that you care to see. Here...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/12/19/open-metalcast-episode-167-chewy-center/

Sometimes when I'm listening to a lot of music my mind wanders. It's really easy to get lost in some of these auditory soundscapes. And this episode presents quite the journey starting with Âsti...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/12/05/open-metalcast-episode-166-journeys-of-metal/

Over the lifespan of digital music there has been a constant desire to control the copying of the data. Various watermarking and copy-protection schemes were put in place to ensure that folks wou...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/11/22/open-metalcast-episode-165-analog-hole/

When putting together an Open Metalcast show sometimes they take on a life of their own. While I try not to make "themed" shows some sections tend to get a bit of a theme to them. Sometimes the t...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/11/06/open-metalcast-episode-164-a-little-of-each/

We got a little off-schedule from the last show but it was most certainly not because of a lack of great metal music. So much great music was released lately including brand new Hela and split be...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/10/24/open-metalcast-episode-163-strictly-non-palindromic/

Every time I think about the varieties of sound that are conveyed by 16 bits at 44.1KHz it boggles my imagination. So many bits, so many possibilities. One moment it can play brutal death metal, ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/09/26/open-metalcast-episode-162-infinite-possibilities/

This episode is a tribute to those little bits of plastic, metal, and silicone that help keep us sane during the day. This is also dedicated to the friends of the show that help keep it going via...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/09/12/open-metalcast-episode-161-judicious-use-of-headphones/

Sometimes short and sweet is the order of the day. Sometimes there's more to be said. This episode is on the shorter-end of the spectrum but that doesn't make it any less potent. Especially wit...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/08/29/open-metalcast-episode-160-longer-brief-thoughts/

It's been over a year since we brought out the last Instrumetalcast. Time to rectify that. (00:46) Resonance Cascade by Seversun from New World Chaos (BY-ND) (03:51) Deciduous Glory by Psychen...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/08/15/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-011-reflections/

Sometimes i get lost in the music. Sometimes I involuntarily stop what I'm doing and just listen to the music. In this episode we have plenty of metal music to get lost in. We have tracks by Demi...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/07/31/open-metalcast-episode-159-metal-journeys/

Sometimes it's easier to let go. Sometimes it's easier just to put down the sword and stop fighting. Sometimes it's easier to just let the hordes run right over you. Sometimes it's easier to let ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/07/17/open-metalcast-episode-158-dont-let-up/

Over here in the USA we're planning on celebrating yet another year of independence by finding anything that goes boom and setting it on fire. And much in that spirit of freedom and independence ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/07/03/open-metalcast-episode-157-third-of-july/

There's a saying "if you stare at the void the void stares back at you". But what if you scream at the void? What if you play loud music (such as this fine episode here) at the void? Hey, stop ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/06/19/open-metalcast-episode-156-screaming-into-the-void/

This episode fetures new tracks from Seversun, Cara Neir, Qdesh, and Nolens. Plus we have a track from the upcoming souble-album "Palimpsests" by Vin de Mia Trix. And while we were mixing up styl...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/05/23/open-metalcast-episode-155-musical-blender-of-great-joy/

Here at the Open Metalcast headquarters we keep our ear to the ground of the metal world to hear the double-bass-drum rumblings within. So when we heard news that there was a release by Necrosexu...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/05/08/open-metalcast-episode-154-make-mine-metal/

Greetings fellow inhabitants of this great ball we call "Earth". I have spent the past few days on allergy medicine, antibiotics, and nasal steroids so if this episode seems a little extra-punchy...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/04/25/open-metalcast-episode-153-modern-medicine-ftw/

There are many algorithms that are now monitoring and making decisions in our lives. We're constantly bombarded with algorithms telling us what we should like, where we should drive, and what foo...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/04/10/open-metalcast-episode-152-death-by-algorithms/

Sometimes when putting together an episode I don't want to stop putting together the music. Everything flows together so well that jumping in would be an intrusion. But there's lots to talk about...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/03/27/open-metalcast-episode-151-keep-away-from-open-flame/

Artwork by Posthuman Studios; illustrated by Danijel Firak. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike License Cortical stacks scrambled. Can't get a decent thoug...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/03/26/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-18/

Welcome to the 150th episode of Open Metalcast, where we've been exploring the world of Creative Commons Metal Music for lo these many episodes. I'm sure there's a way to check to see how many so...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/03/13/open-metalcast-episode-150-one-five-oh/

Welcome friends to the 149th episode of the podcast we humbly call "Open Metalcast". In this chapter our hero discovers that the old man in the tavern was indeed a sorcerer who sent him in search...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/02/27/open-metalcast-episode-149-chaotic-neutral/

According to Wikipedia (who is never wrong) Dunbar's Number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. Dunbar put that number ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/02/13/open-metalcast-episode-148-dunbars-number/

It's mid-wintertime here at Open Metalcast Headquarters. Part of the fun of winter is the snow that inevitably shows up during this time. One of the ways to counteract the snow in this climate is...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/01/30/open-metalcast-episode-147-salt-the-earth/

Ever have one of those moments when you don't know when to jump into a conversation? Where the time to speak doesn't happen for a while? That's what happened with this episode. Normally I jump in...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/01/16/open-metalcast-episode-146-jump-in-anytime/

First off, congratulations on making it to 2017. :) We decided for this episode to just shut up and announce the song titles at the end of the show. That way we can let the music speak for itse...

https://openmetalcast.com/2017/01/02/open-metalcast-episode-145-quietly-entering-2017/

It doesn't feel like the end of 2016 is upon us. It also doesn't feel like this should be the last regular episode of 2016. Yet, here we are.. But we're going out with style, with brand new music...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/12/19/open-metalcast-episode-144-closing-out-2016/

This episode brought to you despite the efforts of Pixel to prevent it from happening. (00:11) Conflict by Violblast from Conflict (BY-NC-ND) (03:44) Deceiving The Host by Wasting The Genesis fr...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/12/06/open-metalcast-episode-143-cat-on-the-desk/

We're coming up on the Thanksgiving holiday here in the USA and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for listening to this humble podcast of Creative Commons Metal Music. It's a privilege to br...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/11/21/open-metalcast-episode-142-thankful/

If you're even remotely aware of a country called the United States of America you'll no-doubt know that November 8th is our election day. We've had a barrage of campaign calls from celebrities w...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/11/07/open-metalcast-episode-141-v-o-t-e/

All Systems Go. Punch It! From the game “Eclipse Phase” (c) Posthuman Studios, LLC. used under the CC-BY-NC-SA license. (00:12) Sick Nation TV by The Derision Cult from Born Into This (BY...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/10/26/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-17/

Here on the 140th episode of Open Metalcast we invoke the spirit of social media and implore you to share this episode as widely as possible with your friends and networks. You're lovely people a...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/10/24/open-metalcast-episode-140-like-and-reshare/

For this episode we wanted to go back into the archives to find a few albums we wanted to revisit, like Carnivora, Unholy Quest, Idlemine, and Sonus Mortis. We've also picked up some brand-spanki...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/10/10/open-metalcast-episode-139-something-old-something-new/

No matter how bad things get, sometimes you just need to begin again. We have some great music ahead for you, including tracks from Cremosity, Ruins of Humanity, PhaZer, Nightosaur, Hippie Doon...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/09/25/open-metalcast-episode-138-just-begin-again/

I got off my schedule for releasing episodes, so this episode is a little late. It also comes on the heels of me losing my job, so some of the tracks reflect my mood. We have brand new Colosso fr...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/09/19/open-metalcast-episode-137-chapters-end/

I don't tend to do "themed" episodes much, but decided after downloading a ton of stoner / doom / sludge metal to compile a little journey for you. Once the seatbelt sign goes off please feel fre...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/09/04/open-metalcast-episode-136-low-earth-orbit/

Ugh. What the hell happened. Oh shit, has it been that long since the last episode? I hate lack. Downloading latest transmission: From the game "Eclipse Phase" (c) Posthuman Studios, LLC. use...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/08/28/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-16/

Today marks the sixth year since the first episode of Open Metalcast. It's been quite a journey and I thank you all for accompanying me on it. We've found a lot of Creative Commons Metal Music al...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/08/17/six-years-of-open-metalcast/

Here at the Open Metalcast headquarters we're looking at the throes of summer as it winds down for the year. This is the time where people plan out vacations and other assorted trips and really d...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/08/15/open-metalcast-episode-135-bite-sized-metal-satisfaction/

Trying to finish up this episode before heading to bed (which tends to be a theme, as I try to get these out before I hit the hay). Decided to start this episode with some of the more epic tracks...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/08/02/open-metalcast-episode-134-short-on-words-long-on-metal/

The Internet is a great thing, bringing together metal from across the globe. Where else can I easily find music from bands and labels from Spain, Italy, Sri Lanka, Norway, Canada, and California...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/07/18/open-metalcast-episode-133-internet-of-metal/

It's been way too long since the last Instrumetalcast episode, so to make up for it we've selected nine tracks for over an hour of instrumental metal bliss. We have tracks from Release the Long S...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/07/05/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-10-overdue/

One thing that most bands will tell you is that they keep making music for their fans. That's true of podcasts as well. You're part of the reason I do this podcast. Yes you, the one with the real...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/06/20/open-metalcast-episode-132-thank-you-for-being-a-fan/

Here at the Open Metalcast headquarters we burn the midnight oil (not the band, but the proverbial midnight oil) scouring the net to bring you the finest Creative Commons Metal Music. But we know...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/06/07/open-metalcast-episode-131-late-night-metal/

Quick Program Note: If you are listening / viewing this on Metal Injection I encourage you to check out Open Metalcast for the latest episodes of Open Metalcast. This is the last episode of Open...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/05/23/open-metalcast-episode-130-continuing-voyages/

While the Open Metalcast interns scour the net for Creative Commons Metal Music (contrary to popular belief it's not just one person searching Bandcamp on the Monday Evening before the show drops...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/05/09/open-metalcast-episode-129-traditional-experimental/

This week I got a strange note from one of my friends who wondered if I was moving in. Apparently on my recent order of CDs from Hypnotic Dirge Records I accidentally left it on the last shippin...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/04/26/open-metalcast-episode-128-unintended-acts-of-human-kindness/

One of the best parts of doing a podcast about Creative Commons Metal Music is I'm only answerable to you, the fans. I don't have to try to fit my show into pre-constrained time limits, and I don...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/04/12/open-metalcast-episode-127-no-limits/

One of the things that I really enjoy about putting together Open Metalcast episodes is picking up music from around the globe. There's a ton of bands putting out not only amazing music but also ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/03/30/open-metalcast-episode-126-good-looking-music/

One thing that I didn't miss while Open Metalcast was on hiatus was writing the short blurb that precedes the listing of tracks in the show notes. Part of that is because sometimes I don't have m...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/03/15/open-metalcast-episode-125-one-two-five/

Eight months ago Open Metalcast went on hiatus. The short of it was because my father-in-law was needing more elder care and we needed to shore up resources for his care. Unfortunately he passed ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2016/03/01/open-metalcast-episode-124-returning-we-hear-the-metal/

Hey all, After some deliberation I'm putting the show on temporary hiatus. Reason being life is getting in the way of making the show you deserve to hear. We've had a good five year run and I...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/09/05/open-metalcast-hiatus-announcement/

Open Metalcast was released five years ago on August 17th, 2010 and we thought it would be a great idea to do something special for you our faithful listeners and aficionados of Creative Commons ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/08/18/open-metalcast-episode-123-five-years-young/

Ever have one of those days where you just want to keep the music going and don't want it to stop? That's what happened with this episode. It's understandable when you have such great bands as de...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/08/04/open-metalcast-episode-122-dont-know-when-to-stop/

Ever have one of those days where you just decide to put your entire library on shuffle and see what happens? That's what happened with this episode. I narrowed down the library to just the Creat...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/07/20/open-metalcast-episode-121-shuffle-mode/

Have taken a bulk carrier in stasis to avoid detection enroute to Neptune. This is our last transmission until we arrive. Unsure what we will find but hoping to blend in with some Extropian or Sc...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/07/13/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-15/

Browsing through Wikipedia for subjects for titles for the show I stumbled upon something I didn't know (isn't that always the case with Wikipedia?) Apparently Moses lived to be 120 years old. So...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/07/07/open-metalcast-episode-120-live-until-120/

Tonight was the Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival, AKA "The Fireworks". Unfortunately we're also getting some bad weather in this area so they did the fireworks earlier than normal...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/06/22/open-metalcast-episode-119-works-of-fire/

This week I'll be seeing Rush in concert for their 40th anniversary tour. One of the reasons Rush is one of my favorite bands is they bucked the trends. On the album 2112 they released the now le...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/06/08/open-metalcast-episode-118-15-minutes-or-more-of-fame/

Ah the joys of computers. Can't really do a show without one but damned if this computer wasn't being a bit of a pain in the ass by filling up the root partition (and of course not telling me unt...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/05/26/open-metalcast-episode-117-technical-difficulties-be-damned/

Some sad news to report with this episode. Apparently the album "Larks" is the last "Returning We Hear the Larks" album for the foreseeable future. But "Larks" is an excellent album comprising of...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/05/12/open-metalcast-episode-116-larks-returning/

It's been a few weeks since the last Open Metalcast episode dropped from the skies to shove pitchforks of amazing metal into your earholes. But suffice to say we're back and ready to grant your e...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/04/19/open-metalcast-episode-115-slightly-overdue/

This episode we decided instead of our normal format we'd try something similar to our neglected (and long overdue) Instrumetalcast episodes and just let the music play straight through. Part of ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/03/18/open-metalcast-episode-114-the-spaces-in-between/

It's late here at the Open Metalcast headquarters and we're getting ready to release another jam-packed episode of some of the most crushing Creative Commons metal the world has ever heard. All t...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/03/04/open-metalcast-episode-113-title-goes-here/

Here at Open Metalcast Headquarters we're well in the throes of the six more weeks of winter some fucking rodent predicted. Much like watery tarts distributing swords is no basis for a system of ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/02/17/open-metalcast-episode-112-frostburnt/

Welcome friends to the eleventy-first episode of Open Metalcast, a rather respectable episode number for a podcast. We also managed to get a respectable amount of snow outside the Open Metalcast ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/02/03/open-metalcast-episode-111-eleventy-one/

We're back from a brief hiatus to make you grateful you still have hearing, still have electricity, and still have enough bandwidth to download over 40 minutes of the best Creative Commons licens...

https://openmetalcast.com/2015/01/20/open-metalcast-episode-110-volt/

If you're anything like us at the Open Metalcast Headquarters you've had it up to your eyeballs with the shitty covers that pass for Christmas music. Instead we present 10 of the finest Creative ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/12/24/open-metalcast-episode-109-no-quarter/

This week not only marked the 10th anniversary of Dimebag Darerel's death (which seems like it was only yesterday) but also the passing of one of the legends of video games: Ralph Baer. Were it n...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/12/08/open-metalcast-episode-108-remembering-legends/

It's the week after Thanksgiving here at OMC headquarters and we couldn't be happier to have yet-another-holiday in the rear-view mirror. Not that we didn't have fun with Thanksgiving, but the le...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/12/01/open-metalcast-episode-107-post-turkey-sleep-disorder/

It's no secret I find writing the introductions to these episodes the hardest part of creating the episode. The music has never been a problem as evidenced by the 8 tracks featured in the show. N...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/11/11/open-metalcast-episode-106-wikipedia-fail/

Recently we got the chance to speak with Ben Hiteman from the band Catapult the Dead. Catapult the dead released their album "All is Sorrow" which consists of a single 37 minute track intended to...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/11/04/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-catapult-the-dead/

Ever felt like you can't make a decision about something? That happened to me recently when trying to put together this show. It seems October is the month where a lot of bands release their musi...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/10/27/open-metalcast-episode-105-analysis-paralysis/

Ever have one of those weeks where you completely blank out on something that you need to do but can't for the life of you remember what that was? Unfortunately I completely blanked out on releas...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/10/01/open-metalcast-episode-104-drawing-a-blank/

Over in the USA we're coming off of celebrating Labor Day which is a day where some folks get to they day off while others get to go in to work. It's a crazy little holiday but it gave me some ex...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/09/01/open-metalcast-episode-103-labor-pains-redux/

Things have been rather busy a the Open Metalcast Headquarters as of late. We had one of the storms of the century rip through our neighborhood last week. Fortunately we didn't have too much dama...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/08/19/open-metalcast-episode-102-party-tardy/

In the novel 1984 there is a room called Room 101 wherein the "Ministry of Love" subjects prisoners to their worst fears, phobias and nightmares. Apparently George Orwell named it after a meeting...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/08/04/open-metalcast-episode-101-room-101/

Open Metalcast celebrates our milestone episode release with the release of episode 100. I had a few ideas floating around for what I could do with this episode. I thought of doing a retrospectiv...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/07/21/open-metalcast-episode-100-triple-digit-metal/

There's a tradition in the United States of America that folks are called upon to serve as jury in court cases. Fortunately I wasn't called this time around so I have some extra time to bring you...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/07/08/open-metalcast-episode-99-jury-duty/

Hi all, The next episode of Open Metalcast is going to be delayed a bit. Have been pretty busy lately and my will to put together a show has been sapped. I hope this will give everyone a chance...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/06/23/program-note-open-metalcast-episode-delayed/

Dear Fans of Open Metalcast. I have a confession to make. It has been six long months since the last Instrumetalcast. Six months you've had to wait for arguably one of the more popular channels o...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/06/10/open-metalcast-episode-98-instrumetalcast-9/

Time was in the early days of the Internet there weren't many options for finding new music. However once better bandwidth came about the Internet became a wonderful and strange place indeed. Whe...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/05/26/open-metalcast-97-time-immemorial/

Many years ago when I was heavily into Dream Theater I stumbled upon a band that sounded interesting but was unable to hear their music (this was before Youtube made it insanely easy to hear most...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/05/12/open-metalcast-episode-96-proggy-weather/

Things are starting to return to normal at the Open Metalcast compound. We return to our usual show schedule with 8 tracks of awesome Creative Commons Licensed Metal Music. Episode 95 features tr...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/04/28/open-metalcast-episode-95-here-i-stand/

Regular listeners of the show may notice this episode posting later than normal. That's because the normal posting date was during Pycon and I was hanging out in beautiful Montréal Canada enjoyi...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/04/21/open-metalcast-episode-94-post-pycon-ham-hangover/

It's been one of those weeks here at the Open Metalcast Headquarters where you have to wonder "what next?". It's enough to make you feel like a chicken with your head cut off. Though with the ama...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/03/31/open-metalcast-episode-93-headless-chicken/

We're starting to see a thaw at the Open Metalcast headquarters and with it is the realization that maybe we'll make it through this winter after all. Fortunately the Internet connection has stay...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/03/17/open-metalcast-episode-92-melt/

My least favorite "holiday" of the year is when Daylight Savings Time happens. For no apparent reason most of the known world decides to arbitrarily shift their clocks one hour ahead. This result...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/03/03/open-metalcast-episode-91-spring-forward/

A friend on IRC (Hi Greg) thought it might be neat to have an episode of post-rock / post-metal music. He might get his wish some day because apparently I can't leave well-enough alone without mi...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/02/17/open-metalcast-episode-90-long-playing-record/

Call me an old fogey but I still get excited to tear open the shrink-wrap of a brand new album, especially when it's from a band that I enjoy like Deep Space Destructors album II. Part of the joy...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/02/04/open-metalcast-episode-89-new-music-smell/

One of the ways that I try to get around writing one of these introductions to an episode (which is coincidentally the hardest part about putting together an episode) is to take a peek at Wikiped...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/01/20/open-metalcast-episode-88-palindromic-repdigit-piano/

Well 2014 has started off rather cold and snowy at the Open Metalcast bunker. Fortunately the network connection has withstood the elements and we've been able to find some great music to start o...

https://openmetalcast.com/2014/01/06/open-metalcast-episode-87-yellow-snow/

It's been way too long since the last Instrumetalcast so to make up for it here's an extra-long episode for your listening enjoyment. Hopefully it'll tide you over into the new year where these e...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/12/23/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-8-lost-time/

The term "Cult of the New" is a term used in the boardgame circles to (sometimes derogatorily) refer to people who are constantly in search of the latest releases at the expense of ignoring some ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/12/10/open-metalcast-episode-86-cult-of-the-new/

Welcome back to Open Metalcast, bringing you the best in Creative Commons Licensed Metal Music. I am the host of the Club Metal portion of the podcast and today we have a special guest. We worke...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/12/09/open-metalcast-special-club-metal-interview-episode-patient-zero/

Rushing to get this episode out the door because the night I normally have to get the episode put together will be full of me catching the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who on the big screen. No spo...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/11/24/open-metalcast-episode-85-timey-wimey-wibbley-wobbly-stuff/

One of the items that the Voyager 1 Spacecraft sent along with it on its voyage outside of our solar system was a gold-plated. It's probably the only gold compilation album in existence trhat fea...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/11/11/open-metalcast-84-the-wave-of-the-voyage/

When looking up the number 83 on Wikipedia for the 83rd episode of Open Metalcast, I ran across some number facts. Apparently "83 is the sum of three consecutive primes (23 + 29 + 31) as well as ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/10/29/open-metalcast-episode-83-highly-cototient-prime-numbers/

Welcome to the third Halloween Episode of Open Metalcast, where we unleash the strange, the wicked, and the bizarre to thrill, excite, and scare the candy-corn right out of you. There's plenty of...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/10/25/open-metalcast-special-episode-halloween-2013/

One of the most dangerous places for me is inside of a record store. It's like throwing a hyperactive child into a candy store: before you know it my arms are filled with new and used CDs and I'm...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/10/15/open-metalcast-episode-82-caught-in-a-loop/

I'm not sure what shutting the US government will prove to anyone, but I hope it doesn't mean that the Internet will shut down any time soon. Otherwise how will I get you this phenomenal Creative...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/10/01/open-metalcast-episode-81-shut-up-and-shut-down/

It was my birthday last weekend, and as part of my celebration I not only got the opportunity to watch one of my friends get married, but I also got a nice little cold to go with it. So the Open ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/09/16/open-metalcast-episode-80-going-viral/

In my never-ending quest to put things off until the very last minute (a habit carefully honed over the mumble mumble years of my existence) I'm putting this show together mere moments before the...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/09/02/open-metalcast-episode-79-labor-pains/

I plead complete ignorance over all matters sportball or otherwise sports-related (save for hockey season when the Detroit Red Wings are doing well that season). So seeing an EP of sportball-rela...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/08/19/open-metalcast-episode-78-sportball-surprise/

Ever gone to the store for just one thing, and realized at the checkout lane that you have more than one thing to purchase? That's what happened with this episode. I already had most of the episo...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/08/05/open-metalcast-episode-77-express-lane-12-items-or-less/

After a brief hiatus we decided to make up for it by just blasting your eardrums with non-stop metal music. In that spirit we only have four words for you: "shut up and mosh". Oh, and one more se...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/07/23/open-metalcast-episode-76-shut-up-and-mosh/

Hey everyone, Just a quick note that Open Metalcast is taking a brief hiatus for this week. We'll return, ready to bang heads, crush skulls, and give you the finest in Creative Commons Metal mu...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/07/08/open-metalcast-brief-hiatus/

Too long have we waited in the shadows, hoping for a change that never comes. The time to wait is over, now it is time to act. (00:24) My Life Last Breath by Acumen Nation from Anticore (BY-NC-N...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/06/27/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-14/

Summer has hit hard here at the Open Metalcast studios, and unfortunately there isn't any air conditioning in here. It's 87F in here, and while the fans are going full-tilt, there's some comfort ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/06/24/open-metalcast-episode-75-the-sun-never-sweats-but-i-do/

74 is the atomic number of Tungsten, which is Nordic for "Heavy Stone", and perfect to title this episode of Creative Commons Licensed Metal Music. There's a little something for everyone, whethe...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/06/10/open-metalcast-episode-74-heavy-stones/

Recently we got the chance to speak with Ryan Conner of the melodic death-metal band Cryogen . Cryogen are currently Kickstarting their new album Continuum. We spoke with Ryan about their current...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/06/06/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-cryogen/

There's an old saying in electronics that refers to releasing the magic smoke whenever you do something to fry a piece of hardware. Well, my laziness got the best of me, and I released the magic ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/05/29/open-metalcast-episode-73-magic-smoke/

Ugh. It's full-bore allergy season here, and apparently everything is being marked for death by my body. So to celebrate (?) we've lined up 8 tracks of music loud enough to make even the most stu...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/05/14/open-metalcast-episode-72-allergic-reactionary/

Finishing up this episode while recovering from the amazing convention known as Penguicon which happened this weekend. One of the highlights was one of the staff members dressed in corpse-paint a...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/04/30/open-metalcast-episode-71-unconventional/

Tax season is over (is that why my wallet feels lighter? Must be a new weight loss program.) Hopefully this season was kind to you, but if even if it wasn't, we still have the finest Creative Com...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/04/16/open-metalcast-episode-70-metal-taxing-mad/

Are the April Fools Jokes done yet? Seems every April Fools I want to disconnect from the Internet and find a secret, undisclosed bunker until it's all over. Fortunately we were able to pick up s...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/04/01/open-metalcast-episode-69-pranky-cranky/

Back when there were record stores, there were some places that sold compilation albums of different artists. Sometimes they were full priced, and other times they were either inexpensive or free...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/03/19/open-metalcast-episode-68-tributes-and-compilations/

While putting together this week's episode for Metal Injection Radio I noticed a lot of material that I had on my disk for a while but hadn't put into an episode. So I picked a sample of the mat...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/03/04/open-metalcast-episode-67-musical-centrifuge/

Recently we got the chance to speak with Tony C. of the band Judicator, and one of the founders of the label Masters of Metal Productions. Masters of Metal Productions started off as the label of...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/03/01/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-masters-of-metal/

Welcome to a special interview episode of Open Metalcast. Recently we got the chance to speak to Nihil from the band Khadaver. Khadaver is a four-piece band from Slovakia. Khadaver fuses metal an...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/02/20/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-khadaver/

Apparently there was a meteor that exploded with enough force over Russia to break windows and cause all sorts of problems for people. Hopefully your neighbors' windows will be strong enough to w...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/02/18/open-metalcast-episode-66-meteoric-sonic-boom/

Apparently there was a power outage during the Super Bowl that lasted around 34 minutes. I wish we'd known earlier, because this episode of Open Metalcast weighs in around 39 minutes of Creative ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/02/04/open-metalcast-episode-65-bowl-of-super/

In memory of Aaron Swartz, whom I never met, but without whom this show would not be possible. (01:13) Inherent by Decode the Design from Chaos Lanes EP (BY-NC-ND) (05:48) Only Suffering is Free...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/01/21/open-metalcast-episode-64-technical-debt/

2013 is going to be a great year. Don't believe me? Well, for starters, in this first episode of 2013, we have over 45 minutes of awesome Creative Commons metal music to ring your eardrums into t...

https://openmetalcast.com/2013/01/08/open-metalcast-episode-63-fine-vintage/

Some believe the Mayans predicted the end of the world will happen this Friday. But what would cause the world to end? Asteroids? Global Warming? In our holiday episode, we find it's far, far wor...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/12/19/open-metalcast-special-episode-holiday-apocalypse-2012/

Four months since last transmission. Stop. Must make next transmission or face termination. Stop. Last transmission of this solar year. Stop. Message Ends. (00:24) 21st Century Antichrist by Khad...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/12/17/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-13/

Our cat appears to have recovered from her surgery, because she was driving me insane by turning off my computer while producing this episode. But, as they say, neither snow, nor sleet, nor tap-d...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/12/11/open-metalcast-episode-62-tap-dancing-on-the-ceiling/

Welcome back to Open Metalcast, bringing you the best in Creative Commons licensed metal music. Recently we got the chance to speak with Benjamin Soubeille. Benjamin is a man of many hats. He's o...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/11/29/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-open-metal-records/

Things have been a little busy around the Open Metalcast compound, so this episode is actually comprised of tracks I was hoping to put together for the next Instrumetalcast episode. Hopefully thi...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/11/27/open-metalcast-episode-61-instrumetalcast-7/

60 episodes. 60 seconds in a minute. 60 minutes in an hour. What does it mean? I'm not sure, but I do know this is the 60th episode of Open Metalcast, and it will spin your ear drums around like ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/11/13/open-metalcast-episode-60-time-saving-daylight/

Welcome back to Open Metalcast, bringing you the best in Creative Commons Licensed Metal Music. Recently we got the chance to speak with Devin and James of the Neologist. The Neologist is a two-p...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/11/05/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-the-neologist/

While Hurricane Sandy delivers hopefully the last of her Frankenstorm-like powers upon the East Coast, we have our own Creative Commons Metal storm brewing. And while we won't have reporters tell...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/10/30/open-metalcast-episode-59-storm-and-drive/

Welcome to the second of our Open Metalcast Halloween episodes, where we bring you Halloween music scare you. Heck who are we fooling; it's music to listen to while you steal candy from kids who ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/10/26/open-metalcast-special-episode-halloween-2012/

In South American mythology, the number 58 is usually associated with curses misfortune, allegedly because of the association with the 58 original sins. Luckily, the number 58 in this context mea...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/10/16/open-metalcast-58-original-sins/

These are the continuing voyages of the podcast Open Metalcast, continuing to bring you the finest Creative Commons musical treasures from distant Internet sites. And we have some treasures indee...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/10/01/open-metalcast-episode-57-terra-incognita/

(00:09) Disemotional by Mixture from Disemotional (BY-NC-ND) (05:05) Plague And Fire by Discreation from Plague And Fire (BY-NC-ND) (08:35) What I've Become by Killwire from Empty Cell Demo (...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/09/17/open-metalcast-episode-56-reminder-to-remember/

Extra-length songs for your listening pleasure. (01:32) KRUH Z OHNĚ A OCELI by DROM from Hectop (BY-SA) (12:18) Вместо них by PLATZDARM from Сквозь стекло (BY-NC-SA) (21:2...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/09/03/open-metalcast-episode-55-long-song/

(00:11) Der Einzig by Iskra from European Tour Demo (BY-NC-ND) (03:32) Progeny Of Panthalassa by She Was The Universe from Progeny Of Panthalassa (BY-NC-SA) (08:10) Lusitania by Minenwerfer fr...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/08/22/open-metalcast-episode-54-the-morning-after/

Re-sleeve yourself in your best recreational model and enjoy the best the future has to offer. (00:20) TAXIM - Ware Mensch by Taxim from Metarail (EP) (BY-NC-SA) (04:21) Unconditional (feat. Tan...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/08/12/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-12/

Landing this episode of metal like NASA lands probes on Mars: hard, fast, and using a lot of parachutes. (00:11) Journey by Black & White from Rock 'till Dawn (BY-NC-ND) (03:54) DEJAME VOLVER by...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/08/07/open-metalcast-episode-53-bye-curiosity/

(00:08) Sleepless by Naked Brown from Naked Brown (BY-NC-SA) (03:59) Inmortal by INORDEM from La Miseria de Dios (BY-NC-SA) (08:44) Dead Tooth Grime by Crown the Liar from Dead World Anthology...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/07/24/open-metalcast-episode-52-sleepless-in-the-prattle/

(00:11) A New Day by Ex Animo from Sentience (BY-NC-ND) (04:09) Divide and Conquer by nolife from Divide And Conquer (BY) (06:50) Into The Hollow by EYeOvIsIs from Into Thee Eye Ov IsIs (BY-N...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/07/09/857/

Your future self sent you a mixtape. "Echoes of the future being played in the past. These are future echoes, the music of the future." (00:14) Rechenka (River) by Risha from Dorozhenka (Single) ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/06/28/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-11/

(00:11) Human Waste by Abortion Autopsy from Human Waste (Demo) (BY-NC-ND) (03:05) Гламур И Пафос (Cover Version By UNGRACE) by Diversant:13 from Пафос И Гламур EP (BY-...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/06/26/open-metalcast-episode-50-hardcore-beginnings/

Recently we got to speak with Derek, Cody, and Jordan from the band Eraless. Based out of the mountains of Tennessee (where if you say you're in a band, you'd better whip out the banjos), Erales...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/06/14/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-eraless/

I've got you under my treads. (00:10) Eye of the Beerholder by Sonic Pulse from Lager Than Life (BY) (06:07) Subterranean Creatures by The Neologist from The Promise of Eternal Separation (BY) ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/06/12/open-metalcast-episode-49-under-my-treads/

In memoriam. (00:10) Anchors by La Mar from La Mar (BY_NC-ND) (07:35) Summer by Adam Emanon from Subterranean (BY-SA) (13:10) Riptide by Judd Madden from Drown (BY-NC-ND) (22:41) This is My Ad...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/05/31/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-6-tragedy-of-slow-and-low/

We come in peace. (00:11) La Miseria de Dios by INORDEM from La Miseria de Dios (BY-NC-SA) (04:59) Sleep No More by sHIT for bRAINS from Broken Vow (BY-NC-SA) (08:48) Go Away by Rezistor from B...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/05/29/open-metalcast-episode-48-come-in-peace/

(00:11) Wheels of death by Sins n Bliss from From Heaven (BY-NC-SA) (05:25) Splašky v žilách by Stolen Lives from split LP w/ Lahar (BY-NC-ND) (07:52) Red Passion by Rapid Fire from Rapid F...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/05/15/open-metalcast-episode-47-quick-and-dirty/

I just uploaded the last few files to Archive.org this morning. If everything went according to plan, we should have every single file from Open Metalcast up on Archive.org (save for some special...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/05/14/transition-to-archive-org-complete/

Open Metalcast was filmed live before a studio audience. Actually, this was recorded live in front of a podcasting panel I did at Penguicon. Thanks to everyone who came out to participate! To cel...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/05/01/open-metalcast-episode-46-live-music-live-at-penguicon-live/

...It's done by machines 'cause they don't make mistakes. -- KMFDM. (00:44) Damage is Done by Neurotech from Decipher Vol. 1 (BY-SA) (04:56) Biopunk by Return To Base from Return To Base EP (BY...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/04/23/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-10/

(00:11) A New Day by Elegance Decay from We Are The Pirates of Underground (BY-NC-ND) (04:06) Haesitatio by Crimson Blue from Innocense (BY) (10:43) Vanity Of Darkness by Diablery from The Eye...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/04/17/open-metalcast-episode-45-casu-consulto/

Just a quick update to let everyone know that I'm moving the archives of Open Metalcast to the best place I can think of for archiving. Heck, it even has archive in the name. Yes, I'm moving the ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/04/07/the-best-problems-to-have-link-updates-and-a-heart-felt-thank-you/

Open Metalcast is now a part of Metal Injection . This episode highlights just a sampling of the artists and songs have been played on previous episodes of Open Metalcast. So, if this is your fir...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/04/03/open-metalcast-episode-44-infected-injection/

(00:30) The Coalition by Spiralmountain from Spiralmountain (BY-NC-ND) (05:36) Egypt Signals by It Dwells Within from Relics From A Broken Fair (BY-NC-ND) (11:59) Ablaze Within by Epoch Crysis...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/03/27/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-5-synthetic-organic/

(00:11) Katatonia by 108 Not from 108 Not (BY-NC-SA) (03:42) Taste the Blood by Skitzo from Synusar'sukus (BY-NC-SA) (07:38) Pyrophile by Spike The Tomb from Gods Be Forgotten (BY-NC-ND) (11:...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/03/20/open-metalcast-episode-43-signs/

If you managed to download episode #42 earlier today, congratulations: you have a collector's item. Apparently I forgot to edit out one of the mistakes that I made in the second track announcemen...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/03/06/blooper/

(You can't have everything, but you can have another episode just before the world ends. Drink up!) (00:11) Agents Of Betrayal by LOST WORLD ORDER from Parasites (BY-NC-ND) (04:28) Barriers by F...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/03/06/open-metalcast-42-life-the-universe-and-something-else/

(00:10) Santcuary by Rapid Dominance from Premonition EP (BY-NC-ND) (04:32) My Vice by Skellot from Idolothyte (BY) (09:51) An Obsequy For Thought by Reason from Thoughtcrime (BY-SA) (14:25) ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/02/21/open-metalcast-episode-41-downbeat-be-damned/

Be Mine. (Note: this episode is a little more NSFW  than most. Please take that into account when listening.) 00:24 Cyber Girl by Freaky Mind from No More Manifests (BY-NC-ND) 04:29 E.V....

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/02/10/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-9/

(00:10) Mammals 2012 by Spiral Mountain from Spiralmountain (BY-NC-ND) (04:37) Man vs Machine by Raze from Man Vs Machine (BY) (09:08) Ghosts by Ophyra from Post Mortem (BY-NC-ND) (15:12)...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/02/07/open-metalcast-episode-40-over-the-hill/

Recently we got the chance to speak with Jono Bacon of Severed Fifth about their long-awaited release "Liberate". The album is the result of a successful community fundraising effort, which raise...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/02/02/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-severed-fifth-liberate/

Recently we got the opportunity to speak with Adam Kluga, the sole member of the band "On Wings of Wax". Adam (who hails from Melbourne, Australia)  produced and recorded the album "The Escape",...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/01/31/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-on-wings-of-wax/

Apologies to those of you who were unable to download the OGG files. Turns out Nginx doesn't support OGG out of the box (or at least the version I installed didn't). Please let me know if you are...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/01/29/update-ogg-files-should-be-working-now/

Sentient Machine mixes together elements of Metal, Disco, Industrial, and Electronic Music together in a unique, yet oddly familiar way. We talked about their debut album, their plans for their n...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/01/27/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-sentient-machine/

00:11 Across Tundra (Ode To Vanebride) by One Last Word from Thrones (BY-NC-ND) 04:15 Strength from Failure by The Departed from The Departed (BY-NC-ND) 09:29 The New Age Of Redemption by Ever-F...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/01/23/open-metalcast-episode-39-catch-up-mustve-heard-and-relish/

Open Metalcast survives solely on using other folks content to create a show that you enjoy. Laws like PIPA and SOPA threaten shows like Open Metalcast because sites like Bandcamp, Jamendo, and M...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/01/17/stop-sopa-pipa/

Hello, everyone, I've updated the server for Open Metalcast to use Nginx instead of Apache. Please let me know if you run into any problems accessing files from the site. Hopefully it'll be tra...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/01/15/updated-site/

(00:11) Beware the Silent by Rezistor from Beware the Silent (BY-NC-ND) (04:16) Slash Dementia from Wheels of Babylon (BY-SA) (05:34) Road Rage by Braddock from Strikes Back (BY-NC-ND) (09:23...

https://openmetalcast.com/2012/01/10/open-metalcast-episode-38-destination-unknown/

Welcome to the last thing you'll hear before 2012.* (00:20) Blue Screen Planet - Part I - Axiom by Neurotech from Blue Screen Planet (BY-SA) (10:18) Kill by Freaky Mind from No More Manifests a ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/12/30/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-8/

00:11 Greed for Anomaly by Unhealer (BY-ND-ND) 04:06 The Hungerer by Crypticus from The Rites Of Infestation EP (BY-NC-ND) 06:07 Thin the Herd by Suburban Syndromea (BY-NC-SA) 09:58 Hard to F...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/12/27/open-metalcast-episode-37-post-holiday-stress-disorder/

Your case of holiday cheer has arrived! 01:20 You Ruined Christmas by Bobnoxious from Ho Ho Ho (BY) 03:33 Merry Friggin' Christmas by Alchemy from A Very Alchemy Christmas (BY-NC-SA) 08:56 A Sp...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/12/15/open-metalcast-special-episode-happy-holidays-2011/

00:11 The road killer by Taste of Hell from Demo 2007 (BY-NC-ND) 04:23 Eyes by Everfailed from Dissected Entity EP (BY-SA) 09:12 A Carnal Ritual of Self-Asphyxiation by Antipope from House of ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/12/13/open-metalcast-episode-36-phobia-nouveau/

00:11 You and yours by Cloudkicker from Let yourself be Huge (BY-NC-SA) 05:23 Absolutely by Dark Harvest from Dark Harvest (BY-NC-ND) 10:41 Turbofuck by Turbolance from Eyes (BY-ND) 16:30 Wat...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/12/08/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-4-permission-granted/

00:11 Devastation by Hellcrawler from Wastelands (BY-NC-ND) 04:25 Just One (Single - 2011) by Rygel from Just One (BY-NC-SA) 09:30 calmo by Patrulha 66 from Revolution (BY-NC-SA) 12:42 Blood ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/11/29/open-metalcast-episode-35-turkey-hangover/

Warning: This episode may expand your horizons and blur your thoughts on cyber-metal. 00:11 Goals by The Dark Clan from Free Stuff (BY-NC-ND) 04:38 Year Of The Bull (In The Land Of Shit) by W.O....

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/11/17/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-7/

There's a little something in here for everyone. 00:10 Dead Girls by Nihil Quest from 1.1 Splendid Isolation (BY-NC-SA) 05:07 Night of the Long Knives by The River Neva from Chemistry of Holocau...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/11/15/open-metalcast-episode-34-something-for-everyone/

Recently we got the chance to speak with Lindsay from the band Carthasy . Carthasy hails from Perth, Australia, and just released their new EP, Apertures on Bandcamp. A perfect description of th...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/11/08/open-metalcast-special-interview-episode-carthasy/

Brought to you by the letter Ü. 00:11 Ceremonial Surgery by Crypticus from The Rites Of Infestation EP (BY-NC-ND) 03:58 Exist By Program by Mirrors Of Obsidian from Imminent Chaos Complete (B...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/11/01/open-metalcast-33-march-of-the-umlauts/

Gimme your candy and nobody gets hurt. 00:11 The Temple by Out Of Orion (Ox3) from The Dunwich Horror: H.P. Lovecraft (BY-NC-SA) 01:23 The Scariest Song Ever! by Voodoo Puppets from Voodoo Puppe...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/10/27/open-metalcast-special-episode-halloween-2011/

As opposed to Southern Comforts: 00:10 Delete Humanity by Cryogenic Implosion from Creation of the New World (BY-NC-SA) 04:41 Black and Red by Soundcrafters from Catharsis in Chaos (BY-ND) 08:2...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/10/18/open-metalcast-32-cold-comforts/

I created this show before I heard of the passing of Steve Jobs, but this show is dedicated to the memory of not only Steve Jobs, but to the other visionaries of the computing industry. Our world...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/10/06/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-6/

Workin' them angels. 00:11 I Forgot Who I Am by Under the Abyss from Album 2011 (BY-NC-ND) 05:51 Slave of mind by Zora from Scream Your Hate (BY-NC-ND) 09:18 Come With Me by Danforth from Demo ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/10/04/open-metalcast-31-angels-and-demos/

Drift along on a metal music journey... 00:32 What a stupid clown! by Eglyn from Eglyn (BY-NC-ND) 03:45 Paamayim Nekudotayim by Under The Hat from Under The Hat (BY-NC-ND) 06:36 ytech by TURBOL...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/09/23/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-3-driftin/

I can neither confirm nor deny that some of these tracks were picked at random. :) Autumn by HiHate from Against All (BY-NC-SA) Outlaw by Countdown from Outlaw (BY-NC-SA) Instinto by Overdry fr...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/09/20/open-metalcast-episode-30-curly-shuffle/

Just a little funky... Crear Sombras by Pachamama from Pachamama  (BY-NC-SA) Give me Hell by Drop Alive from Drop Alive  (BY-NC-ND) UN SEGUNDO LARGO by Seekinside from Seekinside EP  (BY-NC-SA...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/09/06/open-metalcast-episode-29-funk-in-public/

Recently Tom Ray and I interviewed Michael from Amity in Fame on the Music Manumit podcast. I had a great time with the interview, and the interview was very casual and interesting. The episode...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/08/29/interview-amity-in-fame/

This episode created under the influence of Panopticon , the latest book in the Eclipse Phase RPG series. If you like the transhuman vibe, definitely check it out. Plus they offer Hack Packs con...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/08/25/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-5/

You may notice something new in the posts on Open Metalcast. Go ahead, look around a bit. Notice anything different? If you said that all of the posts that have Cyrillic text in them are now di...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/08/24/unicode-the-hard-way/

Just so you know... Into the Great Ravine by Blind the Carrier from into The Great Ravine  (BY) Madre Tierra by Aracner from 2 Canciones EP  (BY-NC-SA) The Beginning of Everything by The Depart...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/08/23/open-metalcast-episode-28-ozark-harp-trumps-accordian/

Just a small sampling of some artists that I wanted you to hear one more track from their albums: Serious Killer by PhaZer from Kismet (Promo)  (BY-SA) Маски by PLATZDARM from Сквозь ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/08/09/open-metalcast-episode-27-one-more-time/

All aboard! The Hidden by Cryogen from Despara  (BY-NC-ND) Someone Set Your Voicemail From Stun To Kill by Freighter from Freighter  (BY-NC-ND) ke gore ke soy by Semilla Animal from ESCARNIO (2...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/07/26/open-metalcast-episode-26-last-train-to-crazyville/

It's finally here! The Big Four of CC Metal, as chosen by listeners of Open Metalcast RUNNER'S UP Wandering by Antipathiea from Pre Release Sampler  (BY-NC-ND) High Pulse Rate by Irate Archite...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/07/12/open-metalcast-episode-25-the-big-four-of-cc-metal/

Just a reminder that we're coming up on the release date for Episode 25, so if you want to get in your votes for the Big Four of  Creative Commons Metal, you have less than a week to get them in...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/07/05/you-still-have-some-time-to-get-your-votes-in/

I promise it's not because I was lazy, it just sort of happened that way. Honest. :) Three Betrayals Toward Modern Man by The Hollowmen from Three Betrayals Toward Modern Man (BY-NC-ND) Reflecti...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/06/28/open-metalcast-episode-24-%E2%80%93-title-track/

Antagonist by Neurotech from Antagonist (BY-SA) Antithetical (Single Mix) by Cryogen Second from Synthematika Two (BY-NC-ND) Hear them Whisper by Ghostfog from Hear Them Whisper (single) (BY-N...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/06/23/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-4/

I managed to lose my entire music collection due to some stupidity on my part, but luckily I saved the playlist that I'd come up with earlier. Hope you enjoy! Serving the Cowards by OVIF from Dev...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/06/14/open-metalcast-episode-23-fighting-narwhals/

Hey everyone, Listen to the following special announcement, and send me your Top 4 Creative Commons Metal Bands that you've discovered on this show. I'd like to compile these for Episode #25 so...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/06/01/open-metalcast-special-announcement/

Sweet Mary by Moray Eel from Priest Hunter (BY-NC-ND) Evil Incarnate by Cynicism from Portrait Of Extinction (BY-NC-ND) Pestilent Ones by Antipathiea from Pre Release Sampler (BY-NC-ND) Memor...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/05/30/open-metalcast-episode-22-under-the-wire/

21 episodes in means we'll be able to drink without having to make a fake ID. Woo hoo! Death Prophecy by Enforces from The Executioner (BY-NC-SA) Black War by RESILENCE from The Strongest Decide...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/05/17/open-metalcast-episode-21-i-need-to-see-your-id/

Brought to you by mind-controlled cat ears . Still Alive by MIND:|:SHREDDER from Synthematika Two (2010) (BY-NC-ND) Screen Saviour by Patient Zero from Screen Saviour (BY-NC-SA) His, Yours, or ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/05/13/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-3/

This episode was recorded live in front of participants at Penguicon 2011 that came to my Podcasting 101 panel. Thank you to everyone who came out to the panel, and watched me put this episode t...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/05/03/open-metalcast-episode-20-live-from-penguicon-2011/

Synthetic perfection for the discriminating transhumanist. Paralyzed by Invalid Love from Liquid Time Zero (BY-SA) Wake up Sleeper (Bad Dreams Never End Remix) by One Dice from Wake up Sleeper ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/04/28/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-2/

Recently we got the chance to speak with Ben Sharp, aka Cloudkicker . Cloudkicker released their latest album "Beacons" in September of 2010, and it has become one of my favorite "Djent" albums. ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/04/22/open-metalcast-special-episode-cloudkicker/

This episode brought to you by the atomic weight of potassium, found in rich supply in foods like parsley and bananas. That information brought to you by Wikipedia. You're welcome. Beyond The Dep...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/04/19/open-metalcast-episode-19-there-will-be-potassium/

Well hello there! It's been a while since I last wrote one of these, hasn't it? The good news is there's plenty of news and exciting events coming up for Open Metalcast, as well as some show upda...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/04/16/program-updates-cloudkicker-penguicon-and-more/

Dipping more into the rock side of heavy metal with this episode: Awaiting for Chaos by Advent of Bedlam from Behold The Chaos (BY-SA) Going Slow by Gandhi's Gunn from Thirtyeahs (BY-NC-SA) Lem...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/04/05/open-metalcast-episode-18-we-will-rock-you/

Untouched by human hands for your listening pleasure. Play by Cyber Snake from Dolls & Lovers (BY-NC-SA) Alles ist gesagt (version 2007) by all:my:faults from neo.NøiR (BY-NC-SA) Discipline by...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/04/01/open-metalcast-special-episode-club-metal-1/

No words, just music. Benediction by Sonorant from Sacrificial Soul EP (BY-SA) Goryo by Hand of Fatima from Obake (BY-NC-ND) New Cycle Day (bonus track) by Sequence The Silence from Bipolar Lla...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/03/25/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-2-groovy-djent/

Nobody's There by Commander Blop from Goldfish Memory (BY-NC-SA) Born into a Grave by Ceremony of Darkness from 13 (BY-NC-SA) Oaks by Aathma from The Call of Shivà (BY-NC-ND) In Search Of G...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/03/22/open-metalcast-episode-17-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/

Hey folks, I've noticed that I've been mistakenly marking each of the podcasts for Open Metalcast as BY-NC-SA (By Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike). This is unfortunately not the licens...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/03/21/license-mix-up/

This episode was recorded live as part of a talk on how to put on a podcast at the Michigan UNIX Users Group (MUG) . Special thanks to MUG for letting me show them the inner workings of this podc...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/03/14/open-metalcast-episode-16-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience/

Anthony Oliver from Enslaved to Machines recently sent me a link to their debut album, Critical Disrupt. I wanted to play the album, but it wasn't licensed as Creative Commons at the time, so I ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/03/03/open-metalcast-special-episode-enslaved-to-machines/

Abduction Starfleet by T3CHN0PH0B1A from Abduction Starfleet web-single (BY-NC-ND) Cybertribe by Lefthander from Knock out dose (BY-SA) I Fight Evil with Evil by Antipope from Desert (BY-NC-S...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/02/28/open-metalcast-episode-15-alchemical-machines/

Jono from Severed Fifth mentioned this morning that the album is coming along great. The drum tracks are absolutely rocking. Unfortunately, the guys need about $2,000 to finish up the album. If y...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/02/21/severed-fifth-album-update-and-a-plea-for-help/

Thanks for waiting for this episode while we wait for the DNS servers to catch up! Artifice Martyrdom (Radio Edit) by Saint Avarice from Malice to Alice (BY-NC-SA) Ladrón de Sueños by Skydance...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/02/17/open-metalcast-episode-14-waiting-to-devastate-you/

If you're seeing this, you're now pointing to the new server. Welcome!

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/02/15/welcome-to-the-new-server/

Wanted to tell everyone about the new OGG Vorbis feed. If you look on the right of the site, you'll see the MP3 and OGG feeds. Using the power of a slightly modified plugin , I now have the power...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/02/01/program-notes-ogg-vorbis-in-the-house/

Had a bout of allergies this episode (ah, the joys of Michigan winters), so the voiceovers are a little short and sweet (and hopefully coherent. :)) Still Smokin by Sekshun 8 from Black Winged Bu...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/02/01/open-metalcast-episode-13-balls-chunk-and-pseudophedrine/

Iron Thrones is a band that we've featured on several previous episodes of Open Metalcast, and I'm thrilled to present to you an interview that we did with Steve Henningsgard of Iron Thrones. In...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/01/21/open-metalcast-special-episode-iron-thrones/

Just press Puree: Feat Itself by PhaZer from Kismet (Promo) voces by Kain from Cuestión de principios Gravitational Collapse by Ooze from Ooze Septic by Catherine Corelli from Killed Alive H...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/01/18/open-metalcast-episode-12-will-it-blend/

Just finished uploading the latest Open Metalcast Episode (Episode #12, can you believe it?) Lots of great metal in this episode. I'm really looking forward to you hearing it. Should drop early m...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/01/15/program-notes/

First episode of 2011, and I get to make a cheesy reference to Spinal Tap. What more could you ask for? Oh, yeah, the music, of course: Leash by Wendigo from Audio Leash The Ambassador Of Death ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2011/01/04/open-metalcast-episode-11-this-one-goes-to-2011/

Stop shaking the Christmas presents, or you might just break them. Here you go, here's a extra big helping of metal for you to listen to while you wait to ambush Santa Claus: Faith In A Field Of ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/12/20/open-metalcast-episode-10-10x10x10x10/

Tomorrow marks a very special episode of Open Metalcast. This is our 10th episode of Open Metalcast, and it marks a milestone for the show. Not only have we brought you 64 tracks of bone-crushing...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/12/19/upcoming-openmetalcast-episode-10/

Remember to "pass the plate" and support these fine artists that make this show possible: Reset by The Creator Of from In Reservoir Who's Your God by Vaindustry from Vain Work Of Art...Prologue ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/12/06/open-metalcast-9-heavy-metal-religion/

(Insert some lame excuse relating to American Thanksgiving for this episode being released one day early. :) ) Завтра больше нет by PLATZDARM from Сквозь стекло Perpet...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/11/22/open-metalcast-episode-8-potpourri/

With apologies to Pop Will Eat Itself. ;) Calujcie Mnie by METALMORPHOSIS from Biopsja Duszy Parasite Foetus by Brutal Murder from Itracranial Total Insanity Atrocious Generosity by Mental Kill...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/11/09/open-metalcast-episode-7-very-metal-noise-pollution/

This show brought to you by several burly guys in a U-Haul. Bring Back The Message by Inside Me from Against Adversity Bidea aukeratu by Kudai from Hutsa Los Niños Del Futuro by M.A.S.A.C.R.E ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/10/26/74/

And now for something a little bit different: Turn Around the Space by Mechanical Butterfly from Mechanical Butterfly III: The Machines of Man by Returning We Hear the Larks from Ypres Reforge ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/10/19/open-metalcast-instrumetalcast-1/

This show is brought to you by the word "Brutal". WAR by CAUTIVA from Human Drill Down by Severed Fifth from Nightmares By Design Scapegoat by DEAD MANS CHAMBER from Porn Fiction Balance Prese...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/10/12/open-metalcast-episode-5-escape-to-brutality/

Severed Fifth 's new album "Nightmares By Design" is scheduled for a world-wide release on October 11th. We caught up with Jono Bacon to talk with him about the first Severed Fifth album, "Denied...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/09/30/open-metalcast-special-episode-severed-fifth/

OK, bad puns aside, here's the tracklist for Episode #4: REVOLUTIONOFBLOOD by Vrademargk from Transition to Nowhere You are your only bystander by Knowing2Fly from Knowing2Fly Reach by Wendigo ...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/09/28/open-metalcast-episode-4-half-of-a-dozen-and-a-severed-fifth-of-another/

Show Notes for Episode #3: Exorcism by Malkävian from Ep 2008 Under an Alias by MindFlow from Breakthrough The Demon's Eye by Mountain Mirrors from Mountain Mirrors Why don´t you by Chroniqu...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/09/14/open-metalcast-episode-3-mc/

Posted the second episode of Open MetalCast (Available from fine websites everywhere, as long as they're this site ). Hope you enjoy this episode. This one was fun because I did some exploring lo...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/08/31/open-metalcast-update-where-were-headed/

Show Notes for Episode #2: LOST WORLD ORDER - 21st Century Threat M.A.S.A.C.R.E. - Conciencia Magra Thornwill - Midnight Hunger Astras - The Incredible Light Diablo Swing Orchestra - Heroines...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/08/30/open-metalcast-episode-2-further-down-the-rabbit-hole/

Welcome to Episode #1! Show Notes: Hangman - Like a Ghost Pandemonium - Organic Pain Collector Havok - Season of the Locust Severed Fifth - The Lake Utopia Banished - Desolate Winds Plea...

https://openmetalcast.com/2010/08/17/open-metalcast-episode-1-open-the-gates/