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 them win.

It's harder to fight. It's harder to give them hell every step of the way. It's harder to fight for every scrap of land you take back, every idea you hold dear, every single fucking note in every song.

This show is dedicated to the bands and labels that keep making Creative Commons Metal music. Don't let up. Ever.

• (00:10) Sea Of Illusions by Necrosy from Perdition (BY-NC-ND)
• (04:13) Dissimulate by Beyond The Extraction from EP (BY-NC-SA)
• (07:20) INQVITATVS by ARSON from None (BY-NC-SA)
• (13:27) And the Night Swept Us Away by Wildernessking from ...And the Night Swept Us Away (BY-NC-ND)
• (18:52) Progressive Revolution by Phthartic from The Sleeper Has Awoken - [Remastered] (BY-NC-ND)
• (24:17) Intruder & Holy Hate by Dew Of Nothing from Doubleueird (BY-NC-SA)
• (29:07) Don't Look In The Basement by The Transylvania Troubadours from Don't Tell Mom That Everybody's Dead (BY-NC-ND)
• (34:33) All Light Has Since Escaped Me by Ancient Tundra from All Light Has Since Escaped Me (BY-NC)

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or buy their entire doscography. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #xxx (MP3)

Open Metalcast #xxx (OGG)

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 we here at the Open Metalcast Headquarters have lit the proverbial fuse on an amazing collection of music. We've collected tracks from Worselder, Fortune Drives to Vegas, ReRaise, The Unwritten, Dark Habits, Affres, Goatfather, and Drakum. It's a show that is bound to impress and possibly frighten the small furry creatures in your house.

• (00:08) Paradigms Lost by WORSELDER from PARADIGMS LOST - Single (BY-NC-ND)
• (05:44) Harm's Way by Fortune Drives To Vegas from None (BY-NC-ND)
• (10:06) Parasite by ReRaise from None (BY-ND)
• (15:06) Vertigo by The Unwritten from Insight (BY-NC-ND)
• (18:08) Porcelain Dreams by Dark Habits from Cave Paintings (BY-NC-ND)
• (20:36) A Side by Affres from Brouillard (BY-NC-ND)
• (34:40) Black Goat by Goatfather from None (BY-NC-ND)
• (42:16) Wall of Deadly Trolls by Drakum from Trollmin (BY-NC-SA)

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or light an entire display of fireworks in their backyard. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #157 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #157 (OGG)

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 looking at me like that, you void you.

We've got a great episode of Creative Commons licensed metal lined up for your (and your void's) listening pleasure. This episode includes new music from Canvas Black, Sartoraaus, Stabbed, Sarin, Celacanto, Sechem, Tornado Kid, and Mavradoxa. It's a show that will have the void rocking while it stares back at you.

• (00:10) End of an Age by Canvas Black from Destructive Herd Mentality (CC-BY-NC)
• (04:40) The Tragic Death of Sarpaedon by Sartoraaus from Eclipsing Sartoraaus: Book One (CC-BY-ND)
• (09:55) Becoming by Stabbed from Long Way Down (CC-BY-NC-ND)
• (15:16) Ice Wrought by Sarin from ᴅ ᴀ ʀ ᴋ ᴇ ʀ   ʟ ᴀ ᴋ ᴇ s (CC-BY)
• (20:31) Rashaverak by Celacanto from Celacanto (CC-BY-NC-SA)
• (23:47) Raise Your Flask by Sechem from Renaissance Of The Ancient Ka (CC-BY-NC-ND)
• (27:13) Silver or Lead by TORNADO KID from Hateful 10 (CC-BY-NC-ND)
• (31:41) Crimson Waves of Autumnal Flame by Mavradoxa from Lethean Lament (CC-BY-NC)

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or buy up their merch table. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #156 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #156 (OGG)

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 styles we decided to throw in some tracks from Sick of Hailstone, Reason, and Dejadeath to reacquaint you with these amazing albums. It's a show you won't want to miss!

• (00:11) Maruta by Seversun from New World Chaos (BY-ND)
• (06:42) Distant by Reason (f.k.a. Obsequy) from Thoughtcrime (BY-NC-SA)
• (09:33) Tripolar Hater by Dejadeath from Satan Is Losing Momentum (BY-NC-ND)
• (14:32) Stained Grey Bones by Cara Neir from Split with Caïna (BY-NC-ND)
• (18:03) Encrucijada by Qdesh from Secuestrado (BY-NC-ND)
• (23:17) #2 (demo version) by Nolens from Rebirth . Among . Slaves (BY-NC-ND)
• (24:36) Pictures by Sick Of Hailstone from The Story Of A Lullaby (BY-NC-ND)
• (29:36) Pharmakos by Vin de Mia Trix from Palimpsests (BY-NC)

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or walk in to their Skype conversation like you just don't care. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #155 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #155 (OGG)

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 Necrosexual we were intrigued. When we found out was also Creative Commons Licensed material we knew we had to have it on the show. When we also found that the latest release by the magnificent Eruption was also CC-licensed we could hardly contain our enthusiasm. Add to that the release of Skinlepsy's full album, AutotheisM, Gustav Eisen, F41.0, Noituma, and oblivion and you'll wonder how we can still stand upright after the onslaught of amazing metal. But stand we shall, and we shall deliver you the finest in Creative Commons Metal Music with this latest episode. Plus we havea promo code for saving yourself some money when supporting one of the bands. It's an episode you won't want to miss.

• (00:11) The Mentor by Skinlepsy from Dissolved (BY-SA)
• (05:04) Reborn In Convulsion by AutotheisM from Hives MMXVII (BY-NC-ND)
• (08:57) The Lair Where No Light Enters by Necrosexual from None (BY-NC-ND)
• (12:18) Drones by Eruption from Cloaks of Oblivion (BY-NC-ND)
• (17:29) Intersubjectivity by Gustav Eisen from Quantum Leech - Demo 2017 (BY-NC)
• (21:06) Alpha by F41.0 from F41.0 - Bürde (BY-NC-ND)
• (29:22) 7. Revontulet by Noituma from Ruoto (BY)
• (35:26) Haunted Lady by oblivion from FRAGMENTS OF AN EVOLUTION (BY-NC-SA)

We have a special promo for the F41.0 - "Bürde" album. Save 20% off of the price of the digital or physical release:

• Digital: Head to https://geisterasche.bandcamp.com, add "Bürde" to your cart, and use the promo code openmetalcast4 to save 20% off of your purchase.
• Physical: Head to geisterasche.de, add "Bürde" to your cart, and save 20% with the promo code openmetalcast

This is a limited-time offer so hurry on over to claim your copy.

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or walk in to their Skype conversation like you just don't care. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #154 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #154 (OGG)

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 there's a good chance that's the reason. It's also a somewhat shorter show than normal, but what's in there will likely damage your speakers with it's intensity. Everything in this episode is more packed than my sinuses. We've got music from Wombripper, Tiempos De Ira HC, Technickill,m Ekstasis, Vazio, Dew of Nothing, Nuclear and Kaballah waiting to shake loose any crap that might be hanging on in your earholes. It's a guaranteed prescription to give you the maximum allowable dose of metal without a prescription in an easy-to-download format.

• (00:11) Through The Blood And Fire by Wombripper from Infected Tomb (BY-NC-ND)
• (03:30) Jamás podrán by Tiempos De Ira HC from 2017 - Nacidxs para vencer (BY-NC-ND)
• (05:08) Crows Ultimatum by Technickill from None (BY-NC-ND)
• (09:08) Kontrolle by Ekstasis from Wirklichkeitsraster (BY-NC-ND)
• (13:08) Eterno vazio by Vazio from Vazio (debut EP 2017) (BY-NC)
• (19:06) 04 Outsider by Dew Of Nothing from Outsider (BY-NC-SA)
• (23:02) Apátrida by Nuclear from Apatrida (BY)
• (29:02) Presence by Kabbalah from Revelations (BY-NC-ND)

We have a special promo for Ekstasis' "Wirklichkeitsraster" album. Save 20% off of the price of the digital or physical release:

• Digital: Head to https://geisterasche.bandcamp.com, add "Wirklichkeitsraster" to your cart, and use the promo code openmetalcast3 to save 20% off of your purchase.
• Physical: Head to geisterasche.de, add "Wirklichkeitsraster" to your cart, and save 20% with the promo code openmetalcast

This is a limited-time offer so hurry on over to claim your copy.

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or hop on stage to provide much-needed air guitar support. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #153 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #153 (OGG)

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 food would be best for us to eat. But here at Open Metalcast we hand-select all of our metal releases from internet-sourced bands from around the globe. Bands like Timetrap, Bloodgod, Oracle, Nemsis Sopor, Mursa, Tromort, Mystic Moss, and Alpha Brutal. Our carefully trained technicians select only the finest blend of Creative Commons Metal for you listening enjoyment. It may take a little longer than an algorithmic selection but we like it that way and hope you will to. Now available in your local podcatcher/

• (00:11) Κούκλες πορσελάνης by Timetrap from Χρόνια σιωπής (BY-NC-SA)
• (05:00) Valar Morghulis by Bloodgod from Catharsis (BY-NC-SA)
• (08:30) Burn the Nameless by Oracle from None (BY-NC-ND)
• (15:15) Despot by Nemesis Sopor from MMXL (BY-NC-ND)
• (22:20) The Worming, Pt. II by Mursa from Ectopic (BY)
• (33:50) Tierra Prometida by Tromort from Camino de la Sangre (BY-NC-ND)
• (39:38) Unlike the minds by Mystic Moss from Unlike The Minds (BY-NC-ND)
• (48:07) Alien by Alpha Brutal from Upgrade (BY-NC)

We have a special promo for Nemesis Sopor's "MMXL" album. Save 20% off of the price of the digital or physical release:

• Digital: Head to https://geisterasche.bandcamp.com, add "MMXL" to your cart, and use the promo code openmetalcast2 to save 20% off of your purchase.
• Physical: Head to geisterasche.de, add "MMXL" to your cart, and save 20% with the promo code openmetalcast

This is a limited-time offer so hurry on over to claim your copy.

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or share these artisanal bits with your friends. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #152 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #152 (OGG)

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 with this episode so hopefully you'll listen through to the end.

We've got a show packed with music by Frostreich, Tromort, the latest by Allochiria, Advent, Wrack, Human Collapse, and Aeon Aphelion. It's a show you won't want to miss!

We have a special promo for Frostreich's "Join the Wind" album. Save 20% off of the price of the digital or physical release:

• Digital: Head to https://geisterasche.bandcamp.com, add "Join the Wind" so your cart, and use the promo code openmetalcast to save 20% off of your purchase.
• Physical: Head to geisterasche.de, add "Join the Wind" to your cart, and save 20% with the promo code openmetalcast

This is a limited-time offer so hurry on over to claim your copy.

• (00:54) Anxiety by Frostreich from Frostreich - Join The Wind (BY-NC-ND)
• (05:15) Origen by Tromort from Camino de la Sangre (BY-NC-ND)
• (10:02) Lifespotting by Allochiria from Throes (BY-NC-ND)
• (16:11) Transhumanic Hell by Advent from Transhumanic Hell (BY-NC-ND)
• (24:26) Scars by Wrack from Gram und gleißende Wut (BY-NC-ND)
• (34:31) Deep by Human Collapse from Subarctic Nocturnes: Doomed to Be [Volume I: 2015] (BY-ND)
• (46:50) Ophitic Doctrine by Aeon Aphelion from Visions of Burning Aeons (BY-NC-ND)

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, or head to the shows. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #151 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #151 (OGG)

[caption id="attachment_1513" align="alignright" width="300"] Artwork by Posthuman Studios; illustrated by Danijel Firak. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike License[/caption]

Cortical stacks scrambled. Can't get a decent thought together. Must warn the others about the delivery.

• (00:21) Eradication Procedure by Alchemy from The Machines Will Kill Us All (BY-NC-SA)
• (05:41) Machine II (SynElectro Mix) by Room 101 from The Gadfly::Remixed (BY-NC-SA)
• (09:19) Spadlem by MSHAA from Jak w Niebie Tak i Na Ziemi (BY)
• (12:27) Blackout by Stasis Device from Fading Structures (BY-NC-ND)
• (18:25) Could've, should've would've by netra from Ingrats (BY-NC)
• (23:23) Things I Do (Future Invasion Mix by Technomancer) by Alpha Point from Alive CDM (BY-NC-ND)
• (28:29) Party Line by N-616 from Futurepolis (BY-NC-ND)
• (32:09) Bits Of Color by Anachronist from RGB (BY-ND)
• (37:20) Screamstreaming (e-shock) by D1sh1tu from RE-BirtH (BY-SA)
• (42:26) Psychological Warfare by Marc Broude from Sirona Mixtape #7 (BY-NC-ND)
• (48:18) Like Nothing Happened by Nick Haggard from Glitch (BY-NC-ND)

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, or head to the shows. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast Club Metal #18 (MP3)

Open Metalcast Club Metal #18 (OGG)

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 songs and bands we've uncovered together but frankly I'd rather concentrate on bringing you the best in Creative Commons Metal Music. And this episode delivers on that promise with music from Dismalfucker, Dancerobot, Mortals Path, Cuerno, Cerderben, Vukodlak, Constrictor, and netra. There's something for everyone in this episode. Here's to many more episodes ahead!

• (00:09) Whistle while you get worked by DISMALFUCKER from DEMO (BY-NC-ND)
• (02:21) Эйнхерий by Dancerobot from Протагонист (BY-NC-SA)
• (05:58) My Own Hell by Mortals Path from Mortals Path (BY-NC-ND)
• (10:16) Caught by CUERNO from Rec Comtal (BY-NC-ND)
• (21:03) Words of Lies by Verderben from Spearhead of Wrath (BY)
• (25:11) Alea Iacta Est by Vukodlak from Lycanthropic Aspirations (BY-SA)
• (29:20) The Days I Dreamed Of Bliss by Constrictor from The Days I Dreamed Of Bliss (EP) (BY-NC)
• (38:04) Everything's Fine by netra from Ingrats (BY-NC)

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, buy an album, head to the shows, or walk in to their Skype conversation like you just don't care. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Open Metalcast #150 (MP3)

Open Metalcast #150 (OGG)