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 by Holy Pain from Last Sigh
• You Don't Know by Skaut from Mind Asylum
• Orphanage by Obsidian Shell from Angelic Asylum
• Short Distance 2.0 by We Are Guilty from Demo v1.1
• DIE by THE CREATOR OF from IN RESERVOIR
• I Once Had The Crown by Iron Thrones from The Wretched Sun

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Open Metalcast #11

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 Mines by Destroy The Colossus from Centuries
• What You Regret by Cydocore from Envenom
• Like A Moth To Flame by Iron Thrones from The Wretched Sun
• Theatrum by Arquel from Tú eres tu destino
• ERAITE - Bizitzaren Taupadak by ERAITE from Bizitzaren taupadak
• Rouge sang by Carmina from Demo
• Unholy Solitude by Cynicism from A Taste Of Hate
• Rotting Corpse by Beyond Humanity from The Fall of Humanity EP
• H8 U by XXX Car Ride from The Wait is Over
• A Glance Into The End by Ever-Frost from The Awakening
• Natural killer by Final Deadline from Root of anger
• Sword Of 1000 Truths by Ghost of Maine from Persistence of Vision
• Down On Your Knees by Cloud 7 from Down On Your Knees
• Search And Destroy by Lying Apart from We Were Somewhere Around Barstow
• Feel The StabWounD by StabWounD from I (The birth Of StabWounD)
• Fight Philosophy by Severed Fifth from Nightmares By Design
• Shotgun Mrs. by Disaster Fantastic from DF Demo 2010
• Pictures At An Exhibition by Daniel Bautista from Classics And Soundtracks

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

Open Metalcast 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
• City of Sinners by Serpenthia from Sindicate
• De Zwaarte in 6/8 by Akelei from De Zwaarte van het Doorstane
• Original Sin by Fallen Angels from Hell's Top 5
• Mother Chaos by Tehomoth from Demo
• Odino & Valhalla by NanowaR from Into Gay Pride Ride

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, head to the shows, or profess your undying love in rhyming couplets on their website. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

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Open Metalcast Episode #9

(Insert some lame excuse relating to American Thanksgiving for this episode being released one day early. :) )

• Завтра больше нет by PLATZDARM from Сквозь стекло
• Perpetual Improvement by Akuma from Under A Killing Moon EP
• Overdose by Spherical Void from Spiritual Architect
• Dinner for One by Amity in Fame from Dinner for One
• Living alone by Melqart from Libre
• Just a Little Metal Thing (feat.Richard daudé) by Scoldt from Scoldt
• Come Get Some Sword by Man-Witch from Orkchops In Battle Sauce

Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, head to the shows, or help spread the word by tattooing them on your ass. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it!

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Open Metalcast Episode #8 (MP3)

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 Killing Spree from Vae Victis
• dos caras by CORETEX from  La dignidad de los avasallados
• I Decided to Walk by Memories Lab from Stronger than Hate
• Intercrastinación by Arma Mater from Arma Mater
• ...is there any talk of free will by Telemachus from Only On Earth...
• Dominate The World by Conchadors from Strange

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Open Metalcast #7 (MP3)

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 from En Pie De Guerra
• Fuck u by Redmind from Step back from the edge
• Cornflowers by The Nuri from Masquerade
• Tears and Blood by Memories Lab from Stronger Than Hate
• FaZE - Horrendous -02- The Joker, The Buffoon and The Clown by FaZE from Horrendous

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Open Metalcast Episode #6

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 the Lie by Todd LeClair Project
• Forshadowing the Endless Quest by Utopia Banished from Night of the Black Wyvern

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Open Metalcast Instrumetalcast #1 (MP3)

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 Preservation by Echidna from This Suffering
• AMNESIA by EVERFAILED from biological order
• Good Good Shot by REVENGE from FEST OF REVENGE
• Ethernidub by Doblezero from Sound Anti-System

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Open Metalcast Episode #5 (MP3)

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 by Reign", and ask him about what to expect with the new album "Nightmares by Design". We also get his thoughts on forming a live band, touring, and the Creative Commons License.

• Edge of Design from Denied by Reign
• The Blackening from Nightmares by Design
• Foretold Revelation from Nightmares by Design

Remember to check out Severed Fifth live at the Pine Street Sports Bar on October 1st, and download the new album "Nightmares by Design" on the release date (October 11th).

Special thanks to Jono for taking the time out to speak with us, and for giving us a taste of the new album!

Open Metalcast Severed Fifth (MP3)

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 from Audio Leash
• Single Units by Of The I from Balance Instars- 3 track Sampler
• Prometheus by MagisteriuM from Children of War
• Taste these forbidden fruits and they'll do you much worse than just throwing you out of paradise by all:my:faults from first.aid.killed.the.jerboa (single)

Special bonus preview!

• End of Days by Severed Fifth (Preview)

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Open MetalCast Episode #4 (MP3)