Metal Injection Podcasts

We kick off the show discussing the Sochi Olympics and even get a visit from Metal Misha and Sinister Sasha. "Dave Mustaine" joins the show and talks about the recent controversy in Australia. We talk to a few callers and spend the last half hour talking about the movie Her with some massive spoiler alerts. Here is this week's playlist: Crowbar – Fixation Venom – Angel Dust Veil Of Maya – Winter Is Coming Soon Dark Moor – Nevermore Pagan's Mind – Aegean Shores Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Join us live next week starting at 6pm Eastern (3PM Pacific Time, 11pm In London, 10am Mon in Sydney) and going until 8PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast. 

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 was listening to their bonus track Sykli which I believe is only available on CD. But I know some of you have eschewed the physical realm for the more tidy and sanitary digital realm so with Deep Space Destructors' kind permission I've included it in this episode. And lest you miss that new-music smell we also have new tracks from Chiral, Grey Heaven Gall, Nemost, Mahidevran, Azgard, Eschatos, and Hesus Attor. And rather than dispose of the wrapper when you're done you're encouraged by the artists to share with your friends. So until we can send new-music smell over the Internet this is the next best thing. Shownotes after the break: * (00:10) Eternal Winter Day by Chiral from Winter Eternal (BY-NC-SA) * (03:58) Последняя песнь твоей мечты by Grey Heaven Fall from Grey Heaven Fall – Серые небеса осени 2008 (Demo) (BY-SA) * (09:04) Sardanapale by Nemost from The Shadow's Trail (BY-NC-ND) * (12:58) My way by Mahidevran from Singl My way (BY-NC-SA) * (18:44) Azgard – Будь Мужиком by Azgard from Будь Мужиком (BY-NC-SA) * (22:28) One That Divides The Time by Eschatos from Hierophanies (BY-NC-ND) * (29:03) Sykli by Deep Space Destructors from II (BY-NC-ND) * (41:29) Bombono Vox by Hesus Attor from State Of Downfall (2013) (BY-NC-SA) Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, head to the shows, buy some physical media like the album II, or paint their logo on the front of a snow plow. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it! Also check out the other great podcasts at Metal Injection, and be sure to listen to all of the great shows (including Open Metalcast) streaming 24/7 at Metalinjection.FM. If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

After a week hiatus, we were back with our friend Jimmy Viola sitting on the entire show. Jimmy was on to campaign to host the Philadelphia Flower show , so go watch the video and like it, so we can get a metalhead hosting the show. Also, Monte Pittman called in discussing his new solo record, working with Madonna and teaching her Pantera riffs. We also discussed the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rob's trip to NAMM and more. Here's this week's playlist, mostly curated by Jimmy: Monte Pittman – Delusions Of Grandeur Gospel Of The Horns – Absolute Power Surgeon – Chemical Reign Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Join us live next week starting at 6pm Eastern (3PM Pacific Time, 11pm In London, 10am Mon in Sydney) and going until 8PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast. 

3D hosts this special look back at the most hilarious, tear inducing moments of 2013 as the show takes a one week break. Here is what makes the cut: – Interview with Jim Breuer – Tracheotomy guy – Talking about Tim Lambesis – Death or No Death with Dave Hill – Mama Robba Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Join us live next week starting EARLY 3pm Eastern (12PM Pacific Time, 8pm In London, 7am Mon in Sydney) and going until 5PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast. 

Welcome friends to the annual MSRcast rewind. This is the first part of our look back at our favorite releases from the past year. Remember, this is not a top 10, and in no kind of order, but we just play songs from the albums we dug the most out of the past year, including Gorguts, Queensryche, Ihsahn, Exhumed, Tyr, Ayreon, Serenity and many more. Opinions! There was so much metal to enjoy, that we had to bring on a very special guest, Sean from the metalpigeon.com metal blog. Check out his exquisite musings about all sorts of metal topics! Enjoy the metal! Gorguts – Forgotten Arrows – Colored Sands (Cary and JM) Queensryche – In This Light – Queensryche (Cary, JM and Sean) Amorphis – Hopeless Days – Circle (Sean) Oceans Of Slumber – Remedy – Aetherial (Cary) Serenity – Wings Of Madness – War Of Ages (Sean) Ihsahn – “NaCI” – Das Seelenbrechen (JM) Ayreon – The Theory Of Everything – The Theory Of Everything (Cary) Darkthrone – Leave No Cross Unturned – The Underground Resistance (Sean) Exhumed – “Coins Upon The Eyes” Necrocracy – (JM and Cary) Tyr – The Lay Of Our Love – Valkyrja (Sean) Avantasia – Saviour In The Clockwork – The Mystery Of Time (Sean and Cary) The official MSRcast website is live! Visit us at msrcast.com for all of your MSRcast needs, including archives of podcasts, interviews, reviews, and lots  more. Remember to contact us at msrcast@gmail.com, and follow us over on twitter, @msrcast and @jmmetalgeek. Come and join Cary G. and Bolthorn (JM MetalGeek) over on Facebook, and while you are there, like our facebook fan page to keep up! Come find us over on Instagram, @msrcast. If you like the show, let others know about it by tweeting about it, talking about it, and subscribing in itunes and leaving a comment! Enjoy, and keep it metal!

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 Wikipedia to see if there's anything interesting related to the episode number. Apparently 88 is considered by the Chinese to be a number of fortune and good luck which is something that I wish for you as you listen to this episode. As luck would have it there's 8 tracks in this episode as well full of the best Creative Commons Licensed Metal Music the net has to offer including MUERTE POR MIL CORTES, The Conjuration, Sick Of Hailstone, Lothorian, Deep Space Destructors, Sarin, Mighty Zazuum, and Another Destiny Project. But lest you think this is "bye-bye" for Open Metalcast feat not: there's still plenty of music to explore. And as long as there's a Wikipedia there'll be something for you to read along with it. Shownotes after the break. * (00:10) Ojos by MUERTE POR MIL CORTES from Muerte Por Mil Cortes (BY-NC-ND) * (04:11) Gozu by The Conjuration from The Human Condition (BY-NC-SA) * (08:24) Lullaby by Sick Of Hailstone from The Story Of A Lullaby (BY-NC-ND) * (13:27) Welldweller by Lothorian from Welldweller (BY-NC-ND) * (18:20) Spacy Phantasy by Deep Space Destructors from II (BY-NC-ND) * (27:54) Mosque by Sarin from House of Leaves (BY-ND) * (33:00) Chemtrails by Mighty Zazuum from State Of Downfall (2013) (BY-NC-SA) * (40:33) The Virus Of Illusion by Another Destiny Project from Metodo Paranoico-Critico (BY-ND) Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, head to the shows, or explode a meteor over their home town. Wait, that's not good. Nevermind. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it! Also check out the other great podcasts at Metal Injection, and be sure to listen to all of the great shows (including Open Metalcast) streaming 24/7 at Metalinjection.FM. If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

We finally got on the line with Paul Masvidal of Cynic, who talked about the band's new album, Kindly Bent to Free Us, and about his love of metal, whether he considers Cynic metal and Sid got to fire off a round of questions at Paul as well. We also discussed Rob going to Anaheim and participating in the Metal Masters show, streaming on Gear Gods, Noa's brunch date with Sid & Darren's significant others and we talked about new music from Slayer and Metallica. Here is this week's Noa-curated playlist: Cannabis Corpse – I Cum Bud Sonata Arctica – Black Sheep Twelve Foot Ninja – Myth Of Progress Cynic – Kindly Bent to Free Us Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. We will not be live next week, but will have a special mixtape of some of our best moments from 2013. Join us live in two weeks for our pre-Super Bowl special at 3pm Eastern (12PM Pacific Time, 8pm In London, 7am Mon in Sydney) and going until 5PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast.  Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.

We had originally scheduled for Paul Masvidal of Cynic to call in, but due to miscommunication it never worked out, but we did joke about it all episode. Rob discussed his latest adventure at a Russian bath. Noa told a story about a guy who tried to hit on her at the Pig Destroyer show. Blake from Pig Destroyer chimed in with a great chant. Darren discusses his love for Kalmah's first demo. We learn about Rob's non-existent Uncle Gena. We also read reviews for our new favorite OGBYN, Dr. Jew and wondered if he was related to BatJew. Here's this week's playlist: Doomriders – Bad Vibes Cavalera Conspiracy – Sanctuary Cephalic Carnage – Heptarchy Scar Symmetry – Obscure Alliance Mogwai – Batcat Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Join us live next week starting at 6pm Eastern (3PM Pacific Time, 11pm In London, 10am Mon in Sydney) and going until 8PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast. 

We start off our Ninth year of producing MSRcast with a bang as we dive into the mind of Gregor Mackintosh who happens to not only play guitar in Paradise Lost, but is one of the main songwriters. Listen to this very special episode as we talk about touring, the past 25 years of Paradise Lost, what’s in the future, the pleasure of buying physical media, and some of his influences.  We also play music from his career, including the new Tragic 25 rarities album, and even some music tracks that he handpicked. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of MSRcast with Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost. Missing (Everything But The Girl Cover) – Tragic 25 Loneliness Remains – Tragic 25 Black Sabbath – Into The Void – Masters Of Reality Celtic Frost – Dethroned Emperor – Morbid Tales The Secret – Seven Billion Graves- Agnus Dei Gothic (2013 Version) – Tragic 25 Say Just Words – One Second Vallenfyre – Cathedrals Of Dread – A Fragile King The official MSRcast website is live! Visit us at msrcast.com for all of your MSRcast needs, including archives of podcasts, interviews, reviews, and lots  more. Remember to contact us at msrcast@gmail.com, and follow us over on twitter, @msrcast and @jmmetalgeek. Come and join Cary G. and Bolthorn (JM MetalGeek) over on Facebook, and while you are there, like our facebook fan page to keep up! Come find us over on Instagram, @msrcast. If you like the show, let others know about it by tweeting about it, talking about it, and subscribing in itunes and leaving a comment! Enjoy, and keep it metal!

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 off the new year right. We've got music by At Daggers Drawn, Firestorm, Just Another, Coalest, NAJA, DSW, and a killer piece from Mean Messiah. And though we don't have any scientific proof I'm pretty sure headbanging can prevent frostbite. OK maybe not, but it does make the day go by quicker when you're stranded at home. And remember "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". Shownotes after the break: * (00:10) Gaia (Thou Shalt Not Kill) by At Daggers Drawn from Ignition (BY-NC-ND) * (04:51) Through The Fire by FIRESTORM from Sands Of Time (EP) (BY-NC-ND) * (09:01) Where to by Just Another from Polarities (BY-NC-SA) * (13:44) Monochrome by Coalest from Magnolian Root (BY-NC-SA) * (17:29) Brain Detonation by NAJA from No Escape From Yourself (BY-NC-SA) * (22:52) Space Cubeship by DSW from Dust Storm Warning (BY-NC-ND) * (29:16) The Last Ride by Mean Messiah from Hell (BY-NC-ND) Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, head to the shows, or piddle their name in the snow. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it! Also check out the other great podcasts at Metal Injection, and be sure to listen to all of the great shows (including Open Metalcast) streaming 24/7 at Metalinjection.FM. If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

Darren couldn't join us this week because he was out sick, so our good friend Dan Ozzi from Noisey joined us. We began talking about poo and bidets and it only went up from there. Discussions of shitty landlords, odd jobs that Noa and Rob shared, and weird findings on computers. We also played a rousing edition of Thrash it or Trash It judging music from Desolate Rage, Insentient, Your Accident, and this weird Murdoc and then the metal Murdoc. Here is this week's playlist: Lamb of God – The Faded Line The Dillinger Escape Plan – Sunshine the Werewolf Mastodon – Blood And Thunder Pig Destroyer – Gravedancer Hatebreed – Perseverance Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Join us live next week starting at 6pm Eastern (3PM Pacific Time, 11pm In London, 10am Mon in Sydney) and going until 8PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast. 

This was the final Livecast of 2013, and it may have been the funniest. Darren's birthday isn't technically until Wednesday (yep, New Year's Day), but we celebrated early. For every caller who wished him a happy birthday, Darren said something nice about Steve Harvey. We spent hour one figuring out where Jerusalem 1 Pizza was, discussing Tub Girl (art rendering pictured) and had a laugh-off between Rob and a caller. Hour two is when things really picked up, as we played some NYC anti-smoking ads featuring Ronaldo and could not stop laughing. We're clearly going to hell. We also talk about our favorite Livecast moment of 2013, let us know what yours is in the comments. The show ends with a special-year end surprise, so make sure you listen all the way. Here's this week's playlist: Bloodbath – Eaten Doomriders – Bad Vibes In Flames – Pinball Map Sepultura – Desperate Cry Join us live next week starting at 6pm Eastern (3PM Pacific Time, 11pm In London, 10am Mon in Sydney) and going until 8PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast. 

There were many special guests on this edition of the Livecast. Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks sat in on the entire episode. Comedian Jim Breuer called in the first hour to talk about his new Christmas single, "Santa Claus Ain't Coming To Town" and he and Darren exchanged Big 4 impersonations. It was a magical moment. Also, Blake from Pig Destroyer randomly called in to say hello, so it was quite an eventful evening. In the second hour, we discussed the Duck Dynasty drama, Christmas and somehow got onto Metallica's album sales. Here's this week's playlist: Jim Breuer – Santa Claus Ain't Coming To Town Megadeth – Sweating Bullets Pig Destroyer – The Diplomat Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Join us live next week starting at 6pm Eastern (3PM Pacific Time, 11pm In London, 10am Mon in Sydney) and going until 8PM eastern time for an all new edition of the Livecast.   

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 episodes will be more frequent. Shownotes and more after the break: * (00:27) Continuum by CRYOGEN from Continuum (BY-NC-ND) * (05:21) A Dæmon Hunted​/​The Flight of Perseus by Returning We Hear the Larks from Far-Stepper/Of Wide Sea [Instrumental] (BY-SA) * (18:43) Movement 2 – Andante by Daniel Bautista from Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 16 (BY-SA) * (25:40) The Land Of Shadows – The L. O. S. Theme by The Land Of Shadows from Dark Romantika (BY-NC-SA) * (29:32) To Break Is Divine by The Reptilians from The Breakers (BY-NC-ND) * (32:20) The Existential Frame by Tony C from The Existential Frame (BY-NC-ND) * (39:29) Faces by Concatenate from A New Start (BY-NC-SA) * (46:06) Penumbra by Isaac Herrera from Return to the past (BY-NC-SA) * (49:45) Departure (and Arrival) by Skyed Pillars from None (None) * (59:03) Hurricane by Rob Johnson Music from Throw The Sun Into The Sea (BY-NC-SA) * (1:01:40) Phantasm by Diometrix from How Do Things Inspire (BY-NC-SA) * (1:05:19) Far And Wide by Ray Montford from Many Roads (BY-NC-SA) * (1:10:23) The End of Progress by mystakin from The End of Progress (BY) * (1:15:07) Ours Is The Fury by Faded Line from Ours Is The Fury (BY-NC-ND) Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, head to the shows, or buy up their entire back-catalog as a holiday present to yourself. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it! Also check out the other great podcasts at Metal Injection, and be sure to listen to all of the great shows (including Open Metalcast) streaming 24/7 at Metalinjection.FM. If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.

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 of the older releases. This show is about putting on the brakes for a bit and slowing down to re-listen to some of the bands that we've featured on the podcast before such as Rase, Neverside, Panic.0, Inordem, Nuestros Derechos, Overlord, Les Chants de Nihil, Anthemon, Spawn from Deceit and Rezistor. And we welcome back Amity in Fame who recently released their stellar sophmore album "Through" under a Creative Commons License. So enjoy another spin of these amazing tracks and be sure to find a spot in your library for these albums. Because if you haven't heard them before they're still new to you. Shownotes follow: * (00:09) Operation enduring freedom by Raze from Man vs machine (BY) * (04:03) The Black and the Crude by Neverside from This Is Our Gun (BY-NC-SA) * (07:55) Panic by Panic.0 from Panic (BY-NC-ND) * (12:29) Intacto by INORDEM from La Miseria de Dios (BY-NC-SA) * (17:36) Schizophrenia by Nuestros Derechos from Adrift (BY-NC-ND) * (21:19) The Undead Cantata by Overlord from The Undead Cantata (BY-NC-ND) * (24:32) 06 Les Chants de Nihil – Dissidence Decadente by Les Chants de Nihil from Siore Immelstorn Records – Black Metal Compilation Volume 1 (BY-NC-ND) * (32:12) Print Of The Sand Glass by ANTHEMON from Kadavreski [2005] (BY-NC-SA) * (41:09) Squat The World by Spawn From Deceit from Woven Promises – Unraveled Victims (BY-NC-SA) * (42:41) De Partea Mea by Rezistor from Beware the Silent (BY-NC-ND) * (48:03) The Kraken by Amity in Fame from Through (BY-NC-SA) Please support the bands in this show! Buy a T-Shirt, head to the shows, but whatever you do make sure you don't forget it mid sentence. Whatever you can do to help these bands keep making music, please do it! Also check out the other great podcasts at Metal Injection, and be sure to listen to all of the great shows (including Open Metalcast) streaming 24/7 at Metalinjection.FM. If you have any suggestions for Creative Commons licensed metal, send me a link at craig@openmetalcast.com.