Today I am tickled pink to launch the [brand new Severed Fifth website](https://www.severedfifth.com/), hereby beginning the second phase of the project.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Severed Fifth, it was a project I set up to see how far an unknown musician (me) could take his music when releasing it under a Free Culture license; [a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) license. To do this I wrote the debut Severed Fifth album ‘[Denied By Reign](https://www.severedfifth.com/releases/)’; writing and performing all the instruments and recording it in my home studio. Just as the album was released, I entered one of the busiest times in my life – I was moving countries, getting married, work was hectic, and had just signed up to write [The Art Of Community](https://www.artofcommunityonline.org) for O’Reilly. As such, time ran out and I didn’t have the mental bandwidth required to commit to Severed Fifth.

This changed about four months ago when I started working on the follow up album. As I edge towards the completion of the writing phase, I figured it was time to get the web presence and community kickstarted. Today I am proud to share the fruits of this work.

At [www.severedfifth.com](https://www.severedfifth.com) we now have a brand-new website, and [this blog entry](https://www.severedfifth.com/2010/06/05/welcome-to-part-two/) explains some of the key new features.

In addition to this I have set up a [brand new Severed fifth](https://www.severedfifth.com/forum/) forum. This will be the hub of the new Severed Fifth community, and I hope it will bring together fans of the music, Free Culture enthusiasts and community members who are keen to get involved with the Street Team. I will be blogging about the Street Team later this week.

Finally, I have also set up a [Severed Fifth Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/severedfifth). It is a great place to keep up to date with the project and find out the latest about the new album.