CiTR -- Powerchord
by CiTR & Discorder Magazine
Originally conceived by veteran heshers "Metal" Ron and Gerald "Rattlehead" in 1985, Powerchord is Vancouver's longest running metal show! And the torch is still burning with contemporary hosts Coleman, Serena, Chris, Justin, and Ian, covering all sub-genres across the harsh landscape of heavy metal. New releases, local bands, the obscure, the classic, and everything in-between. Two hours of absolute brutality every Saturday from 1-3pm.
Episodes
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Ripping Annihilation
Ripping Annihilation!
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HELL-O-Weener Day!!!!
Walpurgis, the time when the veil to the spirit world is thin and the spirts can pass through into this realm. this is the day of All Hallows Eve and we will be celebrating the Witches, Spirits, Monster, and the Magick and rituals that bring them into being. This is the time for the dead and to...
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Darkest Day of Horror
BOO! Coleman InGRIM gets ghoulish with a creepy collection of Halloween howlers for spooky season!
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One Thousand Days In Sodom
Ian and Cass are back once again to give you the lowdown on some massive upcoming shows in Vancouver, including performances from Exhumed, 3 Inches Of Blood, Spell, Space Queen, Sunn O))), and the almighty Iron Maiden! We'll also continue to pay tribute to fallen metal legend Cronos with a slate…
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Heeding The Call
Ian & Cass are back with a series of spine-tingling seasonal pleasures from the likes of Helloween, King Diamond, Candlemass, Entombed and Possessed! We'll also hype upcoming shows featuring local luminaries like Iron Kingdom, Spell, Witches Hammer and Powermönger, and we'll pay tribute to the...
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Welcome to Hell
In tribute to the fallen God Cronos, Ferris plays through Venom's debut full length - Welcome to Hell. Hype offered to the very first live show of new Vancouver act Aphotic Void and the show they played that evening with Erosion, Waingro, and The Nausea. Rounded out with a couple slabs just...
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Covenant XI part 4 - Consecrating Heresy
Coleman is at the helm for the third and final night of Covenant XI. With specific focus on the Saturday lineup, we do a deep dive on the headliners, Germany's The Ruins of Beverast, as well as Spite, Barshasketh, Tsalal, and Zulxexeku. Closing with a shoutout to a few killer BC bands on the...
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Covenant XI part 3 - Acephalic Apocrypha
Ferris and Jim Fear are joined in-studio by Phil Feiss of the Covenant collective to host special guest Sturla from Lokabrenna. They play through Lokabrenna's 'Acephalic Apocrypha' and have a meandering and thrilling discussion about the artistic process. With our remaining minutes, we do our…
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SOCAN Blaster
An Epic and Blistering 100% canadian content show Crushing Doom and Rippin' Greasy Metal Opener with Anciients and there 10 year Anniversary of Voice in to the Void and Mortuary Cave with their first album Darkness Echoes. Franklin, Crimson Funeral and Burnt Lung to crush your souls. Then the...
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(Six Hundred Sixty) Six of Pentacles
Jim has his last in-studio show for the foreseeable future.
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Summer of Doom
Spent the last month listening to so much music following new bands and checking what happening with bands i have loved for years and I put this show together. Starting with a strong Canadian start Pale Horse Ritual, Witchrot and Earth Altar and then the dope doom lords Earthbong with their brand...
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INFEST-ed Radio Waves
Coleman is back with a huge feature on this years INFEST in Edmonton, Alberta! We go thru the stacked-as-hell lineup, as well as: recent gigs highlights from Evoken in Belgium (!!!) and The Templars return to Vancouver after 22yrs; a pit stop at this weekends Loud Qathet fest in Powell River; and…
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Siege Of Eternity
It's Ian at the controls for another onslaught of headbanging mayhem! We kick it off with a primer of upcoming Vancouver shows starring Exhumed, Elder, Blackwater Holylight and Ruins Of Beverast, along with local luminaries like Decadence, Witches Hammer, Egregore and Living Evil! We'll also…
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Siege Of Eternity
It's Ian at the controls for another onslaught of headbanging mayhem! We kick it off with a primer of upcoming Vancouver shows starring Exhumed, Elder, Blackwater Holylight and Ruins Of Beverast, along with local luminaries like Decadence, Witches Hammer, Egregore and Living Evil! We'll also…
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Heavy Metal
Jim is in the studio with a pile of Canadian heavy metal to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Canadian animated cult-classic film Heavy Metal and the enduring, ever-present influence of the Loc-Nar - the sum of all evils, with a power that infects all times, all galaxies, and all dimensions.
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Covenant XI part 2 - Servants of the Second Radioshow
Ferris again, back for part 2 of the Covenant XI pre-fest coverage. With the daily lineups solidified, Ferris rambles through highlights of the acts night by night. Essential listening for all maniacs thinking of attending. Don't forget to buy tickets! covenantfestival.ca
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the episode where Jim and Justin meet for the first time
On this Episode Oldirty Hick and Jim Fear meet and play a show together starting with the anniversary of Ozzy's passing with so deep live cuts and a Demo of the Wizard Then we go back and forth with some of our favourite releases from this year so far. Check out our selections and ALL HAIL THE...
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Covenant XI part 1 - Engulfed by Radionic Might
Emissaries from the throne of the Covenant collective descend into CiTR studios to join host Ferris for part 1 of this year's pre-fest coverage. Shawn, Phil, and Montreal native Arnaud from the great Gevurah discuss the past, present, and future of their workings as they stroll through a playlist...
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The Fourth Of July
Join Ian and Cass for this blistering fourth of July celebration of some of our most beloved American regional scenes! From Seattle grunge to Bay Area Thrash, From LA hardcore to southern sludge and Florida death metal, we'll dip our toes into all of it! Not to be outdone, we'll also pay tribute…
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The Fourth Of July
Join Ian and Cass for this blistering Fourth of July celebration of some of our most beloved American regional scenes! From Seattle grunge to Bay Area thrash, LA hardcore to southern sludge and Florida death metal, we'll dip our toes into all of it! Not to be outdone, we'll also pay tribute to…
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Death Sucks but may be the Kindest way to leave
Big Brave holding the grief while making space for Hope. But it is pretty fuckin grim out there so here some music to suck the life out of you in the best way. Like seriously Sleep with out Matt Pike aint Fuckin Sleep and I will prove it and suggest Earthbong as a the new Smokers Delight.
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All Radio is Our Radio
Ferris back to rip through a largely Canadian stack of fresh tracks. Includes a feature on Sunthema, an upcoming 4-way split from I, Voidhanger and Rubeus Obex. New Mal Criado gets a full playthrough. Ferris inaugurates a new segment: "Today's Today is the Day of the Day".
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Meat.Fear.Scum
Jim is joined in studio by Luke Meat (former music director at CITR, former vocalist of STORC, current vocalist of Bat Leather) to hang out, celebrate Pride month as well as National Indigenous History Month, talk about going to shows blindly, promote Bat Leather opening for Unsane in Calgary…
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6/6/6
Coleman highlights some upcoming local shows and hails Satan on this most unholy of days. Lots of classics on this one. Rejoice!
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Ol’ Sparkle Hick plays the Hits
The Ol’Dirty Hick and DJ Sparkle Farts bring you a heavily laden Canadian metal music from thrash, to Trad metal and doom and sludge sprinkled with lots of feminine Rage. Witch Club Satan, Milkmaid, Castle, Crimson Funeral, Truster and Twin Temple and then some new music from Monolord, Iron...
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Stereotheist
Ferris fucks up bigtime off the top - you'd think he'd have it figured out after 5 years, but you'd be wrong! The silver lining to this idiocy is that a great track gets played twice in a row. New stuff, upcoming stuff, gigs, and capped off with a humble tribute to a 20 year old masterpiece.
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You Can't Stop Steel
Jim and Coleman join forces for the first time LIVE in studio! Kicking off with brand new Darkthrone, running down some of the stacked-as-hell gigs for this years' unofficial Modified Ghost Fest, a few selections from Saskatoon's inaugural Poached Records Punk Fest, and closing out with a few...
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Through The Gates Of The Sleepy Silver Door
Ian and Cass take you on a sonic odyssey of drone, doom, occult, stoner and space rock favourites, including crushing new vibrations from Sunn O))), Faetooth, Blackwater Holylight and Spell, and we'll enjoy some chaotic garage psych from Frankie & The Witch Fingers for Cass's Corner! The second...
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Through The Gates Of The Sleepy Silver Door
Ian and Cass take you on a sonic odyssey of drone, doom, occult, stoner and space rock favourites, including crushing new vibrations from Sunn O))), Faetooth, Blackwater Holylight and Spell, and we'll enjoy some chaotic garage psych from Frankie & The Witch Fingers for Cass's Corner! The second...
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Before You See The Light You Must Die
Jim and Ferris are joined in studio by Mayo from The Invisible Orange and OrangeTickets.ca to give you a rundown of all the shows happening this summer. The boys also pay tribute to the late, great Slayer guitarist/lyricist Jeff Hanneman on the 13th anniversary of his passing.
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Wildest Dreams
Ian, Drew & Cass playing the hits! From corrosive grindcore to acrid, blacked thrash, to monstroud death metal to triumphant sword and sorcery power metal hymns, we'll play a survey of styles from all over the map and all over the world. Join us and raise your sword to the sky!
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Sometimes the music gets weird and other times it just metal.
Today on POWERCHORD Radio the Ol'Dirty Hick has a stellar arrangement of Weirdness (BIG\BRAVE and Ragana) Mixed with some tradition Metal ( Sandstorm, Spell, Spirit Adrift) and Doom /Sludge/Drone( Monolord Sunn0))), Tekarra, Clouds Taste Satanic) All HAil The Black Goat and be kind to each other
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Radio's Just Another Gold
Ferris back through with a playlist crammed full of the newest and bleakest. Includes spotlights on demos from BLASPHEME MAGEIA and VISION OF TERROR. Closes with a taste of a 20 year old masterpiece. Let the radio wash away your sins.
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Seasons of Destruction
Coleman is on board for an Easter greeting from Deicide, local gigs from Dungeon Serpent, Prisoner, Squander, Castle, and Half Dead; new music from Conifere, Vesperal, and Panopticon; as well as a ticket giveaway for what may be the final Hyperspace Metal Festival!!
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Space Metal Sludge
The Oldirty Hick tripping through the galaxy with AAWKS Kal-El, Space Witch and had a couple covers from Depeche Mode and Black Sabbath and high lighted the new album from Neurosis. Enjoy the Show and All Hail the Black Goat
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Interstellar Pathways
Intercepting a signal from deep space Jim is joined by Daniel Bonofiglio and Brendan Dean of the cosmic entity known as Gutvoid.
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In Penitence and Radio
Ferris is joined live in-studio by Soren and Etienne from gothic death doom champions Tribunal. Together, they enjoy a playthrough and in-depth discussion of their latest album, In Penitence and Ruin. Much hype is offered for their upcoming headline showcase at the Rickshaw Theatre March 20.…
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Blood, Humans & The World
Alright headbangers, here's the deal: Ian double-booked himself and couldn't make it into the studio today... which wouldn't normally be a problem, but he also at the last minute realized he doesn't currently have a working mic to do a home recording with. So, as an extra special treat on today's...
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Hey! Donate to ME! I'm on the STEREO!
*NOT A METAL SHOW* Coleman's annual Fundrive Fill-in show! Enjoy some of my non-metal selections, CiTR related lore, cameos from my hyperactive children, and mannnnyyyy enthusiastic requests for your money (on behalf of the station, of course)!
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Ascend the Nuclear Hammer Throne
Jim is joined in studio by Anju Singh to discuss the influence of capitalism in the metal sphere, the evolution of Vancouver's DIY scene, cannibalism, her many projects including: Ahna, Grave Infestation, Encoffinate, Ceremonial Bloodbath, Deathwinds, The Nausea, and much more. Consider donating…
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The Terror (of Ferris and Coleman) Rises From the Grave
Ferris and Coleman descend upon studio A for a rare live sesh with killer new tunes, a few gig features on Nightfeeder, Fuck February fest, Girls to the Front fest; and many other manic ramblings for you to enjoy/be repulsed by.
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Love Bites
Join lovebirds Ian & Cass as they play some romantic thrash metal blasters from Kreator, Sodom, Sacrifice and Voivod to celebrate Valentines' Day. We'll also get hyped for some upcoming shows, including a ripping triple bill at the Rickshaw with Coroner, Heathen and Sölicitör. We'll also dig some...
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Love Bites
Join lovebirds Ian and Cass as they play some romantic thrashers from Kreator, Sodom, Sacrifice and Voivod to celebrate Valentines' Day! We'll also get hyped for some upcoming shows, including a ripping triple bill at the Rickshaw with Coroner, Heathen and Sölicitör. We'll do a special edition of...
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The Gravetender's Burden
Crushing and raw! Gorge on bloody offerings from Exxul, Lysergic, Gutvoid, Egregore and The Silver and bear witness to upcoming rituals in the drowning city. Glacial Mutilation and Fuck February Fest return for the second time and murmurings of a Covenant begin to stir.
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Black Towers of Hell
Coleman returns with his first show of 2026, with a few late '25 releases and some brand new stuff this month from The Ruins of Beverast, Turpitude, Beholder and more. Plus spots on a string of upcoming punk shows from Nightfeeder, Bootlicker, Languid, and The Exploited. Closing out with a couple...
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From the Ferrisceral Abyss
Ferris' favourite releases from 2025.
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Resurrection of the Ol'Dirty Hick
The Ol'Dirty Hick is coming in with some speed metal to get things going, brand new Sacred Leather to open from King Volume Records then some Midnight and sliding in to greasy dirty metal with Ball and their satanic breeding. Then the slow crush of Eathbong's live version of Fathead. This whole…
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Eye of Damnation
Jim and Ian join forces on the first show of 2026. Prepare for unrelenting metal assault!
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Garbage Future
Goodbye 2025! The final show of our 40th year on the air concludes with Coleman running down a few of his faves from the year, some other AOTY entries from various blogs and publications, a run-down on a deadly NYE punk show at the Cobalt, and a couple other late year releases. Thanks everyone…
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A Christless Carol
Marking the terminus of prolonged katabasis, Jim ascends the throne once more to mock the feeble Christ-God and deliver a slab of metal to tear your mind asunder.
About this show
Originally conceived by veteran heshers "Metal" Ron and Gerald "Rattlehead" in 1985, Powerchord is Vancouver's longest running metal show! And the torch is still burning with contemporary hosts Coleman, Serena, Chris, Justin, and Ian, covering all sub-genres across the harsh landscape of heavy metal. New releases, local bands, the obscure, the classic, and everything in-between. Two hours of absolute brutality every Saturday from 1-3pm.
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