CiTR -- Powerchord

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 of approaching highlights. Listen!

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 to the thriving metal and hardcore scene we have right here at home in Vancouver too, and we'll get hyped for tonight's show at the Astoria with Grave Infestation and Occiser! Plus, we'll get into some crusty Japanese hardcore on Cass's Corner, and dig a classic track from local heroes 3 Inches Of Blood's classic debut album out of the Graveyard! Get ready for some fireworks!

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 the thriving metal and hardcore scene we have right here at home in Vancouver too, and we'll get hyped for tonight's show at the Astoria with Grave Infestation and Occiser! Plus, we'll get into some crusty Japanese hardcore on Cass's Corner, and dig a classic track from local heroes 3 Inches Of Blood's classic debut album out of the Graveyard! Get ready for some fireworks!

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.

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".

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, and the Napalm Death show at The Pearl on June 14th in Vancouver.

Coleman highlights some upcoming local shows and hails Satan on this most unholy of days. Lots of classics on this one. Rejoice!

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 Kingdom, Seum, W.M.D. All Hail the Black GOAT! ????

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.

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 legendary tunes in honor of the 16th anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's death. Raise the horns!

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 half of the show features decimating new bangers from Gutvoid, Cryptic Shift, Genghis Tron and Neurosis, and we'll even celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Crpytopsy's brutal tech death masterpiece None So Vile by digging a horrendous and brutal slab from that record out of The Graveyard! Bring yr earplugs!

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 half of the show features decimating new bangers from Gutvoid, Cryptic Shift, Genghis Tron and Neurosis, and we'll even celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Crpytopsy's brutal death tech masterpiece None So Vile by digging a horrendous and brutal slab from that record out of The Graveyard! Bring yr earplugs!

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.

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!

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

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.

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!!

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

Intercepting a signal from deep space Jim is joined by Daniel Bonofiglio and Brendan Dean of the cosmic entity known as Gutvoid.

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. Yield, drink deep, and be spellbound (by the Radio).

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 episode, we're gonna pull out a colossal two-hour slab of ambient doom 'n' drone from Japan's legendary CORRUPTED, and play their titanic 1999 magnum opus Llenandose De Gusanos (almost) in its entirety. And... that's it. That's the whole episode. There will be no talking or anything else to cut the immense monochromatic darkness of this singular musical journey. Enjoy!

*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)!

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 to CITR's Fundrive fundraiser and support independent media in Vancouver!

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.

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 lovers' metal classics from Judas Priest, Megadeth and Type O Negative out of the Graveyard!

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 Cass' Corner, featuring hot and spicy new tracks from Shrinewitch, Deep Recess and Outpost 31, and we'll dig some lovers' metal classics from Judas Priest, Megadeth and Type O Negative out of the Graveyard. Come feel the love with us!

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.

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 10yr anniversaries from Cobalt and Mizmor, aaaand of course plenty more devastasting, brutal sounds for your earholes.

Ferris' favourite releases from 2025.

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 set is heavily laden with the feminine powers of metal from Doom, Sludge, Black Metal, Screamo, and fantasy metal I fuckin love it all and so I am going to crush with weight of feminine power. Off with Their Heads!!!!!!! All Hail the Black Goat and play this show Loud As FUCK!!!!!!!!!

Jim and Ian join forces on the first show of 2026. Prepare for unrelenting metal assault!

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 for tuning in! See you in '26 \m/

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.

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Coleman is back after a few months away, with a brief feature on a Sunshine Coast two-er from Death Sentence, and a whole slew of new music from all over...Scorching Tomb, Vollmondprozession, Nephasto, Dagger, a double feature on two projects from one mastermind, Magus Lord and Lamp of Murmuur, plus plenty more.

Simon from Scalding joins Ferris in-studio for an in-depth playthrough and discussion of their recently released Nuclear Winter Spell. Second half of the show dives into a dynamic throatslashing playlist, expertly compiled by the band's frontman. Hostile winter. Hellscape. Bloody tundra. Storms ablaze.

Ian's up with a slate of deadly riffs from awesome new releases by local luminaries like Grave Infestation, Hedonist, Ruinous Power and Shattered Throne!!! We'll also survey releases from such far-flung heavies like Sijjin, Castrator, Crypta, Wretched Blessing, and even preview Kreator's newest upcoming full-length. We'll get thrashy for Cass's Corner with Bangover and Black Goat Spell, and get hyped for Scalding's appearance in studio with us next week by playing a vicious cut from their brand new album Nuclear Winter Spell. We'll even dig some classic doom from Saint Vitus out of the Graveyard, so tune in and turn it up!!!!

Ian and Cass comin' at you from "the House of Pestilence" on this episode, enjoying a sick day at home with some putrefying riffage from a slate of recent releases from Imperial Triumphant, Phantom, Grave Infestation and Shattered Throne, among many more!! We'll also throw a couple colossal slabs of doom metal from local heroes Tribunal and San Fran sluggers Hell on to the fire, then get far-out with something from Vancouver-based Heavy Trip's latest album Liquid Planet, and even give you a double dose of nu metal nostalgia with the feral femmes from Kittie, in Cass' Corner! We'll also dig some Halloween favourites from Tankard, Death, King Diamond and The Misfits out of The Graveyard to celebrate the spooky season... mind the zombies. Plus, as a special addendum to the podcast, we pay tribute to another sadly departed metal legend, as The Spaceman himself, Ace Frehley left us here on Earth this past week. So tune in, fire it up, and take a rocket ride with us!!!

Back to ordinary programming this week, Ferris gets into some upcoming gigs and releases. Tributes offered to fallen gods Michael Herrell of Today is the Day and Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem. Thanks for listening!

Back to ordinary programming this week, Ferris gets into some upcoming gigs and releases. Tributes offered to fallen gods Michael Herrell of Today is the Day and Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem. Thanks for listening!

Back to ordinary programming this week, Ferris gets into some upcoming gigs and releases. Tributes offered to fallen gods Michael Herrell of Today is the Day and Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem. Thanks for listening!

Ian welcomes the spooky season with a selection of his favourite holiday classics! We kick it off with a ghoulish punk rock anthem from the Misfits, and then blast through some vicious local luminaries including the newest from Hedonist's debut full length, followed by an exhumation of an entire graveyard's worth of iconic doom from Pentagram, Electric Wizard, Candlemass and Black Sabbath. We'll also throw in eerie true metal ghost stories of NWOBHM vintage with Iron Maiden, Witchfinder General and Venom. Powerchord doesn't forget the extreme metal freaks either, because we're hauling terrifying thrash and death metal atrocities from Possessed, Frozen Soul, Sacrifice and Cannibal Corpse, and we might even throw some power metal into you trick-or-treat bag too... It's never too early to get into the spirit of the season, so come and empty a chalice and smash some pumpkins with us!

Coleman returns to talk upcoming gigs from Dispossessed, Severed Arm, Xul, Erosion, and Dead Congregation; plus a whack of killer new tunes from Vesperal, Hadopelagyal, and more.

This time joined by Shawn, Rob, and Phil from the Covenant collective, host Ferris rips through a playlist of offerings from the artists performing at Covenant X. Paired with Part I, a full 4 hours of programming devoted to the barely contained beast conjured by these underground devotees. A worthy prerequisite for faithful witnesses.

Jim is back in the hot seat this week to debrief about the Baroness show at the Rickshaw Theatre last night, and a pile of new tracks from bands in Vancouver to China and all over Europe. Get those horns up!

Ian's joined by Cass in studio to play a triumphant tribute to three dearly departed metal masters, Nisse Karlén, Brent Hinds, and Ozzy Osbourne. Plus, we'll be talking about a whole schwack of upcoming shows on this episode of Powerchord, including Haunt, High On Fire, Baroness, Die Spitz and the mighty Covenant Fest 2025! Get into it.

Coleman pays a delayed tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and his legacy, a local gig with Hail to the Void and others, some new jams from Ismere, Evoken, and more. RIP Ozzy!!!

Shawn from Covenant and Mayo from Invisible Orange join Ferris and Jim in the sinister studio to discuss this year's Covenant Fest. Part one of a two-part series, this episode details the first two nights of chaos. Study! Indulge. Prepare.

After a visit from the Rock n Roll Doctor Jim turns Red and Blue talking about the upcoming Baroness show at the Rickshaw Theatre on September 12th, where the band will be playing both albums in their entirety. Jim also got the new Hedonist record in the mail and gives the record it's maiden spin on the air in all of it's glory (keep an eye on this one, it's sure to be on a BUNCH of year end lists). After that we take a trip to Brazil to highlight some new releases out of that country and then we come back for a set of all local acts. Closing out the show Jim plays a track from Megadeth's debut record, earlier this week Dave Mustaine announced Megadeth will record and release one more album followed by one final tour before hanging up the axe.

Jim is in the hot seat with a birthday wish for Ferris, a goth/darkwave set, and some of the doomiest doom you've ever doomed. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!