CiTR -- Powerchord
737 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 1 ratingOriginally 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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Episodes
Draconick Sorcerous Canadian Witchknights
June 29, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBColeman is joined LIVE in studio by former host and Powerchord brother, Chris "The Mountain" for a run down of upcoming local death metal gigs from Phrenelith, Necrot, and more; new music from Misyrion, Krash, Spectral Wound, Wormwitch, Pallbearer, and others. Not much for clean vox or chill vibes on this one, mostly just aural punishment. Please enjoy.
Chapter for Definitely Being Hung Upside Down and Made to Listen to Local Music by the One Ferris
June 15, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris blitzes through a shitload of upcoming local gigs and local tunes. That's basically it. Listen at your own peril, or leisure.
Endless Fall
June 08, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan and Drew are back to praise the gods of metal and throw down some epic riffs and fantastical tales of swords and sorcery! We'll also dig a classic tracks from Motörhead and Mötley Crüe out of The Graveyard! Drink from the chalice and descend into the depts of the abyss with us!
Taking out the Trash with the trashbags.
June 01, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBSO Last NIght.... Oh we aren't going talk about that...Ummmmmm We got some stellar tracks of long weirdness to help these two trashbags through this Saturday afternoon. We have some brand new Local vinyls just acquired from Spell a brand new 7" and Reversed just released the LP Wildly Possessed. Brand new Melvins and new Clouds Taste Satanic. We are feeling trashy and these tracks are just hitting so right. All Hail the Black Goat. ODH
Merging Within the Destroyer
May 25, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 278 MBColeman is up with spotlights on Have a Good Laugh Fest and Maryland Death Fest, the upcoming album release show for Unleash the Archers, new music from Reversed, Thou, and more.
Splayed Mudscape
May 18, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan's got new and brutal stuff from Darkthrone, Morgul Blade, Slimelord and Necrot on this episode of Powerchord! We'll also Celebrate this weekend's Modified Ghost 2024 Festival, and play some of the bill's heavy hitters like Dying Fetus, Kataklysm, Mos Generator and Fu Manchu! We'll also dig a classic dark space rock masterpiece out of the Graveyard with Monster Magnet! Light it up!
To Kill And Be King
May 11, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBDust off your denim vest and spiked bracelets, Ian's loaded today's episode of Powerchord with an onslaught of triumphant and melodic true metal from new releases by Emerald Eye, Traveler, Castle Rat and Owlbear, plus a slate of '80s speed metal classics from Blind Guardian, Racer X, Destruction and Helloween!!! We'll also draw our swords and ride to glory with epic battle hymns from Gatekeeper, Visigoth, Gates Of Slumber and High On Fire, and even exhume a '70s hard rock classic from Japan o...
Return of the Warlord
May 04, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 276 MBColeman is up with features on some deadly local gigs with Ossuary, Funeral Chant, and Amenra; a spotlight on the upcoming Northwest Terror Fest in Seattle, and plenty of other choice cuts.
Another Day Another Bunch of New Vinyl
April 27, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIn this set we will explore new music from High on Fire, Necrot, Atomic Trip, Deathchant, Arteaga, and Friends of Hell. Come and enter the ugly slow world of my vinyl collection. All Vinyl All the Time All Hail The Black Goat ODH
Dope Thrown
April 20, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris bongs his way through some AAAA selects, expertly curated to score your never ending sesh. DROP OUT OF LIFE!
Black Wings of Desolation
April 13, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 276 MBColeman does a spotlight on the 5th annual Hyperspace Metal Fest, a sludgey 4/20 showcase with Dopethrone and Severed Arm, plus new music from Antichrist Siege Machine, Cantique Lepreaux, Witch Vomit, and more.
Unrelenting Violence
April 06, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBCrank up another set of devastation with Ian on today's episode of Powerchord! Get ready for twisted black metal mutations from Marthe, Thantifaxath, Ceremonial Bloodbath and local legends Blasphemy! We'll also worship at the filth-encrusted altar of the old gods with classic death metal from tyrants like Cryptopsy, Deicide, Gorguts and Cannibal Corpse! The second half of the show will feature ripping thrash from speed demons like Nervosa, Power Trip, Warbringer and Toxic Holocaust, plus we'l...
Close to the Presence of (Radio) Suffering
March 30, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris back in the studio, somewhat less fucking up than usual. Exploiting the hard work of local musicians takes up 3/4 of the show, showcasing a genre diversity not ordinarily heard on the program (read: not exclusively deathmetal). Includes a fruit-filled section on new and up-coming local acts. Highlights on The Invisible Orange 15th anniversary gigs, and some other shit you need to know. There will be a test.
Abyssal Plane
March 23, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan's back with a slate of savagery from all over the world of metal on today's show! We'll start with a taste of experimental noise composer Ben Frost's stunning new record Scope Neglect, then move into a decimating set of grindcore, highlighted by heavy hitters Escuela Grind, Pig Destroyer and Brutal Truth, plus a classic from Swedish grind legends Nasum. We'll also survey some of the best in the world of death metal with rippers from Slimelord, Tomb Mold and Vastum, while hyping next Satur...
Born Into Hell
March 16, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 277 MBColeman on deck with the usual fare of gig highlights (Dying Remains, Wake and Great Falls, Dipygus and Anthropophagous, Suicide Pact prairie tour), new jams from High on Fire, Iron Curtain, Owl and more; an anniversary, and of course plenty of semi-coherent rambling. All things heavy and harsh, as they should be. Enjoy :)
The world needs Weird
March 09, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBShits weird so should be our music. Melvins and the Gentle Art of Cooking Humans get us there and then we are shot out in to space with Aawks, Kal-el Low Orbit and Acid King. then we are ready for the doom and heavy to take us out of here.
Forsaken Offerings (to Jimbo)
March 02, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBCome along for a wild ride where Ferris' insistence on not preparing for the show humiliates and embarrasses him and his whole family. Stick around for the blistering playlist of caustic noise and sinistral expressions.
The Boneless One
February 24, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan's back in the hot seat, and he's kicking off this episode of Powerchord with a brand-new banger from High On Fire off their forthcoming album, Cometh The Storm. We'll also revel in the gloomy majesty of some epic post metal from heavy hitters like Godflesh, Jesu and Isis, and cruise the stratosphere with some riff-obsessed heavy psych jams from Black Helium, Space Queen, Heavy Trip, and Cannabus! We'll also preview this year's Modified Ghost lineup with tracks from Fu Manchu, Heavy Trip, ...
Hard as a Coffin Nail
February 17, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 279 MBColeman brings gig highlights from Egregore, Vader, Knoll; new jams from the likes of Departure Chandelier, Ectoplasmic Worm, Lucifer, Hulder, Dopethrone, heaps more, and snuck in a little anniversary spot for Darkthrone's classic, Transilvanian Hunger.
We are SOCAN in the Doom
February 10, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBThis is predominantly a collection of Canadian vinyl from the last few years, and we will spin a bunch of ripping tunes today. We start with the independent band Uncle Woe out of Ontario and move westward with some Drug Sauna and Heavy Trip. Sonic Demon rips in from Italy and then we are back out east with Witchrot, Seum, Lüger. cant forget Spell, Crystal Coffin and the Brand new Fearbirds.
Crooked Reign of Community Radio
February 06, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 281 MB*NOT A METAL SHOW* Yet another Fundrive fill-in show from regular Powerchord host Coleman and his daughters; playing this and that, and begging for money on behalf of our beloved CiTR. Some real jams here, come hang!
Terrordrive 2024
February 03, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan Hardacre and Ferris tag-team onslaught against fundrive 2024. Donate now or pose forever!!!
To Feast On Celestial Bodies
January 27, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 278 MBAnother heaping portion of all things brutal and heavy. Gorge yourself on new jamz from Spectral Voice, Balkan, Altered Dead, Dodsrit, Daevar, and Vemod; bloat your weak and fragile insides on gig features for Riot City, Escuela Grind, Dodheimsgard, and Beherit; vomit on the 20th anniversary for Cannibal Corpse's "The Wretched Spawn" A disgusting morsel for even the most discerning heavy metal radio connoisseur..
Curse Of Creation
January 20, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan lights the way at the heart of winter with a slate of his favourite releases from 2023. Ward off the chill and darkness with scorching tracks from the liked of Afterbirth, Hellripper, Sacred Outcry, Haunt, Nothingnes and Church Of Misery.
Divinations of Wrath
January 13, 2024 21:01 - 1 hour - 109 MBColeman's first show of the new year celebrating the reunion of 3 Inches of Blood, New Year's Winterfest at the Wise Hall, new(ish) music from Panopticon, Ragana, the new split from Aberration and Diabolic Oath, the 40th anniversary of Priest classic "Defenders of the Faith" and other things both harsh n' heavy!
Divinations of Wrath
January 06, 2024 20:01 - 2 hours - 277 MBColeman's first show of the new year celebrating the reunion of 3 Inches of Blood, New Year's Winterfest at the Wise Hall, new(ish) music from Panopticon, Ragana, the new split from Aberration and Diabolic Oath, the 40th anniversary of Priest classic "Defenders of the Faith" and other things both harsh n' heavy!
Concupiscence of Frenzied Humo(u)rs
January 06, 2024 20:01 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris flails around in an especially cruel manner, resulting in a terrifying radio spectacle fraught with poltergeist-induced "technical difficulty". Any supernatural anomalies experienced during playback are assuredly benign.
Imps In The Coal
December 23, 2023 20:58 - 2 hours - 110 MBGather 'round the fire and toast the arrival of winter! On this episode of Powerchord, Ian lights up a festive set of holiday-themed bangers from Nocturnus, Deicide, Jesu, The Ramones, Sabaton, Monster Magnet, King Diamond and more! We'll also recount some of the years' best new releases from Ceremonial Bloodbath, Vastum, Tomb Mold and Afterbirth too. HAIL SANTA!
Imps In The Coal
December 23, 2023 20:58 - 2 hours - 121 MBGather 'round the fire and toast the arrival of winter! On this episode of Powerchord, Ian lights up a festive set of holiday-themed bangers from Nocturnus, Deicide, Jesu, The Ramones, Sabaton, Monster Magnet, King Diamond and more! We'll also recount some of the years' best new releases from Ceremonial Bloodbath, Vastum, Tomb Mold and Afterbirth too. HAIL SANTA!
Imps In The Coal
December 23, 2023 20:58 - 2 hours - 112 MBGather 'round the fire and toast the arrival of winter! On this episode of Powerchord, Ian lights up a festive set of holiday-themed bangers from Nocturnus, Deicide, Jesu, The Ramones, Sabaton, Monster Magnet, King Diamond and more! We'll also recount some of the years' best new releases from Ceremonial Bloodbath, Vastum, Tomb Mold and Afterbirth too. HAIL SANTA!
Vertumnus Ferris
December 16, 2023 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris plays songs and talks about them!!!
The Day Hyperia came to visit
December 09, 2023 20:59 - 2 hours - 111 MBWe start todays show with so Judas Priest and then invite Hyperia The Local Melodic Thrash Metal band to talk about the album release show and play some of the tracks of the new album including Crazy on You the Heart cover. Then we move on to some of my favourite and most played albums of the year. Domkraft, St. Karloff, Hippie Death Cult, Wizard Master and More. All Hail the Black Goat and check out the show.
Dwindling Sands of MMXXIII
December 02, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 282 MBColeman touches on a few local shows from Autophagy and Grave Infestation, the Chain Whip album release shows in Van/Vic, Dark Angel's stop at the Rickshaw; then dips his toe into list season with his own personal favorite *no spoilers* and top spots from Decibel, Metal Matters, and Machine Music; plus some new bangers from Tetragrammacide and more.
FERRISHARDACREMANMOTH
November 25, 2023 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris and Ian motherfucking Hardacre get maxed out while blasting the newest and most pertinent tunes from all corners of the idiot globe. Special focus on a couple of sweet gigs. SUBMIT YOUR LIFE TO POWERCHORD
The Hissing Marshes
November 18, 2023 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan's back to ward off the November chill with some white-hot and ripping new thrashers from Terrifier, Nervosa, Overkill and Hellripper! We'll also get hyped for tonight's showcase of local metal heroes Ape War and Dirty Vicar at Red Gate in Vancouver, it's gonna be a party! The second half of the show contains crumbling, majestic doom and tar-blackened sludge from riffdealers like Runemagick, Tribunal, Church of Misery and Green Lung, and we'll dig a classic track from Saint Vitus' severely...
The Curse of Immorality
November 11, 2023 20:57 - 1 hour - 103 MBGod IS Dead opens the show with the Satanic Doo-Wop duo Twin Temple. This leads to Secular Pains and Earthbong before we play Crystal Coffins New Melodic Black Metal album The Curse of Immortality (2023) their third full album release. Finishing off the show with a slide back in to the Drugged out Occulty Doom that I love so much.
Manifested Ritual Horror
November 04, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 281 MBAnother serving of aural violence and carnage for your listening pleasure from Coleman, with features on Alien Boys album release show, upcoming gigs from Baroness, Slough Feg, Ulcerate, and Devil Master; as well as new black metal from Woe, Krieg, and Malokarpatan; the 10th anniversary of Vastum's "Patricidal Lust" and more!
Ain Elohim
October 21, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFirst half of the show features an all-vinyl playlist; replete with improperly cued up songs, wrong speeds, hissing, and other assorted volunteer-based technical difficulty. After a failed interaction with the cassette deck, the second half of the show rips through some new selects, with a special focus on the upcoming Ceremonial Bloodbath and just-released Deathwinds material.
the fight of good and evil
October 14, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBOh Cancer Christ comes in strong with some Reptilian-Christian-Christ-Violence hardcore punk to cleanses the damned. then the likes of Creeping Death, Grave Infestation and Grand Cadaver return with the evil and Judas Priest all tells us we are The Sinner while Monolord down The Only Road. We must all resist the notion the the reptilian Christian violence is good and All Hail the Black Goat...
The Moon, Sun of the Dead
October 07, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 278 MBColeman is up with new shit from Fluisteraars, Thantifaxath, Dismal Aura, and Anti-God Hand; live music features on the Morbid Devestation tour with Cavalera Conspiracy and Exhumed, local fundraiser from Gadfly and Lord Wrought, bestial-black carnage at the WISE with Abysmal Lord and Disimperium, the most recent Iron Maiden stop in Vancity, and a label spotlight on the always great Temple of Mystery Records as we bid them adieu. Wall to wall bangers.
Revelations of Doomscribe
September 30, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris is joined in-studio by underground champion stalwart Brayden Turenne to discuss his multifarious offerings to that putrid altar from which we all sup, and in turn, SUPPORT. Up to and including the impending assault of the Pacific Northwest by ABYSMAL LORD and DISIMPERIUM at his heinous behest. Behold, tremble, and cower before True Community Radio Magick.
The First Step Is Belief
September 23, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan is joined by Drew in studio to blast a bevy of blood-pslattered death metal, corrosive thrash and bombastic, lighter-lifting true metal. Let's get loud!!!!!
Hell Riders Waiting for Blood
September 09, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBThe Ol'Dirty Hick returns after having the summer off and brings a bunch of new vinyl to the Show. We have some new live recordings of Uncle Acid and some new Wizard Master and Monolord. This set is doom laden with some ripping metal and a bit of local trans grindcore to close the show. All Hail the Black Goat and enjoy the show.
The Undrownable Howl of Evil
September 02, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 275 MBColeman is back, hyping upcoming shows from Iron Maiden, Incinerous, Uada, Death Worship, Spell, and heaps more. Plus a special dedication for the new baby in the Powerchord family :)
Son of Moon Maniac
August 19, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBFerris plays the newest and most extreme shit he can find. We check in on local record label Neon Taste, hype a couple few upcoming gigs, and do real black magick live on air. Must be heard to be believed.
Endless Summer
August 12, 2023 20:03 - 1 hour - 108 MBIt`s the dog days of summer on an overheated planet, and that calls for some scorched-earth riffs! On today`s episode, Ian`s got band new white-hot rippers from Cannibal Corpse, Nervosa, Runemagick and Church of Misery! We`ll also cruise outside the Kuiper Belt with some rocket-powered space jams with Acid King, Cannabus, and Over-Gain Optimal Death! Later on, we`ll feature ripping epics from true metal warriors Gatekeeper and power prog legends Hammers of Misfortune. We`ll even dig a classic...
The Endless Multitude
August 05, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 281 MBColeman is back with the usual fare of harsh n' heavy offerings. Spotlights on live music from Bloated Pig, Defeated Sanity, Decrepit Birth, Ragana, and Maule; plus new music from Extensive Slaughter, Warkrusher, Kostnateni, and more. Mic sound is abysmal for most of the show, but the tunes still rip.
No Light Here
July 29, 2023 20:01 - 1 hour - 108 MBJoin Ian for another head-spinning collection of auditory nightmares on this episode of Powerchord, featuring a megaton detonation of some of 2023`s best new releases! The first half of the show is devoted to a torturous and monolithically bleak masterpiece, courtesy of doom legends Khanate and their stunning new comeback album To Be Cruel. We`ll also get a taste of Ulthar`s colossal and twisted new cosmic horrorshow, Helionomicon. The second half of the show features otherworldly death meta...