Podcast
CiTR -- Powerchord
Hosted by CiTR & Discorder Magazine · EN
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.
Two hours of absolute brutality every Saturday from 1-3pm.
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Meat.Fear.Scum
6d ago01:57:48Tap to summarizeJim 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.
Transcribe →6/6/6
2w ago02:00:03Tap to summarizeColeman highlights some upcoming local shows and hails Satan on this most unholy of days. Lots of classics on this one. Rejoice!
Transcribe →Ol’ Sparkle Hick plays the Hits
3w ago01:59:51Tap to summarizeThe 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! ????
Transcribe →Stereotheist
4w ago02:01:01Tap to summarizeFerris 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.
Transcribe →You Can't Stop Steel
May 1602:02:22Tap to summarizeJim 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!
Transcribe →Through The Gates Of The Sleepy Silver Door
May 901:57:32Tap to summarizeIan 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!
Transcribe →Through The Gates Of The Sleepy Silver Door
May 902:02:01Tap to summarizeIan 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!
Transcribe →Before You See The Light You Must Die
May 201:58:14Tap to summarizeJim 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.
Transcribe →Wildest Dreams
Apr 2502:04:02Tap to summarizeIan, 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!
Transcribe →Sometimes the music gets weird and other times it just metal.
Apr 1802:00:02Tap to summarizeToday 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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