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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The Fourth Of July
1w ago01:00:01Tap to summarizeJoin 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!
Transcribe →The Fourth Of July
1w ago02:00:36Tap to summarizeJoin 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!
Transcribe →Death Sucks but may be the Kindest way to leave
2w ago02:00:01Tap to summarizeBig 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.
Transcribe →All Radio is Our Radio
3w ago02:01:01Tap to summarizeFerris 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".
Transcribe →Meat.Fear.Scum
4w 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
Jun 602:00:03Tap 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
May 3001:59:51Tap 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
May 2302:01:01Tap 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!
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