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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Coleman is joined LIVE at CiTR headquarters by his extremely mature friends Erik, Chops, and a fart machine. They discuss Chops' Edmonton based band Mongo Doom, a few local gigs from Ruin Lust, and Unto Others, the imminent return of Suffering Hour, initial lineup of next years' Prepare the Ground fest in Toronto, some killer new music, and much ob…
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A tour of upcoming local shows with Coleman; from Devouring Void's album release, Blood Incantation's return, resurrection of local faves The Moor, and most importantly: a ticket giveaway for the impending KING DIAMOND show!! All that plus a heap of new releases, and a birthday dedication for a real special gal xoxox…
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Coleman is at the helm, kicking things off with the A-side of the highly anticipated new album from Blood Incantation, then gets to hyping up the new Kayas album and associated release show, a sample of the upcoming Varning from Montreal fest, and other sick and killer things of a deadly nature.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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With the threat of an impending release from the braincaving choates MITOCHONDRION, Ferris does his best to prepare. Eulogy offered to Auroch, and directions on where to find its still-writhing tendrils. A smattering of longsongs keeps the playlist short, but DENSE.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Spirits Possessed by the Spectral Voice
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Coleman gets psyched about going to the "Night Engulfs Life" tour, hypes the upcoming Hacked Apart tour kickoff, a Slow Death Records showcase in Victoria, the upcoming return of Deicide to Vancouver, and a heap of killer new music from Mammoth Grinder, Immortal Bird, 1349, and more. DIE.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Unlock the Shrine (to Heavy Metal Radio)
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After a few weeks' unplanned hiatus, Coleman returns for more scowl-inducing sounds, with spots on upcoming local gigs from Conan, Nervosa, Hacked Apart; the inaugural INFEST in Edmonton; the 20th anniversary of the debut album from The Ruins of Beverast, and more.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Get ready for Ian to make your eardrums bleed with a gruesome abattoir of new death metal releases from Skeletal Remains, Gatecreeper, 200 Stab Wounds and Blood Incantation! We'll also plumb horrifying black metal depravity with fresh kills from Spectral Wound, Krallice, Liminal Shroud and Darkthrone. The second half of the show features a smoky va…
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Get ready for Ian to make your eardrums bleed with a gruesome abattoir of new death metal releases from Skeletal Remains, Gatecreeper, 200 Stab Wounds and Blood Incantation! We'll also plumb horrifying black metal depravity with fresh kills from Spectral Wound, Krallice, Darkthrone and Liminal Shroud! The second half of the show features a smoky va…
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A Clarion Call from Desolate Empire
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Coleman is up for a brief spotlight on the inaugural INFEST festival taking place in Edmonton this month, recent appearances at Chaos Descends fest in Germany, upcoming local gigs from Petrification and Ape War, new jams from Chat Pile, Nachtlich, Vuur & Zijde, and a 20th anniversary shoutout to the debut full-length from Asunder's "A Clarion Call.…
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Join us today for a special Pride-themed celebration of all things heavy on today's episode of Powerchord! It'll feature an unstoppable tide of LGBTQ+ artists defiantly blasting out punk, noise, sludge, doom, death and black metal, plus lots more! We'll highlight underground heavyweights like SUMAC, Botch, Liturgy, Feminazgûl and Gorgoroth, as well…
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Join us today for a special Pride-themed celebration of all things heavy on today's episode of Powerchord! It'll feature an unstoppable tide of LGBTQ+ artists defiantly blasting out punk, noise, sludge, doom, death and black metal, plus lots more! We'll highlight underground heavyweights like Botch, Liturgy, Feminazgûl and Gorgoroth, as well as dig…
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Worst show ive done in a long time
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This show is full of great music and a ton of mistake through out the show and only one turntable works. I play the first side of the new ULVIK album It is so good . Please check out the show. Oldirty HickAv CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Previews of some gigs, new local and international extremity, and a few older and weirder numbers interspersed with the usual amount of screwing up and rambling - courtesy of host Ferris. Guaranteed good listening or your money back.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Draconick Sorcerous Canadian Witchknights
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Coleman 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 e…
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Chapter for Definitely Being Hung Upside Down and Made to Listen to Local Music by the One Ferris
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Ferris blitzes through a shitload of upcoming local gigs and local tunes. That's basically it. Listen at your own peril, or leisure.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Ian 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!Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Taking out the Trash with the trashbags.
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SO 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 ar…
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Coleman 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Ian'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 Gravey…
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Dust 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 …
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Coleman 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Another Day Another Bunch of New Vinyl
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In 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 ODHAv CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Ferris bongs his way through some AAAA selects, expertly curated to score your never ending sesh. DROP OUT OF LIFE!Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Coleman 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Crank 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 Co…
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Close to the Presence of (Radio) Suffering
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Ferris 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 anniversar…
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Ian'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 legen…
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Coleman 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 :)…
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Shits 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Come 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Ian'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…
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Coleman 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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This 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, …
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Crooked Reign of Community Radio
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*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!Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Ian Hardacre and Ferris tag-team onslaught against fundrive 2024. Donate now or pose forever!!!Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Another 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 m…
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Ian 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Coleman'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!…
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Concupiscence of Frenzied Humo(u)rs
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Ferris 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.Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Gather '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 t…
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Ferris plays songs and talks about them!!!Av CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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We 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 M…
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Coleman 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…
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Ferris 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 POWERCHORDAv CiTR & Discorder Magazine
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Ian'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-bla…
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