CiTR -- Powerchord

Denver demons CHTHONIC DEITY join Coleman in studio along with local death metal hero, Anju Singh. We talk about their show(s) in Vancouver, touch on the many other projects they are involved in, and of course, play sick, disgusting metal ov death. RIP NEIL PEART

As the Wolrd Burns and Wars are started by infantile world leaders and our Brethern fall before their time, we must return to what is important. The devastating soul crushing sounds of the Underground. The Unholy Union of Death and Doom. We start the show with a shout out to the lose of one of the Heavy Ones, Remembering Elijah Nelson we start with two tracks from Black Breath. We continue on with...

The last Show and Justin is playing some of his favourite tunes from 2019 and some special tracks to be released in 2020. some of the features upcoming releases from Mendozza, Frayle, Yatra, and Sixes. Top picks for this show include Sunn((0, Slowner, Temple of the Fuzz Witch, Rough Spells, Haxan, Black Mountain, The Well, Devil's Witches, Black Furs, Lochness, Let Them Hang, and The Kings Pistol....

Raise a goblet of goat’s blood and toast the solstice! Today is the darkest day of the year, and Ian’s got your soundtrack, featuring crushing tunes from some of our favourite releases of 2019!!!! Lurching doom metal from Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard and Dead Witches, ferocious thrash with West of Hell and Devil Master, putrid death metal including Tomb Mold and Vastum, and melodic Thin Lizzy-worsh...

Gettin' dark and doomy in studio A with Coleman. 2019 is nearly through, but there is already a ton of new stuff on the horizon for 2020: Tombs, Carcass, Midnight, Cult of Fire, Today is the Day. Plus a look back at forgotten/overlooked albums of the year, and spotlight on some local punk.

This episode is heavily laden with the sounds of Women in metal. Witchrot, Year of The Cobra, Brume, Palmistry Rifflord, Cauchemar begins this satanic Saturday session of Worship. Music is Life and life is fuckin heavy so I listen to heavy music in the key of Life (Stevie Wonder reference cuz I love all good music).we end this episode with a bit more of a Blackened energy drawing from Canada, Ye G...

Coleman returns from parental leave to highlight what might be the best (non-festival) week of live music in Vancouver all year: King Diamond, Daughters, Lingua Ignota, High on Fire, Power Trip, Uada, and Wormwitch! Many other heavy and harsh things abound. Dig in.

We start this episode low and slow but I promise you it is worth the wait for devastation is promise and there will be a total destruction of your mind by the end of this set. We start with Daughters and Lingua Ignota. We move into a realm a bit heavier with Monolord, Heron, and Dopethrone. The the show takes a turn towards annihilation with Power Trip, Creeping Death and AHNA. We close this episo...

Holding it together as the rainy season gets underway in Vancouver with some blistering new black metal tracks from the likes of Yellow Eyes, Liturgy, Constellatia and Abigail Williams. We'll blast some local favourites like Black Mountain, storc, Sand Witch, Hexripper and Syrinx and also revisit some of the year's best death metal with Blood Incantation, Tomb Mold and Diocletian. The legendary De...

Face Melting heaviness from slow to fast and back to slow again. The weight of this show is almost unbearable, please don't get crushed to death or Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean. Today we celebrated the 39 year anniversary of Motorhead's Ace of Spades release. Motorhead forever and Lemmy is God.

Planet-shattering doom and our tribute to local musician Brenden Gunn of Empress, Sand Witch and Craters, who tragically passed away this past week. We also play some new death metal from heavy hitters like Nile, Vastum, Xoth and Cerebral Rot, a new track from NWOBHM legends Angel Witch, and we dig a classic track from German speed metal stalwarts Running Wild's 1985 album Branded & Exiled out of...

This Show Co-Hosted by Justin "The Worlock" and Ian "The Priest" brings together old and new music of the Occult and Horror, that of Witches, Werewolves, Killers and Graveyard. Finishing with a 13 minute Halloween song by the great German band Helloween.

Ian is back once again on 101.9 CiTR to help you celebrate your “Thanks-give’r” with a cornucopia of new music from Unleash The Archers, Blackwater Holylight, Noisem, Lacuna Coil, Slough Feg, Sheer Mag, Waingro, Gatecreeper, Yellow Eyes and more! We’re gonna preview the big Immolation/Blood Incantation/Auroch show at the Rickshaw this Tuesday, and we’re gonna get ready for Halloween by digging a c...

Coleman and Ian co-host a show chock full of 2019 4th quarter brutality with new music from Bolzer, Vastum,Gatecreeper, Blut Aus Nord, and heaps more.

Spent the afternoon in sound-booth with The Vth Circle as they are self-releasing a full-length album called 'I' and we previewed a few songs from their upcoming release.

Today on POWERCHORD we send off summer and welcome the fall, the time of year where EVERYTHING IS DYING. We're ringing in the rainy season and getting STOKED for upcoming shows from Boris, Voivod and Metalucifer. Plus we're gonna play new music from Haunt, Monolord, Vastum, Creeping Death, Waingro, Kadavar, Exhorder and more, and we'll pay tribute to the dearly departed Larry Wallis, former guitar...

Serena is back in studio after giving birth to a heavy metal baby \m/ and highlights some upcoming local shows with amazing Canadian metal! Justin also stops in and plays some of his favourites! The new babe also pipes up as this is her first time in studio and she has some interesting commentary on the death metal..

Coleman hits the studio highlighting a few upcoming DEATH metal shows with Petrification and Necrot, as well as brand new music from Mgla, Mayhem, Vastum, Mizmor...and more!

In this show I am exploring the dark crushing nature of having a soulful loss. Doom and Metal make the world what it is for me and today it is heavy as fuck. I hope you enjoy this selection on darkness from all over the globe........

Grab your invisible oranges, it’s time for another episode of POWERCHORD!!! Today, Ian Hardacre is playing new music from Chelsea Wolfe, Inter Arma, Tomb Mold, Oozing Wound, Cerebral Rot, Diocletian, Pounder, Russian Circles, Sandstorm, Nervosa, Devil Master, Roadrash, Savage Master and the almighty POSSESSED!!!! Plus we’re gonna dig a classic GIRLSCHOOL track out of the Graveyard, and play tons m...

Coleman is in studio doin the thang. Local shows, new chunes, over-caffinated rambling; you know the drill.

We're beating the heat by diving into all things anthemic, bombastic and powerful with a lighter-lifting collection of modern true metal. Includes a couple new tracks from Frozen Crown's latest record, a survey of the Trapped Under Ice compilation album by Temple of Mystery Records, and we'll revisit Ursa's mighty Abyss Between the Stars. In between we'll throw in a few splashes of Quebecois death...

Coleman hits the studio with a scathing batch of harsh tunes that will raze the skin from your collective faces. New CanCon from Monarque and Panzerfaust; a slice of the 2019 roster from 20 Buck Spin and Gilead Media; and a reminiscence of the Ruins of Beverast shows in Portland and Seattle.

Featuring putrid new music from Canadian death metal titans Tomb Mold, rampaging tracks from speed demons like Bewitcher, Enforcer, Road Rash and Pounder, and occult-tinged heavy prog riffers from the likes of Rough Spells, Haxan, Blood Ceremony and the mighty Electric Wizard! Venom Prison, Haggatha, Phrozen, and lots more round round out this seismic set.

Join Ian as he attempts to host his first episode of Powerchord, figure out RADIODJ, and talks about and plays bands from Covenant Fest V, continuing July 6th at the Wise Hall.