CiTR -- Powerchord

Ian, 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!

Today 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

Ferris back through with a playlist crammed full of the newest and bleakest. Includes spotlights on demos from BLASPHEME MAGEIA and VISION OF TERROR. Closes with a taste of a 20 year old masterpiece. Let the radio wash away your sins.

Coleman is on board for an Easter greeting from Deicide, local gigs from Dungeon Serpent, Prisoner, Squander, Castle, and Half Dead; new music from Conifere, Vesperal, and Panopticon; as well as a ticket giveaway for what may be the final Hyperspace Metal Festival!!

The Oldirty Hick tripping through the galaxy with AAWKS Kal-El, Space Witch and had a couple covers from Depeche Mode and Black Sabbath and high lighted the new album from Neurosis. Enjoy the Show and All Hail the Black Goat

Intercepting a signal from deep space Jim is joined by Daniel Bonofiglio and Brendan Dean of the cosmic entity known as Gutvoid.

Ferris is joined live in-studio by Soren and Etienne from gothic death doom champions Tribunal. Together, they enjoy a playthrough and in-depth discussion of their latest album, In Penitence and Ruin. Much hype is offered for their upcoming headline showcase at the Rickshaw Theatre March 20. Yield, drink deep, and be spellbound (by the Radio).

Alright headbangers, here's the deal: Ian double-booked himself and couldn't make it into the studio today... which wouldn't normally be a problem, but he also at the last minute realized he doesn't currently have a working mic to do a home recording with. So, as an extra special treat on today's episode, we're gonna pull out a colossal two-hour slab of ambient doom 'n' drone from Japan's legendar...

*NOT A METAL SHOW* Coleman's annual Fundrive Fill-in show! Enjoy some of my non-metal selections, CiTR related lore, cameos from my hyperactive children, and mannnnyyyy enthusiastic requests for your money (on behalf of the station, of course)!

Jim is joined in studio by Anju Singh to discuss the influence of capitalism in the metal sphere, the evolution of Vancouver's DIY scene, cannibalism, her many projects including: Ahna, Grave Infestation, Encoffinate, Ceremonial Bloodbath, Deathwinds, The Nausea, and much more. Consider donating to CITR's Fundrive fundraiser and support independent media in Vancouver!

Ferris and Coleman descend upon studio A for a rare live sesh with killer new tunes, a few gig features on Nightfeeder, Fuck February fest, Girls to the Front fest; and many other manic ramblings for you to enjoy/be repulsed by.

Join lovebirds Ian & Cass as they play some romantic thrash metal blasters from Kreator, Sodom, Sacrifice and Voivod to celebrate Valentines' Day. We'll also get hyped for some upcoming shows, including a ripping triple bill at the Rickshaw with Coroner, Heathen and Sölicitör. We'll also dig some lovers' metal classics from Judas Priest, Megadeth and Type O Negative out of the Graveyard!

Join lovebirds Ian and Cass as they play some romantic thrashers from Kreator, Sodom, Sacrifice and Voivod to celebrate Valentines' Day! We'll also get hyped for some upcoming shows, including a ripping triple bill at the Rickshaw with Coroner, Heathen and Sölicitör. We'll do a special edition of Cass' Corner, featuring hot and spicy new tracks from Shrinewitch, Deep Recess and Outpost 31, and we'...

Crushing and raw! Gorge on bloody offerings from Exxul, Lysergic, Gutvoid, Egregore and The Silver and bear witness to upcoming rituals in the drowning city. Glacial Mutilation and Fuck February Fest return for the second time and murmurings of a Covenant begin to stir.

Coleman returns with his first show of 2026, with a few late '25 releases and some brand new stuff this month from The Ruins of Beverast, Turpitude, Beholder and more. Plus spots on a string of upcoming punk shows from Nightfeeder, Bootlicker, Languid, and The Exploited. Closing out with a couple 10yr anniversaries from Cobalt and Mizmor, aaaand of course plenty more devastasting, brutal sounds fo...

Ferris' favourite releases from 2025.

The Ol'Dirty Hick is coming in with some speed metal to get things going, brand new Sacred Leather to open from King Volume Records then some Midnight and sliding in to greasy dirty metal with Ball and their satanic breeding. Then the slow crush of Eathbong's live version of Fathead. This whole set is heavily laden with the feminine powers of metal from Doom, Sludge, Black Metal, Screamo, and fant...

Jim and Ian join forces on the first show of 2026. Prepare for unrelenting metal assault!

Goodbye 2025! The final show of our 40th year on the air concludes with Coleman running down a few of his faves from the year, some other AOTY entries from various blogs and publications, a run-down on a deadly NYE punk show at the Cobalt, and a couple other late year releases. Thanks everyone for tuning in! See you in '26 \m/

Marking the terminus of prolonged katabasis, Jim ascends the throne once more to mock the feeble Christ-God and deliver a slab of metal to tear your mind asunder.

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Coleman is back after a few months away, with a brief feature on a Sunshine Coast two-er from Death Sentence, and a whole slew of new music from all over...Scorching Tomb, Vollmondprozession, Nephasto, Dagger, a double feature on two projects from one mastermind, Magus Lord and Lamp of Murmuur, plus plenty more.

Simon from Scalding joins Ferris in-studio for an in-depth playthrough and discussion of their recently released Nuclear Winter Spell. Second half of the show dives into a dynamic throatslashing playlist, expertly compiled by the band's frontman. Hostile winter. Hellscape. Bloody tundra. Storms ablaze.

Ian's up with a slate of deadly riffs from awesome new releases by local luminaries like Grave Infestation, Hedonist, Ruinous Power and Shattered Throne!!! We'll also survey releases from such far-flung heavies like Sijjin, Castrator, Crypta, Wretched Blessing, and even preview Kreator's newest upcoming full-length. We'll get thrashy for Cass's Corner with Bangover and Black Goat Spell, and get hy...

Ian and Cass comin' at you from "the House of Pestilence" on this episode, enjoying a sick day at home with some putrefying riffage from a slate of recent releases from Imperial Triumphant, Phantom, Grave Infestation and Shattered Throne, among many more!! We'll also throw a couple colossal slabs of doom metal from local heroes Tribunal and San Fran sluggers Hell on to the fire, then get far-out w...