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Harsh Vocals

The Harsh Vocals podcast is a celebration of extreme metal music, with minimal clean singing! Every two weeks, the hosts bring 3 of their favorite new albums to the table and discuss them, as well as a new episodic topic! They also do regular reviews and occasional interviews on their site – Harshvocals.com!

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2:32:48

Harsh Vocals – Episode 31 – Heroes From Hell

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2025/04/05

Last week was Hell's Heroes Metal Festival in Houston, and Christian traveled down to visit for it! For our thirty-first episode, we discuss our Hell's Heroes experience at length, as well as our favorite albums from the past three weeks! To make up for the late episode release, we're covering our top four albums each for the cycle, as well as some amazing honorable mentions. We close out the show with an "Extreme Submission" from a very interesting Progressive Death Metal solo project, called

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2:01:50

Harsh Vocals – Episode 30 – Disease Or Death Metal?

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2025/03/11

For our thirtieth episode, Christian brought a game to the show called "Disease or Death Metal", where Justin has to guess whether a term is a medical condition or a song name. It's pretty fun, and definitely informative. It might even give some bands out there some new track names!Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the incredible past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. We close out the show with an "Extreme Submission" from Hungarian Melodic Death Metal

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2:00:09

Harsh Vocals – Episode 29 – Metal in Gaming

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2025/02/22

For our twenty-ninth episode we decided to discuss our favorite metal inspired video games, or games that feature some very cool metal moments. This is definitely not a comprehensive list, so if there's any you think we've missed or should play, please let us know!Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the incredible past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. We close out the show with an "Extreme Submission" from Black N Roll/Thrash band "Electric Assault".

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3:02:08

Harsh Vocals – Episode 28 – Starting a Band (With...

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2025/02/10

For our twenty-eighth episode, we decided to bring on a great group of guys who happen to live in Houston - The boys from Bleak Barrow! As you might remember, we featured their first single "Inviscerate" as an extreme submission on Episode 25 of the show, and they're coming on and sharing another killer track with us on this one! While we do have Justin, Thomas, and Will joining us from Bleak Barrow, we treated this like a normal episode, rather than an interview one. That means we still discuss

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1:11:32

Harsh Vocals – An Interview With Christian Larson of...

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2025/02/05

On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Christian Larson - The man behind Hell's Heroes music festival in Houston Texas, as well as the guitarist/vocalist for black metal band - Necrofier! We talk about everything that goes into making a festival like this work, how he plans the lineup, some of the pitfalls, and more! Of course we also ask some questions about what's next for Necrofier. We had a great time getting to know Christian, and we're excited to be attending Hell's

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2:12:45

Harsh Vocals – Episode 27 – Our Favorite Live Albums

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2025/01/22

Welcome to 2025! For our twenty-seventh episode, we decided to discuss our top five favorite Live albums. Some of these should come as no surprise to longtime listeners, but there are a couple of surprises! Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. We close out the show with an "Extreme Submission" from Avante-Garde black metal band "Am I In Trouble?". You will be if you don't stick around until the end of the show and

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3:12:48

Harsh Vocals – Episode 26 – The Best of 2024

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2024/12/31

I can't believe it's been a whole year already! For our twenty-sixth episode, we discuss the highs and lows of 2024, and recap all of our favorite things, including both of our top30 albums for the year. Of course there is a little overlap, but there's a few surprises too! It's a long journey, but there's several laughs and a lot of great discussion. We hope you'll stick around until the end. We also want to thank everyone who has supported us by visiting the site, checking out the podcast, and

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2:05:00

Harsh Vocals – Episode 25 – The Best and Worst Metal...

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2024/12/16

For our twenty-fifth episode, we thought it would be fun to highlight our favorite and least favorite Metal Cover Songs. Some of these are great, but others are outright horrible. We play short clips from the bad ones so you can decide for yourself! As always, we're sure we've missed great examples of both good and bad, so please let us know what your favorites are either way! Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. We

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2:20:31

Harsh Vocals – Episode 24 – Influential Metal Albums...

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2024/12/06

For our twenty-fourth episode, we continue our discussion about the most influential metal albums throughout history. This is the final part of this three episode series, where we cover everything we consider important from 2006 through today! Obviously we can't discuss every possible album, so if there's any you feel like we missed, please let us know! Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. We close out the show

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2:12:08

Harsh Vocals – Episode 23 – Influential Metal Albums...

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2024/11/22

For our twenty-third episode, we continue our discussion about the most influential metal albums throughout history. This is part two of a three part podcast, where we cover everything we consider important from 1995 through 2005. We'll cover 2005 through present on part three! Obviously we can't discuss every possible album, so if there's any you feel like we missed, please let us know! We'd also be interested to hear what albums you think are influential post-2005!Of course, we also discuss

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1:43:11

Harsh Vocals – Episode 22 – Types of Metalheads

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2024/11/07

For our twenty second episode, we decided to talk about the different types of Metalheads that we've encountered online and at shows. We planned on making this more of a serious discussion, but between an overwhelming few weeks at work, and the passing of Christian's mother, we didn't approach this topic with the same serious tone we typically would. Instead, Christian came up with several caricature descriptions and we had some good, and much needed laughs. We hope you will laugh along with us

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1:05:46

Harsh Vocals – An Interview With Blake Lamoureux of...

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2024/10/29

On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Blake Lamoureux - The talented solo artist behind melodic death metal band "Ophidian Memory". We talk about his creative process, influences, what it's like being a musician in Des Moines, Iowa, and more! Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about his latest album - Carrion Lord! This album is a lot of fun, and if you haven't heard it yet, we strongly recommend checking it out! We had a great time getting to know Blake, and since

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1:59:01

Harsh Vocals – Episode 21 – Influential Metal Albums...

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2024/10/20

For our twenty first episode, we decided to talk about the most influential metal albums throughout history. This is only part one of a two part podcast, where we cover everything we consider important from metal's origins throughout 1995. We'll cover 1995 through now on the second part! Obviously we can't discuss every possible album, so if there's any you feel like we missed, please let us know! We'd also be interested to hear what albums you think are influential post-1995!Of course, we also

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1:13:26

Harsh Vocals – An Interview With Kyle Chapman of...

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2024/10/19

On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Kyle Chapman - The guitarist, vocalist, and one of the songwriters behind progressive death metal band "Blighted Eye". We talk about Blighted Eye's creative process, influences, future, and more! Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their debut album - Agony's Bespoke. As it stands, This incredible album is one of our favorite albums of 2024 and is very likely to make our top10 list for the year. It was an absolute blast

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1:40:22

Harsh Vocals – Episode 20 – Discovering New Music

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2024/10/08

For our twentieth episode, we decided to talk about how we discover new music. We go into detail about all the resources that we use to help us build our weekly playlists, as well as how we find worthwhile older music that we might have missed. We may have different methods, but we also both have a lot of great suggestions! Check out our resources here:Encyclopedia Metallum - https://www.metal-archives.com/KmanRiffs - https://www.instagram.com/kmanriffs/Metal Releases -

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1:45:10

Harsh Vocals – Episode 19 – Religion in Metal

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2024/09/25

For our nineteenth episode, we decided to talk about Religion in Metal. As an atheist, is there any real difference between Christian metal and Satanic metal? How important is religion as it relates to the music? Should metal musicians be subject to scrutiny for their beliefs? We discuss it all at length.Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, we've done away with the blast from the

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2:00:08

Harsh Vocals – Episode 18 – Imagery in Metal

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2024/09/09

For our eighteenth episode, we decided to talk about Imagery in Metal. How important is the look of a band? How important is the art that is used for album covers? Does one approach give a band more or less credibility? How does that same imagery apply to the listeners? We discuss it all at length. Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Justin has chosen the song Petrichor from Karg and

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1:53:49

Harsh Vocals Episode 17 – Stereotypes in Metal

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2024/08/26

For our seventeenth episode, we decided to talk about Stereotypes in Metal. We discuss the few positive stereotypes, as well as the predominant negative ones. We even speak about our personal least favorites, and some surprising situations we've encountered recently that involved stereotypes.Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Christian has chosen a blast from the past - Sacred

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1:39:23

Harsh Vocals – An Interview with Jim and Todd of...

Harsh Vocals ·

2024/08/19

On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Jim Benson and Todd Farnham - The guitarist, vocalist, and bassist behind progressive black metal band "Amiensus". We talk about Amiensus' creative process, influences, collaborations and growth. Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their latest opus - Raclamation Pt 1 and Pt 2. As it stands, Reclamation is one of our favorite albums of 2024 and it was a blast to get to know the guys behind it. Stick around at the end of

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2:00:32

Harsh Vocals Episode 16 – Metal In Pop Culture

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2024/08/12

For our sixteenth episode, we decided to talk about Metal in Pop Culture. We discuss our favorite representations of metal in Movies, TV shows, and Video Games, as well as displays of metal on a global stage. Of course we also touch on Gojira's amazing performance to open the 2024 Olympic games. We also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Justin has chosen a (sort-of) blast from the past - Amorphis'

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