Harsh Vocals

About Harsh Vocals

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

Publisher

Harsh Vocals

Category

music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Jan 2024

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Harsh Vocals – Episode 67 – More Music 8

   For our sixty-seventh episode, we had two of the strongest weeks in 2026, so we decided to do another “More Music” episode. There was so much great music to cover! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Croatian black metal band, TRIVAN! They have a new single out called “Abyss of Crawling Shadows” and are planning a full album release in early 2027! Check out their bandcamp: https://trivan.bandcamp.com (https://trivan.bandcamp.com) If you have a band and would like us to promote one of your songs in our extreme submissions segment, please reach out! We hope you enjoy the show! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music! Also, Follow us on Facebook, TikTok, X, and Instagram – Just search for @harshvocalssite – Links are also at the bottom of the website! Songs in this Episode: Godslave – Reset, Rebuild, Reclaim Devil Master – You Worms’ Vain Delusions Sworn – A Cosmic Storm Sardonic Witchery – Dark Moon Slaughter Harlott – Kleptogenesis Whispered – Where the Spirits Thrive Vingulmork – Svart Time Boötes Void – Panta Rhei Trivan – Abyss of Crawling Shadows Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: King Crown – Moonfall One Way Terror – Class Axe Pyroclast – Fractured State Vanessa Funke – Aura Cartilage – Operation Alter Everything Decays – Requiem II: We Will Slaughter the Lambs Lysis – At the Edge of Existence Space Chaser – Razorblade Bay Xion – When Stars Collide In Eclipse – Penumbral Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Skuggor – The Expanse Behemoth – I, Scvlptor Februus – Constitution of Conflict Wince and Frisson – Tumult Godslut – The Art of Deconstruction Fluisteraars – Jacht Der Mysterien Terrestrial Hospice – Omnicide – Chapter 1 Clamosum – Gnosis Absolute Winds of Winter – A Choir for the End Stabbing Westward – Wither ReWired

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Harsh Vocals – Episode 66 – The Future of Black Metal

   For our sixty-sixth episode, we are joined by a longtime friend and writer for the site, Brent Bailey! He brings the discussion topic of the future of black metal! Of course, we also talk about the incredible new releases from the past two weeks! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Chilean Black/Death metal band Phosgene! They have a new single called “Infeccion” out now! Check out their bandcamp: https://phosgene1.bandcamp.com/track/infeccion-2026 (https://phosgene1.bandcamp.com/track/infeccion-2026) If you have a band and would like us to promote one of your songs in our extreme submissions segment, please reach out! We hope you enjoy the show! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music! Also, Follow us on Facebook, TikTok, X, and Instagram – Just search for @harshvocalssite – Links are also at the bottom of the website! Songs in this Episode: State Power – Gnaw Djevelsort – Escape Street Tombs – Systematic Suffering Nekrodawn – Liberty’s Pyre Martyrium – Expand Your Shadow Xenith – Arteries Azaghast – Address to the Moon Phosgene – Infeccion Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Svorght – Svart Lerret Noveria – Becoming After Rebels Opera – Call of the Night Speed Stroke – Damage Control Exumer – Death Mask Messiah Flotsam & Jetsam – Rats in the Temple Eviscerize – Bound in Flesh Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Jotungrav – Elegi Nethergate – Sanguivoria Carniwar – When Language Fails Gorod – The Ember Gone Hesperia – Picenum (True Marchigian Black Metal) Triosphere – Oceans Above, Stars Below Veneficus Sarcina – Veni Regina Mea Morgued – Ordnance Obscenum

3. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Harsh Vocals – Episode 65 – Our Most Listened Albums

   For our sixty-fifth episode, we discuss our most-listened to albums of all time! Of course, we also talk about the incredible new releases from the past two weeks! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the awesome German Black/Death metal band HKSPK! They have a new album called “Heimkehr” releasing on September 11, 2026, and asked us to feature their latest single, Rot in Despair! Check out their bandcamp: https://hkspk.bandcamp.com (https://hkspk.bandcamp.com) If you have a band and would like us to promote one of your songs in our extreme submissions segment, please reach out! We hope you enjoy the show! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music! Also, Follow us on Facebook, TikTok, X, and Instagram – Just search for @harshvocalssite – Links are also at the bottom of the website! Songs in this Episode: SAROF – The Pit Gleichmacher – Palingenese Megascavenger – Heading for the Furnace Temple of Dread – Dreadspawn Dominion Bloody Cumshot – Devastating Bukkake Aspen Sanctum – Pillars HKSPK – Rot in Despair Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Violence System – The Hollowing Deceased – Last Stand Coma Control – Shed the Sleep BrainBath – Head Hunted IronFlame – Worlds to Conquer Hulder – Verbolgen Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Dark Plague – Masquerade Graf – Call of the Blood The Absolution Sequence – Dread Cycle Suffocate the Skies – Obsidian Shores Invocation Ritual – Altered Reality SoulRazer – Noxious Creation

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

27 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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