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For our sixty-ninth episode, we’re joined by fellow HarshVocals.com writer, Bri Mcintosh! She brought us a great topic of Fantasy and Black Metal, and we had a blast discussing how deeply connected the two things are! Of course, we also had another stellar two weeks of music, and highlighted more bands than usual! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Indonesian black metal band, Finsmoonth! They released an album earlier this year called “Chrysalis of Astral Tears”. Give it a listen! Check out their bandcamp: https://finsmoonth.bandcamp.com/album/chrysalis-of-astral-tears 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: Dumal – The Alberta Cost Methane – I F**k for Beer Einvigi – Leviathan Scheiterhaufen – Rotting Mouth Servant – Hypnos I See You Trebuchet SDG – Wycliffe’s Legacy Draugroth Gol – Fear / Violence / Guilt Spere – When at High Speed Werewolves – So Say All of Us Finsmoonth – Embers at Ethereal Dawn Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Razorvoid – Into the Void Haunt – Setting Course Hatesphere – Guillotine Hellucination – Penumbral Signum Regis – Beyond Spacetime Eternal – Conspiracy of Warheads Leper Colony – Back to the Primal Sludge Wraithstorm – Revenant Bri’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Striga – Upon Stygian Winds Sorcery – The Immaculate Sin Divine Bloodline – Wintertide Enterre Vivant – Kurogoku Temair – The Patience of Decay Monstrum Dei – The Vatican Beast Marea – A Caress of Autumn for all the Lost Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Eremos IX – Foregone Ominous Covenant – Legacy of the Dead God In This Hell – Bliss Eoront – “Songs of the In-Between World” Marcation – Ruler of the Ruins SRPNTS – Second Shape Firtan – Helios

For our sixty-eighth episode, we had another incredibly strong two weeks, so we decided to do another “More Music” episode. There was just too much great music to cover! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Italian black metal band, Oscura Metrica! They released an album earlier this year called “Obnubilatio Psycasthenica”, and Fugit, the creative force behind the project has another new album coming out later in October called “Fugit – Where Foxes Say Goodnight”. Make sure to check out both! Check out their bandcamp: https://oscurametrica.bandcamp.com/album/obnubilatio-psychasthenica 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: Noctule – “O’Death” and “Become My Blade Once More” Autumnfall – Pulse Taskforce Toxicator – Countdown to Death The Noctambulant – Bring the Sorrow Theosophy – Shadows on the Earth Plèvre – Asbestose Miasmes – Decheance Nail by Nail – Into the Dragon’s Mouth Oscura Metrica – Otocolobus Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Hard Bone – Hard Beat The Bites – The Bites The Bleeding – Godless Communion Flame – Ignis Draconis Daemonium Invincia – Echoes from the Past Metalite – Discovery Skumstrike – Flawless Intrigue From Hell Stellar Rot – Where the Formless Ones Dwell Uberchriist – Daemonic Apotheosis Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Blodtar – Monark Hanging Garden – Dream Death Novae Militiae – Apocryphon of Unborn Light Old Ruins – Mount Arreat Burner – No One is Coming to Save Us Bloodmother – Militant Black Magic Victims of Contagion – Egregore Haenesy – Essentia Barron – Verderf

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 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

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 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

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 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

For our sixty-fourth episode, we discuss Innovation in metal, looking back at past acts, current acts, and where we think the future is headed. We also play some killer music from the best releases of the past two weeks! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the all-girl Punk/Metal group, Gunk! They have an album out called FEMICIDE, and are releasing copies on vinyl at the end of August, along with a new music video! Check out their bandcamp: https://gunkpunkmusic.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: Ripper – Towards Rebirth Aenigmatum – Inseverable Antipeewee – Ivory Throne CHAMBER OF UNLIGHT – The Dagger Litosth – Abyss Faustian – Broken Better Gunk! – FLESH DUST Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Sinner – Boom Bang Goodbye Sellsword – …With Might and Vengeance Complexant – Apex Slaughtered Cadaver – Welcome Profane Burial – Desolate Echoes of Turmoil Daskra – Mountains Bleed in Autumn’s Fire Veil of Visions – Empty Forms Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Into Darkness – Route to the Other Side Caelestia – Revelations in Black Bryan Eckermann – Return to Helmbrook Finsterforst – Still Nothingness – Godslaughter Cairiss – Wilderness Lipoma – Infernal Wounds of Ravenous Flesh The Red Mass Ritual – Cervine

For our sixty-third episode, we discuss each of our five favorite underrated albums! We also polled our friends and followers and got a ton of great recommendations as well. Regarding new music, we covered three weeks instead of the usual two, simply because the first in the cycle was the weakest week since starting the show. Luckily, weeks two and three yielded some awesome albums, so we hope you enjoy our picks! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the American Blackened Technical Death Metal band, Ethereal Rot! They just released their self-titled debut on July 17th, 2026,! If you dig the track, support the band via their bandcamp! Check out their bandcamp: https://etherealrot.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: Lost Vital Spark – Anthem Apogean – White Trees, Black Leaves Iron Slaught – Ghastly Obsession Fuming Mouth – Barbarian Scourge Sigyn – A New Nation Niveous – Frostborne Resistance Ethereal Rot – Ophidian Womb Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: DevilDriver – Strike and Kill Undertaker – Global Dominion Solaris – Of Sin and Ruin Lucid Dreaming – Upon the Barricades Hellionight – Witches’ Sabbat Night Path – The Night’s Path Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation Haserot – Advent of Suffering Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Mylingen – Det Inre Morket Ravaged by the Yeti – Snowbound Horror Mortem – Morketid Dysgnostic – End Whispers Emptiness – Nowhere Speaks Lord Gryphus – Summoning the King of Death Eaten by Sharks – The Undertow of Hate Eutonazia Kordax – Ominous Portents

For our sixty-second episode, we had four weeks of material to cover, so we opted for another “More Music” episode. There were a ton of great releases over the past month, and our picks as well as our honorable mentions are worth checking out! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Indonesian Melodic Death Metal band, Narva! They have their debut album “AnvilHeart” out now on Underrated Records. It was released on June 6th, 2026, but we somehow missed it! If you dig the track, support the band via their bandcamp! Check out their bandcamp: https://narvaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/anvilheart 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: ZØRZA – Stormspell Shroud – Death Blows Over Astral Alchemy – Bathing in the Sap of the Moonflower Bloody Falls – I Am the Devil Stormkeep – The Taste of Immortal Blood Fires in the Distance – By This Time Tomorrow Inherits the Void – A World Unmade Saidan – Immersed by Eternity’s Blade Narva – Of Watchtower & Beacons Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Cornucopia – Cosmic Consciousness Revolting – Supernatural Anthems Seven Metal Sins – Legacy of Chaos Edoma – Hymns of the Ice Kingdom Lex Legion – Lex Legion Green Desert Water – Eerie Meadows WoeWarden – The Roots of My Neglect Flykt – Sinister Strain Mork – Monolit Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Together to the Stars – Irridescence Horn – Apokalyps 1618 Grim Prophecy – Grim Prophecy Malist – Eternal Echo of the Fall Walg – VI Balashtoth – Equation II: The Antithesis of Life and Free Will Art | Est – Evil Embodiment One Day in Pain – Devouring the Gods Avarice – Perpetual Ruin Monument of Misanthropy – Washington State Charm

For our sixty first episode, We discuss our current top 10 lists from 2026 so far! There’s been a lot of great releases, and while there is some overlap in our lists, there’s also a few surprises! There is no submission track for this episode, but 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: In Malice’s Wake – By Tongues of Demons Nazghor – Cursed and Unblessed Inherits the Void – Wrath of the Endless Sea Xorsist – Of Where I Reside Hellripper – Sculptor’s Cave Together to the Stars – Mourner Saidan – Beat to Death

On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Steve Wiener, a longtime friend of the show, and a prolific musician – working on several bands, including Eveale, Am I In Trouble, Negative Bliss, Ashenheart, and Wince & Frisson! His latest release is from Am I In Trouble, and it’s a remix album called “Facets”! We had a great time getting to know Steve a little more and figuring out how he manages to work on so many different projects. This one was a lot of fun! Check out Steve’s Ampwall page below: https://steve.ampwall.com Listen at the end of the podcast to hear the collaboration track with Gonemage, called “Cobalt”! Also, Follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram – Just search for @harshvocalssite – Links are also at the bottom of the website!

For our sixtieth episode, we discuss one of our least favorite trends in music, Intro Tracks! There’s a right and a wrong way to do them, and we dive into what works and what doesn’t! Of course there’s a lot of great new music to hear as well! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Swedish Black Metal band, Dysthen! Their Debut EP, “Dysthen” released on May 29, 2026! Check out their bandcamp: https://dysthen.bandcamp.com/album/dysthen 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: Membrance – Caronte Azaghal – Haava Malebeste – Le Puits d’Enfer Serpent Lord – A Pagan’s Spell Abandony Agony – My Redemption Mansvara – Obsidianize Dysthen – Lotus Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Sarcasm – Lifeforce Omnibound As the Sun Falls – Songs from the Veil Misanthrope – Embracement LeatherWitch – First Spell Eternal Evil – Forever Feared Opera IX – Veneficium Keops – Bitter Story for Humanity Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: The Scalar Process – Agnomysticism Crocell – Swarm of Insects Maladie – The Dance of Tragedies Hecate Enthroned – The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried Graveir – The Festering Triad Beyond Salvation – The Final Nail Deus Sabaoth – Distortion of Lies Surrogoat – Consumed by the Wrath of Time

For our fifty-ninth episode, we return to our cycle of discussing our top vocalists, and this time we discuss our favorites who sing cleans! Of course there’s a ton of incredible music to hear as well! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Canadian Death Metal band, Defenestration! Their new EP, “Rotting Antefix” releases on June 12, 2026! Check out their bandcamp: https://defenestration204.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: Conjuring – Rituale Tyrannus – Orbus Non Sufficit Electric Sun Defence – Estuary Aghalmar – The Mellow Soliloquoy Torchia – Black Cat Galibot – Penitent Defenestration – Rotting Antefix Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Yoth Iria – Gone With the Devil Draconian – In Somnolent Ruin Howler – Beyond Mortal Control Arroganz – Death Doom Punks Atavistia – Old Gods Awaken Enthraced – Constellation Zero Acolythus – Unearthly Kingdoms ‘Neath Lifeless Stara Eradikated – Wiring of Violence Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Old Moon – Home to Nowhere Saasta – Cesspool Wormgod – Choices LaCasta – Olibanvm IATT – Etheric Realms of the Night Harms – Rebirth of the Cold Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War Sangkal – Niskalafana

For our fifty-Eighth episode, we return to our cycle of discussing our top vocalists, and this time we discuss our favorites who shout! Of course there’s a ton of incredible music to hear as well! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Chicago based Melodic Death Metal band, Vow! They just released their debut EP, “Death Will Be My Bridge” this past week! Check out their bandcamp: https://vowdeath.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: Witherhoard – Another Sun Corrosive Agent – Carcass Country Archaic Oath – Forest of Horrors Efflore – Liu’s Haunted House In Malice’s Wake – Beyond Death Xorcist – Souls to Mourn Vow – Death Will Be My Bridge Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Cnoc An Tursa – A Cry for the Slain Poseydon -Time is a River and the Waters Run Red At the Gates – The Ghose of a Future Dead Elegant Weapons – Evolution Whirlwind – 1640 Aeonik – The Roamer of Heaven and Hell Vrad – Anthropic Genetic Involution RIverflame – Lunar Crusades Volcandra – Beyond the Will of Mortals Undercroft – The Killer Sword Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Eveale – Enter the Woodland Realm Malorshiga – Vento Wandar – Tiefe Erde Sacriversum – Before the Birth of Light Grond – The Temple Necrotted – We Are the Gods Who Tear Ourselves Apart Resurrected – Perpetual Pig’s Blood – Destroying the Spirit Orbis Daemonium – Onirografo Aversio Humanititis – To Become the Endless Static

On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Justin Lawnchair, the man behind the progressive death metal band, “The Biscuit Merchant” – the latest album Golden Age is the eleventh entry in his Alphabet cycle, which will eventually contain 26 full albums as a complete concept! We are very excited to get to know Justin better and learn more about what went into his albums and the overall story idea! Unfortunately, Christian’s microphone had some technical difficulties, so the episode ended up a little shorter than intended, but we still all had a great time. Check out the Biscuit Merchant bandcamp below: https://thebiscuitmerchant.bandcamp.com Listen at the end of the podcast to hear the track “Paradox Bomb”! Also, Follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram – Just search for @harshvocalssite – Links are also at the bottom of the website!

For our fifty-seventh episode, we had another incredible cycle with way too many albums to discuss! Of course we had to do another More Music episode! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the Swedish Black Metal band, Myrdinger! They released their debut album “Wrath’s Obliteration” in 2025! Check out their bandcamp: https://myrdinger.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: Northern Graves – Lanterns Doedsvangr – Black Sun Disssolution Immolation – The Ephemeral Curse Tethys – Dream State Reeking Aura – What Only Worms Witness Anifernyen – Fortuna Inferi – Atonement Denied Silaera – From Entropic Dust Myrdinger – Agonizing Volition Christian’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Beyond Purgatory – Of the Depths Metal Church – Dead to Rights Nukem – The Grave Remains Thunderkill – Global Cataclysm Warsenal – Endless Beginnings Rise of Kronos – Slaves of Time Doodswens – Doodswens Justin’s Honorable Mentions for this Cycle: Archspire – Faster than Death Vomitory – In Death Throes Skaphos – The Descent Scion of Darkness – Horns of the Apocalypse Daemonium Regni – Daemonium Regni Pilori – Sans Adieu