Harsh Vocals

Harsh Vocals – Episode 70 – Pure Death

For our seventieth episode, we decided to tackle our favorite “Pure Death” metal albums – meaning no technical, melodic, or blackened adjectives allowed! Of course we als

Harsh Vocals – Episode 69 – Fantasy and Black Metal

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 disc

Harsh Vocals – Episode 68 – More Music 9

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!

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 cl

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 cou

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 cl

Harsh Vocals – Episode 64 – Innovation

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 m

Harsh Vocals – Episode 63 – Underappreciated Albums

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 we

Harsh Vocals – Episode 62 – More Music 7

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

Harsh Vocals – Episode 61 – The Best of 2026 So Far

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, the

Harsh Vocals – An Interview with Steve Wiener (Eveale, Am I In Trouble, Ashenheart, Negative Bliss)

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 Ev

Harsh Vocals – Episode 60 – Intro Tracks

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

Harsh Vocals – Episode 59 – Cleans

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 in

Harsh Vocals – Episode 58 – Shouts

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 incredi

Harsh Vocals – An Interview with The Biscuit Merchant

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

Harsh Vocals – Episode 57 – More Music 6

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 s

Harsh Vocals – Episode 56 – More Music 5

For our fifty-sixth 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 sho

Harsh Vocals – Episode 55 – Shrieks & Screams

I want to apologize for the delay in getting this episode released. We recorded a couple of weeks ago, but the audio for one of the tracks became corrupted, and then on t

Harsh Vocals – Episode 54 – More Music 4

For our fifty-fourth episode, we had another incredible cycle with nearly 50 albums that were Honorable mention worthy or better! Of course we had to do another More Musi

Harsh Vocals – Episode 53 – Growls

For our fifty-third episode, we decided to discuss our top five growlers, as well as give a brief tutorial on how growlers achieve their sound. Of course we also covered