Reviews, Interviews, and Podcasts celebrating the best Extreme Metal music

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 60 – Intro Tracks

    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 what doesn’t! Of course there’s a lot of great new music to hear as well! We close out the show with an…

  • Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise Review

    Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise Review

    Release Date: June 12, 2026 Label: Prosthetic Records Country: United States (Connecticut) Genre: Melodic Death Metal Once again, I find myself at a loss for words, in the presence of a masterpiece of human emotion. Fires in the Distance is one of those bands that proves that music is the language of emotion. Since their…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 59 – Cleans

    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 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,…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 58 – Shouts

    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 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…

  • Harsh Vocals – An Interview with The Biscuit Merchant

    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 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…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 57 – More Music 6

    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 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:…