The Smashing Skull Sessions

The Smashing Skull Sessions is a podcast, interview and review website, set up to showcase and support the underground rock and metal scenes. Our goal is to promote artists and bands from right across the globe, giving them another voice and another forum in which to get their music out to a greater audience. We also have a new review series, The Review Room, which is another unique way of getting bands and artists some extra coverage and promotion

About the show

The Smashing Skull Sessions is a podcast, interview and review website, set up to showcase and support the underground rock and metal scenes. Our goal is to promote artists and bands from right across the globe, giving them another voice and another forum in which to get their music out to a greater audience.

The podcast is hosted by me, Letty Sharp, and I hope to offer my guests a different style of interview which is relaxed, unscripted and fun!, The show is entertaining, informative and well worth a listen!

However, none of this is possible without the support of you music lovers. We are eternally grateful to every person who subscribes, shares, likes and listens to the shows and reads the reviews. To the bands, be sure to hit us up and let us help in promoting your art, whether through interview or review. Thanks to you all!

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Noorvik – Hamartia

    Article  |  April 19th, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze, #stoner-rock

  • Episode 11: Portal To The God Damn Blood Dimension

    Episode  |  April 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 28 mins
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #check, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #playlist, #playlists, #premium, #radio, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

    I sat down with Scott Wasilewski from Portal To The God Damn Blood Dimension for a great chat. Rotten Fruit, Regular Orchard is an album that was first released over a year ago, but with a vinyl release now available, the album has been given another lease of life. It's a unique and absorbing piece of music that aches and haunts with its coarse and unpolished delivery. Everybody needs this album in their collection.

  • Austere Days - AWAY (single)

    Article  |  April 14th, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #atmosphericblackmetal, #black-metal, #death-metal, #doom, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock #electronic

  • Chalk Hands - Don’t Think About Death

    Article  |  April 12th, 2022
    #dark, #hardcore, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze #emo' #screamo

  • Still Motions – Welcome Oblivion (Single)

    Article  |  April 8th, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #stillmotions

  • MORROW - The Quiet Earth

    Article  |  April 6th, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #crust, #hardcore, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • BlackBraid - Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil (Single)

    Article  |  April 3rd, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #atmosphericblackmetal, #black-metal, #death-metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock

    One To Watch

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    Episode 10: Telepathy

    Episode  |  April 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #check, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #playlist, #playlists, #premium, #radio, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

    Not many bands can play Cinematic Sludge/Post Metal like Telepathy. Their sound is immense, and their live performances, colossal. The whole band sat in with me recently to chat about where Telepathy has been and what the future holds.

  • SUNDOWNING - In the Light Of Defeat, I Cease To Exist

    Article  |  March 29th, 2022
    #dark, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #sludge #sundowning

  • Blessed Be Man – MMXXII

    Article  |  March 26th, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #ambient, #blessedbeman, #elpaso, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • Disaster Forecast – How To Skate Everything

    Article  |  March 22nd, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #fastcore, #hardcore, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #punk #metal, #review, #rock, #shoegaze, #skate

  • Episode 9: Dödsrit: Georgios (Guitarist/Vocalist) & Jelle (Bass)

    Episode  |  March 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #check, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #playlist, #playlists, #premium, #radio, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

    This week on The Smashing Skull Sessions I'm thrilled to welcome Georg and Jelle of DODSRIT to the show. Their latest release MORTAL COIL literally blew me away when I heard it back in 2021, showcasing its devastating blend of melody, ferocity and power.

  • Abraham - Débris de Mondes Perdus

    Article  |  March 15th, 2022
    #abraham, #dark, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • Gairo - HER

    Article  |  March 12th, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #dark, #italy, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • Once Upon A Winter - Void Moments Of Inertia

    Article  |  March 8th, 2022
    By Pat O'
    #dark, #greece, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • Episode 8: We Lost The Sea: Mark Owen (Guitars)

    Episode  |  March 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 24 mins
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #check, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #playlist, #playlists, #premium, #radio, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

    On this episode, Mark discusses the impact that album has had on the band, and the hope of finally getting to tour 2019's album TRIUMPH AND DISASTER, which became the victim of the covid pandemic. Among many other topics, we discuss their bizarre journey to the infamous Dunk festival as well as their addition to this year's Damnation festival