The Smashing Skull Sessions

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

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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

Svntarer - The Ardent Weight Of Thoughts

Article  |  February 28th, 2022
By Pat O'
#dark, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze, #svntarer

Nautilus - Nautilus

Article  |  February 24th, 2022
By Pat O'
#dark, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

Turpentine Valley - Alder

Article  |  February 21st, 2022
By Pat O'
#dark, #metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

Episode 7: Monosphere: Rodney Fuchs (Drums/Composer)

Episode  |  February 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins

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For episode 7, I was delighted to welcome the very knowledgeable and multi talented Rodney Fuchs of Monosphere to the show.

Lucida Dark – Of Death, Of Love

Article  |  February 13th, 2022
By Pat O'
dark, metal, music, musicreview, musicreviews, podcast, post-metal, post-rock, review, rock, shoegaze

Lucida Dark have written an album that tips the scales between darkness and light, harmonising these polar opposites through an odyssey of love and death. Music can elevate, and music can transcend. Of Death, Of Love does both!

Episode 6: Bruit≤: Clément Libes (Bass)

Episode  |  February 12th, 2022  |  56 mins 49 secs

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Clément Libes of Bruit overcame the language barrier to chat with me about the band, and of course the amazing The Machine Is Burning And Everyone Knows It Could Happen Again.

Violet Cold - Səni Uzaq Kainatlarda Axtarıram

Article  |  February 5th, 2022
By Pat O'
#black-metal, #blackgaze, #metal, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock, #shoegaze, #violetcold

Violet Cold play a style of Atmospheric Black Metal that hypnotises and spellbinds the listener. Ambient elecltronic soundscapes collide with a cosmic black gazed frenzy, exploding into what can only be described as full on sensory overload. No better place to be!

Mountaineer – Giving Up The Ghost

Article  |  February 1st, 2022
By Pat O'
#lifeforcerecords, #metal, #mountaineer, #musicreview, #podcast, #post-metal, #post-rock, #review, #rock

Mountaineer have delivered yet again, and have released an album that smothers and shrouds the listener with its blanket of rich melodic hooks and heaving shoegaze riffs. The music is often dark and overcast , but it always allows that little shard of light through, which brings hope and rebirth.

Episode 5: Fleetburner: Kevin Storm (guitarist) & Ken Simerly (vocalist) discuss their brilliant debut self-titled album and the paths that lead them to finding each other through an unusual set of circumstances.

Episode  |  November 16th, 2020  |  57 mins 7 secs

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Fleetburner: Kevin Storm (guitarist) & Ken Simerly (vocalist) discuss their brilliant debut self-titled album and the paths that lead them to finding each other through an unusual set of circumstances.

Episode 4: Jason Stallworth. Jason is an independent musician, a published author, a YouTuber in which he provides metal guitar, recording, and music gear tutorials.

Episode  |  November 2nd, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins

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Jason is an independent musician, a published author, and a YouTuber in which he provides metal guitar, recording, and music gear tutorials.

Episode 3: Grumpster. Falyn, Noel and Lalo talk about their adventures so far which has seen them sign to Asian Man Records, an invite to tour with Anti-Flag and playing The Filmore.

Episode  |  October 12th, 2020  |  40 mins 20 secs

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Grumpster is a garage punk band from Oakland, California. The group consists of Falyn Walsh on bass and vocals, Noel Agante on drums and Lalo Gonzalez Deetz on guitar. It was great to hear them talk about their adventures so far, which has seen them sign to Asian Man Records, an invite to tour with Anti-Flag and playing The Filmore.

Episode 2: Terzij de Horde. Johan Van Hattum (bassist) talks about his band, tours and Roadburn festival.

Episode  |  October 5th, 2020  |  1 hr 22 mins

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Terzij de Horde. Johan Van Hattum (bassist) of Terzij de Horde talks about his band, his love of Ireland, tour stories and Roadburn festival with myself and my co-host Howard.

Episode 1: Metal For Nepal. Flower KC (Manager of Underside/Festival Director) and Avishek KC (Vox of Underside) talk about Metal For Nepal/Silence Festival.

Episode  |  September 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 16 mins

I was delighted to welcome Flower KC (Manager of Underside/Festival Director) and Avishek KC (Vox of Underside)to talk about Metal For Nepal/Silence Festival established to provide relief and support to impoverished communities suffering natural disasters and disease outbreaks across Nepal.