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. 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.

The podcast is hosted by me, Pat O Regan, and I hope to offer my guests a different style of interview which is relaxed, unscripted and fun! On The Review Room, I'm joined by Tim Pijnenburg, Rich Buley & Rich Murphy, where we play and discuss some of the finest new releases that span many genres and styles. 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

  • Episode 51: The Review Room - Pat, Tim & Rich M.

    Episode  |  October 7th, 2023  |  45 mins 49 secs
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #blackmetal, #check, #doom, #doomgaze, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #pistblack, #playlist, #playlists, #posthardcore, #postmetal, #postrock, #premium, #radio, #shoegaze, #sludge, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

  • Urbain – A Soul Purged

    Article  |  October 5th, 2023
    By Tim Pijnenburg
    #alternativemetal, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #cinematic, #deepelmrecords, #experimental, #film, #lights andmotion, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #musicscore, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • La Drache - L'Aurore (Single)

    Article  |  September 27th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #electronica, #instrumental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #tidesfromnebula

  • Episode 50: Trounce - Jonathan Nido

    Episode  |  September 23rd, 2023  |  31 mins 43 secs
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #blackmetal, #check, #doom, #doomgaze, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #pistblack, #playlist, #playlists, #posthardcore, #postmetal, #postrock, #premium, #radio, #shoegaze, #sludge, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

    This week on the podcast I chat with Jonathan Nido, and his latest project Trounce. Many of you already know Jona from his band Coilguns and his record label, Hummus Records. Well his latest adventure,Trounce is a hybrid of extremes, blending black, prog and punk influences to create something really special

  • MMTH – Relais (single)

    Article  |  September 21st, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #alternativemetal, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #experimental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • The Crawling - All Of This For Nothing

    Article  |  September 17th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #death metal, #doom metal, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

    A beautifully bleak and brutal journey through the realms of grief and despair.

  • Uada - Crepuscula Natura

    Article  |  September 14th, 2023
    By Tim Pijnenburg
    #alternativemetal, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #experimental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • Episode 49: The Review Room

    Episode  |  September 9th, 2023  |  43 mins 53 secs
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #blackmetal, #check, #doom, #doomgaze, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #pistblack, #playlist, #playlists, #posthardcore, #postmetal, #postrock, #premium, #radio, #shoegaze, #sludge, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

  • Helve – To Be Forgotten

    Article  |  September 5th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #electronica, #instrumental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #sludge

  • ARCTANGENT 2023 - Saturday

    Article  |  September 2nd, 2023
    By Simon Kelsey - Guest Reviewer
    #alternativemetal, #arctangent, #atg, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #cinematic, #experimental, #festival, #film, #live reviews, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • ARCTANGENT 2023 - Friday

    Article  |  September 1st, 2023
    By Simon Kelsey - Guest Reviewer
    #alternativemetal, #arctangent, #atg, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #cinematic, #experimental, #festival, #film, #live reviews, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • ARCTANGENT 2023 - Wednesday & Thursday

    Article  |  August 31st, 2023
    By Simon Kelsey - Guest Reviewer
    #alternativemetal, #arctangent, #atg, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #cinematic, #experimental, #festival, #film, #live reviews, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • Episode 48: Syberia

    Episode  |  August 26th, 2023  |  47 mins 1 sec
    #album, #alwayssupportingthescene, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #blackmetal, #check, #doom, #doomgaze, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nowplaying, #playlist, #playlists, #postblack, #posthardcore, #postmetal, #postrock, #premium, #radio, #shoegaze, #sludge, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #twitter, #youtube

    This week on The Smashing Skull Sessions podcast, it’s a pleasure to have three members of post metal outfit SYBERIA on the show. Quim, Jordi & Manel sit with me for a chat before heading out on a lengthy European tour, that finishes up the weekend this show goes out!

  • Din Of Celestial Birds -The Night Is For Dreamers

    Article  |  August 23rd, 2023
    By Tim Pijnenburg
    #alternativemetal, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #experimental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • wemissedthesky – Sojourner

    Article  |  August 20th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #alternativemetal, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #experimental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • The Color of Cyan – Egress (Single)

    Article  |  August 16th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #, #electronica, #instrumental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #neo-classical #instrumental, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock