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

  • Episode 42: EF - Niklas Åström and Daniel Öhman

    Episode  |  May 27th, 2023  |  58 mins 28 secs
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #blackmetal, #check, #doom, #doomgaze, #ef, #efmusic, #efmusicsweden, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #indiemusic, #instudio, #irishmetal, #irishmetalgigs, #irishmetalinterviews, #itunes, #listening, #live, #liveradio, #lthemetalcellpodcast, #metalinterviews, #metalmusic, #metalpodcast, #metalreviews, #metalshow, #music, #musicpress, #newmusic, #nordicrock, #nowplaying, #playlist, #playlists, #postblack, #posthardcore, #postmetal, #postrock, #premium, #radio, #shoegaze, #sludge, #song, #songs, #soundcloud, #spotify, #spotifyplaylist, #subscribers, #supportirishmetal, #supportyourlocalmetalscene, #sweden, #twitter, #youtube

    On this week's podcast, I get to chat with Niklas Åström and Daniel Öhman of Swedish post-rock royalty EF. Ahead of their appearance at dunk!festival, we catch up and chat about everything that has happened over the last 20 years, and look ahead to what the future brings

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    Episode 41: dunk! festival Special #2: A Burial At Sea, Indignu & Huracan

    Episode  |  May 11th, 2023  |  1 hr 29 mins
    #album, #app, #apple, #applemusic, #blackmetal, #check, #doom, #doomgaze, #dunk, #dunkfestival #instudio, #headbang, #heavymetalmusic, #heavymetalpodcsts, #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

    So here it is, the second of our dunk!festival specials, and I'm delighted to welcome Paddy of A Burial At Sea, Geert & Christophe of Huracan and Grace, Alfonso and Ivo of Indignu to the show.

  • Ingrina – Ice Flares (Single)

    Article  |  May 8th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • A Pregnant Light - Capacity For Living

    Article  |  May 3rd, 2023
    #blackgaze, #darkwave, #gothic, #hardcore, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • Arhios – Miscible

    Article  |  April 28th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #gothic, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • Itself Timeless – 4 - Video Release

    Article  |  April 24th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #alternativemetal, #blackgaze, #blackmetal, #experimental, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock, #shoegaze

  • Episode 40: dunk! Special #1: Solkyri & Am Fost La Munte Și Mi-a Plăcut

    Episode  |  April 22nd, 2023  |  56 mins 52 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

  • Wolfredt – IIII

    Article  |  April 19th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #gothic, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • Lethvm - Winterreise

    Article  |  April 14th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #gothic, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • DIMWIND - The Futility Of Breathing

    Article  |  April 10th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #gothic, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • Episode 39: A Swarm Of The Sun - Erik Nilsson & Jakob Berglund

    Episode  |  April 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 34 mins
    #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

  • Úkryt - 1897

    Article  |  March 30th, 2023
    #blackgaze, #gothic, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • Where Mermaids Drown – Reminisce

    Article  |  March 27th, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #gothic, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • Episode 38: FARGO - Ralf & Max

    Episode  |  March 25th, 2023  |  40 mins 28 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

  • Alpha Du Centaure – Careless (split with Unknown Fault)

    Article  |  March 22nd, 2023
    By Pat O'
    #blackgaze, #gothic, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock

  • Ciemra - The Tread Of Darkness

    Article  |  March 16th, 2023
    #blackgaze, #music, #musicreview, #musicreviews, #podcast, #post rock, #post-black, #post-metal, #post-rock, #psychedelic, #review, #rock #prog rock