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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. 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…
Episodes
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 135: Wealthy Women Interview with Peter (Guitar & Vocals) and Don (Bass)
Wealthy Women are a San Francisco based Noise Rock band. They're part of the wave of bands led by Chat Pile, Crippling Alcoholism, Kulk and Remote Viewing who…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 134: The Cartographer Interview with Dan Gorman (Guitars) and Jay Roberts (Vocals)
"This is the end of an era,” states The Cartographer’s vocalist and frontman Jay Roberts. That’s how he and the rest of the Derby based metal force view their…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 133: SIGH interview with Mirai Kawashima (Vocals)
Japanese metal pioneers Sigh are back today ‘Unputenpu’, the first single to be taken from their upcoming new studio album 'Goh-Ka', alongside a stunning new…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 132: Burner Interview with Harry (Vocals) and Nathan (Guitars)
Since their live debut in early 2022, Burner have rapidly ascended in the UK underground scene. Their impressive performance history includes a full UK tour…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 131: EVERY HELL Interview with Will (Saxophone & Vocals) and Andrew (Bass & Vocals)
Every Hell are a Brighton/Bristol-based five-piece blending crushing riffs, melodic urgency, and fearless experimentation into something entirely their own…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 130: Voivod Interview with Michel 'Away' Langevin (Drums)
Very few bands survive for four decades. Even fewer are those that continue to reach new creative heights, long after legendary status has been achieved…
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Episode 129: Obeyer Interview with Carl (Vocals) and Jamie (Guitars)
A band is only as strong as the bond between its members… An unbreakable brotherhood, shared personal history, and proven creative chemistry fortify the bond…
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Episode 128: One Day In Pain Interview with Nicke Olsson (Drums)
Swedish Death Metal force, One Day In Pain have announced the release of their fourth studio album, Devouring The Gods, set for release via Awakening Records…
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Episode 127: Shane Embury Interview
Driven by a relentless hunger for creating new and mind-blowing sounds, Shane Embury is the metal underground’s premiere prolific polymath. With a career…
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Episode 126: Hammok Interview with Ole Benjamin (Bass) and Tobias (Guitars and Vocals)
Hammok is the trio of vocalist/guitarist Tobias Osland, drummer Ferdinand Aasheim, and bassist Ole Benjamin Thomassen. 'When Does This Place Become Our Scene'…
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Episode 125: Chuck Billy (Testament) Interview
NASHVILLE, TN — He screamed his way into metal history. Then cancer tried to silence him for good. Now, for the first time, Chuck Billy—the iconic frontman of…
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Episode 124: Infected Dead Interview with Alex Brown (Rhythm & Lead Guitar) and Luke Fabian (Bass & Backing Vocals)
More than the sum of their parts and born again through perseverance, grit and cosmic horror, Kent’s INFECTED DEAD marks their arrival into 2026 as a newly…
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Episode 123: Growth interview with Tristan Barnes (Guitars)
Growth wear their pain on their sleeve when it comes to their creative output. A lot of these strong emotions stem from vocalists LF's career in social work…
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Episode 122: GOUT Interview with Ally Scott (Vocals)
Loud, angry, nihilistic; Gout is the doom-inducing metal project from members of Glasgow bands Lucia & the Best Boys and The Ninth Wave. A far cry from these…
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Episode 121: Bodysnatcher Interview with Kyle Medina (Vocals)
Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home is the fourth full-length from Melbourne, FL deathcore outfit Bodysnatcher. It follows 2024’s brutal Will Putney-produced EP, Vile…
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Episode 120: Demonic Resurrection Interview with Demonstealer (Sahil Makhija) (Vocals & Rhythm Guitar)
Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection who are celebrating 25 years have just announced the release of a new EP on 6th February 2026. The new EP is titled…
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Episode 119: Heaven Shall Burn Interview with Maik Weichert (Guitar)
Heaven Shall Burn, the metalcore band founded in Thuringia, Germany in 1996, has evolved into one of the most influential forces in the international metal…
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Episode 118: Shoreline Interview with Hansol Seung (Guitars & Vocals)
Starting out on the floors of squats and basements, SHORELINE have played pretty much every venue in Europe that has provided them with a power outlet over the…
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Episode 117: Blaze Bayley (Former Iron Maiden & Wolfsbane Singer) Interview
Blaze Bayley- Metal Hall of Fame inductee - is a singer/songwriter born 29th May 1963 in Birmingham, England. Having started his professional music career in…
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Episode 116: Atlas Interview with Tuomas Kurikka (Guitars)
Hailing from Finland and known as messengers of melancholy, ATLAS forge a uniquely Northern strain of modern metal where emotion meets cinematic scale. Mixed…
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Episode 115: Imperial Slave interview with Sam Sheppard (Vocals)
Imperial Slave is a thrashy death metal band from New Zealand, formed in 2020, with two critically acclaimed albums and extensive live experience across their…
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Episode 114: Leisure Hour Interview with Raegan (Drums)
Leisure Hour is an Emo Rock band who has taken the scene by storm, creating an authentic and diverse communities of baddies through their music. Their upcoming…
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Episode 113: EF Interview with Niklas Åström (Drums)
Hailing from the musical landscapes of Swedish coastal city Gothenburg, EF emerged already in 2003. This post-rock ensemble quickly captivated audiences with…
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Episode 112: Still In Love Interview with Nick Worthington (Vocals)
Containing members of Dead Swans, Throats, Brutality Will Prevail, Last Witness and Bring Me The Horizon (to name a few!), Still In love is the brainchild of…
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Episode 111: BEYOND EXTINCTION Interview with Jasper (Vocals) Jude (Guitars) Danny (Guitars) and Niall (Drums)
Formed in Essex in the UK in 2018, Beyond Extinction have brought the brutality with their debut album, 'Where They Gather'. With magazines like Kerrang, Metal…
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Episode 110: Orange Goblin Interview with Joe Hoare (Guitars)
“There’s no point in dressing it up. We’re a meat and potatoes heavy metal band. There are so many genres around these days, people have funny ideas about what…
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Episode 109: Believe In Nothing interview with Caine Hemmingway (Vocals)
Formed in Eastbourne in 2023, Believe In Nothing bring together Caine Hemmingway (vocals/noise), Lawrence Rodriguez (guitar), Steve Collier (guitar), and…
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Episode 108: Birdwitch Interview with Raya (Vocals) & Kieron (Drums)
Hailing from Norwich, UK, Birdwitch are a self-described “Dream Violence” band, blending elements of doom, shoegaze, post-metal and prog (amongst other…
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Episode 107: Spite House interview with Max Lajoie (Guitar and Vocals)
Desertion draws inspiration from ‘90s punk greats like Seaweed, Knapsack, or Dear You-era Jawbreaker, and filtering them through a punchy modern lens to create…
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Episode 106: ten56 Interview with Aaron Matts (Vocals) & Steeves Hostin (Bass)
French bruisers ten56. have announced the arrival of their brand new album, IO. The highly anticipated follow-up to their earth-shattering debut Downer will…
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Episode 105: KOLLAPS/E Interview with Daniel Wallenborg (Guitars & Vocals)
Emerging from the vibrant underground music scene, K L P S is a force to be reckoned with in the realms of post-metal, sludge, and post-hardcore. Drawing…
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Episode 104: We Lost The Sea Interview with Alasdair Belling (Drums)
We Lost The Sea is a cinematic instrumental band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in 2007, friends came together to create a new collection of noise that gathers…
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Episode 103: Conjurer Interview with Dani Nightingale (Guitar & Vocals)
The future of British Metal lies in safe hands with Conjurer, who announce their long-awaited new album Páthos, to be released 1st July 2022 via Nuclear Blast…
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Episode 102: The Rising Tide Interview with Phil (Bass) & Cody (Guitars)
The Rising Tide are a 4 Piece modern deathcore band based out of Manawatu, New Zealand. Originally formed in 2012 and disbanding in 2016, the band returned in…
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Episode 101: Within Destruction Interview with Howard Fang (Guitars & Vocals)
Slovenia’s most awesomely audacious, genre defying metal pioneers Within Destruction have officially announced their next chapter with the reveal of their…
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Episode 100: Unto Others Interview with Gabriel Franco (Guitars & Vocals)
Unto Others emerged in the summer of 2017, born from the frustration of singer/songwriter Gabriel Franco following the disbandment of his previous group…
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Episode 99: Employed To Serve Interview with Sammy Urwin (Guitar)
Leading lights of British metal, Employed To Serve, take pride of place on the heavy metal world stage as they return with brand new single 'Atonement' feat…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 98: Exhorder Interview with Kyle Thomas (Vocals & Guitars)
Formed in 1986, Exhorder’s journey has proven exciting, yet tumultuous. Fraught with euphoric peaks and crippling valleys throughout its existence, the band…
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Episode 97: Worm Circus Interview with Ray (Drums) Liam (Guitar) and Blair (Vocals)
Formed in 2023 by guitarist Liam Myers, Worm Circus emerged as a raw and aggressive force within the Potsdam hardcore scene. In 2024, Liam met drummer Ray…
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Episode 96: Cancer Band Interview with John Walker (Guitar & Vocals)
For over 35 years UK death metal legends Cancer have been delivering some of the most brutal and uncompromising music in the genre. Now, they return with…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 95: Inhuman Nature Interview with Christopher Barling (Vocals) & Daragh Markham (Bass)
Thrashing - quite literally - into existence in 2017 INHUMAN NATURE are on the cuswp their upcoming album, 'Greater Than Death', out the 25th of April! The…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 94: BRAT Interview with Liz Selfish (Vocals) Brenner Moate (Guitar) Ian Hennessey (Bass)
Straight out of the Crescent City, BRAT are set to release their forthcoming debut album, Social Grace, via Prosthetic Records on March 15. Since their 2021…
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Episode 93: beneathwaves and Living With Giants Double Interview
Living With Giants is an instrumental post-rock band from Sacramento, California. Starting as a solo project in 2009 by Ryan Mannie, the project gained more…
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Episode 92: New Skeletal Faces
It’s been 7 years since US Death Rock’s new rising sensation New Skeletal Faces arrived on our planet and embedded themselves in the seedy outlying corners of…
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Episode 91: Dustin Davidson (Bass) August Burns Red Interview
August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, known for their technical instrumentation, heavy breakdowns, and intricate guitar…
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Episode 89: Mike IX Williams (Vocalsit) Eyehategod interview
New Orleans’ EYEHATEGOD is the snarling, bilious sound of dead-end America. Since 1988, they’ve been a soundtrack for the troubled masses. Ugly music for ugly…
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Episode 90: Sammy Duet (Guitar) Goatwhore
Rampaging into their 25th year as purveyors of the most ruthless extreme metal, Goatwhore return with perhaps the strongest album of their storied career…
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Episode 88: Ben Lumber ( Vocals) & Alex Freeman (Guitar) Acres Interview
Following the incredible success and adoration received from 2019’s stunning debut ‘Lonely World’, a record that harnessed melody and melancholy to…
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Episode 87: Tom Gentil ( Bass) Jovian Storms interview
Deriving their name from the colossal tempests raging on Jupiter, a planet known for its ferocious beauty and epic scale, Jovian Storms' music invites you to…
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Episode 86: Tuomas (Bass) Sami (Drums) Carolin (Vocals) ORBITER
Orbiter is a heavy psych and doom metal band hailing from Helsinki in Finland. The band blend together heavy riffs with soaring vocals and haunting psycedelia…
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Episode 85: Tony Evans (Vocalist) DESOLATED interview
Desolated are a five-piece hardcore band, lyrically inspired by remorse and experiences, touring worldwide and promoting their message; this is a band with…
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Episode 84: Charlie (Guitar and Vocals) Otto (Bass and Backing Vocals) CRASHFACE interview
Alternative punk duo CRASHFACE are back with their brand new single and chaotic music video for 'MANIAC', which features a guest collaboration from Wargasm's…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 83: Enrico (guitars) Stefano (Bass) Eduardo (Drums) Hideous Divinity interview
From Italy, Hideous Divinity are a death metal band compromised of members from Aborted and have been active since 2007. With 5 albums, inclduing their 2024…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 81: Simo (Guitars) Aldo (Guitars) Intrepid interview
Formed in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2016 they started out as a thrash metal band. Quickly though, leaving thrash band in favour of Old School Florida Death Metal…
The Smashing Skull SessionsEpisode 82: Pestifer Full band interview!
The project was fantasized by young hairy twins, fanatics of 90’s death metal scene. With a first EP in 2006, Pestifer aligns concerts on a local scale. In…
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Episode 80: David Bruno (Vocalist) SUMMONING THE LICH Interview
Speaking on the new single and music video, David Bruno (vocals) comments: “We open up our second album with Return To The Soil, which is fitting because it…
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Episode 79: Dane Evans (Vocals) Matt Clarke (Bass) Jack Simioni (Guitars) Nic Webb (Guitars) To The Grave Interview
Everyone's A Murderer promises to be TO THE GRAVE's heaviest and most evolved offering yet, both sonically and thematically. The album attacks societal and…
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Episode 78: Viktor (co-vocalist and guitarist) of the Danish band Demersal interview
Demersal is a band that has never feared exploring emptiness and intense emotions through their raw and aggressive sound and is set to share their most…
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Episode 77: Tom West (Vocals) & Rob Piper (Guitars) Darko interview
Over a raucous decade, DARKO have by definition, become veterans of the UK punk scene and it is not uncommon to see them standing as an essential name within…
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Episode 76: Ed Thompson (Guitarist/Programming) Million Moons Interview
Inspired by the final words of Antarctic explorer, Captain Lawrence Oates and his selfless act of sacrifice, I May Be Some Time is the captivating new album…