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This channel is dedicated to and celebrates the late-great LA metal historian and journalist Bob Nalbandian. Featuring interviews and episodes from his legendary Shockwaves Skullsessions Podcast series.
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United States
19 episodes
since Sept. 7, 2025
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This episode features a 4-way discussion with legendary Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, Roadrunner Records VP of A&R Monte Conner, and metal enthusiast David Tedds as they join Skull Sessions host Bob Nalbandian in this mesmerizing and historic exploration into the first decade of Black Sabbat…
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This special episode features two great segments; the first features a conversation with author Bill Hale regarding his new book Metallica: The Club Dayz 1982-1984 along with author Joel McIver regarding his latest book To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton. The second s…
Skull Sessions host Bob Nalbandian is joined by book author/journalist Martin Popoff and classic metal enthusiast and former publishing editor of Metal Rendezvous magazine John Strednansky on this great discussion about the classic hard-rock/metal band Uriah Heep. The three deliberate on the entire…
Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, who also heads Mercenary Music Management, and Trevor Phipps, vocalist for Unearth and head of Iron Clad Recordings, join host Bob Nalbandian to discuss the general state of the recording industry.
Get ready as Exodus' Gary Holt joins Ron Quintana, William Howell and host Bob Nalbandian to talk about the formative years of the Bay Area thrash scene. Gary lays down some of the funniest tales from the era, while Ron and William grant us some beautiful commentary.
Metal fans, industry insiders, and music fans of all stripes have been talking about Metallica’s new album, "Death Magnetic." This week we put all three together to for an unusual discussion. Joining host Bob Nalbandian this week is Skull Sessions regular Joel McIver, the British metal ma…
Host Bob Nalbandian takes a break from debate this week to answer the voluminous amount of email from Skull Sessions fans. Listen up to hear if he answered you. Also, get your chance to win a David Ellefson signature Peavey bass guitar by guessing the identity of 10 metal riffs.
The history of metal would be sorely diminished without Thrash. Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Slayer, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, and much deeper into the underground all changed what we view as metal today. Enter Rick Ernst, for years with Headbangers Ball, freelance director and producer and cu…
Skull Sessions host Bob Nalbandian is joined by Neeley from The Classic Metal Show and Nadir D’Priest from London/D’Priest in this episode as they discuss the Sunset Strip rock/metal scene of the ‘80s.
The UFO Discussion. Host Bob Nalbandian is joined by returning guest and author of the UFO book, Shoot Out The Lights, and new guest and music industry veteran Brian Brinkerhoff for a compelling conversation about the greatly underrated classic British hard rock band UFO. The three deliberate on th…
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