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Bob Nalbandian
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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.

  1. 3D AGO

    Easy Livin': The Uriah Heep Episode

    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 Heep catalog from their 1970 debut through their latest 2008 release Wake The Sleeper.

    59 min

  2. JAN 4

    Music Biz- w/Blasko (Ozzy) & Trevor Phipps (Unearth)

    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.

    1h 17m

  3. 11/06/2025

    Golden Gate Thrash w/ Gary Holt (Exodus)

    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.

    1h 6m

  4. 10/29/2025

    Death Magnetic- The Metallica Discussion

    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 maven journalist and author of the book And Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica. The Skull Sessions also welcomes its first academic, William Irwin, associate professor of philosophy at King's College. Irwin was the editor and co-author of the book Metallica And Philosophy” A Crash Course in Brain Surgery. Finally, former Roadrunner head of new media and current master of the digital domain at Sony/BMG's RCA Records Ed Rivadavia joins the podcast for the first time. Rivadavia has been one of the most-prolific contributors to the metal genre at AllMusic.com.

    1h 9m

  5. 10/13/2025

    Groupies

    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.

    26 min

  6. 10/13/2025

    Get Thrashed!

    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 current video head at Roadrunner Records, and Rat Skates. Maybe you know him from Overkill. This week both Rick and Rat join Bob Nalbandian to talk about their documentary film HYPERLINK "http://www.getthrashed.com/"Get Thrashed now out on DVD. They hit up all the bands mentioned above, plus a ton more featured in the film. Also, we’re extending the David Ellefson signature Peavey bass guitar contest for couple more weeks so you still have a chance at winning that custom bass guitar!

    1h 12m

  7. 10/05/2025

    Strip' Metal

    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.

    1h 16m

  8. 10/04/2025

    The UFO Discussion

    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 the entire UFO catalog from their 1970 up through their latest 2006 release Monkey Puzzle.

    1h 36m
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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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