The State of the Scene (SOTS Podcast)

This week Sam and Marcos review Concrete Jungle (The OST) from Bad Omens, welcome back A Day To Remember (sort of...), vibe out to a new Four Year Strong track, discuss some recent interviews with Oli Sykes, Waterparks continue to impress and lots more! Reviews: Bad Omens (1:08:38). News: A Day To Remember, Four Year Strong, Waterparks, Balance And Composure and more starting at (42:26). Become a...

This week Sam and Marcos talk extensively about new albums from Bring Me The Horizon and Twenty One Pilots, plus BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy team up for the song of the summer, Nothing,Nowhere. announces his second album this year, Knocked Loose tops the charts and lots more! Reviews: Bring Me The Horizon (37:49) and Twenty One Pilots (1:57:38). News: Electric Callboy, BABYMETAL, Nothing,Nowher...

This week Sam and Marcos can't believe people don't know who Paramore is, talk about all these "album in full" tours, talk about Anthony Fantano giving Knocked Loose a "Decent 9," dissect The Used, review new albums from One Step Closer, Telltale, and Mortal Reminder plus Static Dress, The Gloom in The Corner, and Future Place might be the future of this scene and lots more! Reviews: One Step Clos...

This week Sam and Marcos talk about the The Bleeders Tour, review the new album from Knocked Loose, wonder if Blue Ridge Rock Festival will ever come back, discuss touring with cancelled bands, plus new music from Coheed And Cambria, The Plot In You, Stand Atlantic and lots more! Reviews: Knocked Loose (35:39). News: The Plot In You, Coheed And Cambria, Dark Divine, Palaye Royale, Stand Atlantic,...

This week Sam and Marcos talk about the $200 Sleep Token jacket, celebrate Starset's return, review Like Moths To Flames explosive new album, check out new project House of Protection from the ex-Fever 33 guys (and Jordan Fish?!?), get down with The Home Team and lots more! Reviews: Like Moths To Flames (31:16). News: The Home Team, Starlet, House of Protection, Windwaker, Speed, Fame On Fire and...

This week Sam and Marcos investigate dark accusations involving Bring Me The Horizon, bow down before the might of Poppy and Knocked Loose, get bloody with Black Veil Brides, run it back with Twenty One Pilots, check out new music from Brazilian emo royalty Fresno and more! Reviews: Diamond Construct (22:42) and Microwave (30:52). News: Black Veil Brides, Knocked Loose, Poppy, twenty One Pilots, F...

This week Sam and Marcos rejoice at Bad Omen's announcement of Concrete Jungle - The OST, celebrate our emo kings Dayseeker, proclaim SeeYouSpaceCowboy and Sasscore here to stay, get chaotic with Memphis May Fire, discuss kissing at metalcore shows and more! Reviews: Dayseeker (20:10), SeeYouSpaceCowboy (32:07), The Ghost Inside (47:55) and Jhariah (59:03). News: Bad Omens, Memphis May Fire, The F...

This week Sam and Marcos celebrate Motionless In White's Wrestlemania performance, anoint Imminence the future of metalcore, welcome back Jordan Fish, party out with Scene Queen and 6arelyhuman, plus lots more! Reviews: Imminence (17:55), Northlane (35:48), Greyhaven (44:16) and Belmont (54:20). News: Motionless In White, Architects, Wage War, In Hearts Wake, Scene Queen, 6arelyhuman, Cane Hill an...

We sat down with Kenny and Mason of Too Close To Touch to discuss their new, and final, album For Keeps and the journey they embarked on to release this pivotal final chapter of the band's career. Listen to For Keeps: https://open.spotify.com/album/2vhDs4vI5ngRZCLW0a82yj?si=QH-51gYnQBy3l8Xb6v9fpw Follow the band on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tooclosetotouchband/ --- Become a Patron to ga...

This week Sam and Marcos present to you a MEGA EPISODE! We talk Twenty One Pilots being unstoppable right now, Gerard Way's new horror comic, Bad Omens trampling every other rock band on the charts, reviews of new albums from Sum-41, Erra, Alpha Wolf, and While She Sleeps plus is the barricade responsible for crowd surfers, Stand Atlantic drop an anthem and lots more! Reviews: While She Sleeps (26...

This week Sam and Marcos welcome The Story So Far back to the throne, discuss a divisive new song from Wage War, watch Thousand Below's continued ascension, review new albums from GHØSTKID and Wristmeetrazor, plus is America ruining Australian bands, should we stop going to festivals and start a family, every metalcore band will betray us and lots more! Reviews: GHØSTKID (24:51) and Wristmeetrazor...

This week Sam and Marcos suggest new drummers for Slipknot, breakdown the anime punk show disaster, review new albums from Kid Kapichi and Windwaker, plus Babymetal has an Avenger's level team up, De'Wayne gets naked, Jeris Johnson might be on to something and more! Reviews: Kid Kapichi (15:52) and Windwaker (30:29). News: Babymetal, De'Wayne, Jeris Johnson, Joyce Manor, Vended and more starting a...

This week Sam and Marcos discuss the final album from Too Close To Touch, debate rowing in the mosh pit, plus cover new music from SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Like Moths To Flames, Night Verses, Alpha Wolf and more! Reviews: Too Close To Touch (21:08), Floyd (47:13) and Makari (1:00:39). News: SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Like Moths To Flames, Night Verses, Alpha Wolf and more starting at (1:09:29). Become a Patron...

This week Sam and Marcos talk about Twenty One Pilots lore, Jimmy Butler coming off the bench to play in Fall Out Boy, Bring Me The Horizon summoning demons, Knocked Loose going biblical, preview a new single from The Devil Wears Prada, reviews of new albums from Blind Channel and Defocus, plus lots more! Reviews: Defocus (23:15) and Blind Channel (30:50). News: Twenty One Pilots, Fall Out Boy, Br...

This week Sam and Marcos talk about Linkin Park keeping Chester alive, Machine Gun Kelly continuing his transition back to hip-hop and the blackout tattoo, should Warped Tour return, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium soft launching their future together, the return of Crossfaith, reviews of new albums from I Don't Know How But They Found Me, Jazmin Bean, and Paledusk, plus the four best metalcor...

This week Sam and Marcos try to decipher the new Twenty One Pilots mystery, wonder what could change with Sleep Token signing to a major label, are in awe of While She Sleeps, wonder about the upcoming all female project from Pvris, and lots more! Reviews: The Requiem (30:33), Bloom (49:25), and The Wiseman's Fear (1:03:31). News: Sleep Token, Twenty One Pilots, Dayseeker, While She Sleeps, Pvris...

This week Sam and Marcos debate what the appropriate time is to begin queueing for a concert, talk about Paramore's historic Grammy win and Spiritbox getting robbed, review new albums from nothing,nowhere., CVLTE., Galleons, and Normandie, plus Bad Omens rules the billboard charts and lots more! Reviews: nothing,nowhere. (23:55), Galleons (37:22), Normandie (48:42), and CVLTE. (1:05:46). News: Par...

This week Sam and Marcos get nostalgic about You Me At Six, Issues, and Too Close To Touch as each band says farewell, review new albums from Enterprise Earth, Being As An Ocean, and Banks Arcade, discuss Universal Music Group pulling it's artists from TikTok including bands like Pierce The Veil, I Prevail, The Plot In You, and Ice Nine Kills, plus lots more! Reviews: Banks Arcade (17:17), Being A...

This week Sam and Marcos talk collaborations from Bad Omens, Northlane, & Alpha Wolf, if it's ok to play Nintendo Switch during a concert, if it's metal to throw a pig's head in to the moshpit, review new albums from Ghost Atlas, Charlotte Sands, and Kaonashi plus lots more! Reviews: Ghost Atlas (25:27), Charlotte Sands (35:22), and Kaonashi (44:05)! News: Bad Omens, Poppy, The Home Team, Northlan...

This week Sam and Marcos discuss founding member Benjamin Bruce leaving Asking Alexandria, bands (Paramore, Sleep Token, Bad Omens) deleting social media, As It Is going on hiatus, if it's ok for fans to put "on tour" in their bio, Jordan Fish in the studio with Spiritbox, reviews of new albums from Green Day and Dead Poet Society, plus lots more! Reviews: Green Day (20:47), Amoenna (37:45), and D...

This week Sam and Marcos are back to talk about the Machine Gun Kelly Razorblade Guitar drama, all this Bring Me The Horizon news, Issues last song ever, Sleep Token being bigger then Metallica, Neck Deep and Casey album reviews, plus loads more! Reviews: Casey (31:05) and Neck Deep (44:50)! News: Bring Me The Horizon, Issues, Fit For A King, Palaye Royale, Sleep Token and more starting at (1:00:2...

Join us as we deliberate, rank, and officially select the top 20 albums of 2023! Deliberations: 00:00:01 Rankings: 2:22:44 Official: 3:38:41 Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://d...

Join us as we deliberate, rank, and officially select the top 20 songs of 2023! Deliberations: 00:00:01 Rankings: 1:37:14 Official: 2:07:59  Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://d...

Join us for The 2023 SOTS Awards celebrating this year in the alternative music scene! Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodca...

Sam and Marcos return for the final day of deliberations! Today's categories include F*cking Bop, Understood The Assignment, It's Giving... Cinema, Freshman Class, Rizzler, and EP of the Year! Voting is now live at the link below! Voting Link: http://sotspodcast.com/awards Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://op...