The State of the Scene (SOTS Podcast)

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 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.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

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, Bring Me The Horizon, Knocked Loose and more starting at (45:18). 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.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

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 metalcore albums of all time and more! Reviews: I Don't Know How But They Found Me (23:57), Paledusk (42:34), and Jazmin Bean (54:45). News: Linkin Park, Machine Gun Kelly, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, Crossfaith, Imminence and more starting at (1:17:55).  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.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

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 and more starting at (1:16:41). 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://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

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: Paramore, Spiritbox, Bad Omens, The Ghost Inside, Like Moths To Flames and more starting at (1:17:28).  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.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

Dive into a wave of nostalgia as the hosts bid farewell to You Me At Six, Issues, and Too Close To Touch, celebrating their impactful legacies. They tackle licensing woes with Universal Music Group leaving TikTok, which could shake up exposure for smaller bands. The emotional journey of transitioning from band to solo careers is explored, alongside reflections on recent album reviews from Being As An Ocean and Enterprise Earth. Expect humor, heartfelt discussions, and insights on the evolving music landscape as they navigate connections to past milestones.

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, Northlane, Alpha Wolf, Bilmuri and more starting at (57:05). 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.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

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 Dead Poet Society (46:44)! News: Paramore, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Asking Alexandria, As It I, The Plot In You, Yours Truly and more starting at (57:05). Editor's Note: We mention that the new single from The Plot In You "Closure" was released without a music video. This was incorrect and we apologize for the error. 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.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

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 (1:00:20). 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.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

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://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast