The State of the Scene (SOTS Podcast)

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Latest Episodes:

Panic at the Disco Has Been Killed (Samia, Waterparks, Against the Current) Jan 30, 2023

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This week Sam and Marcos try to solve the MURDER of Panic at the Disco, are WOWED by Samia, and are EXCITED for the future of alternative music!

Reviews: 9:03

We discuss new releases from Samia, Mask of Prospero, and Suasion!

News: 40:40

We cover news from Panic at the Disco, Waterparks, Against the Current, August Burns Red, The Xcerts, Oxymorrons, Enterprise Earth, Archetypes Collide, and more!

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SOTS x Rory Rodriguez (DAYSEEKER) Jan 26, 2023

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We sat down with Rory Rodriguez from Dayseeker to discuss their new album Dark Sun, the Frozen soundtrack, insane internet comments, a changing fanbase, and how one person can inspire a dozen songs!

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Year of the Emo Trinity (Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Sleep Token) Jan 23, 2023

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This week Sam and Marcos are here for the return of the Emo Trinity, excited about the meteoric rise of Sleep Token, get lost in some Fantasycore, and lots more!

Reviews: 9:20

We discuss new releases from The Wise Man's Fear, Polar, Anti Flag, and Ten56.

News: 46:08

We cover news from Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Enter Shikari, Sleep Token, Periphery, Casey, Palisades and more!

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SOTS x FIT FOR A KING Jan 16, 2023

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Video: https://youtu.be/vS7O1pI9U5c

We sat down with Ryan and Tuck from Fit For A King to discuss their new album The Hell We Create, the personal experiences that inspired the album, playing Magic The Gathering with the boys, looking cool in front of your dad, the analytics of being a successful metalcore band, I See Stars releasing new material and more!

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SOTS x SECRETS Jan 09, 2023

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Video: https://youtu.be/LchJDa5NbD0

We sat down with Wade and Richard from Secrets to discuss their new album The Collapse, starting your World Tour with 10K of debt, the struggles of promoting an album, fish with teeth, and the process of making metalcore!

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The Top Twenty Albums of 2022 Part 2: Rankings Dec 17, 2022

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Video: https://youtu.be/-Z3IA650G8g

Check out Pt.1 Deliberations first if you don't want to be spoiled! Now that Sam and Marcos have the twenty best albums of the year, they must settle on the official rankings from twenty to the number one album of 2022!

Plus the fan voted album of the year!

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The Top Twenty Albums of 2022 Part 1: Deliberations Dec 13, 2022

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Video: https://youtu.be/BNB0_yGb9QM

Sam and Marcos talk through a list of nearly 60 nominees and narrow it down to just twenty! Tune in for Part 2 next week as we rank those albums and reach our official list from 1 to 20 and find out the fan voted number one album of the year!

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The 2022 SOTS Awards Dec 06, 2022

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Video: https://youtu.be/RfNrUxOeZkI

Join Sam and Marcos for The 2022 State of the Scene Awards!

SOTS Awards Categories:

The Animated Video/Visualizer of 2022

The Best Album Artwork of 2022

The Best Aesthetic of 2022

The Biggest Comeback of 2022

The Biggest Hook of 2022

The Collab of 2022

The EP of 2022

The Free Agent Signing of 2022

The Lyric of 2022

The Most Disgusting Song of 2022

The Most Emotional Song of 2022

The Music Video of 2022

The Rising Star of 2022

The Song of 2022

The Tour of 2022

The Voice of 2022

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2022 SOTS Awards Deliberations Nov 28, 2022

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Sam and Marcos narrow down the nominations to just seven for each individual SOTS awards' category!

Voting is now live through Friday 12/2, but we recommend finishing the episode if you don't want to be spoiled!

Link to vote: https://www.sotspodcast.com/awards

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SOTS Awards Categories:

The Animated Video/Visualizer of 2022

The Best Album Artwork of 2022

The Best Aesthetic of 2022

The Biggest Comeback of 2022

The Biggest Hook of 2022

The Collab of 2022

The EP of 2022

The Free Agent Signing of 2022

The Lyric of 2022

The Most Disgusting Song of 2022

The Most Emotional Song of 2022

The Music Video of 2022

The Rising Star of 2022

The Song of 2022

The Tour of 2022

The Voice of 2022

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Meet Me At Hot Topic (Thousand Below, Tallah, The Word Alive) Nov 20, 2022

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This week Sam and Marcos talk the Grammy nominations for Metal and Rock, give an advance review of the new Thousand Below album, and welcome Sonic The Hedgehog to the scene!

Album Reviews: 19:09

We discuss new releases from Thousand Below (19:17), Gatherers (41:02), Wolves At The Gate (54:10), Stain The Canvas (1:01:31), and Tallah (1:08:02)!

News: 1:22:17

We cover news from One Ok Rock, The Word Alive, Enter Shikari, Bilmuri, Caskets, Jazmin Bean, Drag Me out and more!

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