The State of the Scene (SOTS Podcast)

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THE STORY SO FAR RETURN, WAGE WAR ARE READY TO EXPLODE, A DAY TO REMEMBER'S BIG NEW TOUR & MORE! Mar 24, 2024

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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 (36:00).

News: The Story So Far, A Day To Remember, Wage War, Thousand Below, Red Handed Denial and more starting at (52:31).

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SLIPKNOT'S NEW DRUMMER, ANIME PUNK SHOW ENDS IN ARRESTS, BABYMETAL'S MEGA COLLABORATION & MORE! Mar 17, 2024

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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 at (36:32).

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THE FINAL TOO CLOSE TO TOUCH ALBUM, ROWING IN THE MOSH PIT, SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY ARE NEXT UP & MORE! Mar 10, 2024

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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).

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TWENTY ONE PILOTS ARE BACK, JIMMY BUTLER JOINS FALL OUT BOY, AN INTENSE BRING ME THE HORIZON & MORE! Mar 04, 2024

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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).

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LINKIN PARK UNEARTH FIRE, MGK GETS REAL, I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME REVIEW & MORE! Feb 26, 2024

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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).

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TWENTY ONE PILOTS ARE TEASING US, SLEEP TOKEN SIGN TO A MAJOR, WHILE SHE SLEEPS MAKE CINEMA & MORE! Feb 19, 2024

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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).

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PARAMORE GET HISTORIC GRAMMY'S W, SPIRITBOX GET ROBBED, BAD OMENS RULE THE CHARTS & LOTS MORE! Feb 12, 2024

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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).

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YOU ME AT SIX, ISSUES, TOO CLOSE TO TOUCH AND THE END OF AN ERA. Feb 05, 2024

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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 As An Ocean (24:10), and Enterprise Earth (34:00).

News: You Me At Six, Issues, Too Close To Touch, Erra, Oceans Ate Alaska and more starting at (45:58).

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BAD OMENS & POPPY, ALPHA WOLF & ICE-T, NORTHLANE & PARKWAY DRIVE PLUS LOTS MORE! Jan 29, 2024

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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).

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BEN BRUCE LEAVES ASKING ALEXANDRIA, GREEN DAY REVIEW, BANDS DELETING SOCIAL MEDIA & LOTS MORE! Jan 22, 2024

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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.

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