The State of the Scene (SOTS Podcast)

Mar 03 2025 250 ep. 104 mins 122
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The Alternative Music Show. Join Sam and Marcos every week to talk about all the big news and releases in the alternative music scene!

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ARCHITECTS ALBUM REVIEW, BAD OMENS & COREY TAYLOR TEAM UP, SUMMER OF LOUD TOUR | SOTS Podcast 3/3/25

Mar 03 2025 115 mins  
This week Sam and Marcos review the newest album from Architects, Bad Omens and Corey Taylor tag team new cover, Volumes, Polyphia, We Came As Romans, Dayseeker and more in studio, Summer of Loud Tour is STACKED, Sleep Token share mysterious sheet music, Hot Milk, Acres, and Dying Wish drop new tunes and lots more! News: Volumes, Polyphia, We Came As Romans, Three Days Grace, Motio

SLEEP TOKEN TEASE, A DAY TO REMEMBER GO BIG, ONE OK ROCK ALBUM REVIEW | SOTS Podcast 2/24/25

Feb 24 2025 131 mins  
This week Sam and Marcos talk A Day To Remember's Big Ole Album drop, Sleep Token's teasing ritual, Warped Tour's lack of "big name artists," Pvris collaboration with Spiritbox, Arena Stringer sues for The Amity Affliction trademark, reviews of new albums from One Ok Rock and Silverstein, are concerts to expensive(?) and lots more! News: Sleep Token launch mysterious teaser, Warped

AHREN OUT OF THE AMITY AFFLICTION, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE REVIEW, NEW UNDEROATH | SOTS Podcast 2/17/25

Feb 17 2025 123 mins  
This week Sam and Marcos talk The Amity Affliction officially parting with Ahren Stringer, Matt Skiba rejoins Blink-182 for a night, Spiritbox allude to potential collaborative album, Brendon Urie returns from the grave, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees announced, new music from Underoath, The Callous Daoboys, Heart Attack Man, Arm's Length and more, plus reviews of new albums fro

GOJIRA CONQUER GRAMMYS, SPIRITBOX CONQUER TSUNAMIS, DARKO CONQUER DEATHCORE | SOTS Podcast 2/10/25

Feb 10 2025 111 mins  
This week Sam and Marcos talk Gojira's big Grammy win, Poppy's big red carpet interview, Polyphia's upcoming collaborations, a new My Chemical Romance album, new music from Spiritbox, Imminence, Sleep Theory and more, reviews of new albums from Jinjer and Darko US, plus is 17 stage dives a lot(?), we review the Post MalOreo's and lots more! News: Gojira wins the Grammy, Courtney La

WARPED TOUR DROPS LINEUP, BRING ME THE HORIZON COVER OASIS, MUSIC X POLITICS? | SOTS PODCAST 2/3/25

Feb 03 2025 132 mins  
This week Sam and Marcos talk about whether politics should be in music, Warped Tour drip feeding their line-up, 20 straight weeks at number one for Linkin Park's The Emptiness Machine, Bring Me The Horizon cover Oasis, Slaughter To Prevail and Babymetal's future collab, Bloodywood cook up some more good metalcore, SeeYouSpaceCowboy seemingly calling it quits, plus reviews of new a

BRING ME THE HORIZON VS COLDPLAY, INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL LINEUP, & MORE! | SOTS PODCAST 1/27/25

Jan 27 2025 115 mins  
This week Sam and Marcos talk Bring Me The Horizon vs Coldplay at the BRIT Awards, Inkcarceration Festival 2025 lineup, 10 Years of Pvris' White Noise, new music from Electric Callboy, Landmvrks, Nova Twins, Silent Planet, Badflower and more, plus reviews of new albums from Grayscale and Vacant Home, is it ok to wear band merch to a concert(?) and lots more! News: Bring Me The Hori

THE 2024 SOTS AWARDS

Dec 27 2024 84 mins  
Join us in celebrating the scene in 2024 as we unveil the winners for Music Video, Artist, Single, Album of the year and more! 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:

Day Four Deliberations: Single and Album of the Year.

Dec 18 2024 194 mins  
Sam and Marcos debate upon the nominees for Single and Album of 2024. Vote Now: https://www.sotspodcast.com/awards 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.co

Day Three Deliberations: Best Music Video, Rock Performance, Metal Performance & More.

Dec 17 2024 191 mins  
Sam and Marcos debate upon the nominees for Best Music Video, Rock Performance, Metal Performance, Vocal Performance, and Artist of 2024. Vote Now: https://www.sotspodcast.com/awards 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

Day Two Deliberations: Best Live Performance, EP, Lyricist, and Pop Performance.

Dec 16 2024 156 mins  
Sam and Marcos debate upon the nominees for Best Live Performance, EP/Mixtape, Lyricist, and Pop Performance of 2024. Vote Now: https://www.sotspodcast.com/awards 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.youtub