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! Stream The Hell We Create out now on Solid State Records: https://open.spotify.com/album/6eC2kXPm1Nrb6kbtuPpc4D?si=nqLoWe-OTQqKY2IdlxaVxg Fol...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min
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! Stream The Collapse out now on Velocity Records: https://open.spotify.com/album/4np2KGjQ8ARvYgHz5o0pAr?si=dDZcdL0-SROWLq_ZfIVpmw Follow Secrets on social media: https://linktr.ee/secretsband Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 20 min
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! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp. .. Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter...
Dec 17, 2022•2 hr 6 min
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! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp... Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStateoft... Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast....
Dec 13, 2022•2 hr 48 min
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 ...
Dec 06, 2022•39 min
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 For a video version of this podcast become a patron at the link below. Video will be live 11/28. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast SOTS Awards Categories: The Animated Video/Visualizer of 2022 The Best Album Artwork of 2022 The ...
Nov 28, 2022•5 hr 55 min
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! Become a Patron...
Nov 20, 2022•2 hr 13 min
This week Sam and Marcos become untarnished! Plus Nu-Metal is coming for Las Vegas, Pierce The Veil finally announce the album, and is this super group truly that super? Album Reviews: 16:25 We discuss new releases from Chelsea Grin (16:33), Young Culture (31:34), Void of Vision (4):05), Action/Adventure (45:34), and L.S.Dunes (51:56)! News: 1:03:24 We cover news from Pierce The Veil, Thousand Below, Brand of Sacrifice, Bonecarver, Jxdn, Invent Animate, and more! Editors Note: This weeks reactio...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 46 min
This week Sam and Marcos prepare for the end! Album Reviews: 15:24 We discuss new releases from Dayseeker (15:28), Avoid (31:40), Cherie Amour (45:34), Ingested (52:44), and Magnolia Park (1:02:30)! News: 1:15:42 We cover news from Bad Omens, Motionless In White, August Burns Red, Suicide Silence, D.R.U.G.S, Vended, Avril Lavigne, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, nothing,nowhere. and more! Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: http...
Nov 06, 2022•2 hr
We sat down with Andy Biersack, vocalist of Black Veil Brides, to discuss the Trinity of Terror EP(?!), having exactly one (1) rib, his favorite pasta noodle, a dinner date with Chris Motionless, Batman toys, expensive music videos, The Mourning EP, not being the Warped Tour "IT" band, and much more! Black Veil Brides new EP "The Mourning" is streaming everywhere: https://sumerian.lnk.to/TheMourning Preorder Andy Biersack Presents the Works of Edgar Allan Poe: https://www.amazon.com/Biersack-Pre...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 18 min
This week Sam and Marcos tell the scariest campfire story in scene history, breakdown the first weekend of When We Were Young Fest, pick our "final album" and more! Album Reviews: 24:16 We discuss new releases from Palaye Royale (24:25), De'Wayne (34:10), The Gloom In The Corner (43:54), Arm's Length (54:08), and Fire From The Gods (1:01:16)! News: 1:07:38 We cover news from When We Were Young Fest, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Pierce The Veil, Dayseeker, Palisades, The Plot In You, Conquer Di...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 51 min
This week Sam and Marcos dive in to the metalcore discourse with a review of the new album from Architects, give an advance review of the new album from Fit For A King, welcome Pvris back to the scene and more! Album Reviews: 18:12 We discuss new releases from Fit For A King (18:22), Amarionette (31:56), Black Veil Brides (40:12), and Architects (49:14)! News: 1:20:35 We cover news from Pvris, Circa Survive, The Used, Void of Vision, Rivers of Nihil, You Me At Six, Chelsea Grin, and more! Become...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 59 min
This week Sam and Marcos welcome Tom Delonge back to Blink-182, When We Were Young Fest continues to capitalize on old emos, and My Chemical Romance new album title leak?!?!? Album Reviews: 6:40 We discuss new releases from We Came As Romans (20:40), Lorna Shore (7:12), Boston Manor (31:58), Sleeping With Sirens (1:21:18), Varials (52:32), and Outline In Color (1:07:28)! News: 1:37:36 We cover news from Blink-182, When We Were Young Fest, My Chemical Romance, Make Them Suffer, Waterparks, Bury T...
Oct 16, 2022•2 hr 21 min
For a video version of this interview sign up to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Sam and Marcos sit down with Kellin Quinn to talk King For A Day 2, Paradise City, the Gossip era, new album Complete Collapse (out 10/14 on Sumerian Records), the infamous Cameo, and more! Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=be44366a5ffe4f1f Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStateoftheSceneYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspo...
Oct 09, 2022•58 min
This week Sam and Marcos talk about what they're planning for Spooky Season! Plus Paramore is funky now, Slipknot defines metal, and Counterparts hit us in the feels! Album Reviews: 21:12 We discuss new releases from Slipknot, Counterparts, Darko US, and Dark Divine! News: 1:11:10 We cover news from Paramore, Pierce The Veil, Crystal Lake, Meet Me @ The Altar, Lorna Shore, Acres, Our Hollow, Our Home, Skyler Acord, Johnny Goth and more! Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content! Patreo...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 53 min
This week Sam and Marcos are back to tell the tale of My Chemical Romance bringing emo to Boston! Plus Electric Callboy are very silly, Parkway Drive have changed for the worst, The Wonder Years make us cry, and lots more! Album Reviews: 21:00 We discuss new releases from Electric Callboy, Parkway Drive, The Wonder Years, Within Destruction, and Saving Vice! News: 1:02:14 We cover news from Chelsea Grin, Lorna Shore, Sleeping With Sirens, Thousand Below, Black Veil Brides, Young Culture, L.S. Du...
Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 53 min
Sam and Marcos tell the oral history of... My Chemical Romance! Enjoy this once Patreon exclusive episode originally aired 4/30/2022. To gain access to dozens of exclusive episodes, stickers, discord benefits, reaction videos and more, become a Patron over at https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=be44366a5ffe4f1f Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStateoftheSceneYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://ww...
Sep 18, 2022•47 min
This week Sam and Marcos review "Color Decay" the new album from The Devil Wears Prada out September 16th on Solid State Records! Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=be44366a5ffe4f1f Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStateoftheSceneYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Fac...
Sep 11, 2022•33 min
This week Sam and Marcos welcome Demi Lovato to the scene, listen to the first new Pierce The Veil song in 100 years, check out My Chemical Romance x Circa Survive x Thursday x Coheed And Cambria super group L.S. Dunes and more! Album Reviews: 11:20 We discuss new releases from blackbear, Miss May I, Oceans Ate Alaska, and The Callous Daoboys! News: 1:01:42 We cover news from Pierce The Veil, Demi Lovato, Architects, Polyphia, L.S. Dunes, The Wonder Years, Suicide Silence, Varials, Currents, DE'...
Sep 04, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Sam and Marcos sit down with Branson and Benji of Not A Toy (Fearless Records) and discuss the 600 band names that didn't make the cut, having Avoid attend your wedding, ranking the Toy Story movies and more! Check out the video for Bad Mood! https://youtu.be/jHk-2e4RfOU Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=be44366a5ffe4f1f Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheState...
Aug 28, 2022•55 min
This week Sam and Marcos discuss how Pierce The Veil are officially bigger than Metallica, Panic! At The Disco have fallen, and Magnolia Park might be the best band in pop punk period. Album Reviews: 15:32 We discuss new releases from Panic! At The Disco, Spite, fallfiftyfeet, and nightlife! News: 1:02:02 We cover news from Pierce The Veil, Electric Callboy, Magnolia Park, Alpha Wolf, Oceans Ate Alaska, UnityTX, Heart Attack Man, Oceano, 44phantom, The Gloom In The Corner and more! Become a Patr...
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 41 min
This week Sam and Marcos review the new album from I Prevail, commit future crimes with Waterparks fingerprints, and welcome back Chelsea Grin! Album Reviews: 9:46 We discuss new releases from I Prevail and Royal Coda! News: 38:34 We cover news from Ice Nine Kills, Waterparks, Chelsea Grin, Sleeping With Sirens, Charlotte Sands, Enter Shikari, Wargasm, Fit For A King, Slaughter To Prevail, Nothing More, Boundaries, and more! Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content! Patreon: https://w...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 20 min
This week Sam and Marcos wonder why MTV hates rock music and Georgia loves guns more than My Chemical Romance! Album Reviews: 12:50 We discuss new releases from Hot Milk, Of Virtue, and Conform! News: 27:00 We cover news from The 1975, Holding Absence, blackbear, The Used, Malevolence, Armor For Sleep, Jutes, Outline In Color, Loveless, Scarlett O'Hara, The Retaliators film and more! Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https...
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This week Sam breaks his neck and Marcos isn't scared of aliens. Plus Woe, Is Me are back from the dead, Machine Gun Kelly is sad, Lorna Shore conquer Lollapalooza, The Devil Wears Prada fuck now and lots more! Album Reviews: 17:56 We discuss new releases from Stick To Your Guns, 93FEETOFSMOKE, Banks Arcade, and Ithaca! News: 55:56 We cover news from Lorna Shore, Sueco, Machine Gun Kelly, The Devil Wears Prada, Counterparts, The Gloom In The Corner, Nightlife, Woe, Is Me and more! Become a Patro...
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 31 min
This week Sam and Marcos discuss despicable concert goers booing artists off stage. Plus Slipknot have never been better, Panic! At The Disco are spiraling, Fame on Fire are fun, You Me At Six are techincally metalcore now, and lots more! Album Reviews: 15:24 We discuss new releases from Fame on Fire, Palisades, Pool Kids, Villain of the Story, and The Villa! News: 57:42 We cover news from Slipknot, You Me At Six, Panic! At The Disco, Silent Planet, Spite, Seeyouspacecowboy, Polyphia, Stick To Y...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 33 min
This week Sam and Marcos are in a new studio but sadly its haunted. Plus Beartooth go feral, Palaye Royale are peak emo, and Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, and I Prevail prove why they are the face of the alternative music scene! Album Reviews: 14:06 We discuss new releases from Rain City Drive, Senses Fail, Left To Suffer, Yours Truly, and Patient Sixty-Seven! News: 44:40 We cover news from Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, I Prevail, Palaye Royale, Beartooth, Electric Callboy, Anberlin, Arm...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 47 min
This week we sat down with Noah Sebastian of Bad Omens to discuss Marvel movies, future touring plans, new music, Elden Ring, Attack On Titan and lots more! Thank you to @BryanKirks for providing the photograph used in our show artwork! Become a Patron to gain access to exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=be44366a5ffe4f1f Promo: https://www.sotspodcast.com/contact Discord: https://discord.com/invite...
Jul 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min
This week Sam and Marcos discuss raising a child with pop punk values, the return of Pierce The Veil, Spiritbox neverending supremacy, and the best Coheed And Cambria album ever! Album Reviews: 10:38 We discuss new releases from Spiritbox, Kayzo, Coheed And Cambria, and Betraying The Martyrs! News: 53:38 We cover news from I Prevail, Pierce The Veil, One Ok Rock, Sleeping With Sirens, Fit For A King, The Wonder Years, Lorna Shore, Alpha Wolf, Crown The Empire, Motionless In White, Mod Sun and lo...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 51 min
This week Sam and Marcos talk local band gossip, see Cane Hill live and in concert, welcome back D.R.U.G.S, and discuss what it means for I Prevail to be a heavy metalcore band! Album Reviews: 22:06 We discuss new releases from Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, Nova Twins, MNYS, World War Me, and Vatican! News: 1:13:26 We cover news from I Prevail, Hot Mulligan, From Ashes To New, Senses Fail, Slipknot, Palisades, Enterprise Earth, Novelists, Eat Your Heart Out, and more! Become a Patron to gain ...
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 58 min
This week Sam and Marcos discuss their illnesses, the downfall of Tilian Pearson, the magnificence of Motionless In White, the return of Panic! at the Disco and lots more! Album Reviews: 15:02 We discuss new releases from Motionless in White, Magnolia Park, Secrets, and Future Palace! News: 1:09:06 We cover news from Panic! at the Disco, Machine Gun Kelly, Glaive, The Devil Wears Prada, Counterparts, Turnover, Parkway Drive, Pinkshift, Dance Gavin Dance, Holding Absence, Alpha Wolf, Fire From Th...
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 55 min
