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...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 25 min
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)...
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 13 min
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...
Feb 19, 2024•2 hr 8 min
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). ...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 58 min
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, E...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 42 min
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 ex...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 35 min
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 Pl...
Jan 22, 2024•2 hr
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/So...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 58 min
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/SOTS...
Dec 29, 2023•3 hr 41 min
Join us as we deliberate, rank, and officially select the top 20 songs of 2023! Deliberations: 00:00:01 Rankings: 1:37:14 Official: 2:07:59 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/SOTSP...
Dec 28, 2023•2 hr 16 min
Join us for The 2023 SOTS Awards celebrating this year in the alternative music scene! 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...
Dec 27, 2023•48 min
Sam and Marcos return for the final day of deliberations! Today's categories include F*cking Bop, Understood The Assignment, It's Giving... Cinema, Freshman Class, Rizzler, and EP of the Year! Voting is now live at the link below! Voting Link: http://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/...
Dec 07, 2023•2 hr 9 min
Sam and Marcos are back for day two of deciding the nominees for this years SOTS Awards! Today's categories include Best Situationship, Literally the Worst Thing That's Ever Happened, Jimmy Butler Present's That Sh*t Hurted, and That Sh*t Smacked! Voting Link: http://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:/...
Dec 07, 2023•2 hr 10 min
Sam and Marcos begin the long hard process of deciding the nominees for this years SOTS Awards! Today's categories include We're So Back, It's So Over, American Band of the Year, and Not American Band of the Year! Voting Link: http://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 Di...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 29 min
This week Sam and Marcos breakdown the 2024 When We Were Young Fest line-up, celebrate the return of Issues (sort of), talk incredible new singles from I See Stars and Real Friends, review new releases from Texas In July, Save Face, and Wind Walkers plus lots more! Reviews: Texas In July (10:34), Save Face (17:01), and Wind Walkers (22:25)! News: 2024 When We Were Young Fest line-up, Issues, I See Stars, Real Friends, Kaonashi and more starting at (28:34). Become a Patron to gain early access an...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 27 min
This week Sam and Marcos welcome Megan Thee Stallion to the scene, award Spiritbox an early victory in the 2024 Grammys, wonder what the hell is happening to Slipknot, review new albums from Poppy, Broadside, Locket, and Night Rider plus lots more! Reviews: Poppy (18:41), Night Riders (27:04), Locket (34:45), and Broadside (47:03)! News: 2024 Metal and Rock Grammy nominations, Slipknot, Angelmaker, Stand Atlantic, The Ghost Inside and more starting at (1:03:41). Become a Patron to gain early acc...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 42 min
This week Sam and Marcos are back to talk about Blink-182 playing an intimate show for Denny's patrons, Green Day being back, Spiritbox being absolutely unstoppable, reviews of albums from Silent Planet, Wargasm, and Dying Wish, double stepping and double tapping in the moshpit plus lots more! PS: Video version of the podcast unavailable this week due to technical issues. Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://o...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Beauty School Dropout join us to talk about new album Ready To Eat (Pret A Manger), what it's like when Mark Hoppus is your boss, Squid Jerky, getting your dick tattooed, watching Foo Fighters from the side stage and lots 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://discord.com/in...
Nov 03, 2023•55 min
Beau Bokan, vocalist of Blessthefall, joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of the band, being a Hockey dad, the success of Hollow Bodies 10 Year Tour, the most expensive photoshoot in history plus lots more! Pick up the 10th Anniversary Edition Vinyl of Hollow Bodies today! https://found.ee/blessthefall-hb10 Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?s...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 18 min
This week Sam and Marcos breakdown the war between the furry and hardcore community, teach you how to make 30k in tips selling band merch in just 3 easy steps, review new albums from Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Knuckle Puck, A Story Told, and Catch Your Breath plus lots more! Reviews: Blink-182 (28:05), Taking Back Sunday (50:37), A Story Told (1:05:57), Catch Your Breath (1:17:20), and Knuckle Puck (1:34:02)! News: Yungblud, Poppy, Alkaline Trio, Static Dress and more starting at (1:43:15). ...
Oct 22, 2023•2 hr 6 min
This week Sam and Marcos review a happy Beartooth album, welcome heavy Spiritbox back, get sneaky with Waterparks, say farewell to Ice Nine Kills Welcome To Horrorwood saga, keep wondering where the new Bring Me The Horizon album is, welcome back Keith Buckley and lots more! Reviews: Beartooth (24:19), VCTMS (38:05), and Beauty School Dropout (47:39). News: Waterparks, Bring Me The Horizon, Spiritbox, Ice Nine Kills, Jeris Johnson, and more starting at (57:44). Become a Patron to gain early acce...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 42 min
Magnolia Park join us to talk about ALIENS, first jobs, quitting school, friendship, grinding, being a "TikTok Band," new EP's Moon Eater and Soul Eater plus lots more! Donate to the Black Trans Travel Fund: https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/donate.html Halloween Mixtape 2 out October 27th: https://magnoliapark.ffm.to/halloweenmixtapeii Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A Friday Night Like This & more: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://o...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week Sam and Marcos talk about faking your Spotify listener stats, Bad Omens being forced to perform sick, half of IDKHOW returning, this new Paramore remix album, how Jimmy Butler is emo now and lots more! Reviews: Paramore (22:27), Citizen (33:38), and Creeper (43:02). News: IDKHOW But They Found Me, Blink-182, Avenged Sevenfold, The Seafloor Cinema, Betraying The Martyrs and more starting at (58:52). Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreo...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Daniel Winter-Bates (vocalist of Bury Tomorrow) joins us to talk about AMERICA, thieves, bulletproof vests, new album The Seventh Sun, the almost end of the band, the My Chemical Romance of British food plus lots more! Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A Friday Night Like This & more: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord...
Oct 06, 2023•59 min
This week Sam and Marcos introduce new segment "Dated Discourse," including insane concert stories from Motionless In White, Knocked Loose, Bad Omens, Dayseeker, and more! Plus we review new albums from Of Mice & Men, Koyo, and Code Orange! And LiveNation ends Merch cuts, L.S. Dunes fans furious over AI collaboration, Sum 41's first last single and lots more! Reviews: Of Mice & Men (22:18), Koyo (33:01), and Code Orange (51:28), News: Merch Cuts, Sum 41, Sleeping With Sirens, Neck Deep a...
Oct 01, 2023•2 hr 2 min
David Michael Frank joins us to talk about being branded (literally), tattoos, covering Celine Dion, writing new music, The Private Party Tour, working outside the system, choosing between Patrick Stump and Gerard Way, plus lots more! Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A Friday Night Like This: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Di...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 14 min
This week Sam and Marcos talk a week of concerts including Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Electric Callboy and more! Review new albums from Thy Art Is Murder, Samurai Pizza Cats, Annisokay, and SiM! Plus Blink-182 get nostalgic, While She Sleeps change it up, Being As An Ocean return AND LOTS MORE! Reviews: Thy Art Is Murder (53:55), Annisokay (1:14:20), Samurai Pizza Cats (1:19:56), and SiM (1:27:12). News: Blink-182, Against The Current, While She Sleeps, Broadside and more starting at(1:36:20). Beco...
Sep 24, 2023•2 hr 4 min
Zero 9:36 joins us to talk about food, merch, movies, cats, touring, new music, cruises and lots more! Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A Friday Night Like This: 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...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 13 min
This week Sam and Marcos talk a disastorous weekend for Blude Ridge Festival, a glamorous new look for Motionless In White, Fall Out Boy run it back, I See Stars continue the ascension, reviews of new albums from UnityTX, Blind Equation, and Resolve plus more! Reviews: UnityTX (16:23), Blind Equation (24:15), and Resolve (34:38). News: Motionless In White, Fall Out Boy, I See Stars, Too Close To Touch and more starting at (44:00). Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patr...
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week Sam and Marcos describe how they would rob We Came As Romans, welcome Escape The Fate back from so over to so back, are in awe of evil Knuckle Puck, get blown away by Dying Wish, are thankful Taking Back Sunday have their swagger back, are sick of cgi rendered metalcore videos and lots more! Reviews: Escape The Fate (16:03), Stitched Up Heart (36:58), Dark Divine (48:19), and Conquer Divide (56:36). News: Taking Back Sunday, Knuckle Puck, Dying Wish, Hollow Front, Normandie and more st...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 35 min