scene of it all

new releases and how ukhc metalcore is killing it right now, ephyra showcase sniper, hxcx, outbreak autumn edition, ieper fest winter edition, static dress minecraft sample, drain mosh waiver, hardcore is cooked, ai metalcore generator sounding like 90% of current modern metalcore bands, the chisel vs sunglasses and vocal technique is for nerds

$50 one song vinyl, worst tour of the year 2.0, guilt trip adidas crossover, donfest uk, electric ballroom in london stops people queueing for days to see a band, new knocked loose, heavy music hot takes that aren't even lukewarm, hardcore music video in p*rnstar's house and stanley sievers upcoming moshumentary.

on episode 27 we dive into the omerta vs metalcore twitter discourse where we talk about art being made with passion vs art being made for money, the funeral portrait getting repeated cooked by their own choices, frat boys moshing at the vomit forth show and the 200 dollar jacket/new merch discourse drop - we're still getting to grips with the new recording software so thanks for bearing with us

first in person podcast of scene of it all! we're both scotland hanging out for northern unfest and we talk about our favourite sets and moments, we get into knocked loose reggaeton, torture headset drummer and their first show, summer slaughter's heaviest most extreme tour ever, slipknot's secret show in the original red jumpsuits, heavy music awards predictions and picks and answering the questions is slam the worst genre ever

a short & chill one this week due to us both being in the middle of nowhere playing shows and shooting shows, lacking time and both of us having the patchiest internet connections but we move because someones gotta. we get into this is hardcore 2024, underoath's they're only chasing safety 20th anniversary tour with static dress, 20 years of tears 56 date tour, a world record attempt to play the most cities & venues in 24hrs and unfortunately getting finger blasted at the pierce the veil function.

third time lucky uploading this since I've accidentally uploaded the 54 second draft and then a version that cuts off at 42mins so here's the full episode - too much time on stage, sza paramore collab, one step closer tech decks, deodorant merch, metalcore tour movie in the cinema, no one listen to albums anymore and harley of cro mags messaging a videographer to have them take down a set they filmed

sofia is currently on tour and is recording this episode from someone's apartment in prague and greg has been in twitter prison for the past week so its kinda amazing this episode even happened viscera infest cockroach pit, the heaviest breakdown of all time, shoes are for throwing not wearing at skramz shows, liquid death elf corpse paint collab, mosh inspo lists, not catching crowd surfers, paying vip ticket prices to get barrier even though barrier isn't a vip privilege, "no one is here to see you"/opening bands

speed x nike collab, taco bell feed the beat, the guide to surviving and thriving in the pit, furnace fest lineup update plus more to come, LDB fest merch/record rips and covers that happened at the fest, people mad at hardcore bands blowing up, final girls, hardcore gatekeeping and the 18+ venue petition

this one covers the viral sensation hardcore soft boy, 60 bands pulling out of SXSW and how Scowl and Gel led the way with their activism, the knocked loose blindfold contest, 40 year old agnostic front lyrics making kids in 2024 mad and xclocktowerx's first show where they trashed all their gear and sent twitter and lambgoat comments into a frenzy

we are the empty mansplain, international 'female fronted' day, deafheaven rowing boat pits, fixed altitude mom lawyer, dating in hardcore, thy art is real estate, the 'I hate women' tour and the kublai khan dance that neither of us have ever seen but have seen a lot of people mad about it. a shorter but more in depth episode, this ones for the thinkers and big brainers

episode 19 covers psychoframe's first show, the RONALD shoulder print merch, oestrogen pre-workout hardcore band that made global news, new knocked loose, hard noise fest in Paris and the static dress video game that got announced.

another wild week in the world of hardcore and metalcore. This week grindcore makes an appearance where we talk about escuela grind, trust funds, free masons and more - we dived into the recent metalcore twitter / mxc twitter crossover, poisoned ascendency tour, how can this nightmare be my life/cease & desist fixed altitude, the psycho-frame copycat band getting announced and cancelled within 24hrs, congress reunion set at ieper fest as well as power trip's return with Seth gilmore.

concert tickets being classed as luxury items by people that haven't heard of local or small shows, 'corporate hardcore', have heart's shows being announced, loathe x dr martens, angelmaker setting a speaker on fire, ieper fest announced more bands and the undying queue discourse continues.

this one had us talking about spiritbox's grammy loss and the discourse that came from a twitter account posting a satirical statement, the $300 gulch record, camping outside venues for days on end in hopes of getting barrier at the show and lastly we talk about sofia's recent experience with an old head at a show that got misinterpreted.

we both had shows to go to on our usual recording day so we recorded this episode a day in advance and thankfully nothing stupid happened but we did get to talk the callous daoboys and their 47% merch cut, diet turnstile/valley girl, flip flopping opinions of bands before and after you know who's in a band, handstands in the pit, metal is for nerds, a venue banning crowd killing and people posting "I miss outbreak fest when it was a hardcore fest".

first month of the year down 12 to go on this week's episode we talk about escuela grind's vocalist getting dropped crowdsurfing and ending up in a neck brace, turnstile converse and how insufferable people will become over them, FIR guitarist calling people marxist teenagers and turning replies off, kublai khan not having 'safe spaces' according to someone on the bird app, our friend jess nyx performing her guest spot on static dress' song courtney, just relax bmth's arena tour, ai artwork and the discourse surrounding it and finally 'the' architects' fanbase becoming everything they apparently stood against.

metalcore took the wheel on this one but hardcore still had its moments. we talk about coachella hardcore bands, metalcore twitter bands deleting their socials due to overbearing fandoms, mic grab etiquette and how mic grabs rule, right wing guitarist in a left wing metalcore band, coworker hardcore and we had a couple thank yous to make this episode as well as a couple fundraisers we wanted to bring attention to.

this one we talk about FYA fest and how hardcore is well and truly alive in 2024, battle jacket twitter crying over hardcore dancing to dying fetus, big light on discourse, ladder in the mosh pit, machine gun kelly razorblades guitar static dress, ronnie radke meltdown over people object to a band with ties to far right groups makes the cover of revolver magazine and the £80 hoody vs £10 local show discourse - this episode is wild ngl

we're back after the holidays with a bunch of dumb stuff that's happened in the scene including our 2024 scene predictions which were all contributed by listeners of the podcast, mainstream media learning that bands like green day and rage against the machine have meanings to their songs, metalcore wonderwall and the reintroduction of tacobellcore.

last one of the year! we talk about alternative fandoms and their recent cult-like behaviour that at times put their own idols in jeopardy, the claim that the moshing is cancelled and music is dying according to an out of touch old head on youtube, a pro-nazi merch site's customer database being compromised and released to the public and lastly a christmas message from greg and sofia to close out the year and when we'll be back.