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Dan Marsala of Story of the Year joins OurSpace with Matt Vettese to talk about their brand-new album A.R.S.O.N, why the record ended up heavier, and how Dan still approaches screaming onstage after 20+ years.
We also get into the wild evolution of the scene, from “don’t call us emo” days to emo nights where everything from post-hardcore to nu-metal somehow fits under one umbrella. Plus the return of Warped Tour and how nostalgia festivals can actually bring fans back into new music.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:50 ARSON meaning + “All Rage, Still Only Numb”
04:49 Why the record is heavier
06:26 Screaming live as you get older
10:20 “Until the Day I Die 2” pressure?
11:20 Vinyl resurgence + how people consume music now
16:46 Creativity, stability, and writing as a parent
25:50 “Elder emo” + what emo even means now
31:23 What Dan’s listening to (Military Gun, Codefendants)
33:13 Nostalgia festivals + When We Were Young
35:58 Warped Tour then vs now
40:01 Touring (announcement pending)
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