[scentofsteam]

Get to know us!

Scent of Steam is a two person band from Pennsylvania, USA. Formed by Dawn, they play most instruments, write all music and lyrics, and mix each song in a home studio. Adam is the drummer and manager. A mix of industrial, rock and synth, there are several influences for their music. Adam and Dawn grew up listening to not only their favorite bands, but also played a lot of video games. From that, they've drawn quite a bit of inspiration from a wide range of video game soundtracks. Their most popular song is Dialing for an Answer, which has been described as "[…] dark, brooding, yet still fun." by Gabby Lang from The Weekender.

The Band

Born and raised in Northeast Pennsylvania, Dawn is a former physics major who decided to leave the prospects of a lab environment for the music stage. They had little to no prior experience with music beforehand. Without knowing how to play much guitar, and only having a usb mic with no amp, they made their first demo of Nothing I Could Say in December 2019 at 3:30am and never looked back.

Adam originally hails from South New Jersey, but decided to move up to PA to live with Dawn after knowing each other online for 6 years. With a ton of energy to expend and inspired by his favorite bands, Adam drew an interest in the drums. Once Dawn had made the demo for Nothing I Can Say, he was on board. Also having a robust background in business, he took up reigns as manager of the band.

Left: Dawn rehearsing at Encore Studios in Dickson City, PA Right: Adam during the August 2024 Oddities Fair liveshow in Forty Fort, PA

Having only released their first album in April 2023, they have already garnered some attention. Here's a list of a few of their accomplishments so far.

Dialing for an Answer was featured on the Locals block of the rock station 979X

Scent of Steam was announced as the featured artist for 979X in August 2024

Scent of Steam was featured in the Weekender in August 2024

Their music is in multiple stores in PA, including Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, PA and Main Street Jukebox in Stroudsburg, PA

Nominated for "Best New Artist" in the 2024 Steamtown Music Awards

Music

Scent of Steam's Studio Album Transmute

Lyrics video for Scent of Steam's single, The Tower

Photos

Socials and Contact

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For any inquiries please contact [email protected]

[freezies-and-corpses]

Here's an attempt at the Scent of Steam contest.

Inspired by"Trapped"

Once again, I lack color understanding and fog is a pain in the ass, but whatever. It's supposed to be fog but water works if that's what's seen as well.

Fun fact, I started this piece while on a bus ride.

[xxmurder-seshxx]

Trapped in the Crosswave

I could probably work on this and redraw it,,, 4 more times,,, to get my exact vision. But I really like this! An entry for Scent of Steams contest! Mostly drawn to Recalibration. I love the heartbeat like thud that echo's through the song. I was binging Trapped, The Tower, The message, and Crossed Signals while drawing this. Characters are Ray(She/They) and Valt(He/It) from a book im writing.

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[lethal-spaceship]

THE TOWER XVI

Misery, distress, indigence, adversity, calamity, disgrace, deception, ruin.

Rest under cut.

Entry for the contest for @scentofsteam ! Artwork being based on the song "the tower" as well as somewhat based on the tarot card of the same name. yes I am an adult man over the age of 18 and I love prizes.

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Okay yay < 3

[lil-miss]

Trapped

Oil and watercolor on canvas. 2 ft. x 4 ft. 61 cm. x 122 cm.

I was thrilled to make something based on the new @scentofsteam album, I fear everyone knew how fucking excited I was just for this album release. Consequence of Truth was seriously my most anticipated album of this year and if you haven't listened to it yet you should go do that.

I had such an amazing time painting this and it's honestly one of my favorite paintings I've ever done, I haven't done oil painting in years and I'm so happy with how this turned out. Now with the deadline extension, I might be able to make some more entries but we'll just have to see how busy I get with the school year starting.

Also y'all know I'm over 18 but the rules say you gotta mention it in your post so yea, gimme prizes. <3

[nichiperi]

what lies ahead

[killed-the4rtisan]

ENTRY FOR @scentofsteam CONTEST

NEW GLOOM LIAR TRAPPED POISON LOST

[scentofsteam]

CONTEST WINNERS || Scent of Steam

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Scent of Steam art contest for the album release of Consequence of Truth. We appreciate everyone taking the time to listen to the music and create something from what they heard.

The results and band members' commentary are as followed. We will be reaching out to the winners individually as well.

1ST PLACE - @xxmurder-seshxx || ART

Dawn: Its hard to pinpoint what drew this image to me the most. The mix of contrasting blue and red is not only visually appealing, but reflect the vibe of the song Recalibration perfectly. Swapping from one extreme to the next, never knowing where to settle. Also this looks a lot like Ayami Kojima's work, who is one of my favorite artists. This is incredible.

I have an interesting interpretation of this image coupled with the song. The person up top is a reflection of what's going on psychologically inside the person below. Someone who wishes to communicate their thoughts as they fall onto the floor, looking up to see their reflection mouthless and bleeding. Not only bleeding from their vacant heart but also from their eyes. This interpretation is bolstered by the target over their heart, indicating that's what's being focused on. A release of the heart. But the focus in reality is completely missing the person on the bottom. There is little focus on themselves in real life.

Also I think its absolutely awesome these are your OCs.

Adam: I was immediately blown away by this piece. The saturated colors, the dripping, the sharp lines - it feels like a poster illustration. I really like how this one is set up, too, with nothing being upright and targets across the piece. Incredibly detailed work.

2ND PLACE - @lethal-spaceship || ART

Dawn: I know I have made it as a musician because there is Sonic fanart of my music. Okay, but really I chose this for reasons outside of it being Shadow the Edgehog. The faded colors, along with the languid look of defeat on Shadow fit The Tower pretty damn well. Also the lyrics chosen were perfect for the entire vibe of this piece. The destruction in the back shows the chaos that had happened to lead up to this point, which again goes perfectly with the song.

Also its Shadow the Edgehog.

Adam: I really dig the background elements in this piece and the way the ruins look behind the foreground. The smog and smokey feel of this, too, is on-point. A very moving piece, something that fit the vibes perfectly. (Also extra cool points for using an emo hedgehog as part of your muse, very good.)

3RD PLACE - @lil-miss || ART

Dawn: I can't imagine how long this piece took. The fact that this is a 2ft x 4ft TRADITIONAL OIL painting is incredible to me. The level of detail on this intestines is astounding. Its a really interesting and cool interpretation of Trapped. I can see the connections from the lyrics "part of me was missing" to missing organs and eyes. The stitched areas around the left eye are intriguing. Like someone removed it and put something behind the canvas, indicative of the lyrics referencing there being something (a universe) in people's eyes. Lastly, I love the swirl going into the solar plexus.

Adam: I knew the moment that I saw this that it was absolutely going to take place in the contest. It is crazy how it is oil and watercolor on a huge canvas... the amount of work that was put into this is nothing short of incredible. I love the gentle hold of the intestines and the way they spill out of the body. Beautiful work.

HONORABLE MENTION - @nichiperi || ART

Dawn: I had to give this piece a shout out. I love the colors of it so much, as well as the flat disc of chaos in the sky. It fits the entire vibe of the album so well. It feels similar to a freaky meditation I had a while back.

Adam: It's really cool that this is a mesh of traditional and digital work, but the style blends so well together. I am always drawn towards the sky, too - something about that rip in reality and seeing that ominous formation above everything... it deserves recognition, thus why we had to include it as this album's honorable mention spot.

[scentofsteam]

Hi everyone!

I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who entered into the art contest for Consequence of Truth! We will be taking the next week or so to review the entries and come to the consensus of a winner.

Again, thank you everyone who entered!

[scentofsteam]

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!

Be sure to tag your entries #scentofsteamcontest and tag us @scentofsteam so we can see it!

[scentofsteam]

7 MORE DAYS to enter the contest!

Daily reminders will be going out from here on! Be sure to tag your entries #scentofsteamcontest and tag us @scentofsteam so we can see it!

[scentofsteam]

Some pics from the open mic night back on 8/25. Thanks again to Union Vapors and NEPA Scene for hosting such an awesome open mic every week! Also thanks to NEPA Scene for taking the pictures!

[scentofsteam]

New CD new CD new CD new cd yes good Oh what's this? A Consequence of Truth Digipak? Neat. Comes with 4 panel insert with Dawn and Adam's faces on it. Wow. Listen to all the classics like Trapped or What Lies Ahead on your compact disc player. no it doesn't come with the rice, sorry come buy one on kofi <- buy one

[scentofsteam]

Hey guys! We've been nominated for Duo/Trio of the Year for the 2025 Steamtown Music Awards! Like our music? Go vote for us at:

https://www.electriccitymusicconference.com/2025-steamtown-music-award-voting/

Thanks again to everyone who nominated us!!!

[scentofsteam]

CONTEST EXTENSION! New deadline: October 1st, 2025

Scent of Steam art contest! For the release of our second album, we'll be holding another art contest! Deadline to submit entries is October 1st 11:59pm EST. Must be 18+ to be eligible for prizes. See pictures for details!

Please make sure to tag @scentofsteam in your entries, as well as use the tag #scentofsteamcontest for us to see. The band will be the judges of the entrants and announce the winners once the deadline has passed.

[scentofsteam]

Our new album Consequence of Truth is now on Youtube and Spotify! Go check us out!

[scentofsteam]

Scent of Steam art contest! For the release of our second album, we'll be holding another art contest! Deadline to submit entries is September 1st 11:59pm EST. Must be 18+ to be eligible for prizes. See pictures for details! Please make sure to tag @scentofsteam in your entries, as well as use the tag #scentofsteamcontest for us to see. The band will be the judges of the entrants and announce the winners once the deadline has passed.