This week we chat with Ben Siptrott, guitarist of bands Jerome & Monsters. With both bands making a comeback, we get into the humble beginnings of starting Jerome, VFW shows, Eat The Gun & gaining fame after the band's breakup, the Chicago deathcore scene, reuniting 15+ years later, new music, Monsters' reunion & so much more.
BEN SIPTROTT: https://www.instagram.com/ben_jerome66/
JEROME: https://www.instagram.com/jerome_il/
MONSTERS: https://www.instagram.com/monsters_chi/
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CHAPTERS:
[00:00:00] Teaser / Intro
[00:01:26] Long time coming
[00:03:35] Monsters reunion
[00:06:17] Jerome / Monsters / Oceano crossovers
[00:11:17] Jerome were young
[00:13:35] Bands prior to Jerome & meeting Boz
[00:21:29] Forming Jerome, early days
[00:25:11] Recording with Joe Buras (Born Of Osiris)
[00:28:21] Quebec tour & scene
[00:31:36] IndieMerchstore
[00:33:00] Viral Eat The Gun video & breaking up
[00:36:54] Forgetting about Jerome
[00:39:27] Short lived Chicago supergroup
[00:46:44] Monsters vs The Monsters
[00:48:02] Song title influences
[00:50:41] Eat The Gun live
[00:52:03] Boz
[00:55:28] Chicago ethics
[00:57:25] Going viral after the breakup
[01:04:22] Revival deathcore bands covering Jerome
[01:08:16] Getting the band back together
[01:12:49] First show back
[01:14:42] Physical media
[01:16:44] Writing new music with Jerome
[01:22:21] Recording the Skull Study EP, revisiting the old songs
[01:27:01] Boz hadn't screamed since Jerome
[01:30:44] Monsters material vs Jerome
[01:34:06] Bulb SoundCloud demos
[01:37:41] Monsters Canada tour
[01:48:43] Fast food deals are a thing of the past
[01:51:05] Possible Jerome reunion?
[01:51:31] Top 5 deathcore bands
[01:52:21] Underrated Chicago bands
[01:56:00] Myspace deathcore revival
