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