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Frankie Pierri, vocalist of Chicago deathcore band Monsters, joins us this week to talk about growing up homeschooled, finding community in the metal scene, the Chicago metal scene, the start of Monsters & their iconic "The Righteous Dead" album, False Prophet Records, getting chewed up by the music industry & how the band ultimately met it's demise. We also chat about their upcoming reunion show & getting back into doing vocals & the future of Monsters.FRANKIE PIERRI: https://www.instagram.com/frankiepierri/MONSTERS: https://www.instagram.com/monsters_chi/COLD BELOW: https://www.instagram.com/cold_below/Thank you to IndieMerchstore for sponsoring the show: https://www.indiemerchstore.comUse code BRUTALITY for 10% offBRUTALITY PODCAST MERCH: https://www.indiemerchstore.com/collections/brutality-podcastTo support the podcast and gain access to behind the scenes, early access, bonus streams & more: https://www.patreon.com/brutalitypodcastAll BRUTALITY PODCAST links(Discord, Youtube, etc): https://linktr.ee/brutalitypodcastCHAPTERS:[00:00:00] Teaser / Intro[00:01:28] Bonjour, hi[00:04:12] Resurgence of deathcore[00:10:53] Monsters' sound[00:16:21] Growing up homeschooled[00:21:11] Introduction to heavy music[00:28:32] The Dial[00:31:55] Starting Monsters[00:34:18] IndieMerchstore[00:36:06] Starting Monsters (cont.)[00:39:02] Bad Mouth[00:42:56] Djent VS 4/4 riffs[00:50:48] Hardcore?[00:53:55] Ignite The Underground[00:55:39] Hooks in metal songs[00:00:37] Writing for the live show / crowd[00:05:30] Enjoying multiple genres of music[00:10:18] Yan's hot take[00:12:41] Unique sounding bands[00:13:54] Deathcore copycats[00:16:28] Monsters reunion show(s)[00:20:27] Getting back into vocals, Cold Below[00:26:50] False Prophet Records, Frankie Palmeri, breaking up[00:49:40] The need for labels in 2025[00:51:52] What could have been[01:55:49] Monsters merch[01:56:40] Abuse of power in the industry[02:06:00] Monsters windbreakers[02:04:49] Realities of touring[02:06:59] Still touring after the incident, breakup[02:14:16] Hype, hate & Lambgoat[02:19:12] Montreal lore
