JONA WEINHOFEN (I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN) | Early IKTPQ Lore, Legos & Bring Me The Horizon
BRUTALITY PODCASTShow Notes
This week we sat down with a staple in the metalcore scene: Jona Weinhofen of I Killed The Prom Queen. We went deep in this one, talking about his life growing up, first bands, the inception of IKTPQ, the Australian scene at the time, early touring & early records. We dive into "Choose to Love, Live or Die", the split EP with Parkway Drive and of course When Goodbye Means Forever / recording with Fredrick Nordstrom. We also chat about some of his favorite metalcore bands, his time in Bring Me The Horizon, playing with Job For A Cowboy & Suicide Silence in 2005, his crazy Lego collection & so much more.
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