Please tell me there are some other metal fans in here besides me! Some of you mentioned receiving flack from the elders because you listen to Rap, but surely there has got to be some other Rock n' Roll and Metal fans in here. I still remember the flack I got for listening to 80's music, Classic Rock n' Roll (loved Jethro Tull, Doors, Pink Floyd, and so on), and worst of all.....Heavy Metal! The only way they knew was because some self-righteous elder kid snooped through my music collection when my parents had them and their parents over for dinner.
Of course now, I've been out on my own for so long, I play whatever I damn well please.
Anyway........
It seems that not only is a Catholic monk a Heavy Metal fan, he is also a Heavy Metal artist!
[LZ flashes 'devil horns' hand gesture] HELL YEAH!
Helen Long reports:
Jul. 17 - 62-year-old Italian Capuchin Friar Cesare Bonizzi is nor ordinary heavy metal rocker.
Brother Cesare is better known among Italian heavy metal fans by his nom de rock, Fratello Metallo (Brother Metal). Describing himself as a "preacher-singer", "Brother Metal" has been singing for over a decade and has just released his 18th album.
For some reason, this is amazingly cool to me. Here we have a 62 year old 'Man of God' so to speak who understands that religion and serving God is not about petty sh*t, appearances, self-righteous 'works,' but rather to appreciate and celebrate life.
And coming from an atheist like me, that is one hell of a compliment!
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=87126&videoChannel=3