"Fratello Metallo" the Heavy Metal monk

Bess writes: Heavy metal is not a genre usually associated with Catholic monks. But there is an exception to every rule: “Fratello Metallo” or the Metal Friar (pictured left) is the stage name of Brother Cesare Bonizzi, an elderly Capuchin with a beard that could rival zztop's. According to the Globe and Mail  the Milan-based monk is the lead singer in a popular Italian heavy metal band.  Describing himself as a “preacher-singer”, Fratello Metallo says his mission is to convince his listeners to “live life to the full,” and so sings of alcohol, sex and God. Countering claims from Christians that heavy metal is a genre linked to Satan, he says only a few bands are "extreme" and 90 per cent of those he's met have "welcomed him." In his ten-year career he's sung alongside Iron Maiden. His heavy metal conversion came 15 years ago, during a Metallica concert. He liked the "energy," explaining "I find (heavy metal) the most energetic, the most alive music." You can see him in action (it's an acquired taste) on this BBC clip.

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[Fatpie42]

Here's a clip of him on (appropriately enough) "Gods of Metal":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bohIEZdn59o&eurl=http://lj-toys.com/?journalid=13232741&moduleid=16&preview=&auth_token=sessionless:1216468800:embedcontent

[Colonel Bain]

Well if a Monk can be a Cowboy, a Baker, a Candlestick maker.. What de hell is wrong with a singer dat isa Monk? He he..
Giddup.. Slow Light'n
*Laughing*