Video: The world’s greatest heavy metal frontman?
posted at 4:03 pm on July 18, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A Friday palate cleanser. First-rate headbangers have but two responsibilities: (a) screaming and (b) summoning the devil. Can an elderly capuchin monk pull it off? The answer comes quickly here as the eyes close, the Dark Lord is duly channeled, and an unearthly anguished rasp belches forth, an unmistakable sign that we’re in the presence of the Beast. Awesome. Exit quotation: “He started playing and recording cassettes, firstly with ‘lighter’ metal music, but gradually he realised that what really moved him was the hard core.” Click the image to watch.
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steadyrock on July 18, 2008 at 4:09 PM
OMG!
Look out Lemmy this monk is about to rip your head off.
Just kidding. :}
Chakra Hammer on July 18, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Not a big danger there :-)
Still, young Christians enjoy POD and Demon Hunter.
Ordinary1 on July 18, 2008 at 4:10 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy_Kilmister
Chakra Hammer on July 18, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Aural cheesecake.
VolMagic on July 18, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Santa on meth
LimeyGeek on July 18, 2008 at 4:15 PM
This dude could start a band and call it Benediction.
Pcoop on July 18, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Sad thing is, I can’t watch videos at work. As a metalhead, I should be able to give it a worthwhile critique.
ynot4tony2 on July 18, 2008 at 4:21 PM
I’d rather hear him doing gangsta rap.
BL@KBIRD on July 18, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Ok, what palate are you trying to cleanse here, AP?
Some Christian rock is pretty good though. Third Day, et cetera.
SteveMG on July 18, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Phil from Pantera peed himself and then genuflected to this display of sheer HOLY GHOST POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
ScottMcC on July 18, 2008 at 4:27 PM
How can you think the Beast is Awesome, if you don’t believe in God?
I used to play heavy metal myself, and I still like it, but not the death metal crud. Metallica’s The Unforgiven is one of the best HM tunes ever.
But I digress, I heard on AM radio several months back that the average life span of an American rocker is 42 years old, and British is only 35. If not for the Stones, I’m sure those ages would be even lower! That might tell you something – hedonism gives the devil delight.
kirkill on July 18, 2008 at 4:28 PM
My 13 yr old son is not a passionately in love with Jesus as I hope he will be one day, but he does love As I Lay Dying (a Christian HardCore Metal Band).
jgapinoy on July 18, 2008 at 4:37 PM
It all seems as daft as singing about pixies and unicorns.
LimeyGeek on July 18, 2008 at 4:37 PM
I don’t have an ear for it, but this good friar does. Go for it padre!
Limerick on July 18, 2008 at 4:38 PM
I prefer orange sherbet.
splink on July 18, 2008 at 4:40 PM
“You people aren’t making Christianity better. You’re just making rock n’ roll worse!” — Hank Hill
Scribbler on July 18, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Shout. Shout. Shout at the Devil.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 18, 2008 at 5:18 PM
and I suppose you have proof that pixies and unicorns never existed? ;-)
(There is fossil evidence of a horned horse-like creature), but the proof of the devil is all around us – just look. Oh yeah, almost forgot: “He has blinded their eyes
and deadened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.” John 12:40
kirkill on July 18, 2008 at 5:19 PM
Meh, he’s no Mikael Akerfeldt. He’s barely Angela Gossow.
Enrique on July 18, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Too late by almost 20 years
Pretty good band btw. If you’re into Death metal that is. ;)
madne0 on July 18, 2008 at 5:33 PM
The REAL religion of Peace
Kini on July 18, 2008 at 5:41 PM
“Why should the devil have all the good music?”
–Larry Norman
davidk on July 18, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Cage fight of the Century:
Metal Monk vs Techno-Viking!!!
Mike D. on July 18, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Is that you John Winston?
Ropera on July 18, 2008 at 6:18 PM
Impossible. The only way you’ll every get him is when he’s killed by death.
fourstringfuror on July 18, 2008 at 6:28 PM
Now that I would pay to see :)
thisaintnopicnic on July 18, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Sorry. The Hadidic Jews have the rap and reggae markets cornered already…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matisyahu
connertown on July 18, 2008 at 6:45 PM
I’ll take Chris Barnes anyday…
revolutionismyname on July 18, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Unicorns are real.
Just as fossils caused ancient people to speculate all sorts of creatures (elephant/mastadon skulls: cyclops), these sorts of oddities caused the ‘legendary’ unicorn.
Ancient people were in many ways smarter than us. If civilization breaks down, how many people can make their clothes, shoes, and farm?
Beagle on July 18, 2008 at 7:51 PM
You’re not metal unless you’ve got Voivod, Venom and Slayer in your collection.
Celtic Frost doesn’t count. Maybe Mercyful Fate.
Period.
Et tu Brute on July 18, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Well, I liked it anyway.
Asher on July 18, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Awesome
Not really out of the norm either. Channel 13 (don’t do it no more for some reason) but late at night used to play hardcore Christian rock and rap. Some it was pretty dam cool. Didn’t hear much of the monk but he had the hardcore style sound.
The church should never sway from the what the written word is (the bible is not a living document) but there is no reason some good fun cannot be had.
C-Low on July 18, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Another Thomas Merton doing his own thing, we don’t need gimmicks.
Irenaeus on July 18, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Anyone else notice that the sound control in the embedded video on the BBC site goes to 11?
Rock and Roll Cleveland!!!!
Bill C on July 19, 2008 at 12:05 AM
I’m relieved. I thought he said “…when I went to a Metallica concert 50 years ago…”
I knew time was moving quickly, but…crikey!
eeyore on July 19, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Actually, there are a lot of good Christian rock groups out there. My son loves Pillar. I’m more partial to Skillet.
dominigan on July 20, 2008 at 7:43 AM
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