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Heavy metal monk in second album

by AlanEvans | July 18, 2008 at 07:50 am

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Just stumbled upon this nice piece about a Capuchin monk who sings in a heavy metal band, which has just released a second album.

This not-so-young (62) monk certainly has the energy for it.

Something about those hand gestures doesn't look entirely Christian though ...

At first glance, Cesare Bonizzi looks like the archetypal Capuchin monk - round-faced, stout, with twinkling eyes and a long flowing white beard. But beneath his robes beats a heart of metal.

Brother Cesare is the lead singer in a heavy metal band which has just released its second album.

A former missionary in the Ivory Coast, he lives in a small friary in the Milan hinterland.

The 62-year-old monk's love affair with heavy metal began when he attended a Metallica concert some 15 years ago.

"I was overwhelmed and amazed by the sheer energy of it" he says.