So came across Cesare Bonizzi on BBC's website [1]. Fra Bonizzi is a monk of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an offshoot of the Franciscan order dating back to the 16th century. Fra Bonizzi is also lead singer of a Heavy Metal band that regularly shows up at the Gods of Metal festival in Italy:
UPDATE: Found a better video (still in Italian, though) to add in:
Of course it's not only Catholics who can be hip to the latest scene. Matisyahu [2] is a Hasidic (specifically Chabad-Lubavitch branch of the Hasids) that I came across on Current TV some time back:
Doing God's work...with a beat.
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