Voice Of Baceprot are the metal band the world needs right now
An all-female, Muslim metal band from conservative West Java, Voice Of Baceprot are the true sound of rebellion in 2021
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From playing bass with The Vegas Kings, a rockabilly outfit formed in 1957, to his time with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, solo and beyond, Ronnie James Dio had a career like no other
