Danica Roem
Tributes to Power Trip's Riley Gale from Code Orange, Deafheaven, Touche Amore, Ice-T & many more
Tributes to Riley have been pouring in from all over the metal and hardcore communities, including from Converge, Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Thursday, La Dispute, Overkill, Kreator, Harms Way, Fucked Up, Trash Talk, Coheed, Full of Hell, Turnstile, and still many, many more…
Danica Roem wins historic re-election in Virginia
Danica Roem, who is the lead vocalist of thrash metal band Cab Ride Home, is also the first openly transgender person to be elected (and re-elected) to a state legislature.
Lamb of God's Randy Blythe led kazooists against the Westboro Baptist Church (watch)
As promised, Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe led a crew of costumed, kazoo-wielding people in a “counter-party” against the Westboro Baptist Church, who were protesting the election of Danica Roem.
Lamb of God's Randy Blythe countering Westboro Baptist Church with kazoos
”In the name of all that is GOOD & JUST in this world, in the name of PUNK ROCK & HEAVY METAL, in the name of #MISTERROGERS & #MISTERSPOCK, IN THE NAME OF MY BELOVED FRIEND #DAVEBROCKIE (R.I.P.)… I COMMAND YOU TO JOIN ME FOR A COUNTER-PARTY!!!” Randy Blythe writes.
Virginia elects first openly transgender official, metal singer Danica Roem
She unseats Republican Robert G. Marshall, who introduced the state’s transphobic “bathroom bill” (similar to the one that passed in North Carolina) and who has referred to himself as Virginia’s “chief homophobe.”
