Metanóia church: where heavy metal is a form of worship @GuardianMusicOfficial

Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The Metanóia chapel in Maré, a huge favela complex in Rio de Janeiro, is part of a small but growing heavy metal evangelical movement in Brazil.
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Founder and pastor Enok Galvão delivers sermons that are followed by moshing and head-banging to performances by local metal bands – a far cry from the traditional choirs of Catholic churches.
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