A rock band with a face-paint obsession may not seem like the most likely candidate to advocate United Nations membership for Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province. But on their current North American tour "UNlimited" -- which included several shows at Ozzfest -- the members of Chthonic mix the righteous rage of metal with a message of empowerment for their home country."Metal fans understand the idea of justice," says vocalist Freddy Lim, who writes songs about the UN situation as well as Taiwanese legends and myths. "Before I sing [tour theme song] 'UNlimited Taiwan,' I always talk a little bit about Taiwan and the United Nations, but always in heavy metal language with a lot of cursing. It's not a very logical dialogue; it's a simple language, just to make the fans get interested."
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