Metalheads are really seeming to get involved in politics these days…and Chthonic have scored a massive victory in their home country.

Vocalist of the Taiwanese black metal band Freddy Lim has been elected as a legislator in Taiwan in their latest string of elections, as another metalhead entires the realm of South-East Asian politics, with known metalhead Joko Wododo being elected President of Indonesia in 2014.

Lim has been campaigning for a seat in Taiwanese politics since Chthonic’s inception in 1995, and has finally scored a victory as he becomes the legislator representative for the Wanhua and Zhongzhang districts of Taipei.

Unfortunately that means we won’t be hearing from Chthonic for a while, but congratulations Freddy! That is a grand victory indeed!

Now if only we can get Bruce Dickinson elected for Prime Minister in the UK…