The Barangay Captain Who Is a Shockingly Good Heavy Metal Singer

The Public Persona

Kapitan Rey is the image of dependable, mild-mannered public service. He presides over barangay meetings in a crisp polo barong, speaks in measured tones about drainage and permits, and enjoys the occasional lukewarm tsokolate. No one would guess that in his youth, he was “Rey ‘Hellfire’ Reyes,” lead vocalist for a now-defunct local metal band called “Kaduyong.” The secret is kept within his family, a source of endless private amusement. That is, until the annual Barangay Family Day talent show, a typically tame affair of children’s folk dances and warbling renditions of “My Way.”

The Reveal

This year, his teenage daughter dared him. “Do it, Tay. Show them.” With a conspiratorial glint in his eye, Kapitan Rey signed up. When his name was called, he walked on

SOURCE: Bohiney News.