'Techno in a monastery – are you ready?' Greek priest's doom metal album

- Father Tabakis (real name: Ioannis Tabakis) is a Greek Eastern Orthodox priest and the subject of this Guardian profile. He is not a major cultural figure but a niche one: a cleric who also plays doom metal — a slow, heavy subgenre of metal — under the artist name "Paradise." - The article describes how Tabakis makes "doom metal/techno" music from his monastery, blending Orthodox liturgical chants with electronic and metal instrumentation. It explores the apparent tension between his religious vocation and his participation in a genre often associated with dark, occult themes. - This story gained international attention because of the novelty: a priest making extreme music inside a church setting. It raises unspoken questions in Greece and the Orthodox world about the boundaries of religious expression, tradition, and modern culture. - Doom metal is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by very slow tempos, low-tuned guitars, and a thick, heavy sound. Bands like Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard are touchstones. It is rarely associated with Orthodox Christianity.