Indonesia's hijab headbangers trade village life for metal heaven


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Members of the Indonesian heavy metal band Voice of Baceprot (VOB), (fr left) bassist Widi Rahmawati, drummer Euis Siti Aisah and guitarist and vocalist Firda Marsya Kurnia. Photos: BAY ISMOYO / AFP

Indonesia's hijab-wearing, headbanging VOB count some of rock music's biggest stars among their fans, but the all-female heavy metal band faced a tougher battle in winning over their parents.

The diminutive trio behind Voice of Baceprot (Noisy Voice in English) have spent years honing their skills at music festivals around the world's biggest Muslim majority nation after forming VOB as young teens in 2014.

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