Violence against #WomenInMetal w/ Faye S. (part I) | Bleeding Metal Podcast 6.13

TRIGGER WARNING: violence against women

Power dynamics distort consent in ways the Metal scene rarely acknowledges. In this episode, Kiki welcomes international touring photographer and law‑trained advocate Faye S. to discuss many of the cases of sexist abuse within the Metal community and why legal systems alone can’t stop harm.

Together, we examine why cancel culture isn’t real, how microaggressions, slut‑shaming, and other “normalized” behaviors quietly enable far more serious violence. We also plead for real accountability in a community that prides itself on inclusivity. This is the first half of a heavy but important conversation - please approach with care.

00:00 Music Photographer & Women's Rights Lawyer Faye
03:23 The Reality of Women's Rights and Legal Protections
09:11 The Impact of Social Media on Gender-Based Violence
11:28 Cases or violence against Women in the Metal scene
13:22 Fans defending predatory artists
17:24 Other cases of violence against Women in Metal
20:18 PARKWAY DRIVE and Accountability in the Metal Industry
27:45 Understanding Different Forms of Violence against Women
30:28 Men keeping other men accountable

Find out more:

• Faye’s Photography and Videography work

• Find international resources around the topics of violence against women on NO MORE

• The NOTHING MORE incident through which Kiki met Faye

• We mention the digital assault case on Colllien Fernandes by her abuser Christian Ulmen

• PARKWAY DRIVE address firing merch manager who pleaded guilty of violence against women in an exemplary way

• MENTAL CRUELTY case

• ONE MORNING LEFT’s case

• MAKE THEM SUFFER’s former keyboardist Booka Nile’s case

• ARCHITECTS' 2024-controversy

• ARCHITECTS spoke about it a year later

• Types of Violence Against Women from UN Women - is missing political violence and obstetric violence

• DEVIL MAY CARE on Bleeding Metal

• And DEVIL MAY CARE’s post about Feminism

Recorded on March 24th, 2026 live on Bleeding Metal’s YouTube and Kiki's Twitch channel.

Bleeding Metal is hosted, produced, and edited by Kiki ⁠with Riverside⁠.

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Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠⁠⁠ with vocals from himself and Kiki, as well as the familiar jingle vocals from singer Jelena Dobric⁠⁠⁠.