Los Angeles, May 18 (UNI) Hollywood superstar Nicolas Cage says that he is a fan of the Australia-based metalcore band 'Nicolas Cage Fighter', giving the Aussies his blessing for using his namesake.

Speaking to The Guardian about musical events such as the Cage-a-Rama (mix of ‘The Rock’ star’s name and the series ‘Futurama’), and Cage Against The Machine (the actor’s name merged with rap-funk metal band Rage Against The Machine) using his moniker, he said “I am not familiar with that musical institution. I am familiar with a hard rock band out of Australia called Nicolas Cage Fighter, and I think they’re terrific. Their songs are empowering."

He added, “The lyrics are all about taking ownership of your mistakes, never being a victim, figuring out how you can fix your problems. ‘Re-evaluate your life / Focus on yourself / Look me in the eyes again / Tell me that none of this is your fault.’ They’re not afraid to write songs that are about where you have to own up to your mistakes.”

The ’Face Off’ star has been an avid fan of heavy metal, hard rock, and hardcore punk for quite some time, as he is friends with horror director and industrial metal juggernaut Rob Zombie and Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.

Furthermore, his son Weston Cage - a musician himself - was formerly a member of black metal bands Eyes Of Noctum and Arsh Anubis.

“Weston got me into the black metal music that is so popular in Norway,” Cage told Metal Hammer in 2018, around the time of the release of his gonzo, metal-adjacent arthouse horror movie 'Mandy'.

“Black metal is something that gets a pretty bad rap, because of the church burnings (in the early 90s) and so on, but the music itself came from classical music!

“Weston was listening to bands like Dimmu Borgir and I thought the singers were outstanding, and the music was classically influenced – I think that’s the root of metal, which is interesting enough in itself as it springs from Bach, Wagner and Beethoven. You can’t say that about so many forms of music, as so much of it came from gospel and African music. I think there’s something to be said for that.”

The Australian metalcore band released their latest album ‘The Bones That Grew From Pain’ in 2022, and are currently said to be working on new material. The album had received strong reviews from critics and audiences alike.

Nicolas Cage is currently set to star in ‘The Prince’, ‘Madden’, and ‘The Carpenter’s Son’, all of which are currently in post-production.

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