Closet metalheads

Political author, columnist and podcaster Sarah Kendzior talks heavy metal with Decibel.

Case’s passion for the heavy stuff runneth over like crazy.

The latest closet metalhead, Jessica Pimentel, is not exactly a closet metalhead. Currently appearing in the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, she refers to herself as a “closet actress.” That’s because Pimentel is well known in her native New York City for holding it down in local hardcore and metal bands, including…