In November 2023, metal-loving shredder Kiki Wong told Guitar World that her long-term goals included “world domination,” while in the short term she wanted to “keep spreading the word of metal with my ridiculous videos,” adding: “and I hope I can have a few laughs and jams along the way.”
Six months later she’d make good on the former by way of the latter. Turns out her clips caught the attention of Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, and when he staged an open call to replace guitarist Jeff Schroeder in October 2023 – and 10,000 people applied – she got the gig.
