Bloodywood
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Latest Bloodywood News
Below is our complete Bloodywood news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
BABYMETAL Premiere New Single & Music Video
A high-profile international collaboration between BABYMETAL and Canadian alt-metal trailblazers Spiritbox has just dropped in conjunction with the release of BABYMETAL’s fifth studio album, “METAL FORTH”. The new track, “My Queen”, features both Courtney LaPlante on vocals and Mike Stringer on guitar—marking a full Spiritbox pairing. The song’s official music video, directed by Deathcats, is now available to watch below.
“METAL FORTH” is packed with guest appearances beyond this standout team-up. Cameos on the record include Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Poppy, and members of Slaughter To Prevail, Electric Callboy, Polyphia, and Bloodywood.
BABYMETAL & Bloodywood Premiere New Single & Video
BABYMETAL and Bloodywood’s collaborative new single “Kon! Kon!” is now streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below. The accompanying music video, which you can watch below, was filmed during BABYMETAL’s performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City this past June.
This energetic team-up between the Japanese kawaii metal icons and Indian nü-metal outfit will appear on BABYMETAL’s upcoming fifth studio album, Metal Forth, slated for release on August 8th. The two bands previously joined forces on Bloodywood’s track “Bekhauf,” featured on their current album Nu Delhi.
Both groups are currently wrapping up a North American tour that also includes Jinjer on the lineup. More...
Halestorm Premiere New Single & Music Video
Multi-platinum hard rock band Halestorm have unveiled the title track from their upcoming sixth studio album, Everest. The GRAMMY Award-winning group teamed up with acclaimed producer Dave Cobb (known for his work with Brandi Carlile and Chris Stapleton) for the record, which is set for release on August 8th via Atlantic Records.
A music video for the track will go live at 8 am (EST).
Several tracks from the album, including this newly released title cut, have already found their way into the band’s recent live setlists. In support of Everest, Halestorm have lined up the following tour dates: More...
Jinjer Premiere New Music Video For "Fast Draw"
Ukrainian progressive metalcore band Jinjer have just premiered a new music video for their track “Fast Draw.” The video was filmed during the band’s European tour last year and includes live footage captured at the 2024 Summer Breeze Open Air festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
Jinjer will be spending much of the year on tour in support of their latest album, “Duél,” with the following dates currently scheduled: More...
BABYMETAL Tap Poppy For Their New Single
Now signed to Capitol Records, BABYMETAL are gearing up to release their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Metal Forth, on June 13th. Unveiled earlier this week, the album boasts an impressive lineup of guest collaborators, including Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, along with members of Spiritbox, Slaughter To Prevail, Polyphia, and more.
The newly released second single, “from me to u,” sees the Japanese kawaii metal trio teaming up with GRAMMY-nominated alt-metal artist Poppy for a genre-blending track, now available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
In support of Metal Forth, BABYMETAL will embark on a North American headlining tour, joined by Black Veil Brides, Jinjer, and Bloodywood, with the tour kicking off just as the album drops. More...
Calva Louise Premiere New Single & Music Video
Alternative metal band Calva Louise unveiled their new single and music video for “W.T.F”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
This latest installment in the band’s expanding cinematic universe comes alongside insight from vocalist Jess Allanic, who directed this new clip. She also shared some inspiration behind the track, saying: More...
Bloodywood To Release New Album In March
Bloodywood, torchbearers and metal barrier-breakers hailing from India, are thrilled to announce their new album "Nu Delhi," out 21st March via Fearless Records. To celebrate the good news, the band has shared the video for new single "Tadka," which can be found below.
With "Tadka," the band offers up another gritty and groove metal anthem with traditional instrumentation. The song packs a nu metal punch, pairing monster truck-sized riffs and hell-bound screaming with classic sounds that reflect their culture. Bloodywood walks the line between genres fearlessly and without a net, and the result is a hard rock banger unlike which you've heard before.
"‘Tadka’ is a metal tribute to Indian food," the band declares. "The word ‘Tadka’ is a cooking process in Indian cuisine where spices are heated in hot oil or ghee to create a more aromatic flavour... It's about going the extra mile in the pursuit of a greater flavour."
The band continues, "The song highlights the multi-faceted chaos of Indian kitchens that are tasked with perfectly executing centuries-old recipes on a daily basis as well as the immense joy they brings to most people. This is a never-ending love story that connects an entire nation. From the fanciest fine dining restaurants to the simplest road side stall, everyone brings something magical to the table, but the undisputed champion of the cuisine is the Indian household kitchen. When you fuse these recipes and techniques with the love of an Indian family home, the result is unbeatable." More...
Bloodywood Premiere New Single & Music Video
Indian nü-metal/folk metal band Bloodywood have released their new single, “Nu Delhi,” in conjunction with the announcement of their signing with Fearless Records. After debuting on SiriusXM‘s Liquid Metal, the track is now available online along with a music video directed by the band’s own Karan Katiyar.
The song serves as a tribute to their hometown of New Delhi, with the band sharing the following about its significance: More...
OpEd
Diamond's Mine: The Best Of 2022
It's been quite a year. A year that saw regular live shows return, bands hit the road once again, festivals re-open and most importantly, some stellar new music! We said goodbye to bands such as Nuclear Assault, Tristania, The Sword and Every Time I Die and welcomed back old favourites like Biohazard, Coal Chamber, God Forbid and most surprisingly, Pantera. But we'll start with something new and hand out the award for...
Best Newcomer
2022 saw quite a few bands emerge with their debut albums. One which really caught the ears of listeners was Philadelphia's, Empress, with their first album, "Fateweaver." Some truly wonderful artwork leads the way into some excellent symphonic power metal and won over plenty of new fans. Other notable debuts came from the East of the globe with such bands as Ou from China, whose progressive debut "One" was an interesting one (oh ho ho,) while to the south of China in India, we find the winners of this year's award.
Bloodywood
Maybe a slightly controversial one as Bloodywood has been around for a little while, but it was in 2022 that they released their first full length album of original material, "Rakshak." Metal has always been open to incorporating new genres and cultures (even if a section of fans that we don't like to talk about aren't so keen on the latter) and in a year which saw the USA hear the sounds of Indian folk metal in a broader sense. Bloodywood has reached a much wider audience by releasing their first album and the metal world were happy to welcome them. Let's hope they're around for a long time to come. More...
Graspop Announces A Further 103 Bands
The organisers of Graspop Metal Meeting, one of Europe's premier metal festivals and the biggest in Belgium has announced a further 103 bands added to next year's edition of the festival. The event will take place in the town of Dessel from June 15th - 18th.
The lineup is now as follows:
1914
Agnostic Front
Amon Amarth
Anti-Flag
Antimatter
Any Given Day
Arch Enemy
Architects
As I Lay Dying
Asking Alexandria
At The Gates
Avatar
Beast In Black
Behemoth
Billy Talent
Black Mirrors
Bloodywood
Butcher Babies
Cane Hill
Carpenter Brut
Clutch
Cradle Of Filth
Crowbar
Cyclone
Danko Jones
Dark Angel
Deathstars
Def Leppard
Delain
Dieth
Dirkschneider
Disturbed
Draconian
Eluveitie
End
Enter Shikari
Epica
Escape The Fate
Evergrey
Exodus
Fever 333
Fields of the Nephilim
Finntroll
Ghost
Gojira
Greg Puciato
Halestorm
Hatebreed
Heidevolk
Hippotraktor
Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Vampires
I Prevail
In Flames
Insomnium
Katatonia
Kissin’ Dynamite
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Landmvrks
Legion Of The Damned
Less Than Jake
Life Of Agony
Lionheart
Loathe
Lorna Shore
Marduk
Meshuggah
Molybaron
Monster Magnet
Motionless In White
Motley Crue
Novelists
Oceans
Orange Goblin
Orbit Culture
Pantera
Papa Roach
Parkway Drive
Polaris
Rancid
Russkaja
Seether
Septicflesh
Sick Of It All
Skindred
Sleep Token
Slipknot
Soen
Sólstafir
Spiritbox
Stand Atlantic
Stray From The Path
Testament
The Amity Affliction
The Answer
The Chats
The Ghost Inside
The Halo Effect
The Luka State
The Menzingers
The Raven Age
The Winery Dogs
Three Days Grace
Thundermother
Unearth
Vicious Rumours
Voivod
Watain
Download Festival Announces First Sixty Bands
The organisers of Britain's Download festival have announced the first sixty bands to play at the event's twentieth anniversary next year. Of note, Metallica will be performing two headlining sets, while the other headliners will be Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon. A statement from Metallica reads as follows:
"Open up the summer calendar as we’re super excited to announce that we’ll be celebrating the Download Festival’s 20th anniversary with not one, but two headline nights on June 8 and 10, 2023! It's been over a decade since we hit the stage in Donington Park, so we’ll be making up for lost time with two unique and completely different setlists with no repeat songs whatsoever that weekend.
"This year’s festival will take place over four days and we’re lucky enough to start the party on night one, June 8th. Hitting the stage as headliners the other two nights are Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon. The long weekend will be jam-packed including Evanescence, Parkway Drive, Disturbed, Pendulum, Architects, Ghost, The Distillers, Placebo, Alexisonfire, Asking Alexandria, Motionless In White, I Prevail, The Blackout (reunion), Fever 333, Stray From The Path, Lorna Shore, Nova Twins and Municipal Waste, with many more still to be announced.
"Fifth Members may purchase tickets now. General tickets are on-sale at 10 AM on Thursday, November 10th."
The current lineup is as follows: More...
Bloodywood Announces US Tour Dates
New Delhi based Indian Folk Metal band Bloodywood has announced the dates of the US leg of their Nine Inch Naans Tour 2022, The band is touring in support of their debut album "Rakshak," the first Indian Metal album to ever chart on Billboard. The tour kicks off on September 24th in Louisville, KY at Louder Than Life Festival and works it's way throughout the US including a stop at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA and wraps up in Dallas, TX on October 13th.
"Our supporters in the US are unbelievably passionate, our debut US tour has been YEARS in the making and this time nothing's going to stop us. Whether it's more covid, a zombie apocalypse or a full blown alien invasion, we're going to bring the Rakshak rampage to the States and rock out with all of you in September!" - Raoul Kerr (Bloodywood)
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Bloodywood Shares New Music Video
Put down your morning coffee, New-Delhi arena metallers Bloodywood are about to kick so hard they fire you into the weekend. To celebrate the release of their debut album "Rakshak" (out today!), the band are elated to present the music video for their heaviest song ever, "Dana Dan."
'Dana Dan' begins with the thudding of the South Indian 'Nagada' drums, before the razor-sharp rapping of Raoul Kerr comes in then gives way to the ferociousness of vocalist Jayant Bhadula. Here the entire band are firing on 11 to produce their most sonically thrilling track yet. There's going to be some crazy pits when the band play this one live...
Speaking about the new single, Bloodywood say: "'Dana Dan' is a graphic commentary on sexual assault and the need to eliminate it. It begins with the reflexive, almost homicidal rage we feel when we hear about these crimes, before moving on to a more level headed call to arms. It culminates in a gentle appeal for all of us to reflect on the role we play in creating a world where atrocities of this nature are committed and to work towards eliminating it altogether." More...
Bloodywood Release New Single "Aaj"
Indian heavy metallers Bloodywood have revealed another explosive track, "Aaj" from their upcoming debut full-length Rakshak, out February 18, 2022.
Bloodywood is a Folk Metal band from India known for pioneering a sound that seamlessly fuses Indian Folk instruments with Metal to devastating effect. Expect to hear the percussive power of the mighty Dhol, the melancholic Flute, the single stringed Tumbi and several other uncommon yet distinctively characteristic sounds from India. A combination of thunderous Hindi/Punjabi Choruses and meaningful yet unforgiving Rap verses along with the ethnic instrumentation, makes Bloodywood a truly unique experience.
Check them out below! More...