Indian Folk Nu-Metal: Bloodywood Bring the Ruckus on “Gadaar”
Here’s a fun way to kick off your otherwise hum-drum Wednesday: there’s a new song and video from Indian folk metal outfit Bloodywood!
The most prominent musical features of “Gaddaar” are nu-metal grooves, rapping and traditional Indian folk instrumentation, including the dhol (a drum), a flute, and the single-stringed tumbi (similar to a sitar to these Western ears). If that sounds like an eclectic mix, well, it is! Plenty of other folks seem to think so, too; “Gadaar” has racked up over 42,000 views on YouTube since its premiere less than 24 hours ago. I totally understand the appeal, although I wager a lot of metalheads took one quick look at this article’s headline and internally messaged the puke emoji to themselves.
The band comments on the new single:
“It’s been a while since our last song, so we wanted to come back heavy with ‘Gaddaar!’ It’s a song that’s aimed at a complete separation of religion and politics across the world. Everyone deserves equal rights and equal treatment at the hands of their governments no matter who and how they worship. We’ve seen the use of religious and divisive politics globally in recent years and it needs to be spoken about.
“It’s the first single we’re releasing in the build up to the album because musically speaking you’ll hear something familiar, but there’s also enough to hint at the evolution of our sound. That’ll become evident across the release of the next couple of singles and the album itself. We gave the album everything we had and can’t wait to unleash it all.”
Bloodywood’s debut full-length, Rakshak, arrives on February 18, 2022; pre-order here.
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