#Indian folk metal

[loiterer87]

Day two and a bit of a different sound and style. Bloodywood is what happens when three lads from New Delhi decide to combine nu-metal with traditional Indian folk music! There's bits of Bhangra in there, some rapping, traditional instruments and some really good growling! If you're curious, check out Dana Dan or Ari Ari, or their first album, Rakshak! 

Don't know why, but I decided on the Hindu Goddess Kali with a Flying V guitar. That was the vibe I was getting while trying to come up with a concept for the picture. Think it turned out pretty decent! Especially the hands! Went for the four-armed version instead of the ten, because there was no way I was fitting all them arms on an A5 bit of paper...

[storiesfromthegrave]

Follow the source link to 92 gifs of SACHA DHAWAN in the tv-series SUSPECT (2022). SACHA DHAWAN (born 1984) is a British actor of Punjabi Indian descent, known for his roles in The Great, Marvel’s Iron Fist, and Sherlock. These gifs were made from scratch, please don’t claim them as your own. Trigger warning: violence.

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[demon64]

Been in a bit of a mood to listen to Bloodywood lately, and combine that with me working on my Spider-Verse fanfic, I had this funny idea of Hobie, Pavitr, and Gayatri listening to this or going to a concert where Bloodywood is performing.

I think all three would love this in their own ways. Hell, it's just a really awesome song in my opinion. Hobie would probably love a song about a riot. Pavitr would probably find the mixing of metal and Indian folk music interesting. And honestly, despite how little we see her in the movie, Gayatri kind of strikes me as a metalhead.

[elvencantation]

so i got the most random youtube recommendation on my home page and this is fucking brilliant i need to share it with y’all

[thediktatortot]

If you want to get into modern Metal, then this is a good place to start.

[alpacawoes]

Don’t know I’ll be able to see them this time but my boys are coming back through the US!

[mybelovedintrepidheroes]

check out Bloodywood! they're an Indian metal band! I would advise caution when listening tho bc they have heavy themes in their songs ranging from SA on women (on the side of women) to suicidal ideation, they have a rapper who does his rap in English, the rest of their songs are a combination of hindi and Punjabi. the songs go so HARD I swear I love them.

another recommendation I have would be NiNi music, she does Asian folk metal and that shit RIPS. she's Taiwanese and plays a lot of traditional Chinese instruments, like the pipa or the zhong ruan for example she plays so many instruments it's kinda crazy tbh.

something less metal would be Belle Sisoski, she does a lot of covers with SO many different indigenous instruments I'm genuinely baffled how she knows how to play all those and she also does throat singing, she also has started doing more original edm type stuff which goes SO hard, I'd go to an edm festival if they played her music. Also she's from Malaysia in case you were wondering.

bro i LOVE indigenous fusion music i love it when indigenous people take traditional practices and language and apply them in new cool ways i love the slow decay and decolonisation of the modern music industry

[uh-leck-see]

Everybody clap for my new son & his sick as fuck fit!

[elrohirtheneurodivergent]

Does anyone know when or if Bloodywood will release more songs, cause I really like their stuff so far and I yearn for more

[thelonewildgirl]

God! I would love to see these guys live😭😭😭😭😭

[silelda]

For anyone who needs it. I know I did.

[littlefankingdom]

Me: I haven't listened to every Bloodywood's songs, but it's a great metal band and I think Jason would listen to it. Dana-Dan, a song about beating up rapists, for example, he would blast that shit. Bloodywood: *Makes a reference to Batman in one of their songs* Me: Oh no, he would hate that.

(The reference is in Chakh Le, a song about the growing disparities between the poor and the rich, and using your fame and money to help the poor, and the ref is about bringing justice and vengeance for the lower classes like Batman. Some Indian metalheads understand more Batman than Batman's writers)

[allaboutherock2011]

BLOODYWOOD ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM NU DELHI OUT 21ST MARCH via FEARLESS RECORDS

BLOODYWOOD, torchbearers and metal barrier-breakers hailing from India, are thrilled to announce their new album Nu Delhi, out 21st March via Fearless Records. Pre-order it here. To celebrate the good news, the band has shared the video for new single ‘Tadka’.[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nihFu0YjkcE”%5DWith ‘Tadka’, the band offers up another gritty and groove metal anthem…

[jackfromthefairytale]

fave. literally. it's all done so tastefully. I love india. I hate it's taken me two years ish to actually listen to their music properly

[aeolianblues]

I need people to appreciate how hard this picture goes

It's from a gig featured in an article in The Hindu that covered the Chennai metal music scene recently! While Bangalore, Kolkata and Assam (as well as a few other eastern states/territories in the Seven Sisters) are known as meccas for metal in India, Chennai, which has always been known for more folky and fusion alternative music amongst the independent scene, is warming up to metal. The article spoke to some of the musicians who have laid down the foundations for metal spaces, nights and venues to come up over the last 10 years.

I'm glad to see it, of course. But can we take a separate moment to appreciate metal in a dhoti?

[alpacawoes]

Indian Folk Metal for the uninitiated… covering T-Swift, baby!

This was from when the group was just two guys making heavy metal covers. I absolutely love this song and wish it had not been removed from Spotify 😭