Bloodywood

Bloodywood are the torchbearers and barrier-breakers of metal from India, their hard-hitting folk, yet modern metal sound making the world sit up, take notice and show up to sing along.

Bloodywood first caught the attention of the internet with their YouTube channel, when multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Karan Katiyar and vocalist Jayant Bhadula were about to get deadly serious about their craft.

Bolstered by the support they were getting, Bloodywood dropped “Ari Ari” in 2018. A Punjabi folk song made famous in the early 2000s remix boom in India by hip-hop act Bombay Rockers, Bloodywood pushed it further with help from the gritty New Delhi-based conscious hip-hop artist rapper Raoul Kerr.

With the additional accessibility from Kerr’s English rap verses, Katiyar’s inimitable flute melody and Bhadula’s powerful vocals, the band’s first original song “Jee Veerey” (2018 – a song about mental health) brought a flood of praise from around the world. With the release of “Jee Veerey,” the band discovered their own sound and message. Songs like “Endurant” (anti-bullying anthem) and “Machi Bhasad (Expect A Riot)” in 2019 saw Bloodywood level up, adding Kerr as a full-time member.

“We’re trying to push the limits of the impact that music can have on the world” Rapper Raoul Kerr as he reflects on the message of the band, “Whether it’s the battles within or the fight for a better world, our sound is meant to bring everyone together and win.