Bloodywood – ‘Rakshak’ (Self-Released)
Jonny B feels like he’s been waiting an age for this album after stumbling across this relatively unknown band a few years ago. When he first heard them, he was immediately taken aback by the unique combination of aggressive metal and traditional Indian music, it was almost like Bhangra with extra BHANG! This was coupled with an ability to not take themselves too seriously, which was made abundantly clear with their metal cover of viral hit ‘Tunak Tunak Tun’ which cemented Bloodywood in JB’s regular plays. More recently, it seems that the ÜK metal community has caught on to this cultural phenomenon with a slot at the 2020 Bloodstock event… which didn’t happen, so it rolled over into 2021… which they were unable to make. Nevertheless, we’re hoping that this year will be third time lucky as the Bloodywood hype just keeps on building, and expect it to gain even more momentum with the release of debut album ‘Rakshak’ which our man was fortunate enough to get an early listen to!
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