we want to motivate ourselves and others to fulfil this potential.
How does a Bloodywood song usually come to life— riff first, beat first, or do the lyrics lead the way?
Most of the time it ' s a portion of the instrumental first, then we discuss a theme and begin writing vocal parts.
What was it like collaborating with BABYMETAL— did you ever imagine that crossover happening?
It was a result of manifestation, we felt there might be a chance because the producer of Babymetal had attended our show and we ' d become friends but the request for a collaboration came out of the blue, shortly after we had made an instrumental that we felt was perfect for a collaboration with them. The track is infused with that magic.
Your music often feels like protest anthems for the digital age. Do you see yourselves as artists or activists first?
Artists, and as artists we feel it ' s important to say what needs to be send which is what lead to our political work.
‘ Nu Delhi’ sounds like both a love letter and a riot. If you had to describe the album in one dish instead of a word— what would it be and why?
‘ Metal tikka masala’ it ' s a joke we’ ve made when we’ ve been asked because our sound is complicated but the reason we chose NU Delhi was to name our sound. It’ s derived from nu metal which is our subgenre and New Delhi which is our home.
There’ s an undercurrent of danger and rebellion in this album. What were you channelling emotionally while making it?
What we always have, that the world can be a better place and music can be used to inspire change. Usually we write from an Indian perspective with a global objective, this time we switched the lens to Delhi.
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