THE AGE OF METAL

In a country of nearly 145 crore people, metalheads are roughly 10,000. We, the musicians who practise metal, therefore always support each other. Raoul Kerr, vocalist and rapper, Bloodywood

- AKASH CHATTERJEE

Although music lovers have welcomed genres like jazz, blues, and pop, metalheads are relatively unknown in India. Karan Katiyar, Jayant Bhadula, and Raoul Kerr of the Indian metal band, Bloodywood, the first Indian metal band to break into the Billboard charts, have taken it upon themselves to turn things around. "In a country of nearly 145 crore people, metalheads are roughly 10,000. We, the musicians who practise metal, therefore always support each other. There were times when our shows in India used to attract hardly 50-100 people. But it is slowly changing. Now we can expect at least five times that number at a concert."