{"id":729722,"date":"2026-05-27T00:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-got-flashbanged-at-the-bleood-show-i-think-i-liked-it\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:35:11","slug":"i-got-flashbanged-at-the-bleood-show-i-think-i-liked-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-got-flashbanged-at-the-bleood-show-i-think-i-liked-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af909df50583\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af909df50583\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-got-flashbanged-at-the-bleood-show-i-think-i-liked-it\/#An_overstimulating_evening_at_Elsewhere_with_rage_raps_newest_ascendant_star\" >An overstimulating evening at Elsewhere with rage rap\u2019s newest ascendant star.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_overstimulating_evening_at_Elsewhere_with_rage_raps_newest_ascendant_star\"><\/span>An overstimulating evening at Elsewhere with rage rap\u2019s newest ascendant star.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280708\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC8307-Enhanced-NR_xsfz2q\/bleood-performs-at-elsewhere-s-main-hall-on-may-22-2026.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      bleood performs at Elsewhere&#8217;s Main Hall on May 22, 2026.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      Abie Niedzwiecki \/ The FADER<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280702\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            In a crowded field of r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers who appear one day and blow up the next, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bleood\/\">bleood<\/a> might just take the cake. This time last year, the average fan of Ken Carson and OsamaSon would have been hard pressed to name a single song by the Florida rapper. Now, he\u2019s closing out the Zig-Zag stage at Day 2 of Rolling Loud and touring behind his unceremoniously surprise-dropped new mixtape <i>PROTAGONIST<\/i>; online, the rumor goes that he signed for a sizeable seven-figure major label deal. I wasn\u2019t able to catch his set down in Orlando, so I jumped at the chance to see <i>The PROTAGONIST Tour<\/i> in person this past weekend to try and get a better understanding of the nascent rapper\u2019s music.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            On paper, bleood (pronounced &#8220;blood&#8221;) is a fairly legible artist. He got his start during the pandemic under the alias m4ri, then loosely floated around internet collectives including Xaviersobased\u2019s 1c and starting the group #back with yuke. His music is essentially rage rap with everything turned up to 11, tapping producer yrsci to give him vicious instrumentals with brutalizing 808s. m4ri changed his name to deffici1e before beginning to build momentum off singles like 2022\u2019s \u201cenamored with dread\u201d and his 2023 mixtape <i>seal of memories<\/i>. Though that tape was intended to be his last, snowballing momentum convinced bleeod to continue making music under his present name. Growing momentum in 2024 culminated in May 2025\u2019s \u201cAlucard,\u201d a bludgeoning single that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> commenters jokingly call \u201cEvil prettifun.\u201d That was eventually followed by December\u2019s \u201cmunni and drugs,\u201d which seemed to worm its way into everyone I know\u2019s streaming algorithm overnight.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280716\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"bleood - i love seals\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6qdkfzOG7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280703\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Fast forward to spring 2026 and bleood\u2019s momentum had become impossible to ignore, even if friends and label players alike privately tell me they\u2019re skeptical about the authenticity of his online engagement. Last month\u2019s \u201ci PROTAGONIST <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly builds on the wonky strengths of bleood\u2019s music, which treats his garbled vocals as just another texture in the mix. His music isn\u2019t quite at the deafening unintelligibility of say, Percatric or 2slimey, but it certainly pushes past the distortion of OsamaSon and Che\u2019s hardest-hitting tracks. Besides his previous associate yuke, bleeod\u2019s music reminds me most of DMV rapper Dragnutz, who has a similar penchant for 808s that threaten to engulf entire tracks, though the two artists have disparate flows and approaches.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280710\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7571-Enhanced-NR_qfmz1b\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7729-Enhanced-NR_xodita\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280715\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <br \/>So, Friday night at Elsewhere. The line wrapped around the building \u2013 we skipped most of it, but it seemed like most of the waiting fans had gotten inside by the time he went on stage around TIME. There were no openers, just a DJ, but the moshpit was lively, dynamic: young men bouncing around, barreling into each other. Besides venue staff, I\u2019d say I saw approximately seven women there, so there may have been as many as a couple dozen non-men in attendance, which seems about par for the course when it comes to smaller scale rage rap shows. The energy was high beneath the crimson stagelights, even if the room was growing mildly impatient.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The lights dimmed to black as fans lofted their phones. \u201cFilming with flash is strictly prohibited. Turn your camera phones off,\u201d an ominous voice boomed. It took a few minutes, and some social shaming from fellow fans, but eventually, the flashlights were flicked off. We strained in the dark to try and make out a shadow against the shadows, to try and spy where the young star might appear.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280709\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7258-Enhanced-NR_xhjwl0\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7598-Enhanced-NR_k4yvdx\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280704\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            As the 808s exploded into being, approximately 1 trillion bright white stagelights burst open, illuminating the venue for a split-second before strafing, strobing, scattering across the heaving crowd, barebones stage, bleeod\u2019s bleached dreads covering his face as he rapped along to \u201cpush.\u201d <i>Push to the side, push to the side, push to the side, push the side<\/i> the crowd roared as we shoved each other to and fro. It was honestly awesome.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            I\u2019m not a bleood fan, so aside from electric moments for \u201cchrome dinosaur\u201d and \u201clesbian vampire killers,\u201d much of the night seemed to elapse into a blur of sharp elbows and sweaty limbs, my pupils desperately trying to adjust to the oscillating lighting conditions. Struggling to get a closer view of bleood, I was introduced to a variety of piquant aromas during the first half of the show: one exceedingly tall blonde boy in a lumpy white top that brought to mind Rei Kawakubo\u2019s CDG had the unmistakable vegetal odor of the fermented ramp martini I\u2019d unhappily downed three hours prior.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Once I\u2019d given up on trying to spelunk my way to barricade, I was free to enjoy the ridiculous moshpit \u2013 I was too tired to throw myself in the mix, but it was both wider and faster-paced than most I\u2019ve seen, and whenever someone was inevitably bowled over, they were scooped up relatively quickly. Backing away from the crowd altogether, the intensity of bleood\u2019s optics became more apparent. At one point, as I recorded his set from halfway up the stairs to the bathroom, black holes began to appear on my phone screen, though my camera was mercifully unscathed.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280711\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8001-Enhanced-NR_wnhzvj\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7499-Enhanced-NR_xw9vrr\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280705\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            It was a good show, maybe even a great one. If you\u2019re asking yourself, <i>should I check out the bleood show?<\/i> the answer is a resounding yes. But listening to <i>PROTAGONIST<\/i> over the weekend, it felt hollow, like everything was all flash and no calories. I\u2019m not entirely opposed to that \u2013 substance doesn\u2019t separate speech from poetry, style does \u2013 but something about bleood\u2019s music isn\u2019t quite clicking for me.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Despite the specificity of flexes like a Chrome Hearts dinosaur keychain or his self-professed lean addiction, bleood still feels like a cardboard cutout of a real person, rather than a real person inhabiting an artistic persona. Online, his fans joke that his appreciation for niche <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> is all <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=LARP\">LARP<\/a>, or perhaps being orchestrated by his label or management; that seems like a microcosm for the skepticism about his digital marketing, or even just the appeal of his music in general, where people can \u201csee\u201d why someone else might enjoy bleood, but can\u2019t quite bring themselves to \u201cunderstand\u201d or \u201cfeel\u201d the same way his fans do. Something about it just doesn\u2019t seem right, like biting into an apple without washing off its wax coating.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280713\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC7931-Enhanced-NR_sujwej\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_DSC8036-Enhanced-NR_yqka85\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280714\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            But that might just be me at home with my headphones. Music is a communal experience, and plenty of bands and artists that are \u201cjust ok\u201d on record put on incredible shows. If bleeod\u2019s bigger priority is his live performances, that\u2019s his prerogative. But as fans wait for his oft-delayed album <i>Kill Your Idols<\/i>, I can\u2019t help feeling that bleood has so much more room to grow before he can fully live up to the sky-high expectations placed on him.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280712\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_DSC7913-Enhanced-NR_yn7cvh\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"I got flashbanged at the bleood show. I think I liked it?\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2026\/05\/26\/bleood-protagonist-tour-concert-review\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An overstimulating evening at Elsewhere with rage rap\u2019s newest ascendant star. bleood performs at Elsewhere&#8217;s Main Hall on May 22, 2026. \u00a0 Abie Niedzwiecki \/ The FADER In a crowded field of rappers who appear one day and blow up the next, bleood might just take the cake. 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