Newly signed to heralded independent label Earache Records, BVDLVD (pronounced 'Bad Lad') has
released his highly anticipated new single “Prison”.
When speaking of the single, BVDLVD (real name Josh Pearman) said, “I made PRISON when I
was completely broke - long story short, f*ck the tax man! I had about 80 quid to my name and
was stressed about how I was going to pay my bills the next month, borrowing money from my
girlfriend, and eating as cheaply as I could. I don't usually perform well under stress and I
remember getting to the point where I just hated the process of making the song. Somehow, I
manifested that hatred back into the song and said 'fuck it', let's just make the song about the
corrupt system and how I might be completely screwed if I can't pay my rent.”
“The song went through so many versions” he continues, “I am really happy with how it turned
out and can't wait to perform this one live. It broke my heart reading through some comments
from fans saying they discovered me through my song Full Metal, which I made over 3 years ago,
and were disappointed that I never truly came back with another Metal track. I really hope those
fans are happy with PRISON.”
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“I wanted to play with the idea of captivity and freedom, to depict how the system loves to keep
you in its grasp. The entire band got completely blitzed by the sun in that quarry and getting to
work in a former prison was eye-opening.”
Dropping out of college to teach himself to record vocals and mix tracks, BVDLVD began his
underground revolution by fusing the distorted Trap coming out of the US with underground UK
rave culture. Mixing up anger, humour, energy and bass to create a unique, explosive new style
that refuses simple categorisation, he debuted a system-crashing noise set to empower outsiders
and misfits worldwide.
BVDLVD has evolved, shed his skin and evolved again more times than can be counted since his
journey into the music industry started at 16 years old. Alienated by the British education system –
a system he's convinced was set up to crush creativity – BVDLVD has paved his way from
discovering the raw Trap Metal of XXXTENTACION, Ghostemane, Night Lovell and $uicideboy$ to
becoming a Trap Metal prodigy himself in the UK's underground scene. From there, he's
continued to push his creativity to the point of being a post-genre mastermind.
Whilst taking his fans (and haters) firmly under his wing, BVDLVD has also been propelling the
UK's underground Trap scene into a globally renowned phenomenon, working tirelessly to ramp
up the charge of a new generation of artists and fans. From co-founding the UK crew LOVE SEPT.
alongside fellow innovative MCs HEN$HAW and V.RI, to gaining global traction via collaborations
with Russian producer CVRBI, German producer Pulse and USA frontrunners Lil Darkie and
SPIDER GANG (including a collaboration series coined DARKLAD and a European tour with Lil
Darkie). BVDLVD'S Alt family was widened further via festival spots at Kerrang!'s ALT+LDN
festival and Kendal Calling festival, as well as a slot supporting WARGASM at Lost Horizon Bristol
(the venue run by the team behind Glastonbury’s Shangri-La).
It's BVDLVD's unquenchable appetite for surpassing his personal bests and building a positive
community with those who relate to his music that's seen him go so far as an independent artist.
BVDLVD has ensured that fans can experience every step of his rise in the industry with him
directly via online communities such as Discord as well as live YouTube premieres of his self-
directed videos (which have since racked up upwards of 10M views combined). An artist with a big
heart and a deeply personable approach to his fans and haters alike, BVDLVD revealed one special
instance of turning online hate and trolling into love and friendship in the YouTube Originals
documentary Terms & Conditions: Deeper Than Drill. This saw thousands awe-inspired by his
kindness-first approach when a clip of the documentary went viral on TikTok.
2023 is the dawn of a new LVD. Having announced his newfound sobriety whilst supporting
NASCAR ALOE in London earlier this year, the 22-year-old is ready to bear the scarred soul that
he's been numbing with substances for years. His upcoming album is a work of brutal self-
honesty, capturing intensely vulnerable lyrical moments where he drops his seemingly invincible
persona and allows fans to see the human beneath his superhuman character. Watch this space…
Catch BVDLVD’S blistering live show with his newly formed full live band at one of the following
venues supporting Lil Darkie:
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