YB Reason for Returning to Metal… Yoon Do-hyun “I Got Strength from My Cancer Battle, Got Interest Again”

YB Yoon Do-hyun revealed why he returned to the metal genre.

Yoon Do-hyun said, “I like metal music and have been listening to it for a long time. I did it because I wanted to do it” at the showcase for his new metal album ‘ODYSSEY’ held at Hongdae Rolling Hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 17th.

He said, “I listened to a lot of death metal when I was young, but I lost interest at some point and stopped. At some point, I became interested again as various genres emerged” and confessed, “I listened to a lot of metal music during COVID-19 and my battle with cancer. As I focused on the difficult performances, I fell into a state of selflessness and it gave me strength.” He continued, “At first, I thought about doing it as a solo project, but after discussing it with the members, we decided to do it together. He added, “It‘s a difficult path, but we’re going to do it together.”

He also said, “For the first time, I think I developed the mindset of an athlete while doing music. If I don‘t practice repeatedly every day, I can’t play. I thought, ‘This isn’t bad.‘ I practice three to four times a week,” expressing his passion.

The new album, ’ODYSSEY,‘ is a hybrid modern metal style album that YB is attempting anew. This work stands out with its intense DJ-based sound and new attempts that expand on the existing colors of YB. It is characterized by the noticeable changes in the members, including vocalist Yoon Do-hyun’s growling and screaming techniques, Heo Jun‘s technical guitar playing, Park Tae-hee’s heavy bass, and Kim Jin-won‘s elaborate double bass drumming.

The album contains a total of 6 tracks, including the pre-released track ‘Rebellion (Feat. Xdinary Heroes)’, which featured JYP band Xdinary Heroes and appeared in the music video for, and the double title track ‘Orchid’. The album will be released at 6 PM on the 26th, and the LP, LP special edition, and KiT version will also be released at the same time.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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