They didn’t simply f–k points up, if you discovered, for the “Lilith (Diablo IV Anthem).” In truth, Halsey seems appealing completely satisfied regarding her partnership with BTS‘ Suga to advertise the current installation of the Blizzard Entertainment game.
“Collaborating with Suga on a project that revolves around our mutual admiration for dark mythology has been a longstanding dream of mine. ‘SUGA’s Interlude,’ our previous collaboration, while introspective, is pretty whimsical in tone,” the Grammy candidate informs Billboard of their brand-new take on the tune — which went down June 5 — off her seriously well-known 2021 cd If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. “Together, we were able to infuse the anthem with intricate narratives that encompass a wider range of emotions I wouldn’t have been able to tell without him. He added a whole new perspective to the song. Plus, it was just honestly really cool to do something so badass with my friend.”
The revamping of “Lilith” — which Halsey calls “an exciting challenge” to record the “essence” of the game’s personality of the exact same name — consists of not just “actual sounds from gameplay throughout,” yet a brand-new knowledgeable by the BTS rap artist. Midway with the tune, Suga rhymes, “Step out of the moment that’s been trapping you in/ All this negativity of hatred and insanity/ Don’t dwell on the past/ It’s time to make a change/ Look around believe in what you see/ I have returned to hell.”
Halsey, that claims they were “beyond excited” when Blizzard connected to her to team up on the Diablo IV anthem as well as video — which showed up together with the overhauled track — informs Billboard she “wanted to capture the game’s dark and immersive” tone. The aesthetic for “Lilith (Diablo IV Anthem)” — which likewise includes Suga — was recorded at the Chapelle des Jésuites in Cambrai, France, a setup that wonderfully records the gothic feeling of the game. The artist contributed to that tone by utilizing their line of about-face make-up to develop the try to find Blessed Mother Lilith, whom she represents in the video.
“Every visual aspect of this collaboration — including my outfit and makeup — was carefully crafted to be in tune with the character Lilith,” describes Halsey, that looks equally the tough warrior in her natural leather clothing as well as sword. “The web around my eyes simulates a placenta, which is part of the Lilith lore in its origin, but also the web of viscera that descends from in her character intro for the game.”
And while it was Suga whom Halsey worked together with this time, the celebrity is down for collaborating with any type of as well as all participants of BTS. “I would never say no to working with any of them, ever,” claims the musician, that formerly worked together with the team on 2019’s “Boy With Luv,” which came to a head at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. “They are always so dedicated and committed, and they bring singular talent to everything they do. We’re all so busy working all the time, it’s always one of my favorite parts of the year when we have something collaborative going on, because then we actually get to hang out!”
Revisit Halsey’s overhaul of “Lilith” including Suga listed below: