Flyleaf + P.O.D. Members Form New Band Belle And The Dragon, Release Acoustic Video for New Single “Trees”

Members of acclaimed chart-topping rock bands Flyleaf and P.O.D. have gone in a new musical direction and collaborated to form a new band called Belle and the Dragon.

The group is celebrating the release of an acoustic video for their next single, “Trees.” Vocalist and guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya explains:

I wanted the acoustic version of ‘Trees’ to feel lonely and fragile, reflecting the feeling of isolation when one begins to explore new ideas without the support of the community in which they were brought up.

Sameer Bhattacharya, the primary songwriter, and guitarist for Flyleaf began writing and recording his own solo songs during the band’s indefinite hiatus. He recruited fellow band member and bassist Pat Seals, along with beloved P.O.D. drummer Noah “Wuv” Bernardo, to record what would become Belle and the Dragon’s debut album Birthrights.

The album, produced by Dave Hidek and recorded at the Professor Bombay Sound studio in San Diego, weaves through different genres, tempos, and emotions. Belle and the Dragon has been a passion project and labor of love for Sameer Bhattacharya, who was able to write and record without a filter.