Artcell
Artcell is a Bangladeshi progressive metal band formed in 23 October 1999, by vocalist and riff guitarist George Lincoln D'Costa, lead guitarist Ershad Zaman, bassist Saef Al Nazi Cézanne and drummer Kazi Sajjadul Asheqeen Shaju. The first song the band composed was ‘'' অন্য সময় (Onno Shomoy)''’. The song set the standard for all the songs yet to come along the way. The first song released by Artcell was ‘Odekha Shorgo’ which was recorded for the great Azam Khan for a mixed album he was planning on. But later it was released on a mixed album called Charpotro'''. The song ‘''Onnoshomoy''’ was written by Rumman Ahmed and ‘''Odekha Shorgo''’ by Rupok. Both Rumman and Rupok were very close friends of the band members; and together they wrote most of the songs for Artcell. During that time songwriter Rupok died from cerebral malaria on 2002. Rupok left when the band was working on their first solo album ‘'' অন্য সময় (Other Time)'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Onno Shomoy
''Onno Shomoy'' (; ) is the debut album by the Bangladeshi progressive metal band, Artcell, released in 2002 under G-Series. This album was highly appreciated by metal listeners. This album was one of the first to introduce and develop progressive metal music in Bangladesh. Their sound and compositions differed from other Bangla rock music during that time consisting of fingerstyle guitar intros, unique drum fills with the use of hi-hats and double bass and bass guitar tapping. Their playing style and sound got developed in their upcoming albums as time went on. The main concept of this album was about Rupok's demise, who wrote many lyrics for the band along with Rumman Ahmed. This album was dedicated to him. In 1999, he was diagnosed with cerebral malaria and he died at a very early age, 3 years before the release of this album. A song called ''(রুপক: একটি গান; )'' was made in memory of Rupok in this album. Track listing Lyrics "Bhul Jonmo" (ভু� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Oniket Prantor
''"Oniket Prantor"'' (; ) is the second album released by the Bangladeshi metal band Artcell. It was released on 1 April 2006, 4 years after the release of their first album, Onno Shomoy (Alternate Time). The album has continued to soar in popularity with songs that became cult classics such as ‘Smriti Sharok’, ‘Shohid Sharoni’, ‘Dhushor Shomoy’. The album features a more matured tone than their previous works with more complex compositions and changing time signatures. The album was released in Bashundara City Shopping Mall where the members of Black, Bassbaba Sumon from Aurthohin and Iqbal Asif Jewel who mixed their album and is now currently one of the band members were all present at the launch. The second track of the album, ‘Smiriti Sharok’, was dedicated to Rupok, who was their former lyricist before his death and also whom the bands first album was dedicated to. The 6th track of the album, ‘Chhayar Ninad is an instrumental track, the track that com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Cryptic Fate
Cryptic Fate is a Bangladeshi heavy metal band formed in 1993 in Dhaka. They are one of the pioneers of Bangladeshi heavy metal music. Since 1993, they have released four studio albums and several singles in mixed albums. The original lineup consists of singer Iresh Zaker, guitarists K. Sarfaraz Latifullah and Waheduzzaman Khan, bassist Shakib Chowdhury, drummer Farshed Mahmud. Although they started as a heavy metal band, they became Progressive Metal in their second album. Their first studio album, ''"Ends are Forever"'', was released in 1995. Their second studio album, ''"শ্রেষ্ঠ (Greatness)"'', an album about the liberation war of Bangladesh, was released in 2001. In 2006, they released ''"দানব (Giant)"'', their third full-length effort. They released their fourth full-length studio album ''"নয় মাস (Nine Months)"'' in 2013. History Formation and Early Days (1993) In February 1993, Wahed and Sarfaraz conceived the idea of forming a meta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Iqbal Asif Jewel
Iqbal Asif Jewel (born 1 March) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer. He is currently a member of the band Miles and Artcell. Career Iqbal's first band was ''Legend'', whose first album was ''Onnobhubon''. After the rest of the band left to continue their academic studies, he joined Warfaze, a rock band that was one of the first Bangladeshi rock bands to incorporate elements of heavy metal and progressive metal/progressive rock in its songs. In 1999, Jewel joined Miles. As a solo artist, Jewel has released several albums including an instrumental fusion-rock album ''X Factor'', and a collaboration with long-time friends from other bands; ''Jewel with the Stars'' and ''Jewel with the Stars 2''. Jewel has also produced or mixed several albums, including Sumon's first solo album ''Shopno gulo tomar moto'', and Artcell's second studio album '' Oniket Prantor''. Jewel released a compilation album, ''Rock 101'', in December 2008. In 2009, Eid al-Fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Arbovirus (band)
Arbovirus is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in 2001 in Dhaka. They have released four studio albums, one EP, and twelve singles through various mixed albums. History Formation and early years (2001-2005) Guitarist Duo Suharto Sherif and Asif Asgar Ranjan formed the band with Ishtiaq Ahmed Shovon on vocals and Ahsanur Rahman Himel on drums in 2001. Around mid-2002, Ishtiaq Jishan and Farhan Tanim joined as bassist and drummer respectively. In the same year, Sufi joined as a vocal to complete the lineup. The band's early releases include singles like "আর্তনাদ (ARTONAD)" in the mixed album ''"আগন্তুক-২ (AGONTUK-2)"'', which earned them their first record deal with the label G-Series. ''64m 53s'' (2006) The band released their debut album ''64m 53s'' on 20 July 2006, under the banner of G-Series. On 26 January 2006, Arbovirus performed their first international show at the Salt Lake Stadium on the eve of Indian Republic Day along with Warfa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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G-Series (record Label)
G-Series is a major Bangladeshi record label. The company produces and publishes cassettes, CDs, VCDs, and DVDs of dramas, telefilms, movies, and music. It is one of the largest such companies in Bangladesh. The owner of the company is Nazmul Haque Bhuiyan, popularly known as Khaled. The Daily Star (Bangladesh), The Daily Star described it a major record label in Bangladesh. History G-Series was established in 1983 by Nazmul Haque Bhuiyan. In 2006, Agniveena production was founded as a sister concern of G-Series. G-series is named after the famous book of poems, ''Gitanjali'' of Rabindranath Tagore. In 2007, G-Series was seeing a decline in the sale of compact disks due to piracy. In 2010, for the Eid market, G-series and Agniveena, its sister concern, released 30 albums. The same year the company partnered with BBC World Service Trust to launch BBC Janala on CD. BBC Janala is a program of the trust, English in action, with an aim of making English lessons more accessible. In 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities in the world with a density of about 34,000 citizens per square kilometers within a total area of approximately 300 square kilometers. Dhaka is a megacity, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2024, and a population of over 23.9 million residents in Greater Dhaka, Dhaka Metropolitan Area. It is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia, as well as a major list of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries, Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks list of cities by GDP, third in South Asia and 39th in the worl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Nemesis (Bangladeshi Band)
Nemesis is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in 1999 in Dhaka. They are one of the most popular rock bands in Bangladesh. The band rose to mainstream fame in the late 2000s and early 2010s with their hit songs like "''Obocheton''", "''Kolporajjo''", "''Bir''" and "''Kobe''". Since 1999, they have released three studio albums. The line-up includes vocalist Zohad Reza Chowdhury, guitarist Ifaz Abrar Reza, guitarists Sultan Rafsan Khan, bassist Raquibun Nabi Ratul and drummer Jeffery Ovijit and Dio Haque. History 1999–2003: Formation and Early Days Nemesis was formed in the summer of 1999. Most of the band members had just finished high school and had a lot of spare time in their hands. Saber & Reeshad brought Maher Khan and Yawar Mehboob together to form a band that he wanted to manage. Maher asked his brother Sabin Todamol to play bass setting up as a three piece band. They first performed at New Year's Eve at a rooftop party that Saber arranged. This is where they met Zohad, a sch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Warfaze
Warfaze is a Bangladeshi heavy metal band formed on 6 June 1984 in Dhaka by Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal, Meer, Helal, Naimul, and Bapi. They are one of the earliest heavy metal music, heavy metal bands in Bangladesh. The band had numerous line-up changes since 1984 and since its inception, the band has released seven studio albums, one compilation album, and several singles. They have experimented with numerous sub-genres of Rock music, rock and heavy metal over the years. History 1980–2024 The first lineup of Warfaze in 1980 consisted of Bapi on vocals, Meer and Naimul on guitars, Kamal on bass, and Helal on drums. This initial line-up underwent the first of many changes with Helal, Meer, and Bapi having to leave the band for personal reasons. By that time Kamal met Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu, Tipu in early 1986 and Tipu joined Warfaze as the drummer and co-founder. The band was far from breaking through to the mainstream music scene in Bangladesh and heavy metal music was not very ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Aurthohin
Aurthohin is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Dhaka in 1998 by Sumon (musician), Saidus Sumon (vocals and bass guitar), Tonmoy Rahman (lead guitar), Ponir (rhythm guitar) and Rumi Rahman (drums and percussion). They are considered to be one of the pioneering bands in Bangladeshi alternative rock music. The band was seen as revolutionary within the rock scene in Bangladesh and played a huge part promoting rock/metal music in the country by supporting underground rock/metal bands in Bangladesh. They have released 8 studio albums and also have appeared in some mixed albums. Though they were formed as a rock band they have experimented with genres like progressive metal and groove metal. Sumon's interests in Slap-bass, slap bass also led the band's sound into funk-rock. Aurthohin currently holds a lineup of Saidus Khaled Sumon (bass), Mark Don (drums) and Ehtesham Ali Moeen (guitars). After signing with G-Series (record label), G-Series, they released their debut studio album ''Tri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Miles (band)
Miles is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Dhaka on 1 August 1979 by Farid Rashid. They released their self titled debut studio album ''Miles'' in 1982, which contained English numbers. They released their second album ''A Step Farther'' in 1986. After four years, they released their third studio and first Bengali album ''Protisruti (Promise)'' in 1991. History Their first album, ''Miles'', was produced in 1982 including five original songs and seven cover songs. Their second album, ''A Step Farther'' was released in 1986 and it consisted of 7 original and 5 cover songs. Their first Bengali album, ''Protisruti'', was released in 1991. It included 12 original Bengali songs. Their second Bengali album, ''Prottasha'', was released in 1993. The fourth Bengali album, ''Probaho'', was produced in 1999. In 2011, Grameenphone announced that it would release their album ''Proticchobi''. The album was released in 2015. Concerts From 1979 to 1982, Miles played at the Chambeeli Super ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |