''Onno Shomoy'' (; ) is the debut album by the

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band,

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 so ...

, 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

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intros, unique drum fills with the use of

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s and

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and bass guitar

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. 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

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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" (ভুল জন্ম) was written by Rupok. He also started "Poth Chola" (পথ চলা) which was his last song but he died before he could complete it. It was later completed by Rumman Ahmed. Lincoln wrote the lyrics for "Rahur Ghrash" (রাহুর গ্রাস) while "Krittim Manush" (কৃত্রিম মানুষ) was written by Cézanne. Obosh Onubhutir Deyal (অবশ অনুভুতির দেয়াল) was written by Ershad. All the other songs were written by Rumman Ahmed.

Personnel

Band members

* George Lincoln D'Costa – vocals, rhythm guitar * Ershad Zaman – lead guitar, backing vocal * Saef Al Nazi (Cézanne) – bass guitar, backing vocal * Kazi Sajjadul Asheqeen (Shaju) – drums

Guest appearances

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 ...

– keyboards on track 9 *

Bassbaba Sumon Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon (born 8 January 1973), popularly known by his nickname Bassbaba Sumon, is a Bangladeshi rock singer-songwriter, bass player, composer, music producer and founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Aurthohin. He is the b ...

– backing vocals on track 9

Production

– CD mastering * Isha Khan Duray – recorded, mixed and mastered cassette at Sound Garden Studio * Rumman Ahmed – album artwork * Humayun Kabir – album design

References

External links

Onno Shomoy
on YouTube *
Artcell Official Myspace
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