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band formed in

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, in 2006. They are one of the pioneering thrash metal bands in the country, and is part of the "East Bengal extreme metal scene". The group came to public attention in 2007, after becoming the winner of D-Rockstar II, a rock and metal hunt talent show. The original lineup consists of vocalist Jamshed Chowdhury, lead guitarist Samir Hafiz, rhythm guitarist Saimum Hasan Nahian, bassist Schizan Shahed Antu, and drummer Samiul Islam. In the mid-2006, they released their first single "Durboddho Monushotto" in a mixed album named ''Underground''. In 2007, they participated in the rock and metal talent hunt show D-Rockstars II, where they became the winner. In August 2008, they released their first and only studio album ''"অপ্রস্তুত যুদ্ধ (Unprepared War)"'', which contained multiple hit songs like the self-titled song, "হাঙ্গর (Shark)", "মিথ্যের আগ্রাসন (False Aggression)", "Powersurge" and "শেষ সীমানা (End of Border)".

History

Formation and early years (2006-2007)

Powersurge was formed in

in January 2006, by guitarist Saimum Hasan Nahian when he aligned with drummer Samiul Islam to form a

band. The band recruited Jamshed Chowdhury as lead singer, Samir Hafiz as lead guitarist, and Schizan Shahed Antu as bassist. The group were fans of the American thrash metal and German thrash metal bands like

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and Sodom. They covered songs of those bands in the underground shows and gained popularity with their aggressive style of playing heavy metal music. They released their first single "দুর্বোধ্য মনুষত্ব (Rampant Humanity)" in the mixed album ''Underground'' in 2006. In 2007, they took part in the ''D-Rockstar II'', where they became the winner by defeating other hard rock and heavy metal bands like Radioactive (second place) and Mechanix (third place).

''"অপ্রস্তুত যুদ্ধ (Unprepared War)"'' (2007-2008)

In June 2008, Powersurge went to Sound Garden Studio to record their first studio album ''"অপ্রস্তুত যুদ্ধ (Unprepared War)"''. It included several hit songs like "অপ্রস্তুত যুদ্ধ (Unprepared War)", "মিথ্যের আগ্রাসন (False Aggression)", "হাঙ্গর (Shark)", "শেষ সীমানা (End of Border)" and "Powersurge". The band rose to fame in the underground metal scene in Dhaka and became one of the leading bands in the "East Bengal extreme metal scene".

Discography

Studio albums

* ''অপ্রস্তুত যুদ্ধ (Unprepared War)'' (2008)

Members

Present

* Jamshed Chowdhury -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

* Samir Hafiz -

lead guitars Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featured ...

* Saimum Hasan Nahian -

rhythm guitars In music performances, rhythm guitar is a guitar technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass ...

* Kawsar Ahmed Parvez -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

* Asif Mahmood -

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

Past

* Shahriar Firoz Tonmoy -

* Arefin Ahmed Saeed -

* Samiul Islam -

References

External links

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Official Facebook Page

Official YouTube Channel

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