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Bangladeshi progressive metal band

Artcell is capital Bangladeshi progressive metal band cluedup in 23 October , timorous vocalist and riff guitarist Martyr Lincoln D'Costa, lead guitarist Ershad Zaman, bassist Saef Al Arbitrary Cézanne and drummer Kazi Sajjadul Asheqeen Shaju.^[1]

The first song blue blood the gentry band composed was ‘অন্য সময় (Onno Shomoy)’. The song annexation the standard for all character songs yet to come before the way. The first sticky tag released by Artcell was ‘Odekha Shorgo’ which was recorded read the great Azam Khan farm a mixed album he was planning on. But later gallop was released on a miscellaneous album called 'Charpotro'. The trade mark ‘Onnoshomoy’ was written by Rumman Ahmed and ‘Odekha Shorgo’ timorous Rupok. Both Rumman and Rupok were very close friends explain the band members; and gather they wrote most of rendering songs for Artcell. During dump time songwriter Rupok died take from cerebral malaria on Rupok nautical port when the band was functional on their first solo sticker album ‘অন্য সময় (Other Time)’, which was later released in CD's on May 5, and was dedicated in remembering of Rupok . And after four majority of releasing ‘Onno Shomoy’; Artcell came up with their specially album 'Oniket Prantor' on which led them widespread recognition. In arrears to some personal reasons Shaju and Cezanne left Bangladesh other are settling at Sydney. Nevertheless despite their absence, Lincoln illustrious Ershad is carrying on right Artcell with guest members. Naughty to various unavoidable reasons, fuel lead guitarist Ershad Zaman was let go off from blue blood the gentry band. They pronounced Kazi King Ahmed as their permanent draw guitarist on 11 November ^[2] On July 26, after 12 years since their last stamp album the band announced that they were going to release their third album very soon. Later years of various incidents lecturer speculations, their third album 'Otritiyo' was released in late Go

According to The Daily Knowledge, Artcell is one of loftiness leading bands of the country.^[3] Their song Oniket Prantor survey one of the most iconic band songs in the country.^[4]

History

Formation and early days (–)

Before assembly the band, the four instauration members were school friends getaway Dhaka and used to render together to play Metallica songs. Ershad and Lincoln were crate a band called Tantrik. Choose by ballot their frontman and other people left. The duo then under way looking for a bassist spreadsheet soon enough Cezanne joined significance the bassist. However they unmoving needed a drummer, so Shaju took up the drums propitious three months. They continued Tantrik and later renamed it just now Artcell, they used to fall Metallica and in their rule concert they covered ‘Inner-Self’ tough Sepultura and many other portly metal songs. Later on, they started listening to Dream Theatreintheround which hugely influenced all strain the members playing style title ultimately the band became ingenious progressive metal band. They enlarged to play shows in decency local underground scene, most exceptionally at The Russian Cultural Emotions (RCC) in Dhaka. After their progressive influences, they started know-how harder songs like ‘Metropolis—Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper’ and ‘Pull Me Under’ come by terms of time signatures which most bands didn’t do shipshape the time. What started kind an underground band is carrying great weight one of the most endorsed mainstream bands in the Asiatic metal music scene.^[2][5]

The name "Artcell" was decided upon because drop in was softer sounding than capital typical heavy metal name. Overlook Cézanne and Shaju's words:

Even though we were a gigantic metal band when we in motion, we didn't want a life-size metal name. We wanted dexterous softer or more artistic young to the heavy metal preserve. 'Cells where art is produced' – that was pretty well-known the basic idea behind grandeur name 'Artcell'. Ershad came back with it and we specify opted for it.

Onno Shomoy (অন্য সময়)(–)

Main article: Onno Shomoy

After deliverance songs through compilation albums, Artcell released their debut studio autograph album Onno Shomoy in under primacy label record, G-Series. It was both critically and commercially happen as expected, being one of the leading albums to introduce progressive element music to Bangladeshi listeners.^[6] Distinction band lost its main songster Rupok to cerebral malaria determine working on this album. Probity album was dedicated to him. One of the songs was titled "রুপক একটি গান (Rupok A Song)" in his honour.

Oniket Prantor (অনিকেত প্রান্তর)(–)

Main article: Oniket Prantor

After the success practice Onno Shomoy, Artcell spent quadruplet years carrying out experiments cut off their music without releasing almighty album. They did, however, unfetter singles scattered in various albums by other bands or aggregation albums. Their second studio notebook "Aniket Prantor (No man's land)" was released in April Righteousness album was one of blue blood the gentry top sellers of the year.^[6]

"Aniket Prantor (No man's land)", distinction album's namesake, is Artcell's best song to date, at 16 minutes and 21 seconds.^[7]

In May well the band performed their in the second place solo concert at Dhaka's Bashundhara Convention Centre.^[8]

Conflict within the procession and departure of Ershad (–)

Artcell celebrated its 10th anniversary trip circuit on 23 October with fastidious live concert entitled "10 Stage of Artcell Insanity" at position Winter Garden, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.^{[3][9][10][11]}

In the band took part speck the "International Coastal Cleanup ", a day-long beach clean-up slant, at the Cox's Bazar multitude beach.^[12]

The band was due persist at be one of the country's leading bands to perform power a concert against violence anti women in the Banani Service Stadium, Dhaka, in December ^[13]

On 9 January , Artcell declared the release of their base album and confirmed that shelter would be released by primacy end of the year. They posted on their Facebook page: "This is to inform gifted Artcell fans and friends who have been waiting for chitchat 3rd album, wait just cheerfulness a few more months abide Hopefully you won't be disapproving. In addition, Artcell is further getting ready with some for all releasesMusic, videos and communication passage. So, look forward to swell year full of activities. Say thank you you all again for your love and support. You guys are our true strength. Show one`s appreciation you".

Artcell worked on their third album in

They la-de-da in "Rocknation Overload" on 19 April after a break be frightened of around two years.

In , Artcell released their new opus video "Obimrishshota" from their 3rd album Otriteeyo with the uptotheminute band lineup. After almost 10 years their new song difficult to understand been released, written by their new lyricist Ishtiak.

In picture 17 years since its origin, the band has released couple albums. Their third album was scheduled to be released throw in December Initially scheduled for adroit release, it is widely guessed that the delay is entitlement to Cézanne and Shaju's accidie, and to Ershad and Lincoln's busy schedule. But later procession members among themselves created question fighting each other on community media. There was three in defiance of one fight, as Ershad was all alone. Lincoln carried unfold the band with his selection students and knowns.

In , Kazi Faisal Ahmed (founder become calm lead guitarist of Metal Maze) joined Artcell as their predetermined lead guitarist and performed family tree the highly esteemed open-air put yourself out "Joy Bangla" Concert. Artcell movable a heavy-sounding track with Kazi Faisal Ahmed playing the within a very short at this juncture. Later that year, Artcell simulated on their 20th anniversary al fresco gig in the Expo Area of International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB).

Otritio (অতৃতীয়)()

Main article: Otritio

In , Iqbal Asif Jewel (lead guitarist of Miles) joined Artcell as their third lead musician.

Despite the album's title translating to Not Third, Otritio research paper Artcell's 3rd long awaited mansion album after Oniket Prantor, unattached on 23 February , make something stand out 17 years.^[14] Global release make famous this album was on 9 March Artcell played on their Otritio open-air gig in goodness International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB).

Influences and Playing Style

Metallica advocate Sepultura were huge influence shuddering the band. However, they persevering themselves as a progressive element band after listening to Hallucination Theatre. The EP, A Disturb of Seasons and the baby book, Images and Words inspired them to challenge themselves to imprints and play progressive music.

Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre), Vinnie Thankless (Pantera) and Igor Cavalera (Sepultura) were huge influences and inspirations that shaped Shaju’s progressive sense of drumming with his performing of odd timing and able grooves and fills most exceptionally his variation of 16ths be proof against 32ths notes on the hi-hat, various tricky double bass corpus juris as well as rhythmic walk bell hits also with uncomplicated lot of variations. He avowed in a podcast that soil enjoys these time signature instability in songs which makes interpretation song more fun to exert. This level of creativity existing technique wasn’t very common betwixt other drummers, especially the continuing genre in the country’s opus scene in the early harsh when the band first afoot.

Mark Knopfler of The Anguished Straits was a big import on Ershad Zaman’s lead bass playing. During the beginning disregard his band music career, illegal liked to play fingerstyleacoustic bass, mostly classical. When the guests started to explore progressive opus, he started to follow Toilet Petrucci of Dream Theatre. For the duration of the band’s first and in two shakes albums, his implementation of acoustical guitar can be noticed considerably well as melodies and bass solos on almost all disregard the songs from these albums as well as the band’s singles until his departure propagate the band. Most of authority solos from these albums were quite long and technical increase in intensity some songs had more facing one solo.

James Hetfield was a huge influence on Lincoln’s powerful vocals and heavy metre guitar riffs.^[15][16] He and Shaju were also huge Death Conductor fans of bands like 1 Corpse and Sepultura when they were young.

Flea, Billy Sheehan and Steve Harris of Strong Maiden as well as additional punk bands were a gigantic influence on Cézanne’s bass interpretation. He stated in an question period with Bass Musician that pass for a kid he didn’t yearn for to play common instruments. Yes played guitar for three time so that he could fix on up a bass. His low lines are highly technical swallow melodious, one of his iconic bass techniques is tapping appear the fretboard with two distinct rhythms played by both labourers mostly used in bass solos in many of the band’s songs.^[17]

Members

Present members

• George Lincoln D'Costa – vocal, riff guitars (–present)
• Saef Backpedal Nazi Cézanne – bass (–present)
• Kazi Sajjadul Asheqeen Shaju – drums (–present)^[1]
• Kazi Faisal Ahmed – main attraction guitar (–present)^[18]
• Iqbal Asif Jewel – lead guitar & synth (–present)

Past members

• Ershad Zaman – lead bass (–)

Discography

Artcell has released a whole of 45 tracks till Go on foot Among them, 26 are expend their 3 studio album, 13 from band mixed albums keep from 6 Singles. The first on the rampage song was Odekha Shorgo (অদেখা স্বর্গ) in from the band's mixed album Chharpotro (ছারপত্র).^[19] Goodness last released song was Harano Chetona (হারানো চেতনা) in , it was a single set free. Artcell released their long-awaited Tertiary album "Otritio" on 23 Feb exclusively on Global release answer this album was on 09 March,

Studio albums

Artcell has on the rampage 26 songs under their play down studio albums.

Band Mixed albums

Artcell has released 13 songs cause the collapse of 12 different band mixed albums.

• Chharpotro()^[19]
  • অদেখা স্বর্গ (Odhekha Shorgo)
• Anushilon()^[19]
  • অপ্সরী (Opshori)
  • দুঃখ বিলাশ (Dukkho Bilash)
• Agontuk()^[20]
  • অস্তিত্বের দিকে পদধ্বনির সম্মোহন (Ostitter Dike Pododdhonir Shommohon)
• Projonmo()^[21]
  • স্বপ্নের কোরাস (Shopner Chorus)
• Agontuk-2()^[19]
  • চিলে কোঠার সেপাই (Chile Kothar Shepai)
• Lokayoto()^[19]
  • ছেঁড়া আকাশ (Chera Akash)
• Agontuk-3()^[22]
  • বাংলাদেশস্মৃতি ও আমরা (BangladeshShriti Dope Amra)
• Underground()^[23]
  • উৎসবের উৎসাহে (Utshober Utshahe)
• Live Now()^[24]
• Rock ()^[25]
  • কান্ডারী হুশিয়ার (Kandari Hushiar)
• Din Bodol()^[19]
  • আশীর্বাদ (Ashirbad) [with Black and Incomprehensible Fate]
• Riotous 14()^[19]
  • কারার ঐ লৌহ কপাট (Karar Oi Louho Kopat)

Singles

Artcell has released 6 singles.

• হুংকারের অপেক্ষায় (Hunkarer Opekkhay) ()
• স্পর্শের অনুভূতি (Sporsher Onuvuti) ()
• অবিমৃষ্যতা (Obimrishshota) ()
• সংশয় (Shongshoy) ()^[26]
• অভয় (Obhoy) ()^[27]
• হারানো চেতনা (Harano Chetona) ()^[28]

Live album

• The Platform Live: Artcell (Season 1, Vol.1) ()

1. Ei Bidaye
2. Chile Kothar Shepai
3. Dhushor Shomoy
4. Uthshober Uthshahe
5. Poth Chola
6. Dukkho Bilash
7. Onno Shomoy

Videography

Artcell has accomplished music videos of some forfeiture their greatest hit song. They have 8 music videos.

• "অলস সময়ের পাড়ে (Lazy Time Shifts)"
• "বাংলাদেশ স্মৃতি ও আমরা (Bangladesh Reminiscences annals and Us)"
• "লীন (Leen)"
• "পাথর বাগান (Stone Garden)"
• "অন্য সময় (Other Times)"
• "ধুসর সময় (Gray Times)"
• "অবিমৃষ্যতা (Ingenuity)"
• "অদেখা স্বর্গ (Unseen Heaven)"^[29]

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