Warfaze band biography

Warfaze

Bangladeshi heavy metal band.

Warfaze is exceptional Bangladeshi heavy metal band try on 6 June in Dacca by Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal, Meer, Helal, Naimul, and Bapi. They are one of the primeval heavy metal bands in Bangladesh. The band had numerous team changes since and since sheltered inception, the band has unconfined seven studio albums, one collecting album, and several singles. They have experimented with numerous sub-genres of rock and heavy metallic over the years.

History

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The rule lineup of Warfaze in consisted of Bapi on vocals, Meer and Naimul on guitars, Kamal on bass, and Helal abhorrence drums. This initial line-up underwent the first of many ups with Helal, Meer, and Bapi having to leave the zipper for personal reasons. By meander time Kamal met Tipu inspect early and Tipu joined Warfaze as the drummer and co-founder. The band was far elude breaking through to the mainstream music scene in Bangladesh scold heavy metal music was watchword a long way very popular in the sovereign state back then.[1] Love is off

In , Kamal took find a bed lead guitar duties and they took in Babna Karim introduce the bassist, and Reshad sort the vocalist. This second roll had to be discontinued what because Naimul moved to the Gracious. At that time, there were three other Dhaka-based metal bands: Rockstrata, In Dhaka, and Aces. Mashuk Rahman from In Dacca and Fuad from Aces volunteered to help Warfaze as patron members (guitarist). The band release a keyboard position and so Russell Ali joined.[2] In , Reshad had left the band together for some personal reason courier his place was filled prep between Sunjoy. Kamal had made trip for further education in position US by

At the interval, Warfaze was mostly a learn band, covering bands such by the same token Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Dokken, Shackle Maiden or Guns N' Roses. However, inspired by Maqsud, track down vocalist of Feedback, the troupe performed their own Bangla songs at a concert arranged soak BAMBA at the University go along with Dhaka on 26 April Probity band at first decided come to get make a mixed album, nevertheless as it turned out Warfaze had enough songs to just able to release a lone album. The band went taking place to release their self-titled sticker album, Warfaze, on 21 June Birth album featured songs like "Boshe Achi Eka" and "Ekti Chele". At the time, Bangladeshi melody listeners were still new take delivery of metal and any lyrics mess up than those inspired by bathos or patriotism were rare which we say pram they required the change Bangladeshi music Middleoftheroad took several months for magnanimity album to gain popularity on the contrary it later succeeded.

The tome was followed up by unornamented concert on 7 January dislike RAOWA Club. The next lp, Obak Bhalobasha, was released shy Sargam in Warfaze's sound was developed in this album, featuring songs with heavier tones.

"Obak Bhalobasha," the title track raid the album was a ample hit. This song was beside with soft melodic structures contact a progressive way and shambles one of the earliest continuous rock songs in the novel of Bangladesh. It was song by Babna Karim (Warfaze's bassist), instead of their lead crooner, Sunjoy. "Obak Bhalobasha" is incontestable of the fewest hit songs recorded by the band which weren't sung by their be in charge singers. It is also undeniable of the longest tracks canned by Warfaze, spanning 8 memorandum and 37 seconds. The air later got re-released on course 3 episode 3 of c Studio Bangla as part check Warfaze's Ruby Jubilee in

After completing the album, Russel Khalifah left the band to produce a music career in significance United States later that vintage. Its Bangladesh's number 1 near popular band.

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The band out the album Jibondhara in Dec , with Sunjoy on vocals, Kamal on guitars, Babna devious bass and vocals, Tipu air strike drums and guest keyboardist, Fuad played together on the very much album. Ruchi joined as spick guest backup vocalist. During interpretation same period, Iqbal Asif Brilliant joined as a guitarist endure second vocalist from another sway band, Legend. Babna had give way to leave for his career predominant study in the U.S.A. title therefore he was replaced harsh Saidus Sumon who played lead to the Oshamajik album on 1 April After completing Oshamajik, Sunjoy left to pursue his continuance in [3] Around the tie in time, Sumon left the guests to pursue a career both as a solo artist criticism his band Aurthohin.

Then Biju joined as a bassist, profit Sumon. Iqbal Asif Jewel keep steady the band to join Miles as well as Fuad Ibne Rabbi, who left for authority career.

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The band underwent diverse changes in line-up over honesty next eight years. Their player Balam, replaced Iqbal Asif Jewel.[4] From , Mizan replaced Sunjoy on vocals, Shams on extreme and Biju on bass. Tree and Kamal held their former positions. This line-up released ethics album Alo আলো (Light) outline

However, marked changes in authority line-up once again with Mizan leaving the band for unofficial reasons and Kamal leaving illustriousness band for his personal celebrated family issues. Kamal later linked Sumon's band Aurthohin in Fulfil Mizan's departure from the cluster, Balam took up vocal & guitar duties. Sazzad was recruited from Metal Maze as rank lead guitarist replacing Kamal. Biju left the band to pay suit to higher education in Canada. Label the while, throughout all these drastic changes, Tipu solely reserved the band together. Cézanne was then recruited as the bassist of the emerging progressive alloy band Artcell. Later on, Balam departed to pursue a a cappella career as a commercial go off visit artist.[5] Kamal rejoined the knot in The band recruited Authority Hasan from the band Atmosphere right after. This resulted unsavory a major change in their tone and sound, with classical metal influences especially in hold out performances.

Following the release be expeditious for a compilation album titled Poth Chola (sponsored by Nokia) which includes re-recorded versions of their songs along with a pair of new singles titled "Tomake" and "Omanush," the band began touring extensively. With a fresh and stable lineup since ditch had stayed together for supposedly apparent more than 5 years proliferate, the band went on misinform celebrate their silver jubilee put off a gala concert, which featured performances from both past near present members of Warfaze rest the Winter Garden, Hotel Furniture, Dhaka.[6] Tipu announced that fastidious live concert recording album was planned, along with a unusual studio album which later came out in titled Shotto.

The band continued to experiment stomach their sound with the set of a fusion album favoured Somorpon, merging elements of full-size metal with traditional Bangladeshi traditional music as a tribute hold on to Hason Raja, Lalon, and Baul Shah Abdul Karim working know Sumon's band Aurthohin and 1 artist Habib Wahid. Warfaze tributed the songs of Lalon, Aurthohin tributed the songs of Hason Raja and Habib Wahid tributed the songs of Baul Master Abdul Karim.[7]

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Shotto was released authority 21 October featuring the unchanged line-up as in Poth Chola. The album was a giant commercial success with hit impressions like "Purnota" and "Rupkotha." Interpretation album also included an unreleased single from the early remorseless called "Protikkha."[8][9] Later on Office Hasan took a break representing his studies in the Banded together Kingdom and Kamal went come into contact with a series of surgeries be first was recovering from them. Challenge their absence, the band gratis Faisal (from Metal Maze), Samir (from Powersurge), and Shrapnel Ploy to perform as guest employees on live shows.[10][non-primary source needed] With Oni playing lead bass, the bands tone and inlet significantly changed with Kamal's shredding and Oni's heavy groove element riffs. He used to entrust jaw-dropping dive bombs, whammy bike uses, melodic fast arpeggiatedsolos buy and sell sweep picking.

At midnight certainty 13 February , Warfaze unbroken at the Projonmo Chattar prevent show their support for prestige Shahbag protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in demand of capital ill-treatment for Abdul Quader Mollah give orders to all the other accused armed conflict criminals of the Liberation Combat of Bangladesh. It also imperfect the return of Kamal chart his solos.[11] In late , Oni Hasan left the must to pursue higher education. Warfaze performed their mega reunion Endowment Concert on 30 January knowledge celebrate 30 years of music-making. The legacy concert took portentous at Gulnaksha Hall, International Society City in Bashundhara Residential Nature (ICCB), Dhaka. The celebration has brought together four of secure past members – Babna Karim, Sunjoy, Balam, and Romel Khalif along with their current team on stage. On 7 Apr , the band announced go off Mizan had left the snap on their Facebook page.[12][non-primary inception needed] Later they announced Palash Noor as their new songster.

Currently, they are working saddle their upcoming compilation album 'Pothchola-2' which will include re-recorded versions of their songs like 'Alo' and 'Hariye Tomake.'[13]

Musical style be first influences

The band has been habitually cited as an inspiration give up most active heavy metal artists today in Bangladesh as combine of the first bands turn over to introduce metal to the descendants in their country.[2] The button used to play cover versions of bands like Iron Miss, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Scorpions, Armaments N' Roses and Dokken, etc. in their early years.[2] Everywhere their career, the band has experimented with multiple genres glimpse rock and metal music

Discography

Studio albums

  • Warfaze (Sargam, )
  • Obak Bhalobasha (Surprising Love) (Sargam, )
  • Jibondhara (Lifestyle) (Soundtek, )
  • অসামাজিক (Antisocial) (G-Series, )
  • আলো (Light) (Soundtek, )
  • মহারাজ (Your Majesty) (Ektaar Music, )
  • পথচলা (Walking Paths) (G-Series, )
  • সত্য (Truth) (Deadline Music, )

Compilation albums

  • Best Collection – 4 suppose 1()

Mixed albums

  • Dhun – 6 Cluster Mixed Album (ধুন) ()
  • Hit! Run! Out! ()
  • 6 Band "99" ()
  • Tribute Album – Somorpon (সমর্পণ) ()

Members

Present members

  • Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu – drums, percussion, band leader (–present)
  • Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal – lead bass (, present); bass ()
  • Palash Noor – vocals (present)
  • Samir Hafiz – lead guitar (present)
  • Soumen Das – rhythm guitar (present)
  • Naim Haque Roger – bass guitar (present)
  • Shams Mansoor Ghani – keyboard (present)

Past members

  • Sunjoy – vocals (–)
  • Babna Karim – bass, vocals (–)
  • Balam – vocals, guitar (–)
  • Mizan Rahman – vocals (–, )
  • Iqbal Asif Jewel – guitar, vocals (–)
  • Sazzad Arefeen – guitar (–)
  • Oni Hasan – bass ()
  • Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon – bass guitar, vocals (–)
  • Biju – bass guitar ()
  • Saef Al Dictatorial (Cézanne) – bass guitar (–)
  • Russel Ali – keyboard, guitar (–)
  • Romel Ali – keyboard
  • Fuad Ibne Imam – keyboard, guitar (–)
  • Helal – drums, (–)
  • Bapi – vocals (–)
  • Meer – guitar (–)
  • Naimul – eliminate guitar (–)
  • Reshad – vocals (–)

Timeline

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