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 2002¹. Rupok left when the band was working on their first solo album ‘অন্য সময় (Other Time)’, which was later released in CD's on May 5, 2002 and was dedicated in remembering of Rupok . And after four years of releasing ‘Onno Shomoy’; Artcell came up with their second album 'Oniket Prantor' on 2006 which led them widespread recognition. Due to various unavoidable reasons, then lead guitarist Ershad Zaman was let go off from the band. They pronounced Kazi Faisal Ahmed as their permanent lead guitarist on 08 November 2018.…

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)’, which was later released in CD's on May 5, 2002 and was dedicated in remembering of Rupok . And after four years of releasing ‘Onno Shomoy’; Artcell came up with their second album 'Oniket Prantor' on 2006 which led them widespread recognition. Due to various unavoidable reasons, then lead guitarist Ershad Zaman was let go off from the band. They pronounced Kazi Faisal Ahmed as their permanent lead guitarist on 08 November 2018. On July 26, 2018 after 12 years since their last album the band announced that they were going to release their third album very soon. After years of various incidents and speculations, their third album 'Otritiyo' was released in late March 2023¹. According to The Daily Star, Artcell is one of the bands of the country. Their song Oniket Prantor is one of the band songs in the country. ==History== ===Formation and early days (1999–2000) === Before forming the band, the four founding members were school friends from Dhaka and used to get together to play Metallica songs. Ershad and Lincoln were in a band called Tantrik. In 1999 their frontman and other members left. The duo then started looking for a bassist and soon enough Cezanne joined as the bassist. However they still needed a drummer, so Shaju took up the drums within three months. They continued Tantrik and later renamed it to Artcell, they used to cover Metallica and in their first concert they covered ‘Inner-Self’ by Sepultura and many other heavy metal songs. Later on, they started listening to Dream Theatre which hugely influenced all of the members playing style and ultimately the band became a progressive metal band. They continued to play shows in the local underground scene, most notably at The Russian Cultural Center (RCC) in Dhaka. After their progressive influences, they started doing harder songs like ‘Metropolis—Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper’ and ‘Pull Me Under’ in terms of time signatures which most bands didn’t do at the time. What started as an underground band is now one of the most recognized mainstream bands in the Bengali metal music scene. The name "Artcell" was decided upon because it was softer sounding than a typical heavy metal name. In Cézanne and Shaju's words: ===Conflict within the band and departure of Ershad (2007–2019)=== is where the "10 Years of Artcell Insanity" concert took place]] at 10 Years of Artcell Insanity concert]] 's Bassbaba Sumon(2009)]] Artcell celebrated its 10th anniversary tour on 23 October 2009 with a live concert entitled "10 Years of Artcell Insanity" at the Winter Garden, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. In 2009 the band took part in the "International Coastal Cleanup 2009", a day-long beach clean-up movement, at the Cox's Bazar sea beach. The band was due to be one of the country's leading bands to perform at a concert against violence against women in the Banani Army Stadium, Dhaka, in December 2010. On 9 January 2012, Artcell announced the release of their third album and confirmed that it would be released by the end of the year. They posted on their Facebook page: "This is to inform all Artcell fans and friends who have been waiting for our 3rd album, wait just for a few more months and Hopefully you won't be disappointed. In addition, Artcell is also getting ready with some special releases...Music, videos and communication contents. So, look forward to a year full of activities. Thank you all again for your love and support. You guys are our true strength. Thank you". Artcell worked on their third album in 2013. They played in "Rocknation Overload" on 19 April 2014 after a break of around two years. In 2016¹, Artcell released their new music video "Obimrishshota" from their third album Otriteeyo with the original band lineup. After almost 10 years their new song had been released, written by their new lyricist Ishtiak. In the 17 years since its inception, the band has released two albums. Their third album was scheduled to be released in December 2016. Initially scheduled for a 2012 release, it is widely speculated that the delay is due to Cézanne and Shaju's inactivity, and to Ershad and Lincoln's busy schedule. But later band members among themselves created controversy fighting each other on social media. There was three versus one fight, as Ershad was all alone. Lincoln carried out the band with his favorite students and knowns. In November 2018, Kazi Faisal Ahmed (founder and lead guitarist of Metal Maze) joined Artcell as their permanent lead guitarist and performed in the highly esteemed open-air concert "Joy Bangla" Concert. Artcell released a heavy-sounding track with Kazi Faisal Ahmed playing the solo within a very short time. Later that year, Artcell played on their 20th anniversary open-air gig in the Expo Zone of International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB). ===Past members=== Ershad Zaman – lead guitar ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:22 PlotArea = left:130 bottom:90 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1999 till:31/12/2026 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:lead value:teal legend:Lead_Guitar id:rhythm value:brightgreen legend:Riff_Guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:keyboards value:purple legend:Synth id:Lines value:black legend:Studio_Album Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:2000 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:2000 LineData = layer:back color:black at:05/05/2002 at:01/04/2006 at:23/02/2023 BarData = bar:Lincoln text:"George Lincoln D'Costa" bar:Bakhtiar text:"Bakhtiar Hossain" bar:Cezanne text:"Saef Al Nazi Cézanne" bar:Shaju text:"Kazi Asheqeen Shaju" bar:Ershad text:"Ershad Zaman" bar:Faisal text:"Kazi Faisal Ahmed" bar:Jewel text:"Iqbal Asif Jewel" PlotData = width:13 bar:Lincoln from:01/01/1999 till:end color:vocals bar:Lincoln from:01/01/1999 till:end color:rhythm width:3 bar:Bakhtiar from:24/06/2026 till:end color:vocals bar:Bakhtiar from:24/06/2026 till:end color:rhythm width:3 bar:Cezanne from:01/01/1999 till:end color:bass bar:Shaju from:01/01/1999 till:end color:drums bar:Ershad from:01/01/1999 till:01/01/2017 color:lead bar:Faisal from:01/01/2018 till:end color:lead bar:Jewel from:01/01/2023 till:end color:lead bar:Jewel from:01/01/2023 till:end color:keyboards width:3 ===Studio albums=== Artcell has released 26 songs under their own studio albums. Onno Shomoy Oniket Prantor Otritiyo ===Band Mixed albums=== Artcell has released 13 songs from 12 different band mixed albums. Chharpotro অদেখা স্বর্গ (Odhekha Shorgo) Anushilon (2002) অপ্সরী (Opshori) দুঃখ বিলাশ (Dukkho Bilash) Agontuk (2003) অস্তিত্বের দিকে পদধ্বনির সম্মোহন (Ostitter Dike Pododdhonir Shommohon) Projonmo (2003) স্বপ্নের কোরাস (Shopner Chorus) Agontuk-2 (2004) চিলে কোঠার সেপাই (Chile Kothar Shepai) Lokayoto (2004) ছেঁড়া আকাশ (Chera Akash) Agontuk-3 (2005) বাংলাদেশ...স্মৃতি ও আমরা (Bangladesh...Shriti O Amra) Underground (2006) উৎসবের উৎসাহে (Utshober Utshahe) Live Now (2007) এই বিদায়ে (Ei Bidaye) Rock 303 (2009) কান্ডারী হুশিয়ার (Kandari Hushiar) Din Bodol (2004) আশীর্বাদ (Ashirbad) [with Black and Cryptic Fate] Riotous 14 (2014) কারার ঐ লৌহ কপাট (Karar Oi Louho Kopat) ===Singles=== Artcell has released 6 singles. হুংকারের অপেক্ষায় (Hunkarer Opekkhay) (2011) স্পর্শের অনুভূতি (Sporsher Onuvuti) (2016) অবিমৃষ্যতা (Obimrishshota) (2016) সংশয় (Shongshoy) (2019) অভয় (Obhoy) (2019) হারানো চেতনা (Harano Chetona) (2022) ==Videography== Artcell has done music videos of some of their greatest hit song. They have 8 music videos. "অলস সময়ের পাড়ে (Lazy Time Shifts)" "বাংলাদেশ... স্মৃতি ও আমরা (Bangladesh... Memories and Us)" "লীন (Leen)" "পাথর বাগান (Stone Garden)" "অন্য সময় (Other Times)" "ধুসর সময় (Gray Times)" "অবিমৃষ্যতা (Ingenuity)" "অদেখা স্বর্গ (Unseen Heaven)" ==References== ==External links==

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