Oni Hasan is a beloved figure in Bangladesh's music scene. Even though the artiste no longer resides in Bangladesh, fans still adore him for his time as the lead guitarist of Warfaze. While the artiste now resides in China, he announced on April 14, during Pahela Baishakh, that he would be bringing the "Biggest Bangladeshi Guitar Collab" to his YouTube channel this upcoming
Dhaka, October 5, 1999 a band rose from Dhaka’s underground scene to become a household name among the metal and prog rock fans of the country – Artcell. In spite of almost a decade of inactivity, the band continues to spread madness among the youth. Thousands of voices chanting "Artcell, Artcell, Artcell!" resonate in the concert halls to this day. In a conversation with
In a line-up full of hard-hitters like Artcell, Black, Cryptic Fate, Arbovirus, Nemesis, AvoidRafa, Mechanix, and Dreek, the most memorable moment was Shakib Al Hasan gingerly singing “Amra Korbo Joy”, much to the elation of the crowd.
How a tiny music store in the backstreets of Dhaka influenced Bangladeshi Rock
Photo: Prabir Das
Tim Fletcher
Tim Fletcher
I was a music-mad teenager in 1980s England, and heavy metal was going through a resurgence. The older bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, who had started in the late 60s and early 70s, were still going strong, but a new cohort of exciting younger bands had begun to appear. The NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) bands such as Iron Maiden, Saxon and Def Leppard were getting radio airplay on Tommy Vance s Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1, and appearing regularly on TV. They even had hit singles in the pop charts.