Artcell (or ArtCell) is a Progressive metal band of Bangladesh. The band is arguably the first Progressive Metal band of the country and usually experiments with tunes from other metal genres such as grunge and thrash. The band has sold the highest number of copies of the first solo album in the first day of release in South Asia. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Progressive metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Progressive metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ...

History

Ershad used to be the guitarist of a band named Tantrik back in 1999. Current vocalist/guitarist, Lincoln joined Tantrik just before the group disbanded. They were looking for a bassist and a drummer when they met Cezanne and Shaju through friends. The members later renamed their band to "Artcell" in August 1999 and the band was officially formed in November 1999.

A few years after the bands formation, tragedy struck. In 2002, a close friend of the members and the main songwriter for the band, Rupok, passed away after being infected by the fatal disease, cerebral malaria. The incident happened when the band was working on their first studio album - "Onnoshomoy". The album was dedicated to Rupok. The fourth track on this album is titled as “Rupok - Ekti Gaan”.

Influence and lyrics

The band cites American metal group, Metallica, as their main influence, although they also name Dream Theater as a very important inspiration. They also occasionally quote Pink Floyd as an influence^{[citation needed]}. Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ...

Their lyrics typically highlight anger about social injustice and hypocrisy. However, their first album also had philosophical songs with softer tones. Like all other groups of the progressive sub-genre, Artcell plays significantly with timing and scale and a few drastic changes in a song.

Although they have released very heavy suited-for-head-banging titles like Chile Koţhār Şepāi (Bangla: চিলে কোঠার সেপাই) - a song that incidentally shares its name with a famous novel by Akhtaruzzaman Ilias - in general, their songs are targeted for an audience with more progressive tastes. The epic Oniket Prantor - clocking around a quarter of an hour - was a big experimental step for Bangla rock music^{[citation needed]}. This article is about the Bengali language. ... Akhtaruzzaman Elias (Bangla: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস) was a notable Bangladeshi author. ...

Discography

Albums

• 2002 - Onno Shomoy (অন্য সময়) (In another Time)

Number of tracks - 10; Total length - 65:36; Release - G-Series

• 2006 - Oniket Prantor (অনিকেত প্রান্তর) (No mans Land)

Number of tracks - 10; Total length - 1:11:05; Release - G-Series

Onno Shomoy is the first album of ArtCell. ... Oniket Prantor is the second album released by the Bangladeshi progressive metal band Artcell. ...

Compilation tracks

• Chhaŗpôtro (ছাড়পত্র)

Song - Odekha Shorgo ; Track number - 4; Track length - 4:50

• Onushilon

Song - Dukkho Bilaash ; Track number - 4; Track length - 6:40

Song - Opshori ; Track number - 10; Track length - 5:33

• Āgontuk (আগন্তুক ১)

Song: Ostitter Dike Pôdodhonir Şhômmohon (অস্তিত্তের দিকে পদধ্বনির সম্মোহন); Track number - 10; Track length - 5:55

• Āgontuk-2 (আগন্তুক ২)

Song - Chile Koţhār Şepai (চিলে কোঠার সেপায়); Track number - 2; Track length - 6:48

• Din Bôdol (দিন বদল)

Song - Āshirbād (আশীর্বাদ) - feat Black and Cryptic Fate; Track number - 1; Track length - 5:40

• Lokayot

Song - Chhera Akash ; Track number - 3; Track Length - 6:02

• Āgontuk-3 (আগন্তুক ৩)

Song - Bānglādesh... Sriti Ebong Āmrā (বাংলাদেশ... স্মৃতি এবং আমরা); Track number - 2; Track length - 5:36

• Projônmo

Song - Shopner Chorus

• Underground

Song - Uthshober Utshahey (উৎসবের উৎসাহে); Track number - 2; Track length - 7:45

• Live Now

Song - Ei Bidaye; Track number - 1; Track length - 5:25

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Members

• Lincoln - Vocals and rhythm guitar
• Ershad - Lead guitar
• Cezanne - Bass guitar, Backup Vocals
• Shaju - Drums

Trivia

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• Artcell's Bassist Cezanne also worked with legendary Bangladeshi rock band, Warfaze, as a fill-in bassist and recorded a full studio album "Moharaj" with them.

• Artcell performed their second solo concert on 12 May 2006 at Bashundhara Convention Center in Dhaka. Over two thousand people were in attendance^{[citation needed]}.
• In their second solo concert, John of Black was featured as the vocal on the track "Opshori".

• In their second solo concert, Shumon and Komol of Aurthohin was featured as the vocal and lead guitarist on the track "Obosh Onuvutir Deyal" from Artcell's first studio album Onno Shomoy.

• In their second solo concert, Balam of Warfaze provided the vocal on the track "Onno Shomoy".

• Many popular bands, like dNA, Arbovirus, and Eclipse have performed Artcell's songs.

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