Aurthohin

Aurthohin
Origin	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Genres	Rock, heavy metal
Years active	1993 – present
Labels	G-series
Members	Sumon Kamal Rafa Shishir
Past members	Abu Shams Minhajuddin Ahmed (Piklu) Muntasir Mamun (Shuvo) Latifur Rahman (Rassel) Zubair Tonmoy Sentu Adnan Titti Rumi
Website	aurthohin.com aushomapto.com

Aurthohin is a Bangladeshi hard rock & metal band formed in 1993 by bassist, singer and songwriter Sumon, known mostly by his stage name BassBaba, who has remained the sole constant member. In the late 1997 the name of the band was changed from Sumon O' Aurthohin to Aurthohin (Bangla for 'meaningless'). They are known for their mix of melodic acoustic numbers and extremely heavy metal numbers in their albums often containing lots of bass slaps, taps & solos. In the recent years that had also seen a kind of nu-punk and alternative rock shadows also cast on their songs. They have released five albums till now. In 2008 they released their album Aushomapto-1 with the lineup consisting of lead guitas Kamal, vocals & drummer Rafa and lead guitas & keyboards Shishir, and Sumon as the lead vocals and bassist.

History

Initially, there was no band. The idea of a band, and the name of the band (Aurthohin) came from Sumon's solo project, Sumon O Aurthohin. The album, released while Sumon was still a member of Bangladeshi metal pioneers Warfaze, featured vocals and bass work by Sumon and a slew of guest artists and musicians. One particular track, the titular "Aurthohin", featured eight of the most prominent guitarists of the era playing a collection of 27 solos, while the vocals were supplied by the then-vocalist of Warfaze, Sunjoy. The name of the band came from that track, leading into his first album as a band Trimatrik ("Three-Dimensional", in Bangla).

Trimatrik (1999-2000)

The album featured a confusing line-up of musicians, since Sumon credited both musicians that had left the band and had joined after the album was recorded. According to the sleeve of the album, though, the line-up was consisted of Sumon as vocalist and bassist, Piklu as lead guitarist, Russell on the rhythm guitars and other vocal duties and Rumi as the drummer.

Trimatrik also started a trend of songs that would see "sequels" in later albums, including the ballad "Odbhut Shei Chheleti" and the taunt anthem "Guti".

Biborton (2001)

Continuing with the same line-up that was confirmed as the band, Biborton would grow to be Aurthohin's most critically acclaimed and widely accepted album yet. Featuring the sequels to popular numbers "Odbhut Shei Chheleti" and "Guti", it also featured complex guitar and bass solos by the duo that was Piklu and Sumon and mixed in a blend of hard rock numbers intertwined with soft, melodious songs. Popular songs from the album include "Odbhut Shei Chheleti-2", which featured Artcell vocalist Linkon as a guest artist, as well as "Guti-2". Other numbers frequently played and requested are "Amar Protichhobi", the other taunt song "Nirbodh" and the guitar-intensive rock single "Raater Train".

Notun Diner Michile (2002)

Russell had left the band due to differences with frontman Sumon, paving the way for Kronic vocalist Imtiaz to fill in as guest vocalist for one of Aurthohin's most ambitious projects. Featuring the longest song in Bangladeshi rock history, "Shaat Din", it was released to huge expectations nationwide. The song, "Shaat Din", spanned 28 minutes and 31 seconds long, chronicling the last seven days of an inmate on death row. The album received mixed reviews, some praising the ambitiousness behind "Shaat Din" but feeling the other songs did not differentiate themselves from the pack.

Dhrubok (2003-2005)

Imtiaz left the band, and the band collectively decided not to take any more guest members. Shishir of dNA joined the band as the new keyboardist and guitarist. The band then faced their biggest problem to date when vocalist Sumon got sick and doctors told him he would not be able to sing as he did before. Sumon had to stop singing most of the metal vocal arrangements, and the band decided to take a new vocalist. Rafa, the drummer of Severe Dementia joined the band as the vocalist and also a drummer. Aurthohin's fourth album, Dhrubok was released in 2003.

Band problems (2005-2008)

Shortly after Aurthohin's 4th album 'Dhrubok' got released Sumon's health deteriorated . Due to Sumon’s illness the band stopped almost all the gigs. At the end of 2004 long time guitarist Piklu left the band. Sumon got the affiliation from MTD (Michael Tobias Design). In 2005 Sumon's jaw got dislocated.Doctors told him to give up singing permanently. Chances of recovery were very low. Aurthohin stopped all their activities, Sumon and the others were planning to disband. But suddenly things began to change as Sumon was getting well. Doctors considered it as a miracle. Aurthohin performed with the same line up until 2006. Kamal of Warfaze joined as a guest guitarist. After doing a few gigs Sumon offered him a permanent place which he accepted. Soon after the band started working on their fifth album.

Aushomapto-1 (2008-present)

After a long break of five years the band releases its 5th album by the name Aushomapto-1. With this album the band completes THE GUTI songs series. It was a series of four heavy metal songs and the last song 'Guti (The Finale)' was a huge success. The song was liked by all of the metal song lovers.In this album there is also a sequel of another famous song from the album Dhrubok & the song's name is 'Chaite Paro'. The another hit song of this album was 'Chaite Paro-2'. Most of people specially teenagers liked that song. Overall the album Aushomapto-1 was a one of the hit albums of the year 2008 and so they had won Best-Band Award in 2008. Aurthohin is now busy with their upcoming album "Aushomapto-2".Almost they have nearly finished their work with this album "Aushomapto-2".They are also very busy with live concert throughout Bangladesh.

Popularity

Aurthohin along with Rockstrata, Warfaze, Artcell, Cryptic Fate, Stentorian, Metal Maze, Black, Arbovirus, Nemesis, Vibe, Kronic and The Attempted Band are among the first and few bands in Bangladesh to popularize rock and heavy metal in the country. Their popularity paved the way for many bands to be formed especially in Dhaka.

Band members

• Sumon a.k.a. BassBaba — vocals, bass (1993–present)
• Rafa — drums, vocals (2003–present)
• Kamal — guitar(2006–present)
• Shishir — guitar, keyboards (2003–present)

Discography

Studio albums

• Trimatrik (2000)
• Biborton (2001)
• Notun Diner Michile (2002)
• Dhrubok (2003)
• Aushamapto-1 (2008)
• Aushamapto-2 (2011)

Compilation albums (contributed singles)

• Charpotro (2000)
• Anushilon (2001)
• Projonmo (2002)
• Agontuk (2003)
• Lokayot (2004)
• ShopnoChura (2004)
• Agontuk 2 (2004)
• Agontuk 3 (2005)
• Underground (2006)
• Live Now(2007)
• Underground 2(2007)

Music Video

• Somadhi Sohor
• Aushapamto
• Chaite Paro

External links

• Official Facebook Page
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