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Shohail Ibne Mahbub (XTR)
I'm an avid Bangla music album collector in this hobby since 2012. Having grown up in the "Underground" era of Bangla band music, I took the initiative to archive and upload album artworks. Till now, I've been recognised and acknowledged by various artists, bands, streaming and label companies for my work on Bangla CD Covers. There's a high chance most artwork you see floating around the internet are scanned by me!

Oporajeyo by Mechanix

"Oporajeyo" is the debut album by heavy metal band Mechanix . It was released on 30th of July, 2011 from Deadline Music (DLM) in paperback format. Comprising of ten songs, it was the result of Mechanix's of being in the underground music scene for 6 years. It was also a key band that made it into the semi-finals of the second season of the nation-wide band hunt program by GrameenPhone 's youth oriented offering Djuice 's aptly named " D'Rockstar2 " in 2007. Through this, Mechanix received enormous, appreciated and valued responses from all both Bangladeshi and International music fans. The band also managed to create a bridge between the heavy metal listeners by introducing them to the genre of metal music in a more melodic and rhythmic way. The message behind the album was patriotism, revolt and the fight for building a better world. The album was mixed and mastered by none other than Raef Al Hasan Rafa (of Aurthohin fame at that time), who coin...

Onnoshomoy by Artcell

"Onnoshomoy" is the debut album of arguably the first ever progressive metal band of Bangladesh, Artcell . It was released in 2002 from G-Series in both Jewel Case CD and Cassette formats. Later on, it also received a paperback received following high demand. The album was the result of Artcell new found glory and popularity in various Band Mixed Albums where they had contributed with great singles. Following that tone, Artcell came with a bang to let everyone know that they are worth it, and they really were. Onnoshomoy was a massive hit spinning off great songs such as "Onnoshomoy", "Bhul Jonmo", "Poth Chola", "Rahur Grash", "Itihash [Shomoy/Oddrishto]" etc. The Album was dedicated to their long term friend Rupok, who had died an untimely death 3 years before the release of the album. Onnoshomoy paved the way for the progressive metal giant in the country's band music scenario. The album also garnered the band a...

Charpotro [Band Mixed Album]

Charpotro is the first band mixed album co-ordinated by Isha Khan Duray who in the later years becomes famous for compiling legendary rock albums. Charpotro was released in 2001, and it is still a huge milestone in the Music Scenario of Bangladesh. It gave birth to the trend of Band Mixed Albums and produced massive hits. [click on images to view larger sizes] 01. Aurthohin - Attohonon 02. Duray - Shukh Ei Gaane 03. Metal Maze - Proshno 04. Artcell - Odekha Shorgo 05. Cryptic Fate - Cholo Bangladesh 06. Canopy - Jibon Mane 07. Faith - Canopy 08. Black - Chena Dukkho 09. Srishti - Adhar 10. Koprophillia - Bondi 11. Agontuk - Station 12. Anything but Six - Eka Front Cover Back Cover CD Inlay Booklet

Live Now [Band Mixed Album]

'Live Now', released in 2007 in collaboration with 'Shabab Murshid Foundation' , is a mega-hit band mixed album. It featured the lineup of bands like Artcell, Nemesis, Aurthohin Black, Cryptic Fate, The Watson Brothers, Arbovirus and some new bands. The main story behind 'Live Now' is however the untimely death of Shabab Murshid . Despite being healthy, he passed away suddenly on May 10th, 2005. Till today, the family members don't know the reason of his death. In an initiative to prevent such events, the Foundation decided to reach out to people by releasing an album to raise funds, and promote CPR and other healthcare techniques among the youth in collaboration with BIRDEM. The musicians who have contributed to this album have expressed that they felt honoured to be part of this noble initiative. Music-wise, this is one of the best band mixed albums of all time. [click on the images to view larger sizes] Track List 01. Artcell - Ei Bidaye 02. Nemesi...

Oprostut Juddho by Powersurge

"Oprostut Juddho" is the debut album by Djuice D'Rockstars season 2 winner thrash metal band, Powersurge . It released a year after their win from G-Series in September of 2008 in paperback format. The album was quintessential in cementing Powersurge as a force to be reckoned with as well as a band that hailed from the underground, very much like the other established bands from the early 2000s underground scene. The entire album revolves around patriotism and revolt amidst pain and suffering. Raef Al Hasan Rafa (of Aurthohin &  Kral fame at that time), produced this album and he mentions in the album sleeves that he had been determined to produce the heaviest sounding album that Bangladesh has ever heard. Truly, the album speaks for itself and remains as a milestone for thrash metal in the Bangladeshi band music scenario. The artwork for the album as well as the logo was done by Dhanad Islam . Photography was done by Shaibal . Rafa provided the chorus for the tr...

Scarecrow by Scarecrow

"Scarecrow" is the self-titled special edition EP album by metal band Scarecrow . It was released in 2013 as a paperback from G-Series. Following their success in the underground music scene and their debut album, "Oparthib" from 2006, the band got to work on their sophomore album. In the meantime, they released two singles: "Shesh Shimana" in the band mixed album "Republic" (Coordinated by Tinu Rashid of Karnival ) in 2011 and "Neon Aalo"  in the biggest band mixed album to date, "Hatiar" (Coordinated by Isha Khan Durey ) in 2012. Finally after a long studio album hiatus, in 2013, they officially released this self-titled extended play album featuring 2 brand new tracks from their long awaited and upcoming second album. The songs were written by vocalist Tanvir , while the recording, mixing and mastering was handled by A. K. Ratul . Photography was done by Brother Real Akonjee while the cover art was done by Dipu Zam...

Moharaaj by Warfaze

"Moharaaj" is the 6th studio album by pioneer heavy metal band Warfaze . It was released in June of 2003 from Ektaar Music in three distinct formats: Cassette, Jewel Case CD and Paperback CD. The overall theme and concept behind Moharaaj was political turmoil and how mass people suffered and fought for their rights, even when a country that ran on democracy. This album was also the fruit of a lineup change like their previous album, Aalo. After the release of that album however, Kamal decided to take a break after being in music for almost 20 years almost continuously. In this situation, the band recruited Sazzad , lead guitarist of another metal band, Metal Maze . Warfaze did a lot of shows in this lineup but in 2002, Biju (the bassist) had to leave for Canada. In his place, the band recruited Cezzane of popular progressive metal band, Artcell . After quite a lot of shows, the band went through another change when vocalist Mizan left the band due to personal reasons and...