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Welcome to the Bangla CD Covers blog!

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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!

Danob by Cryptic Fate

Cryptic Fate 's 3rd studio album was titled 'Danob' . It was released in 2006 as a much anticipated follow-up to their 2002 release ' Sreshtho' (which was actually recorded back in 1997, hence the mentioning of the "nine-year" gap in the first paragraph of the sleeves) . This album was written and recorded over a span of 2 years from 2004-2006 and released from G-Series in . Danob is considered a pinnacle in the band's history as it cemented the signature sound and matured lyrical and musical styles of Cryptic Fate. It also contained a 20-page full-color booklet with original artwork by Mrinal Kanti Das (Biplob)  for lyrics of each of the songs as well as the cover art. Danob was produced by Farhan Samad and Chowdhury F. Shakib ; Mixed by Masudul Hassan , assisted by Nixon & Shuvo at Art of Noise. Buno (of Bangla fame) did the mastering of the album at Dhun. Recording was done in three different studios: Soundgarden (Drums recorded by Dure...

Sreshtho by Cryptic Fate

'Sreshtho' is the debut CD album of popular heavy metal/hard rock band Cryptic Fate released in 2002. The band, deemed as one of the pioneers of the underground music scene, is part of the ABC (Artcell, Black, Cryptic Fate) generation that so many of the youths of Bangladesh have fond affiliation with. Previously, Cryptic Fate had released a full English cassette album called "Ends are Forever" in 1998. The reception of that English album at that time wasn't warm, and Cryptic Fate started composing music in Bangla during the early stages of the underground scene. After gaining massive popularity in Isha Khan Durey's Charpotro , they decided they would recreate some of the English songs heard in the first album in Bangla as well as a bunch of new original material for a Liberation War themed album. Thus, 'Sreshtho' was born. The English songs that were recreated in Bangla are, "Odious Zephyr" (Lobher Agun) and "Eternal...

Collection Update - July 2018!

I've been a busy bee over the vacation, and I had 7 hauls after my last collection update in May, 2018. Now my collection consists of a staggering 117 Albums. It's been an amazing ride over the last 6 years.  ( Click on the picture to see in higher resolution) And I will be continuing this hobby of mine and uploading the artworks from the end of this month. Enjoy, and stay with BanglaCDCovers, this is still the hi-res scans archive for Bangla band music. Remember to always support your favorite artists buy either purchasing physical copies, digital copies or streaming through legal sources like Spotify. iTunes, GPMusic, GAAN App, Yonder Music etc. Stop piracy, give back to the artists who make great music. July 2018 Collection Update:   Band/Solo Albums ------------------------ 1.      Arbovirus - 64m 53s (2006) - Jewel case 2.      Arbovirus - Montobbo Nishproyojon (2013) - Limited Edition Double ...