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Powersurge
āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœ
Background information
OriginDhaka, Bangladesh
Genres
Years active2006-present
LabelsG-Series
Members
  • Jamshed Chowdhury
  • Samir Hafiz
  • Saimum Hasan Nahian
  • Kawsar Ahmed
  • Asif Mahmood
Past members
  • Shahriar Firoz
  • Arefin Ahmed
  • Samiul Islam
  • Zerif Ahmed
Websitepowersurge.com

Powersurge is a Bangladeshi thrash metal band formed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2006.[1] They are one of the pioneering thrash metal bands in the country, and is part of the "East Bengal extreme metal scene". The group came to public attention in 2007, after becoming the winner of D-Rockstar II, a rock and metal hunt talent show.[2]

The original lineup consists of vocalist Jamshed Chowdhury, lead guitarist Samir Hafiz, rhythm guitarist Saimum Hasan, bassist Arefin Ahmed Saeed, and drummer Samiul Islam. In the mid-2006, they released their first single "Durboddho Monushotto" in a mixed album named Underground. In 2007, they participated in the rock and metal talent hunt show D-Rockstars II, where they became the winner. In August 2008, they released their first and only studio album "āĻ…āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ (Unprepared War)", which contained multiple hit songs like the self-titled song, "āĻšāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ° (Shark)", "āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ (False Aggression)", "Powersurge" and "āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻ¸ā§€āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻž (End of Border)".[3]

History

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Formation and early years (2006-2007)

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Powersurge was formed in Dhaka in January 2006, by guitarist Saimum Hasan Nahian when he aligned with drummer Samiul Islam to form a thrash metal band. The band recruited Jamshed Chowdhury as lead singer, Samir Hafiz as lead guitarist, and Arefin Ahmed Saeed as bassist. The group were fans of the American thrash metal and German thrash metal bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Exodus, Sepultura, Kreator and Sodom. They covered songs of those bands in the underground shows and gained popularity with their aggressive style of playing heavy metal music. They released their first single "āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ (Rampant Humanity)" in the mixed album Underground in 2006. In 2007, they took part in the D-Rockstar II, where they became the winner by defeating other hard rock and heavy metal bands like Radioactive (second place) and Mechanix (third place).

"āĻ…āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ (Unprepared War)" (2007-2008)

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In June 2008, Powersurge went to Sound Garden Studio to record their first studio album "āĻ…āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ (Unprepared War)". It included several hit songs like "āĻ…āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ (Unprepared War)", "āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ (False Aggression)", "āĻšāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ° (Shark)", "āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻ¸ā§€āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻž (End of Border)" and "Powersurge". The band rose to fame in the underground metal scene in Dhaka and became one of the leading bands in the "East Bengal extreme metal scene".

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • āĻ…āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ (Unprepared War) (2008)[4]

Members

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Present

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Past

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  • Shahriar Firoz Tonmoy - bass (2006-2008)
  • Arefin Ahmed Saeed - bass (2008-2011)
  • Samiul Islam - drums (2006-2013)


References

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  1. ^ "Powersurge - Spirit of Metal". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Powersurge - Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Thrash metal music in Bangladesh being promoted". Thedailystar.net. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Bangladeshi heavy metal bands to battle for world's biggest metal festival : Wacken Open Air". Dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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