Arbovirus (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Genres | alternative rock, nu metal (early years), alternative metal, experimental |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | G-series, Independent |
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Arbovirus is a rock band based out of Dhaka, Bangladesh, formed by guitarist Suharto Sherif, and guitarist Asif Asgar (a.k.a. "Ranjan") while in College in 2002. The band grew to include bassist Ishtiaq Jishan, drummer Farhan Tanim and vocalist Sufi Maverick (Asrafuzzaman Yousufi).
The band's name is derived from the Blade II comic book, in which the virus is mentioned as the one that, once transmitted through saliva, turns human into a vampire. However, an arbovirus is actually a virus transmitted by arthropods such as ticks or mosquitoes (arthropod-borne virus).
Their lyrics cover various elements from self-recognition to the political disarray of Bangladesh, from the 9-6 corporate life to middle-east peace politics, although they focus on a broader humane and optimistic view.
Arbovirus has earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 2006 album 64m 53s". Their second album "Montobbo Nishproyojon" was released online on 5 July 2013.
Guitarist Suharto Sherif and Asif Asgar were college mates and started playing when they were in the high school. The band was practicing back then just for fun and passion. Several musicians played in this band to get the raw satisfaction through unorthodox jamming sessions. Until 2002 when Suharto was about to participate the Benson & Hedges Star Search with the single "Artonad", and planned to form a band, not just for recreation and fun..but beyond that! Till then the band had no permanent vocal and bassist.
They kept practicing, doing covers of their favourite bands like Pantera, Nirvana, Godsmack and many others. So far they had only one full length track that would give them a full-length album deal with G-Series. In March 2003, Shobhon, Razin and Himel left the band due to personal and creative differences. Now Arbovirus really needed a new vocal, a new drummer as well as a bassist for the song.
In August 2003, bassist Ishtiaq Jishan and drummer Farhan Tanim (ex-Metal Maze) joined Arbovirus.
Cézanne of Artcell recommended to check out Sufi (whom he came to know on one of Artcell's jamming session), and Jishan. On a Volvo double-decker bus Cézanne introduced Sufi to Ranjan. Sufi had another casual interview at Rajan's house where he met rest of the band including Suharto, Tanim, and Jishan. Sufi had no previous experience of singing in any other bands, so it was a totally raw journey for Arbovirus too.
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