Aurthohin

Aurthohin is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Dhaka in 1998 by Saidus Sumon (vocals and bass guitar), Tonmoy Rahman (lead guitar), Ponir (rhythm guitar) and Rumi Rahman (drums and percussion). They are considered to be one of the pioneering bands in Bangladeshi alternative rock music. The band was seen as revolutionary within the rock scene in Bangladesh and played a huge part promoting rock/metal music in the country by supporting underground rock/metal bands in Bangladesh.^[1] They have released 8 studio albums and also have appeared in some mixed albums. Though they were formed as a rock band they have experimented with genres like progressive metal and groove metal.^[2][3] Sumon's interests in slap bass also led the band's sound into funk-rock. Aurthohin currently holds a lineup of Saidus Khaled Sumon (bass), Mark Don (drums), Mahaan Fahim (guitars) and Zahin Rashid (guitars, keyboard).

After signing with G-Series, they released their debut studio album Trimatrik on 7 October 2000. The following album Biborton, released on 10 December 2001, was more positively reviewed and gained more success than the previous one. The band released several hit songs in the 2000s like "Adbhut Shei Cheleti" (2000), "Amar Proticchobi" (2001), "Hoytoba" (2003), "Anmone" (2008) and "Nikrishto" (2008). Their most commercially successful album Aushomapto 2 was released on 7 October 2011 by ME Label. Their sound was drawn from variety of musical influences including alternative, blues and also the country music of John Denver. There were several lineup changes, with Sumon being the only member who remained throughout the band's career.

They have won many accolades including Channel i and Citycell's best band of the year award in 2008 and 2011 respectively.