Warfaze

Warfaze is a Bangladeshi hard rock band. The group consists of lead vocalist Mizan Rahman, Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal (lead guitar), Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu (drums and percussion), Shams Mansoor Ghani (keyboards and vocals), Naim Haque Roger (bass), and Oni Hasan (lead guitar). Multiple changes have taken place in the line up since its founding in 1984. Since their inception, the band has released eight albums, including seven studio albums and one compilation album. In addition, they have released several singles in band mixed albums.

Warfaze has also featured some popular Bangladeshi musicians in the genre, most notably Kamal, Khaled 'Bassbaba' Sumon, guitarist Russel Ali (who currently works with Elliot Yamin), the metal vocalist Sunjay aka Sunjoy etc.

The band has experimented with different subgenres of Hard Rock and Heavy metal over the years. Warfaze's role in the development of progressive metal in Bangladesh has been an inspiration for several Bangladeshi bands.

The band is consistently cited as an inspiration by most active heavy metal artists today in Bangladesh as one of the first bands to introduce metal to Bangladesh. The band used to play covers of bands like Iron Maiden, Whitesnake & Dokken in their early years. Kamal has consistently cited the late legendary guitarist Niloy Das popularly known as 'Niloyda' to aspiring guitarists in Bangladesh, as a major source of inspiration. Throughout their career, the band has experimented with multiple genres of rock & metal.

Band members[edit source | editbeta]

Current[edit source | editbeta]

• Sheikh Monirul Alam Tipu - Drums and percussion (since 1986)
• Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal - Guitar (1984-2003 and since 2007)
• Mizan Rahman Mizan - vocals (1999-2002 and since 2007)
• Shams Mansoor Ghani - keyboards and voice (since 1999)
• Naim Haque Roger - Bass (since 2003)
• Oni Hasan - Guitar (since 2007)
• Samir Hafiz - Guitar(Guest act, since 2011,currently on leave)

Former[edit source | editbeta]

• Babna Karim - Bass and Vocals (1986-1996)
• Sunjoy - Vocals (1990-1999)
• Russel Ali - Keyboards & guitar (1990-1994)
• Fuad Ibn Rabbi - Keyboards & guitar (1994-1999)
• Khaled 'Bassbaba' Sumon - Bass & vocals (1996–99)
• Iqbal Asif Jewel - Guitar & vocals (1996–99)
• Balam - Vocals & Guitar (1999-2007)
• Cezanne - Bass (2002-2003)
• Sazzad Arifin - Guitars(2001-2007)