Shishir Ahmed

In 1997, Saidus Sumon released a solo album named সুমন ও অর্থহীন (Sumon and Aurthohin) from G-Series.

He was still the bassist of Warfaze.

The album featured bass and vocals by Sumon and some guest artists.

The track 6 of the album অর্থহীন (Meaningless) featured 8 prominent guitarist of that era playing a collection of 27 guitar solos.

The vocals of the song was done by Sunjoy of Warfaze.

He [Sumon] had the idea to form a band of his own from the song "অর্থহীন (Meaningless)".

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 band in Bangladeshi alternative rock music.

The band were seen us revolutionary within the rock scene in Bangladesh due to singing in Bengali unlike most rock artists who perform in English.

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.

Sumon's interests in slap bass also led the band's sound into funk-rock.

Aurthohin currently holds a trio lineup of Saidus Khaled Sumon (Bass), Mark Don (Drums) & Mahaan Fahim (Guitars).

Then in 1998 he formed the band along with Tonmoy Rahman (guitars), Ponir (guitars) and Rumi Rahman (drums).

In the early 1999, Aurthohin signed a contract with G-Series.

They started working on their debut album.

After signing with G-Series, they released their debut studio album Trimatrik on 7 October 2000.

The band released several hit songs in the 2000s like "Adbhut Shei Cheleti" (2000), "Amar Proticchobi" (2001), "Hoytoba" (2003), "Anmone" (2008) and "Nikrishto" (2008).

The album was released on 7 October 2000.

The album featured a confusing line-up of musicians, since Sumon credited both musicians that had left the band and had joined after the album was recorded.

According to the sleeve of the album, the line-up included Sumon (lead vocals, bass guitars), Minhajuddin Ahmed Piklu (lead guitars), Russell Rahman (rhythm guitars, vocals) and Rumi Rahman (drums).

The album was produced by Iqbal Asif Jewel.

It also started a trend of songs that would see sequels in later albums, including the ballad "অদ্ভুত সেই ছেলেটি (That Weird Boy)" and the taunt anthem "গুটি (Cube)".

The album also featured a few acoustic based soft rock numbers such as "আমার না বলা কথা (The Things I Haven't Said)".

This album paved the way for Aurthohin for gaining popularity and they also got more huge record deals in the next years.

The following album Biborton, released on 10 December 2001, was more positively reviewed and gained more success than the previous one.

In February 2001, they signed a new contract with ME Label to release their next album.

The album Biborton|বিবর্তন (Evolution) came out in the stores on 10 December 2001.

Continuing with the same line-up, the album would grow to be Aurthohin's most critically acclaimed and widely accepted album yet.

Featuring the sequels to the numbers "অদ্ভুত সেই ছেলেটি (That Weird Boy)" and "গুটি (Cube)", it also featured complex guitar and bass solos by the duo that was Piklu and Sumon and mixed in a blend of hard rock numbers intertwined with soft, melodious songs.

Popular songs from the album include "গুটি ২ (Cube II)", "আমার প্রতিচ্ছবি (My Reflections)" and "অদ্ভুত সেই ছেলেটি ২ (That Weird Boy II)", which featured Artcell vocalist George Lincoln as a guest artist.

This album was the second album produced by Iqbal Asif Jewel.

In 2002, Russell Rahman left the band due to differences with frontman Sumon, paving the way for Kronic vocalist Imtiaz to fill in as guest vocalist for one of Aurthohin's most ambitious projects.

Featuring the longest song in Bangladeshi rock history, "সাত দিন (Seven Days)", it was released to huge expectations nationwide.

Kronic vocalist Imtiaz appeared in the song.

It spanned for 28 minutes and 31 seconds long, chronicling the last seven days of an inmate on death row.

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

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.