Rock groups enthralls all at National Museum

Kamal performing with Reborn at the concert

This musical concert stood out for two reasons. First, the venue was the National Museum Auditorium as the authority of the hall finally agreed to host a rock show in its precincts. Secondly, Kamal (ex-Warfaze)'s comeback and playing in front of a record amount crowd was electrifying.

The show started, according to BST (Bangladesh Standard Time), around two hours late, with fans getting drenched outside in the rain, still waiting to visualise the magical moments. The gig comprised of newcomer Alloy, Stentorian, Arbovirus, Aashor, Reborn with big names Aurthohin, Artcell and Black.

Alloy took the stage first and was relatively okay as an opener with their Metallica covers.

Next on stage was Stentorian. Their return after a long gap was a marvel and the new vocalist and drummer pulled up quite a startling show. Their own song was greeted with a lot of applause. The covers and own songs from the band kept the audiences entertained.

Arbovirus did it again! Their Nu-metal magnificent numbers got loud shouts, head banging and a lot of energy flowing.

Then came Aashor with their usual grunge numbers and melodic own-composition. They were popular with the audience.

Next came Reborn to rock the souls, turning out to be one of the best bands of the evening. Their set not only comprised of newly picked up Megadeth numbers but in an awe-inspiring moment, Kamal, the guitar icon of the Country appeared to surprise the crowd with Boshey Achi Eka--the famous Warfaze song. He continued with playing a solo of his own and literally blew the audience away. Reborn's vocalist, guitarists and drummer was as entertaining as their peer-in-action Kamal.

Black was their usual big hitters followed by the metal monster Artcell.

On browsing down the timeline of the gig, organizers could not manage the last slot with the hall authorities and therefore the crowd had to miss their big heroes Aurthohin in action. Many fans had to return despite spending money on the ticket and could not actually get in. When enquired about this poor management, they said the venue authority would not let the sound system inside the venue on the scheduled time. For this reason, the show started late and was forced to draw the curtains by nine in the evening.

London Metropolitan University local office certainly played a vital part in sponsoring this show.