Cryptic Fate is a progressive metal band from Bangladesh formed in the early 1990s.
They started out as a heavy metal band. Their first studio album, Ends are Forever, was released in 1994. Their second studio album, Srestho, an album about the liberation war of Bangladesh, was released in 2001. In 2006, they released Danob, their third full-length effort.
In February 1993, Wahed and Sarfaraz conceived the idea of forming a metal band. They quickly recruited school friends Shakib, Farshed and Iresh as bassist, drummer, and singer, respectively, and the original line-up was complete. Shakib named the band Cryptic Fate. As the story goes, Shakib was praying when the name came to him.
The original line-up was:
Vocals – Iresh Zaker Guitars – Waheduzzaman Khan Guitars – Khwaja Sarfaraz Latifullah Bass – Chowdhury Fazle Shakib Drums – Farshed Mahmud
Frustrated by the lack of concert opportunities, the band turned to composing. Shakib came up with the riff for Fate’s first song “Captors of Fate”. Farshed writes the lyrics and names the song. A demo is recorded in Farshed’s living room, which receives lukewarm reviews from listeners. Farshed subsequently leaves for the States and the band again considers calling it quits. Farshed insists he will return in a year to record a full-length album, and the band agree to stay together.
