1. Lee Robert Dorrian was born on 5 June 1968 and is an English singer, best known as a former member of grindcore band Napalm Death and later as frontman of doom metal band Cathedral.
13 Facts About Lee Dorrian
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Lee Dorrian is currently singing with Septic Tank and With the Dead.
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Whilst still a member of Napalm Death, Lee Dorrian founded his own record label, Rise Above Records in 1988.
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Later in 1989, Lee Dorrian formed doom metal band Cathedral, releasing their debut album Forest of Equilibrium in 1991.
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In 1995, Lee Dorrian collaborated with Italian musician Paul Chain, with whom he co-wrote four songs which appeared on the Alkahest album.
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Lee Dorrian is currently a member of With the Dead, in which he is joined by former Electric Wizard bassist Tim Bagshaw, along with former Cathedral bassist Leo Smee and former Bolt Thrower drummer Alex Thomas.
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Lee Dorrian first used an extreme and ferocious death grunt style of vocal mixed with hardcore screaming in Napalm Death, but later adopted a cleaner and more varied style with Cathedral.
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Lee Dorrian presented an award to Napalm Death at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2007.
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Lee Dorrian has cited influences including Kelvin "Cal" Morris from Discharge, Pete Lyons from Antisect, Dean Jones from Extreme Noise Terror and Sakevi Yokoyama from GISM.
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Lee Dorrian has said he has a long history as an anti-fascist activist.
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Lee Dorrian has claimed he was an anti-racist skinhead in his teens and received death threats from neo-Nazi skinheads and white supremacists.
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Lee Dorrian says he became a vegetarian at the age of 13.
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Lee Dorrian says he has since experimented with a vegan diet.