Adam Lehan is a British musician who has worked with

doom metal Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other heavy metal genres.K. Kahn-Harris, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' ...

bands

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and Workshed,

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bands

Acid Reign Acid Reign are an English thrash metal band from Harrogate. Originally active from 1985 to 1991, they rebooted in 2015 with just Howard "H" Smith remaining from the original line-up. Along with Onslaught, Sabbat and Xentrix, Acid Reign are ...

, Deadline and Lord Crucifier and

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band Beneath the Oak.

History

Some of Lehan's uncles were members of the Grumbleweeds, which led to him beginning to learn to play guitar at the age of fourteen, with his early influences including

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and

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English lead guitarist. He was a founding member and the guitarist of Deep Purple, one of the pioneering bands of hard rock. After leaving Deep Purple in 1975, Blackmore formed the band Rainbow ...

. In 1987 he formed his first band, Deadline, who were heavily influenced by the sound of

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and would generally play concerts in

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and

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circles, rather than metal. In 1987, while still in Deadline, he joined

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band Lord Crucifier, after their relocation to

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from Italy, however Lehan was only a member for a few months. After his departure from both bands, in 1988 he joined

. Lehan left Acid Reign in 1989 to form

with former Acid Reign member Garry Jennings, former

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vocalist Lee Dorrian, former

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roadie Mark Griffiths, as well as Andy Baker. In 2013, Lehan and former Acid Reign and Cathedral bandmate

Mark Wharton Mark Ramsey Wharton is a British musician who has worked as the drummer of Acid Reign, Cathedral, Cronos, Asomvel and Workshed. Biography Wharton formed Acid Reign in 1985, along with Kevin "Kev" Papworth, Ian Gangwer, Howard "H" Smith and ...

formed the doom metal band Workshed. Workshed's debut self-titled album was released on 13 September 2019 through

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Discography

With Acid Reign

* The Fear (1989) *Obnoxious (1990)

With Cathedral

* Forest of Equilibrium (1991) *

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(1993)

With Workshed

*''Workshed'' (2019)

References

British heavy metal guitarists British male guitarists People from Batley Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Cathedral (band) members Acid Reign members Musicians from Yorkshire {{UK-guitarist-stub