Lee Dorrian
Lee Dorrian is best known as a former member of grindcore band Napalm Death and later frontman of doom metal band Cathedral. Currently a member of stoner metal supergroup With the Dead, he founded his own record label, Rise Above Records, in 1988. They've released albums by Ghost, Twin Temple, Orange Goblin, Pentagram, Sunn O))) and many more. He writes the Buried Treasure column for Classic Rock magazine, about rare underground rock records.
Latest articles by Lee Dorrian

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Looking for something beyond Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath? Check out these bona fide buried treasures that only the most avid crate diggers will have heard

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Riches from the rock underground

By Geoff Barton, Malcolm Dome, Lee Dorrian, Ian Fortnam, Paul Henderson, Dave Ling, Sian Llewellyn, Scott Rowley, Jonathan Selzer, Henry Yates, Fraser Lewry last updated
As humanity celebrates 50 years of heavy metal, here’s half a century’s worth of pioneering heavy music, from the classics to the contemporary hard-hitters

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Label boss, former Cathedral singer and late 60s/early 70s music aficionado Lee Dorrian picks the best forgotten prog-psych albums of the 1960s

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Diving into the crates of the great forgotten gems: This month we take a look at Help's album 'Second Coming' – Decca, USA, 1971, £70+

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Unearthing the best in record collector gold dust. This month, The Savage Resurrection, Mercury USA, 1968, £120

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Dragonfly – Dragonfly, Megaphone Records, USA, 1968, £375+

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A hard, heavy slice of 70s proto-metal from underground five-piece Granicus.

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Salem Mass, Witch Burning - Private press, USA, 1971, £450

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Josefus – Dead Man, Hookah Records, US, 1970, £450+

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Irish Coffee, Triangle Records, Belgium1971. £650+

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Made In England, Deram Nova, UK 1969, £250

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Harvest Time, Parlophone, Finland 1971. £1,200+

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Tamam Shud Goolutionites And The Real People, Warner Bros, Australia 1970, £1,000+

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A Candle For Judith, Dandelion UK, 1971, £375+

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Love And Poetry: a great overlooked psychedelic album.

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Riches from the rock underground.
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