
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

30 insanely obscure underground rock albums that only connoisseurs know about
By Lee Dorrian published
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

Buried Treasure: Randy Holden's Population II
By Lee Dorrian last updated
Riches from the rock underground

50 years, 50 tracks: the Ultimate Heavy Metal Playlist
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

The 20 Great Lost Albums of British Rock, 1968-72
By Lee Dorrian published
Label boss, former Cathedral singer and late 60s/early 70s music aficionado Lee Dorrian picks the best forgotten prog-psych albums of the 1960s

Deep cuts: Help – Christian power trio featuring future Doobie Brothers drummer
By Lee Dorrian published
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+

Deep cuts: The Savage Resurrection, the forgotten West Coast freaks from 1968
By Lee Dorrian published
Unearthing the best in record collector gold dust. This month, The Savage Resurrection, Mercury USA, 1968, £120

Deep cuts: Dragonfly – the '60s band that gave Blue Cheer a run for their money
By Lee Dorrian published
Dragonfly – Dragonfly, Megaphone Records, USA, 1968, £375+

Granicus: Granicus – "piercingly high-pitched" proto-metal from Ohio
By Lee Dorrian published
A hard, heavy slice of 70s proto-metal from underground five-piece Granicus.

Buried Treasure: Salem Mass's underground, 'satanic' majesty
By Lee Dorrian published
Salem Mass, Witch Burning - Private press, USA, 1971, £450

Buried Treasure: Josefus
By Lee Dorrian published
Josefus – Dead Man, Hookah Records, US, 1970, £450+

Buried Treasure: Irish Coffee
By Lee Dorrian published
Irish Coffee, Triangle Records, Belgium1971. £650+

Buried Treasure: Bulldog Breed
By Lee Dorrian published
Made In England, Deram Nova, UK 1969, £250

Buried Treasure: Elonkorjuu
By Lee Dorrian published
Harvest Time, Parlophone, Finland 1971. £1,200+

Buried Treasure: Tamam Shud
By Lee Dorrian published
Tamam Shud Goolutionites And The Real People, Warner Bros, Australia 1970, £1,000+

Buried Treasure: The Way We Live
By Lee Dorrian published
A Candle For Judith, Dandelion UK, 1971, £375+

Buried Treasure: Andwellas DReam
By Lee Dorrian published
Love And Poetry: a great overlooked psychedelic album.

Buried Treasure: Circus 2000
By Lee Dorrian published
Riches from the rock underground.
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