Keith Leslie Smith is a former British keyboardist, once in the bands

Anathema Anathema, in common usage, is something or someone detested or shunned. In its other main usage, it is a formal excommunication. The latter meaning, its ecclesiastical sense, is based on New Testament usage. In the Old Testament, anathema was a cr ...

(1996, 2001–2011) and Cradle of Filth (1998–2000).

Biography

He was born in 1967 in Dewsbury,

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, England. Smith undertook session work on keyboards for the British band

on their album ''Eternity'', released in 1996. During his time in Cradle of Filth, his stage

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consisted of wearing a custom Vicar Priest top, black leather trousers and

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make-up. He played keyboards in two of Cradle's releases: ''Cruelty and the Beast'' and ''From the Cradle to Enslave''. Smith was a session musician of the band '' Tourettes''. Post-Cradle of Filth, he accused vocalist

Dani Filth Daniel Lloyd Davey (born 25 July 1973), known professionally as Dani Filth, is a British singer who is the vocalist, lyricist and founding member of the extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. He has a five-octave vocal range. Personal life Danie ...

of considering it his own solo project ("Dani and the Filths" he jokes). However, they are on good terms these days. Smith had a tenure with Anathema, but on their official site it was announced that he quit on 13 September 2011 due to "creative and musical differences".

Discography

Anathema

*''

Eternity Eternity, in common parlance, means infinite time that never ends or the quality, condition, or fact of being everlasting or eternal. Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what is timeless or exists outside time, whereas sempit ...

'' (1996) *''Pressure'' (2001) *''

A Fine Day to Exit ''A Fine Day to Exit'' is the sixth album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released on 9 October 2001 through Music for Nations. This is the only occasion where an Anathema album has John Douglas credited as a writer for around half of ...

'' (2001) also programming & engineering as "Les" *''

A Natural Disaster ''A Natural Disaster'' is the seventh album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released on 3 November 2003 in the United Kingdom and on 24 February 2004 in the United States through Music for Nations. Background This is the first album ...

'' (2003) also programming & engineering "Les" *'' Were You There?'' (2004) also production & mixing (1–16) *'' A Moment in Time'' (2006) *''

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'' (2008) also engineering & mixing *'' We're Here Because We're Here'' (2010) *''Everything'' (2010) *''Dreaming Light'' (2011)

Cradle of Filth

(as "Lecter") *''

Cruelty and the Beast ''Cruelty and the Beast'' is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. It is a concept album based on the legend of the Hungarian "blood countess" Elizabeth Báthory and features guest narration by actress Ingrid Pit ...

'' (1998) *''Twisted Nails of Faith'' (1998) *''PanDaemonAeon'' (1999) *'' From the Cradle to Enslave'' (1999)

Guest

*''Subvert'' (2002) – Pain Control *''In the Big Ending...'' (2004) – The Clan Destined *''Blood on Snow'' (2010) – Eastern Front

References

English heavy metal keyboardists British producers Cradle of Filth members Living people 1967 births {{UK-keyboardist-stub