With the Dead are an English

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supergroup founded in 2014 by

Tim Bagshaw Electric Wizard are an English doom metal band from Dorset. The band formed in 1993 and have recorded nine studio albums, two of which have been considered genre landmarks: ''Come My Fanatics…'' (1997) and ''Dopethrone'' (2000). Electric Wiz ...

, Mark Greening (ex- Electric Wizard, Ramesses) and

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(ex-

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, ex-

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History

After disbanding

joined the former members of Electric Wizard and Ramesses (

and Mark Greening) to form a new

band. The band made its existence known in August 2015, and released its eponymous debut album on 16 October 2015 to the label Rise Above Records. In January 2016, due to a disagreement with Dorrian, Greening was dismissed, and replaced by Alex Thomas (ex-

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). The former bass player of

and

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, Leo Smee, is also part of the band. Because of the parallel activities of its members, the band gives little concerts. In 2016, however, they play at

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, and Copenhell and are also scheduled at Tuska Open Air and Loud Park Festival. On 22 September 2017 the band released their second album ''Love from With the Dead''.

Members

;Current members *

Lee Dorian Lee Dorrian (born 5 June 1968) is an English singer, best known as a former member of grindcore band Napalm Death and later frontman of doom metal band Cathedral. Career During his early teenage years, Dorrian was the editor of a local punk f ...

– vocals (2014–present) *

– guitars (2014–present), bass (2014–2016) * Leo Smee – bass (2016–present) * Alex Thomas – drums (2016–present) ;Past members * Mark Greening – drums, percussion (2014–2016)

With the Dead

''With the Dead''

''With the Dead'' is the debut studio album by the English

supergroup With the Dead, released on 16 October 2015.

Japanese bonus track

Love from With the Dead

''Love from With the Dead''

''Love from With the Dead'' is the second studio album by the English

supergroup With the Dead, released on 22 September 2017. At 65:51, It is their longest studio album and includes their longest song, the 17-minute "CV1".

Vessel of Solitude

"Vessel of Solitude"

"Vessel of Solitude" is the first single from the

supergroup With the Dead that was previously unreleased and recorded during the ''Love from With the Dead'' sessions. At 2:32, is their shortest song ever recorded and is mainly oriented towards a more faster, heavy metal sound.

Single-sided

Anemia

"Anemia"

"Anemia" is the second single from the supergroup With the Dead, from their second album ''Love from With the Dead''.

Single-sided

References

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