Martin Powell

Martin Powell (born July 19, 1973 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is a British musician. In 1992, Martin joined the band 'My Dying Bride' as a violinist but later switched to keyboards.

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July 19 - 1973 - Sheffield - Yorkshire - British - My Dying Bride - Violinist - Keyboards

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Around 1998, Martin left My Dying Bride and joined 'Anathema,' only to depart two years later. In 2000, Martin joined the popular British black metal band 'Cradle of Filth' along with drummer Adrian Erlandsson and guitarist Paul Allender after the departure of Les "Lecter" Smith. The band then went to record the album 'Midian' said by many to be their greatest work. The following year, the band released their compilation album 'Bitter Suites to Succubi,' which featured the Finnish band Apocalyptica, as well as Martin's incredible keyboarding talent for the new songs on the album. Martin may have once been considered by some to be the "drunk" of the band, before his 2005 departure, due to his ability to drink vast amounts of alcohol. Martin announced his plans to leave the band via Cradle of Filth's official website www.cradleoffilth.com, on which the following statement was posted:

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Anathema - Black metal - Cradle of Filth - Adrian Erlandsson - Paul Allender - Les "Lecter" Smith - Midian - Compilation - Finnish - Apocalyptica

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"Due to pressing personal reasons I have found myself unable to commit my best efforts and time to Cradle of Filth. Despite 5 great years, I which I have acheived along with my colleagues (past and present) a myriad of goals and dreams I have decided to bow out from Cradle. Having played and written music with three greats of english metal (C.O.F., My Dying Bride and Anathema) I am certainly not giving up music in any respect but just need time away from the rigors of being part of a such a time consuming entity as C.O.F. is. I shall endeavour to pursue and perhaps release my own music whenever I am blessed with the time and inclination to do so. I should like to thank Cradle fans and friends the world over for making my time with COF incredibly enjoyable and memorable. I look forward to people hearing from me in the not-too-distant future."

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The feeling in the Cradle camp of course is one of profound loss, though a resounding and heartfelt 'all the best for the future' accompanies this recent and unexpected personal turn of events. Obviously this leaves an opening for a replacement Cradle keyboardist, so if there is anyone out there who bares an iota of interest in joining the ranks of the 'Filth, then please feel free to send musical material and accompanying photographic/background information to the management email address as printed on the inside of the recent "Nymphetamine" release. Anybody of any colour, creed or stature is welcome though Phantom Of The Opera-esque mannerisms and creepy facial mask will definitely count in your favour. Note: This will not effect the recently announced UK tour dates in December!

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