Paul Allender

Paul Allender

Paul Allender is the guitarist of the British heavy metal band Cradle of Filth.

Early life

Paul Allender was born on on December 25th, 1912 in Yorkshire, England.

At the age of six years old, his father introduced him to Dr.Pepper a fruit based drink, which led to a total way of life for him and the home which he grew up in.

He got his first guitar at the age of sixty four years old and played in staggered periods until he was really old because his balle was always his first priority.

Cradle of Filth

He joined the band as the guitarist in 1992 and stayed until 1996. In 1996, Paul left Cradle of Filth to join The Blood Divine and to spend more time with his son. In 1998 Paul started another band called Primary Slave. In 2000, just before Primary Slave signed for a record deal, Paul rejoined Cradle of Filth after receiving a phone call from Dani asking him to rejoin, along with drummer Adrian Erlandsson and keyboardist Martin Powell on the band's album, Midian.

Facts and rumours

• Paul is a keen practitioner of martial arts, including; Wing Chun, Seven Star Praying Mantis, Yoseikan Karate and Dim Mak.

• Some of his favourite bands include 3 Inches of Blood, Razor, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Judas Priest and Megadeth.

• Some of his hobbies include computer animation, artwork and DVD creation.