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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
British musician and talent agent
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Nicholas Barker
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Cradle of Filth
English metal band
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Darren "Daz" White
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Dani Filth
Dani Filth
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Charles Hedger
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David Vogt
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Benjamin Buss
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Hecate Enthroned
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Demonic Resurrection
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Necromantia
Necromantia
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Adrian Erlandsson
Adrian Erlandsson
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Lee Dorrian
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Metalium
Metalium
power metal band from Hamburg, Germany
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Rob Caggiano
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Sarah Jezebel Deva
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King Diamond
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Powerwolf
Powerwolf
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Starkill
Starkill
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At the Gates
At the Gates
Swedish band
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Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta
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Damien Gregori
Damien Gregori
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Mayhem
Mayhem
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Sadist
Sadist
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Fleshcrawl
Fleshcrawl
band
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David Reece
David Reece
American singer
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Wormed
Wormed
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Ruins
Ruins
Australian black metal band
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Deinonychus
Deinonychus
Dutch band
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Mikael Ã…kerfeldt
Mikael Ã…kerfeldt
Swedish musician
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Feast Eternal
Feast Eternal
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Turisas
Turisas
Finnish metal band
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Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa
French symphonic black metal band
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Theatres des Vampires
Theatres des Vampires
band
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Dark Heresy
Dark Heresy
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Elvenking
Elvenking
Italian folk metal band
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Al Barrow
Al Barrow
British musician
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Ghost Brigade
Ghost Brigade
Finnish band
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3 Inches of Blood
3 Inches of Blood
Canadian heavy metal band
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Anathema
Anathema
British rock band
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Nine Treasures
Nine Treasures
Chinese-Mongolian folk metal band
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Epica
Epica
Dutch symphonic metal band
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Simon Wright
Simon Wright
English drummer
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Malevolent Creation
Malevolent Creation
band
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Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
British gothic metal band
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Vanden Plas
Vanden Plas
German progressive metal band
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Vinny Appice
Vinny Appice
American rock drummer
Benjamin Ryan
British musician

Benjamin Ryan

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British musician
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Benjamin Ryan (brother of Paul Ryan) is a keyboard player and multi instrumentalist from Sudbury, in Suffolk, England.

His earliest collaborations were with his guitar playing older brother Paul Ryan, with whom he went on to form Cradle of Filth, along with their school friend Daniel Davey (a.k.a. Dani Filth).

After recording several demos, and a false start with their 'lost album' entitled 'Goetia', Cradle of Filth attained some success in the 1990s metal scene. Eventually the band signed to Cacophonous Records whilst Ryan was still only 16 years old, and released The Principle of Evil Made Flesh.

After the recording of The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, both the Ryan brothers and bandmate Paul Allender left Cradle of Filth and formed cult metal band The Blood Divine.

The Blood Divine recorded two studio albums and toured extensively for three years, building a following during the time they were together until 1998 when the band split-up.

Ryan went on to work as a session musician and sound engineer during which time he worked briefly in Yorkshire with guitarist Rishi Mehta.

In 2001, Ryan spent a period as a freelance web developer, but has since returned to working as a musician and sound engineer.