Daniel Cavanagh

Singer/guitarist Daniel Cavanagh made his name as founding member and principal songwriter of acclaimed British prog-metal outfit Anathema, but maintained a low-key solo career in parallel with the band. Born in Liverpool in 1972 into a working-class family and inspired early in life by Dire Straits and Queen, he later discovered extreme metal acts like Celtic Frost, Bolt Thrower, and, notably, Paradise Lost, whose early death/doom sound would greatly influence the nascent Anathema. Cavanagh formed the band in 1990 (originally under the name Pagan Angel) with his brothers Vinc...