Paul Damien Allender
Background information
Birth name	Paul Allender
Born	November 17, 1970
Origin	Colchester, England
Genre(s)	Metal
Occupation(s)	Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1992 - 1996, 2000 - Present
Label(s)	Roadrunner Records
Associated acts	Cradle of Filth, The Blood Divine, Primary Slave
Website	Cradle of Filth

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

Early life

Paul Allender was born on on November 17, 1970 in Colchester, England.

At the age of six years old, his father introduced him to martial arts which led to a total way of life for him and the home which he grew up in.

He received his first guitar at the age of fourteen years old and played in staggered periods until he was nineteen years old because his martial arts training 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.

• Paul also has a side project he's working on at the moment known as 'Vomitorium The Dark Art Of Cindy Frey And Paul Allender' Paul also has a signature model paul reed smith se that has a purpleburst finish and bat inlays