Some of Lehan's uncles were members of
the Grumbleweeds, which led to him beginning to learn to play guitar at the age of fourteen, with his early influences including
Brian May,
Eric Clapton and
Ritchie Blackmore. In 1987 he formed his first band, Deadline, who were heavily influenced by the sound of
Venom and would generally play concerts in
punk rock and
crust punk circles, rather than metal. In 1987, while still in Deadline, he joined
first-wave black metal band Lord Crucifier, after their relocation to
Halifax, West Yorkshire from Italy, however Lehan was only a member for a few months. After his departure from both bands, in 1988 he joined
Acid Reign. Lehan left Acid Reign in 1989 to form
Cathedral with former Acid Reign member
Garry Jennings, former
Napalm Death vocalist
Lee Dorrian, former
Carcass roadie Mark Griffiths, as well as Andy Baker. In 2013, Lehan and former Acid Reign and Cathedral bandmate
Mark Wharton formed the doom metal band Workshed. Workshed's debut self-titled album was released on 13 September 2019 through
Rise Above Records. == Discography ==