Lee Malia

Career

Malia joined Bring Me the Horizon in 2004, and they released their debut EP, This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For, later that year. The group released their debut studio album Count Your Blessings, on 30 October 2006. The album peaked at number 93 on the UK Albums Chart. Their second studio album, Suicide Season, was released in September 2008 and reached number 47 on the UK Albums Chart. The album debuted at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. with the album peaking at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. Their sixth studio album, Amo was released on 25 January 2019. The album topped the UK Albums Chart. Their seventh studio album, Post Human: Nex Gen was released on 24 May 2024.

Outside from the band, Malia scored music for the 2017 horror thriller film Pyewacket, written and directed by Adam MacDonald. Malia was asked by MacDonald if he wanted to write the music for the film in which he did. Malia also felt that "writing a score was a lot less nerve-wracking than contributing to an album."

Equipment Malia played an Ibanez that had thin and flat necks during the group's earlier years. However, as the band "started playing riffy stuff," he switched to Epiphone with a thicker neck because it fit the style he was writing in. In the studio, he plays a Les Paul Standard, the First Act Sheena and a semihollow Rickenbacker, while on stage, he uses his Les Paul Standard and a Les Paul Supreme. His setup also includes a 1982 Gibson Victory MVX and a 1979 Gibson The Paul. Epiphone has created three signature guitars for Malia. In 2014, Epiphone introduced Malia's Les Paul Custom, which was inspired by the Gibson Artisan from the '70s with changes to the pickups. Malia revealed that a worker of Gibson made a suggestion to Epiphone to create the custom. In 2017, Epiphone launched Malia's Custom Explorer Artisan, which was inspired by James Hetfield. Epiphone also released Malia's Custom RD Artisan Outfit. In September 2022, Jackson Guitars launched an American Series Soloist custom for Malia. In April 2025, Jackson Guitars released Malia's signature LM-87 guitar. Malia originally wanted to base his model off a Gibson Firebird. However, worried that him and Jackson Guitars would get sued by the company, he decided base his guitar off an old Charvel Surfcaster.

Musical styles and influences Malia listened to a lot of classic rock and metal growing up because of his dad, from the Eagles to Dire Straits and Metallica, which inspired him to start playing guitar. He credits "Enter Sandman" and "Master of Puppets" as the first few songs he wanted to learn when he first started out. When the band began playing heavier stuff, his style of playing was influenced by Cannibal Corpse, whose influence can be heard on their early albums such as Count Your Blessings and Suicide Season.

Malia cites early influences from Metallica and Pantera, before drawing heavier influences from Cannibal Corpse. and Rage Against the Machine.

Discography Film score Pyewacket (2017) Out Come the Wolves (2024) This Is Not a Test (2025)

Bring Me the Horizon

Studio albums Count Your Blessings (2006) Suicide Season (2008) There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret. (2010) Sempiternal (2013) That's the Spirit (2015) Amo (2019) Post Human: Nex Gen (2024)

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