Lee David Malia (born 4 June 1984) is a British musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bring Me the Horizon.
[6] 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.
[17] Outside from the band, Malia scored music for the 2017 horror thriller film Pyewacket, written and directed by Adam MacDonald.
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.
[24] In 2014, Epiphone introduced Malia's Les Paul Custom, which was inspired by the Gibson Artisan from the '70s with changes to the pickups.
[25][26] Malia revealed that a worker of Gibson made a suggestion to Epiphone to create the custom.
[27] In 2017, Epiphone launched Malia's Custom Explorer Artisan, which was inspired by James Hetfield.
[20] On their latest record, Post Human: Survival Horror, Malia used a PRS baritone and an Ibanez.
There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret., he used his First Act Custom Sheena guitar, a 5150 rig for distortion and an Orange Rockerverb 100 for cleans.
[32] Malia listened to a lot of classic rock and metal[33] growing up because of his dad, from the Eagles to Dire Straits and Metallica, which inspired him to start playing guitar.
[36] Other influences he has noted include Gary Moore, Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, Sigur Rós[4] and Rage Against the Machine.