Dorian (Scottish band) Dorian (Scottish band) Dorian is an indie rock band from Scotland. Originally from Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, Dorian are a 3-piece band now based in Glasgow, Stirling and Dundee. They play indie rock music fuelled by their passion for such bands as Mansun, Ash and Mew. The band is named after the cult classic Oscar Wilde novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", and their lineup was completed at the beginning of 2007. They have released 2 e.p's with a third expected this year (2010) and to date, have supported various bands across Scotland such as The Futureheads,
The Picture of Dorian Gray made excisions of some of the most controversial material when revising and lengthening the story for book publication the following year. The longer and revised version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" published in book form in 1891 featured an aphoristic preface—a defence of the artist's rights and of art for art's sake—based in part on his press defences of the novel the previous year. The content, style, and presentation of the preface made it famous in its own right, as a literary and artistic manifesto. In April 1891, the publishing firm of Ward, Lock and Company, who had distributed