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 with Sibyl, but he is too late, as Lord Henry informs him that Sibyl has killed herself. Dorian then understands that, where his life is headed, lust and beauty shall suffice. Dorian locks the portrait up, and over the following eighteen years, he experiments with every vice, influenced by a morally poisonous French novel that Lord Henry Wotton gave him. One night, before leaving for Paris, Basil goes to Dorian's house to ask him about rumours of his self-indulgent sensualism. Dorian does not deny his debauchery, and takes Basil to see the portrait. The portrait has become so hideous that