Theatre of Hate

Theatre of Hate were a gothic, post-punk rock band which formed in Britain in 1980.

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Gothic - Post-punk - Britain - 1980

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Led by singer/songwriter Kirk Brandon, the original group also consisted of: guitarist Simon Werner, bassist Jonathan Werner and drummer Jim Walker. Theatre of Hate garnered much early attention as a live act and in 1981 made their debut with the concert LP "He Who Dares Wins Live at the Warehouse Leeds". Shortly after the album's release however, Brandon fired the remainder of the band an assembled a new line-up consisting of: guitarist Billy Duffy, bassist Stan Stammers, saxophonist John Lennard and drummer Nigel Preston (who was soon after replaced by Luke Rendle). Another concert recording, "Live at the Lyceum", followed in 1982 before Theatre of Hate entered the studio with producer Mick Jones of the Clash to record their first non-live album debut, "Westworld", which went on to reach the UK Top 20.

Related Topics:
Kirk Brandon - 1981 - 1982 - Mick Jones - Clash - UK

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The album also spawned the Top 40 single "Do You Believe in the Westworld?". In late 1982, Theatre of Hate released another live album entitled "He Who Dares Wins: Live in Berlin."

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In early 1983 the Theatre of Hate disbanded. Brandon went on to front Spear of Destiny and guitarist Billy Duffy formed the group Southern Death Cult, which would later become enormously successful after shortening the name to The Cult.

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1983 - Spear of Destiny - Southern Death Cult - The Cult

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