The Lords of the New Church
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The Lords of the New Church were a punk rock supergroup. The band's lineup consisted of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands.
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[edit] History
Formed in 1982, the band featured Stiv Bators (The Dead Boys), Brian James (The Damned), Dave Tregunna (Sham 69), and Nicky Turner (The Barracudas).
The band recorded three studio albums and one live album in their career together. Bators ended the band onstage after a concert on May 2, 1989, at the London Astoria.
Affectionaltey called simply "The Lords" by their most devoted fans, the band's image blurred the lines of batcave rockers and glam punks such as Hanoi Rocks. (vocalist Michael Monroe actually guested on one of the Lords albums using the saxophone)
Despite releasing numerous singles in the new wave/gothic rock genre, The Lords were one of the few bands that could also pull off pure-punk rock anthems such as "S, F, & T (Sucked, F*cked, & Tattooed)" and the title track of their third album "Method To Our Madness".
[edit] Members
- Stiv Bators - vocals
- Brian James - guitar
- Dave Tregunna - bass, backing vocals
- Nicky Turner - drums, backing vocals
