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Theatre of Hate
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| Wikipedia: Theatre of Hate |
| Theatre of Hate | |
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| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Post-punk |
| Years active | 1980 - 1983 |
| Labels | Burning Rome Records Mau Mau/Demon Records Original Masters/Snapper Music |
| Associated acts | The Pack Spear of Destiny Dead Men Walking Kirk Brandon's 10:51 Plastic Eaters The Cult The Straps Crisis Epileptics |
| Website | Kirkbrandon.com |
| Members | |
| Kirk Brandon Billy Duffy Steve Guthrie John Lennard Nigel Preston Luke Rendle Stan Stammers |
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Theatre of Hate were a post-punk band formed in Britain in 1980.
Led by singer-songwriter and ex-member of punk band The Pack, Kirk Brandon, the original group also consisted of: guitarist Steve Guthrie, bassist Stan Stammers (The Straps/Epileptics), saxophonist John Lennard and drummer Luke Rendle from Crisis/The Straps.
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The Pack
The Pack were a British punk rock band formed in 1978. Comprising Kirk Brandon (vocals, guitar), Simon Werner (guitar), Jonathan Werner (bass), and Rab Fae Beith (drums) later replaced by Jim Walker (drums).[1] The band released two singles in 1979, before a change of name to Theatre of Hate.
Discography
Albums
- The Pack Live (live album, recorded 1979, released 1982, cassette only)
- Dead Ronin (compilation, 2000)
Singles
| Title | Release date | Album | UK chart position | UK Indie Chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Brave New Soldiers"/"Heathen" | 1979 | - | - | - |
| "King of Kings"/"Number 12" | November 1979 | - | - | - |
| "Kirk Brandon & The Pack of Lies" EP | 1980 | - | - | - |
| "Long Live the Past E.P." | April 1982 | - | - | #12[2] |
Theatre of Hate
In 1980, the Pack had evolved into Theatre of Hate, with Luke Rendle replacing Walker on drums, Stan Stammers joining on bass, Steve Guthrie on guitar and John 'Boy' Lennard on sax (the Werners joined the Straps, who Stammers had previously played for).[3] The first Theatre of Hate release was the "Original Sin" single in November 1980, which reached #5 on the UK Indie Chart.[2]" Theatre of Hate garnered much early attention as a live act and made their album debut in 1981 with the concert LP He Who Dares Wins Live at the Warehouse Leeds.[1] Shortly after the album's release however, Steve Guthrie left the band.
Another concert recording, Live at the Lyceum followed, and in August 1981 Theatre of Hate entered the studio with producer Mick Jones of The Clash to record their first non-live album debut, Westworld, which was released on February 19 1982 and went on to reach the UK Top 20.
Shortly after the album was recorded new guitarist Billy Duffy (formerly of The Nosebleeds) joined the band and a little later drummer Luke Rendle was replaced by Nigel Preston. The album reached #17 in the UK Albums Chart, and also spawned the Top 40 single "Do You Believe in the Westworld".[1]
In February 1982, Theatre of Hate released another live album entitled He Who Dares Wins: Live in Berlin recorded in September 1981, and in April 1982 Billy Duffy left the band to join Death Cult, the band continuing for a short time before splitting up later that year. Demos for the unreleased second studio album were released as Ten Years After in 1993.[1]
Brandon went on to front Spear of Destiny with bassist Stammers. A post break-up compilation album Revolution spent three weeks in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at #67.[4]
In 1991 Theatre of Hate reformed for the Return to 8 tour which included some of the original band members, these included Brandon, Stammers and Lennard, with the addition of Pete Barnacle on drums and Mark 'Gemini' Thwaite on guitar.
In July/August 1994 Brandon, Stammers, John McNutt and Art Smith went into Mix-O. Lydian Studio, Boonton, New Jersey with Brad Morrision to record a new album under the Theatre of Hate banner. Retribution was not released until early 1996 in both the U.S. and UK.
To coincide with Westworld's 25th anniversary, Theatre of Hate reformed for a week-long tour culminating at the Carling Academy Islington on 29 April 2007. Of the original line-up, only Stammers was unavailable, due to conflicting schedules and family commitments in the U.S. where he now lives.[5] Replacing him was Craig Adams, former bassist with The Cult, The Sisters of Mercy and The Mission, joining Brandon, Guthrie, Lennard, and Rendle for the reunion.
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Discography
Albums
Studio
- Westworld (1982) (UK #17)
- Ten Years After (released 1993)
- Retribution (released 1996)
- Aria of the Devil (released 1998)
Live
- He Who Dares Wins (1981) (UK Indie #1)[2]
- Live At The Lyceum (1981)
- He Who Dares Wins: Live In Berlin (1982) (UK Indie #3)[2]
- Original Sin Live (1982, released 1985) (UK Indie #12)[2]
- Love is a Ghost (live 14/6/1981) (2000)
Compilations
- Revolution (1984) (UK #67, UK Indie #1)[2]
- The Complete Singles Collection (1995)
- Theatre of Hate Act 1 (1998) (combines Revolution and Live in Sweden)
- Theatre of Hate Act 2 (1998) (combines Ten years After and He Who Dares Wins)
- Theatre of Hate Act 3 (1998) (combines Retribution and Bingley Hall)
- Theatre of Hate Act 4 (1998) (combines The Sessions and Live at the Astoria)
- Theatre of Hate Act 5 (1998) (combines The Singles and He Who Dares Wins)
- The Best of Theatre of Hate (2000)
Singles
| Title | Release date | Album | UK Singles Chart position[6] | UK Indie Chart position[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Original Sin"/"Legion" | November 1980 | - | - | 5 |
| "Rebel Without A Brain"/"My Own Invention" | April 1981 | - | - | 3 |
| "Nero"/"Incinerator" | July 1981 | - | - | 2 |
| "Do You Believe In The West World"/"Propaganda" | January 1982 | Westworld | 40 | 1 |
| "The Hop"/"Conquistador" | May 1982 | - | 70 | - |
| "Eastworld"/"Assegai" | November 1982 | - | - | 3 |
| "Americanos" | unreleased | - | - | - |
Reference work
- Record Collector #102 (February, 1988)
- Chart runs in the UK Singles Chart since 1952
References
- ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Spear of Destiny", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1 84195 335 0
- ^ a b c d e f g Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- ^ Beech, Mark (1996). The A-Z of Names in Rock — and the Amazing Stories Behind Them. Robson Books. ISBN 1-86105-059-3.
- ^ Theatre of Hate, Chart Stats
- ^ "Message from Stan about the Theatre of Hate reunion". http://www.stanstammers.com/news.html.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 555. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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