Theatre of Hate
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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Theatre of Hate
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| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| Genre = [[Post-punk]] and [[Gothic rock]]
| Years_active = [[1980]] - [[1983]]
| Associated_acts = [[The Pack]]<br />[[Spear of Destiny]]<br />[[Dead Men Walking]]<br />[[Kirk Brandon's 10:51]]
| Label = [[Burning Rome Records]]<br />[[Mau Mau/Demon Records]]<br />[[Snapper Music|Original Masters/Snapper Music]]
| URL = [http://www.kirkbrandon.com/ KIRKBRANDON.COM]
| Current_members = [[Kirk Brandon]]<br />[[Billy Duffy]]<br />Steve Guthrie<br />John Lennard<br />Nigel Preston<br />Luke Rendle<br />[[Stan Stammers]]
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'''Theatre of Hate''' is a [[post-punk]] band which formed in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in 1980.
Led by [[singer-songwriter]] and ex-member of [[punk rock|punk]] band '''The Pack''', [[Kirk Brandon]], the original group also consisted of: [[guitarist]] [[Steve Guthrie]], [[bass guitarist|bassist]] [[Stan Stammers]] ([[The Straps (UK band)|The Straps]]/Epileptics), [[saxophonist]] [[John Lennard]] and [[drummer]] [[Luke Rendle]] from Crisis/[[The Straps (UK band)|The Straps]].
Inspired of [[Antonin Artaud]]'s book ''[[Theatre and its Double]]'', the band takes its name from the concept of the [[Theatre of Cruelty]]: "Artaud called for the emotional involvement of the audience. Singer Kirk Brandon borrowed the thespian term because he was trying to do the same."<ref>{{cite book
| last = Beech
| first = Mark
| title = The A-Z of Names in Rock — and the Amazing Stories Behind Them
| publisher = Robson Books
| date = 1996
| isbn = 1-86105-059-3}}</ref>
== The Pack ==
'''The Pack''' is a British [[punk rock]] band formed in 1978. Comprising [[Kirk Brandon]] (vocals, guitar), Simon Werner (guitar), Jonathan Werner (bass), and [[Jim Walker]] (drums). It was a precursor to the [[Post-punk|post-punk]]/[[New Wave music|New Wave]] act, '''Theatre of Hate'''.
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
==== Live ====
*''[[The Pack Live]]'' (1979, released 1982, cassette only)
==== Compilations ====
*''[[Dead Ronin]]'' (2000)
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="1"| Title
!rowspan="1"| Release date
!rowspan="1"| Album
!rowspan="1"| UK chart position
!rowspan="1"| [[UK Indie Chart]] position
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| "Brave New Soldiers"/"Heathen"
|align="center"| 1979
|align="center"| -
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| "King of Kings"/"Number 12"
|align="center"| November, 1979
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|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| "[[Kirk Brandon & The Pack of Lies]]" [[Extended play|EP]]
|align="center"| 1980
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| "[[Long Live the Past E.P.]]"
|align="center"| April, 1982
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| #12<ref name="Lazell">{{cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|-
|}
== Theatre of Hate ==
Theatre of Hate garnered much early attention as a live act and in 1981 made their debut with the concert [[Album|LP]] ''He Who Dares Wins Live at the Warehouse Leeds''. Shortly after the [[record album|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 [[recording studio|studio]] with [[record producer|producer]] [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] of [[The Clash]] to record their first non-live album [[Debut album|debut]], ''Westworld'', which was released on February 19th 1982 and went on to reach the [[United Kingdom|UK]] Top 20.
Shortly after the album was recorded new guitarist [[Billy Duffy]] (formerly of [[The Nosebleeds]]) joined the band and drummer Luke Rendle was replaced by Nigel Preston. The album also spawned the [[Top 40]] [[single (music)|single]] "Do You Believe in the Westworld?" which was released in November 1981.
In late 1982, Theatre of Hate released another live album entitled ''He Who Dares Wins: Live in Berlin'', and Billy Duffy was fired from the band in December 1982..
In spring 1983, Theatre of Hate disbanded. Brandon went on to front [[Spear of Destiny (band)|Spear of Destiny]] with bassist [[Stan Stammers]] and guitarist Billy Duffy started [[The Cult|Death Cult]] with singer [[Ian Astbury]], which would later become successful after shortening their name to [[The Cult]]. A post break-up compilation album ''Revolution'' spent three weeks in the [[UK album chart]].
In 1991 Theatre of Hate reformed for the Return to 8 tour which included some of the original band members, these included [[Kirk Brandon]], [[Stan Stammers]] and John 'Boy' Lennard, with the addition of [[Pete Barnacle]] on drums and Mark 'Gemini' Thwaite on guitar.
In July/August 1994 [[Kirk Brandon]], [[Stan Stammers]], John McNutt and Art Smith went into Mix-O. Lydian Studio, Boonton, N.J. with Brad Morrision to record a new album under the Theatre of Hate banner.''Retribution'' wasn't released until early 1996 in both the US and UK.
To coincide with ''[[Westworld (Theatre of Hate album)|Westworld]]'''s 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary, Theatre of Hate reformed for a week-long tour culminating at the [[Carling Academy Islington]] on 29<sup>th</sup> April, 2007. Of the original line-up, only [[Stan Stammers|Stammers]] was unavailable, due to conflicting schedules and family commitments in the US where he now lives.<ref> {{cite web
| title = Message from Stan about the Theatre of Hate reunion
| url = http://www.stanstammers.com/news.html }}</ref> Replacing him was [[Craig Adams (musician)|Craig Adams]], former bassist with [[The Cult]], [[The Sisters of Mercy]] and [[The Mission (band)|The Mission]], joining [[Kirk Brandon|Brandon]], Guthrie, Lennard, and Rendle for the reunion.
{{Listen|filename=Theatre Of Hate - Do You Believe In The Westworld excerpt.ogg|title=Theatre Of Hate - Do You Believe In The Westworld excerpt|description=An excerpt from ''Do You Believe In The Westworld''}}
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
==== Studio ====
*''[[Westworld (Theatre of Hate album)|Westworld]]'' (1982) (UK #17)
*''[[Ten Years After (Theatre of Hate album)|Ten Years After]]'' (released 1993)
*''[[Kirk Brandon's 10:51|Retribution]]'' (released 1996)
*''[[Aria of the Devil]]'' (released 1998)
==== Live ====
*''[[He Who Dares Wins]]'' (1981) (UK Indie #1)<ref name="Lazell" />
*''Live At The Lyceum'' (1981)
*''He Who Dares Wins: Live In Berlin'' (1982) (UK Indie #3)<ref name="Lazell" />
*''Original Sin Live'' (1982, released 1985) (UK Indie #12)<ref name="Lazell" />
==== Compilations ====
*''Revolution'' (1984) (UK #67, UK Indie #1)<ref name="Lazell" />
*''The Complete Singles Collection'' (1995)
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="1"| Title
!rowspan="1"| Release date
!rowspan="1"| Album
!rowspan="1"| UK chart position
!rowspan="1"| [[UK Indie Chart]] position<ref name="Lazell" />
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| "Original Sin"/"Legion"
|align="center"| November, 1980
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|align="center"| 5
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| "Rebel Without A Brain"/"My Own Invention"
|align="center"| April, 1981
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|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 3
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| "Nero"/"Incinerator"
|align="center"| July, 1981
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|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 2
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| "[[Do You Believe In The West World]]?"/"Propaganda"
|align="center"| January, 1982
| ''[[Westworld (Theatre of Hate album)|Westworld]]''
|align="center"| 40
|align="center"| 1
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| "The Hop"/"Conquistador"
|align="center"| May, 1982
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 70
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| "Eastworld"/"Assegai"
|align="center"| November, 1982
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 3
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| "Americanos"
|align="center"| unreleased
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|-
|}
==See also==
*[[Kirk Brandon]]
*[[Stan Stammers]]
*[[Spear of Destiny (band)|Spear of Destiny]]
*[[Kirk Brandon's 10:51]]
*[[Dead Men Walking]]
==References==
*[[Record Collector]] #102 (February, 1988)
*[http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php/ Chart runs in the UK Singles Chart since 1952]
==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kirkbrandon.com/ KIRKBRANDON.COM (official web site)]
*[http://www.stanstammers.com/ STANSTAMMERS.COM (official web site)]
*http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~randall/OtherBands/Pack.htm
*http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~randall/TOH/TOHIndex.html
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[[Category:Gothic rock groups]]
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