The Lords of the New Church were a punk rock supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands. The band reformed with two of its original members in 2003. History Formed in 1982, the band featured punk pioneers Stiv Bators (The Dead Boys)and Brian James (The Damned), with Dave Tregunna (Sham 69) and Nicky Turner (The Barracudas). The band recorded three studio albums and one live album in their career together before Bators ended the band onstage after a concert on May 2, 1989, at the London Astoria. Affectionately 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). Their music was darker and more melodic than traditional punk. Chris Jones, in his BBC review of the double compilation album Lords Prayer 1

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