Nigel Preston

Born: 4th April, 1963, Birmingham, United Kingdom. In August 1981 Nigel joined Theatre Of Hate, just after the recording of their debut album. Theatre Of Hate disbanded in late 1982 and when the band reunited in 1991 Nigel was not part of the new line up. In September 1983 Nigel joined Death Cult with former fellow Theatre Of Hate guitarist Billy Duffy. In January 1984 Death Cult dropped "Death" from the band's name and became The Cult. Nigel was let go of his duties from the band in June 1985 due to drug use which had made him unreliable and caused him to miss sessions. He died on 1st April, 1992 of a heroin overdose.