“There’s still that unresolved thing where we haven’t had the last hug and a drink. I was very, very sad when he died”: The chaos and carnage of The Lords Of The New Church, punk’s first supergroup

Lords Of The New Church posing for a photograph in the 1980s.

Formed by former members of The Damned, Dead Boys and Sham 69, inelegantly wasted cult 80s supergroup The Lords Of The New Church’s career was defined by bad decisions, bad luck and debauchery. In 2005, bassist Dave Tregunna and late guitarist Brian James looked back on a band who were born to implode.