Biography

Nigel Preston was born on January 1, 1959 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Cult: Resurrection Joe (1984), Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum (1984) and The Cult: Rarities and Promos (2000). He died on May 7, 1992 in England, UK.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s he played drums in several bands, most notably for Kirk Brandon's band Theatre of Hate from 1982 until that band broke up in early 1983. At that time, The Cult's future guitarist Billy Duffy was also in Theatre of Hate, and in 1980 Theatre of Hate's bass player was Jamie Stewart. Jamie left the band later in 1980 and joined Ritual, he also went on to play bass in The Cult starting in 1983. Nigel eventually joined The Cult also in September 1983, replacing the deported Raymond Taylor Smith. He played drums on the single titled "God's Zoo" in October 1983, which was released when The Cult were still calling themselves Death Cult. He also played drums on The Cult's first record "Dreamtime" and on "She sells Sanctuary", the first single from their second record "Love". He left The Cult in early Autumn 1985 and went on to perform in various other bands, until his death in 1992 at the age of 31 years old.

Though he played in the actual track of The Cult: She Sells Sanctuary (1985), he does not appear in the music video, replaced by Big Country drummer Mark Brzezicki.