Holy Barbarians was a short-lived rock band formed in 1996 after English frontman Ian Astbury left the Cult.
Astbury was joined with three musicians from the United States, guitarist Patrick Sugg along with brothers Matt and Scott Garrett.
Astbury and Sugg wrote the album's songs together, after having first met at a Wayne Kramer show in the United States.
[2] Promotional videos were shot for the tracks Brothers Fight and Space Junkie and, between February and November 1996, the band toured extensively throughout Europe and North America.
[1] After beginning to write a new album in 1997, the band dissolved, with Astbury going on to record a solo record in 1998 (unreleased until 2000) and reforming the Cult in 1999.