Back in the mid-80s, Irish musician Rodney Orpheus bumped into Paul Dillon in a Leeds nightclub while both were dancing to an early Die Krupps record. They decided to form a band that night, and did their first rehearsal the next day. A journalist called Andy Booth came to interview them and ended up staying to play guitar. They built a studio, made a single called March, and the career of The Cassandra Complex began.
From the beginning the band were fascinated by drum machines, synthesisers, and computerised rhythms, but they also wanted distorted guitars over the top. And so industrial rock music was born… When the band released their second single, Moscow Idaho in 1985, it quickly soared to the top of the indie charts all over the world, got played to death on alternative radio stations, and influenced an entire generation of bands to come. They followed the success of Moscow Idaho with a trilogy of classic albums: Grenade, Hello America, and many fans’ all-time favorite, Theomania.
Multiple albums and tours later, the band is still active. In 2022 they released the album The Plague, which received rave reviews and reached #1 in the German Alternative Charts. They then signed with COP International Records and released the equally acclaimed album Death & Sex. From 2024-2025 the band undertook a massive world tour, doing 43 shows in 13 countries. They are currently back in the studio working on two new albums, and hope to be touring again in Fall 2026.
Management: Rodney Orpheus
Tour booking: International Booking Department (IBD) – Sabine Waltz
Office +49 8134-8863873 / Cell +49 173 2410093 https://www.facebook.com/International.Booking.Department
