From their beginning, Death Cult had a commitment to Beggars Banquet Records. In April 1983, Death Cult released an EP, "Death Cult", on Beggars offshoot label Situation Two. In Sep 1983, Ray Mondo was replaced by Nigel Preston, Duffy’s former bandmate in Theatre of Hate. At the time, Preston was playing with post-punk/ goth band Sex Gang Children. A drummer swap was agreed between the bands, feeling that the playing styles of each drummer were better suited to the future direction of the other band. In October 1983, Death Cult released a single, "God's Zoo", with Preston on drums. The group changed their name to The Cult minutes before a live performance of the song Spiritwalker on UK TV's Channel 4 series The Tube. Stewart continued to play bass on all Cult recordings until 1990. He also played keyboards on several songs on the Dreamtime, Love and Sonic Temple albums.