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Bradford, United Kingdom (1981 – 1995, 1999 – 2002, 2006 – present)
The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-’80s singles like 
She Sells Sanctuary before breaking into the American metal market in the late ’80s with Love Removal Machine. The band fuses a “heavy metal revivalist” sound with the “pseudo-mysticism…of The Doors, the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin, and the three-chord crunch of AC/DC, while adding touches of post-punk goth rock”. Since their earliest form in Bradford during 1981, the band has had various line-ups, but the longest serving band members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, both of whom are the band’s songwriters.
After moving to London, the band released Love, which charted at #4 in the United Kingdom, and which included singles such asShe Sells Sanctuary and Rain. In the late 1980s, the band adopted a more hard rock and glam rock-infused sound with Electric, the single Love Removal Machine, and the album Sonic Temple, which enabled them to break into the North American market. By the early 1990s, the band was fraying behind the scenes, due to alcohol abuse and off-stage tensions, leading to a split-up in 1995. Between 1999 and 2002, the band reformed to record the album Beyond Good and Evil, and they reissued all of their albums in Asia and eastern Europe in 2003 and Japan in 2004. In 2006, the band reformed again to perform a series of worldwide tours. In October 2007, the band released the album Born Into This, on the Roadrunner Records label.
She Sells Sanctuary before breaking into the American metal market in the late ’80s with Love Removal Machine. The band fuses a “heavy metal revivalist” sound with the “pseudo-mysticism…of The Doors, the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin, and the three-chord crunch of AC/DC, while adding touches of post-punk goth rock”. Since their earliest form in Bradford during 1981, the band has had various line-ups, but the longest serving band members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, both of whom are the band’s songwriters.After moving to London, the band released Love, which charted at #4 in the United Kingdom, and which included singles such as
She Sells Sanctuary and Rain. In the late 1980s, the band adopted a more hard rock and glam rock-infused sound with Electric, the single Love Removal Machine, and the album Sonic Temple, which enabled them to break into the North American market. By the early 1990s, the band was fraying behind the scenes, due to alcohol abuse and off-stage tensions, leading to a split-up in 1995. Between 1999 and 2002, the band reformed to record the album Beyond Good and Evil, and they reissued all of their albums in Asia and eastern Europe in 2003 and Japan in 2004. In 2006, the band reformed again to perform a series of worldwide tours. In October 2007, the band released the album Born Into This, on the Roadrunner Records label.
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Hipergerman wrote:
I think this is their best pic: http://www.lastfm.es/music/The+Cult/+images/33333159
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Ancient_Warrior wrote:
Cool band
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GlamFool wrote:
they were fucking badass!
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yorkiered wrote:
Wildflower single most underated tune evr ... if i did a film it would be on my Michael Madson cut the ear off 'resevoir dogs' bit!!!
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Rancido wrote:
with hindsight i have to say The Cult are a fucking great band
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Sebagnr wrote:
EVERYDAY NIRVANA!!!
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mrlee192 wrote:
The Cult have made some of the best British rock albums of all time. Love, Electric, Sonic Temple being my all time favorites from the band
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ToneLeMoan wrote:
Hipergerman you have to appreciate that a lot of people that only ever heard one track of The Cult only would have only really heard She Sells Sanctuary, it has been included on a lot of compilations too, so is still being "discovered" by new listeners, especially kids who are opening their eyes to this wonderful trove of music that was written years before they were born. Cut them some slack eh? Would you rather they listen to f-king Eminem or something? :P
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funremover wrote:
Best band ever. Ian & Billy always <3 See them live-- you will not be disappointed! First show '87, last show '09 (NYC), next show in two weeks (Atlanta).
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hal6001 wrote:
The Show in Berlin was boring - Ian had a cold and the public didn´t dance!! Only Billy Duffy played his guitar with an fantastic sound - that rocked!
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nachokiller666 wrote:
We want South American tour!!!!!!
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Miss_Shaddix wrote:
<3<3<3
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gazzpacho wrote:
The Amsterdam show was brilliant! Great to hear Love in its entirity. And Rise rocked!
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The_Wind86 wrote:
Just came back from the show in Wolverhampton! The Cult Rock! Excellent show. Entire Love is enough, the crowd were insane. It was fantastic, just didn't expect the crowd to be mental with pushing and jumping, haha. Great.
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GroupSupport wrote:
I demand some gigs in Poland.
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Hipergerman wrote:
It's so boring to see She Sells Sanctuary always in the first position. It's not bad song, but there are a lot of songs which should be there, like Nirvana, Love Removal Machine...
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The_Wind86 wrote:
I was the last one to write and again, 5 days to go!
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The_Wind86 wrote:
10 more days for me to see them! for the first time too. I've waited so long to see them. I've waited since I was 15 years old. On the occassions they came the uk, i had no money to see them or was abroad. Its abit crap but the look has changed and i'm going. Can't wait. Let all the children kiss the sun before they sing there last song.
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prpauladias wrote:
Revolution! Revolution!
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SteQ wrote:
new album rocks !
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