The Cult
The Cult on June 22, 2007, at "Drava Rock Fest", Croatia. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Astbury in the purple shirt, Duffy with the white guitar.
Background information
Origin	Bradford, England
Genre(s)	Post-punk (early) Hard rock (later)
Years active	1983–1995 1999–present
Label(s)	Beggars Banquet (1984-1995) Atlantic Records (2000-2001) Roadrunner Records (2007-2008)
Associated acts	Southern Death Cult Death Cult Holy Barbarians Theatre of Hate
Website	Official website
Members
Ian Astbury Billy Duffy John Tempesta Mike Dimkitch Chris Wyse
Former members
Les Warner Ray Mondo Nigel Preston Jamie Stewart Mark Brzezicki Kid Chaos John Webster Chris Taylor Eric Singer Mickey Curry Matt Sorum Todd Hoffman James Kottak Charley Drayton Michael Lee Kinley Wolfe John Sinclair Craig Adams Scott Garrett Martyn LeNoble Billy Morrison

The Cult are an English rock band that appeared in their earliest form in Bradford during 1981. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Beggars Banquet is an English Independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands Southern Death Cult was a Gothic rock band in the early 1980s " Destructive cult " is a term used to refer to religions and other groups which have caused harm to their own members or to others Theatre of Hate is a Post-punk band which formed in Britain in 1980 Ian Robert Astbury (born May 14, 1962 in Heswall, Cheshire) is an English rock Singer and Lyricist Billy Duffy (born William Henry Duffy 12 May 1961, Hulme, Manchester) is a Hard rock and Alternative rock guitarist John Tempesta (born September 26, 1964 in New York City) is a rock drummer who has worked several bands namely Exodus, Testament Chris Wyse is the current Bass guitarist for the influential Hard rock band The Cult. Les Warner (also known as Lez Warner is a British born musician and producer primarily a drummer best known for his work with The Cult. Jamie Stewart (born 1964 in Harrow, Greater London, England) was Bassist of the 1980s British Post-punk / Hard rock Mark Brzezicki (born Mark Michael Brzezicki 21 June 1957, Slough, Berkshire, England) is a rock Drummer Kid Chaos aka Haggis (real name Stephen Harris is a rock Bassist and Guitarist who played in incarnations of Hard rock bands Zodiac Mindwarp and Chris Taylor or Christopher Taylor may refer to Chris Taylor (attorney, owner of TMKO Lawyers & Last Gang Records Chris "The Glove" Eric Doyle Mensinger (born May 12, 1958 in Cleveland Ohio) better known as Eric Singer, is a Hard rock and Heavy Metal Michael Timothy Curry (born 10 June 1956) is an American Drummer. Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo California) is an American Hard rock Drummer and James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville Kentucky) is an American Drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined Charley Drayton is an American multi-instrumental musician and producer who has played as a drummer and bass guitarist for many bands and artists and is currently the drummer Craig Adams (born 4 April 1962 in Otley, West Yorkshire) is a British Musician, Bass guitarist and Songwriter Martyn LeNoble (nl Martijn LeNoble) is a Bassist who has played in Porno for Pyros, The Cult, Jane's Addiction and others Billy Morrison is a Guitarist and Singer who has played in Rock bands Stimulator and The Cult, and is a member of the cover band England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Over the years the band have had various line-ups; the longest serving band members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, both of whom are the band's songwriters. Ian Robert Astbury (born May 14, 1962 in Heswall, Cheshire) is an English rock Singer and Lyricist Billy Duffy (born William Henry Duffy 12 May 1961, Hulme, Manchester) is a Hard rock and Alternative rock guitarist

In their very earliest days, the band emerged as one of the progenitors of the budding post-punk music scene that was happening in England. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Their music style was associated by the media with gothic rock, taking influences from the mysticism associated with Native Americans and psychedelic rock acts such as The Doors. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing ^[1]

It was after re-locating to London and releasing their album Love that the Cult gained a larger audience, charting at #4 in the United Kingdom and producing popular singles such as She Sells Sanctuary and Rain. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "She Sells Sanctuary" was a single from the Rock band The Cult 's Love album in 1985 Following this the band moved away from their original sound, adopting a more hard rock approach; with the release of the album Electric and the single Love Removal Machine they broke into the North American market, their 1989 effort Sonic Temple also proved to be a huge commercial success. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987 the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a goth to a Hard " Love Removal Machine " is a Song recorded by The Cult. Sonic Temple is the fourth Album by the The Cult, released in 1989.

The band was fraying behind the scenes, due to alcohol abuse and off-stage tensions during the early 1990s. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions In early 1995, the Cult split up, citing unspecified problems on a South American tour. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a ^[1] Between 1999 and 2002, the band reformed to record the album Beyond Good and Evil, and reissued all of their albums in Asia and eastern Europe in 2003 and Japan in 2004. Beyond Good and Evil was a 2001 album by The Cult - their first new recording in six and a half years In 2006, the band reformed again to perform a series of worldwide tours, and a number of dates were captured for posterity by InstantLive.

In October 2007, the band released their latest album, Born into This, on the Roadrunner Records label. Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands ^[2] Prior to the album's release, the band played festival and headline dates, and supported The Who, in Europe through summer 2007, with a U.S. headline tour to follow. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of May 2008, according to The Gauntlet, The Cult are currently unsigned and have been dropped by Roadrunner Records. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) The Gauntlet is a 1977 Action film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. ^[3]

Contents 1 Early years 1.1 Southern Death Cult 1.2 Death Cult 2 The Cult 2.1 Mainstream success (1985-1990) 2.2 Ceremony and the lawsuit (1991-1994) 2.3 The Cult (Black Sheep) (1994-1995) 2.4 Hiatus (1995-1998) 2.5 Reunion (1999-2001) 2.6 Second hiatus (2002-2004) 2.7 Second reunion (2005-present) 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Live albums 3.3 Compilation albums 3.4 Box sets 3.5 Singles 3.6 Videography 3.7 Tribute albums 4 References 5 External links

Early years

Southern Death Cult

Main article: Southern Death Cult

The origins of the band can be traced back to 1981, in Bradford, Yorkshire, where vocalist and songwriter Ian Astbury formed a band called the Southern Death Cult. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Ian Robert Astbury (born May 14, 1962 in Heswall, Cheshire) is an English rock Singer and Lyricist Southern Death Cult was a Gothic rock band in the early 1980s ^[4] The name was chosen with a double meaning, and was derived from the 14th century Native American religion, the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex or Southern Death Cult as it sometimes known, from the Mississippi delta area,^[5] but it was also a stab at what the band viewed was the centralisation of power in Southern England (including that of the music industry), there has long been a perceived notion of a North-South divide based on social, historic and economic reasons. Not to be confused with Puns which employ multiple phrases A double entendre is a Figure of speech similar to the Pun, in The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (sometimes called the Southern Cult, Chiefly Warfare Cult, or Southern Death Cult, from which the English Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern Counties of England. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big In Great Britain the term North-South divide refers to the Economic and Cultural differences between southern England the South East, ^[6]

Astbury was joined in the band by Buzz Burrows (guitar), Barry Jepson (bass) and Aki Nawaz Qureshi (drums); they performed their first show at the Queen's Hall in their hometown of Bradford on October 29, 1981. Aki Nawaz (born Haq Nawaz Quereishi aka Aki-Stani, Righteous Preacher and Propa-Gandhi is a British Rapper and musician Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 ^[7] The band were at the forefront of a new emerging style of music, in the form of post-punk and gothic rock (then known as positive-punk), they achieved critical acclaim from the press and music fans very early on. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. ^[7]

The band signed to indepedent record label Situation Two, an offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records, also releasing a single, Moya, in this day. Situation Two, aka Situation 2, was a Record label which began life in 1981 as an offshoot of the larger Beggars Banquet label Beggars Banquet is an English Independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of They toured through England headlining some shows on their own and also touring with Bauhaus and Theatre of Hate. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Bauhaus were an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978 Theatre of Hate is a Post-punk band which formed in Britain in 1980 ^[7] The band played their final performance in Manchester during February 1983, meaning after only sixteen months the band was over. A compilation under the name Southern Death Cult was released, this is a collection of the single, radio sessions with John Peel for Radio One and live performances - one of which was recorded by an audience member with a tape recorder. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio ^[7]

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In April 1983, Astbury teamed up with guitarist Billy Duffy and formed the band "Death Cult". Billy Duffy (born William Henry Duffy 12 May 1961, Hulme, Manchester) is a Hard rock and Alternative rock guitarist Duffy had previously been in The Nosebleeds, Lonesome No More and then Theatre of Hate. Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds was a short-lived punk band formed in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England in 1976 Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! is a Science fiction Novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut. Theatre of Hate is a Post-punk band which formed in Britain in 1980 In addition to Astbury and Duffy, the band also included Jamie Stewart (bass) and Raymond Taylor Smith (later known as Ray Mondo) (drums), both from the Harrow, London based post-punk band, Ritual. Jamie Stewart (born 1964 in Harrow, Greater London, England) was Bassist of the 1980s British Post-punk / Hard rock Harrow is a town in the London Borough of Harrow, North West London. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Death Cult made their live debut in Oslo, Norway in late June 1983 and released the Death Cult EP in July 1983, then toured throughout Europe. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Death Cult compact disc is a compilation which collects the first single and EP by the then Post-punk band The Cult. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify

In September 1983, Mondo was deported to his home country of Sierra Leone and replaced by Nigel Preston, formerly of Theatre of Hate. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Theatre of Hate is a Post-punk band which formed in Britain in 1980 The single "God's Zoo" was released in October 1983. Another European tour, with UK dates, followed later that autumn. To tone down the gothic connotations of their name, and to gain broader appeal, the band changed its name to "The Cult" in January 1984 before appearing on the (UK) Channel 4 television show, The Tube. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The Tube was an innovative United Kingdom pop/rock music television programme which ran for 5 series from November 5, 1982 until

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The Cult's first studio record was recorded at Rockfield Studios, in Monmouth, Wales in 1984. This is about the Welsh town of Monmouth For other uses see Monmouth (disambiguation. The record was originally to be produced by Joe Julian, but after having already recorded the drum tracks, the band decided to replace him with John Brand. John Brand ( August 19, 1744 &ndash September 11, 1806) was an English Antiquarian. The record was ultimately produced by Brand, but guitarist Duffy has said that the drum tracks used on the record were those produced by Julian, as Preston by that time had become too unreliable.

The band recorded the songs which later became known as; "Butterflies", "(The) Gimmick", "A Flower in the Desert", "Horse Nation", "Spiritwalker", "Bad Medicine (Waltz)", "Dreamtime", "With Love" (later known as "Ship of Fools", and also "Sea and Sky"), "Bone Bag", "Too Young", "83rd Dream", and one untitled outtake. It is unknown what the outtake was, or whether it was developed into a song at a later date. Songs like "Horse Nation" showed Astbury's already intense interest in Native American issues, with the lyrics to "Horse Nation", "See them prancing, they come neighing, to a horse nation", taken almost verbatim from the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, while "Spiritwalker" dealt with shamanism, and the record's title and title track are overtly influenced by Australian Aboriginal beliefs. This article is about the 1970 book by Dee Brown For the 2007 film of the same name see Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (film. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands.

On April 4, 1984, The Cult released the single "Spiritwalker", which reached #1 on the independent charts in the UK, and acted as a teaser for their forthcoming album Dreamtime. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Dreamtime is a studio album by The Cult. Out of the shadows of Gothic rock, Dreamtime was a bold attempt to fuse the mysticism of The This was followed by a second single, "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)", that summer, before the release of Dreamtime in September; an album which reached UK #21, and sold over 100,000 copies in Britain alone.

On July 12, 1984, the band performed five songs live in the BBC Maida Vale 5 studio. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Both before and after the album's release, The Cult toured extensively throughout Europe and England before recording another single, "Resurrection Joe" (UK #74), released that December. Following a Christmas support slot with Big Country, The Cult toured Europe with support from the Sisterhood (shortly to become The Mission) (this tour took place in January 1986, as Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams didn't leave The Sisters of Mercy until mid-1985 (after a concert at the Royal Albert Hall show, documented on the Wake video)). Big Country are a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in the early to mid-1980s but still releasing material for a Cult The Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States) were a Gothic rock band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly-dissolved rock band The Sisters Wayne Hussey (born Jerry Wayne Hussey on 26 May, 1958 in Bristol, England) is a British musician best known as a member of The Mission Craig Adams (born 4 April 1962 in Otley, West Yorkshire) is a British Musician, Bass guitarist and Songwriter The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic rock band that formed in 1980 The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known Dreamtime was released initially only in Britain, but after its success, and as The Cult's popularity grew worldwide, it was issued later in approximately 30 countries. The traditions and lore of Australia's indigenous peoples belongs to what may be the oldest continuous culture on Earth (circa 50000 years

Mainstream success (1985-1990)

In March 1985, The Cult recorded their fourth single, "She Sells Sanctuary", which charted at #15 in the UK charts. It re-entered the charts at #56 in September 1986, spending 41 consecutive weeks on the charts. The song was recently voted #18 in VH1's Indie 100.

In June 1985, following his increasingly erratic behaviour, Preston was fired from the band. Big Country's drummer Mark Brzezicki was picked to replace Preston, who later passed away in 1992. Big Country are a rock band from Dunfermline, Scotland, popular in the early to mid-1980s but still releasing material for a Cult Mark Brzezicki (born Mark Michael Brzezicki 21 June 1957, Slough, Berkshire, England) is a rock Drummer Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Brzezicki was also included in the video for She Sells Sanctuary. The Cult recorded their second album in July and August 1985, which became the Love album. Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. The band's music and image shifted from their punk-oriented roots to 1970s psychedelia influences. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Love was a successful independent record, selling 300,000 copies in the UK, 500,000 copies in Europe, 100,000 in Australia, and eventually over 1. Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. 5 million copies in North America. To date, the record has sold over two and a half million copies worldwide.

From mid-1985 to 1986, the band went on a worldwide tour with new drummer, Les Warner (who had previously played with Julian Lennon and Johnny Thunders). Les Warner (also known as Lez Warner is a British born musician and producer primarily a drummer best known for his work with The Cult. John Charles Julian Lennon (born 8 April 1963) known universally as Julian Lennon, or by many fans Jude, is an English Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale Jr ( July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991) was an Italian American Rock and roll Two more official singles from the Love album followed; "Rain" (charting in the UK at #14) and "Revolution" (charting in the UK at #30). Neither of these singles charted in the US. Another single, "Nirvana", was issued only in Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The album version of "Rain", as well as the remix "(Here Comes the) Rain", were used in the Italian horror film Demoni 2. Dèmoni 2 ( Demons 2) is a 1986 Italian Horror film directed by Lamberto Bava and co-written and produced by Dario

Once back in England, the band booked themselves into the Manor Studios in Oxfordshire, with producer Steve Brown (who had produced Love), and recorded over a dozen new songs. The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a Recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England The band were unhappy with the sound of their new album, Peace and they decided to go to New York so that producer Rick Rubin could remix the first single, "Love Removal Machine". The City of New York Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently

Rubin agreed to work with the band, but only if they rerecorded the song. Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987 the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a goth to a Hard Rubin eventually talked them into rerecording the entire record. The Cult's record company, Beggars Banquet, was displeased with this, as two months and £250,000 had already been spent on the record. However, after hearing the New York recording, Beggars Banquet agreed to proceed. The first single was released in February 1987, and the new version of the album appeared in April that same year as Electric, reaching #4 and outselling Love. Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987 the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a goth to a Hard Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. A few tracks from the original Peace album appeared on the single versions of "Love Removal Machine", and "Lil Devil". The full Peace album would not be released until 2000, when it was included as Disc 3 of the Rare Cult box set. A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection

The Cult toured with Kid Chaos (also known as "Haggis" and "The Kid") on bass, with Stewart on rhythm guitar. Kid Chaos aka Haggis (real name Stephen Harris is a rock Bassist and Guitarist who played in incarnations of Hard rock bands Zodiac Mindwarp and Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble One more single, "Wild Flower" was also released later in summer 1987.

In the US, The Cult, now consisting of Astbury, Duffy, Stewart, Warner and Kid Chaos, were supported by the then unknown Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 The band also appeared at Roskilde Festival in Denmark in June 1987. Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe When the world tour wound through Australia, the band wrecked £30,000 worth of equipment, and as a result they could not tour Japan, as no company would rent them new equipment. At the end of the tour the Electric album had gone platinum in Britain, and sold roughly 3 million copies worldwide, but the band were barely speaking to each other by then.

Haggis left the band at the end of the Electric tour to form The Four Horsemen for Rubin's Def American label. The Four Horsemen were an American hard rock band that had brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s This article is about the record label For the Johnny Cash album released by that same label see American Recordings (album American Recordings Astbury and Duffy fired Warner and their management team Grant/Edwards, and moved to Los Angeles with original bassist Stewart. Warner sued the band several times for his firing, as well as what he felt were unpaid royalties due to him for his performance on the Electric album, resulting in lengthy court battles. The Cult signed a new management deal and wrote 21 new songs for their next record.

For the next album, Stewart returned to playing bass, and John Webster was brought in to play keyboards. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The band used Chris Taylor to play drums during rehearsals and record the demos, with Kiss drummer Eric Singer performing during the second demo recording sessions. Chris Taylor or Christopher Taylor may refer to Chris Taylor (attorney, owner of TMKO Lawyers & Last Gang Records Chris "The Glove" Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Eric Doyle Mensinger (born May 12, 1958 in Cleveland Ohio) better known as Eric Singer, is a Hard rock and Heavy Metal The Cult eventually recruited session-drummer Mickey Curry to fill the drumming role and Aerosmith sound engineer, Bob Rock, to produce. Michael Timothy Curry (born 10 June 1956) is an American Drummer. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Robert Jens Rock, aka Bob Rock (born 19 April, 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian Musician

Recorded in Vancouver, Canada in October, November and December of 1988, the Sonic Temple record gained multi-platinum status worldwide. Sonic Temple is the fourth Album by the The Cult, released in 1989. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sonic Temple is the fourth Album by the The Cult, released in 1989. The band went on tour in support of the new album and new single "Fire Woman" (UK#15) with yet another new drummer, Matt Sorum, and Webster as keyboard player. Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo California) is an American Hard rock Drummer and The next single, "Edie (Ciao Baby)" (UK#25) has become a regular song at concerts for many, many years.

In Europe they toured with Aerosmith, and in the US, after releasing another single "Sun King" (UK#42), they spent 1989 touring in support of Metallica before heading out on their own headlining tour later that same year. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. A fourth single, "Sweet Soul Sister" (UK#38) was released in February of 1990, with the video have been filmed at Wembley Arena, London, on November 25, 1989. "Sweet Soul Sister" is a song by English Hard rock band The Cult. Wembley Arena is a famous Entertainment venue located in Wembley, London, UK. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) "Sweet Soul Sister" was partially written in Paris and was inspired by the Bohemian lifestyle of that city. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Bohemians are the people of Bohemia, in the Czech Republic, inhabitants of the former Kingdom of Bohemia located in the modern day Czech Republic Released as a single in February of 1990, the song was another hit in Britain, and reportedly reached number one on the rock charts in Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

Immediately after playing a show in Atlanta, Georgia, in February 1990, the band's management told Astbury that his father had just died of cancer. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule As a result, the remainder of the tour was cancelled after a final leg of shows were performed in April. After the tour ended in April 1990, the band were on the verge of splitting due to Stewart retiring and moving to Canada to be with his wife, and Sorum leaving to join Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985

In 1990, Astbury organised the A Gathering of the Tribes festival in Los Angeles and San Francisco with artists such as Soundgarden, Ice T, Indigo Girls, Queen Latifah, Iggy Pop, The Charlatans, The Cramps and Public Enemy appearing. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) A Gathering of the Tribes was a two-day music festival organized by The Cult 's Ian Astbury with Bill Graham at the head of Bill Graham Productions Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Indigo Girls are an American Folk rock duo consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British Alternative rock band The Cramps are an American Punk rock band formed in 1976. Their line-up has rotated much over the years with lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism This two day festival drew 40,000 people, and inspired Lollapalooza, which started in 1991. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances

Also in 1990, a ten CD box set was released in Britain, containing rare songs from The Cult's singles. The CDs in this box set were all issued as picture discs with transparent covers, housed in either a white box called "Singles Collection", or a black box called "E. P. Collection '84 - '90".

In 1991, director Oliver Stone offered Astbury the role of Jim Morrison in Stone's film The Doors. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. James Douglas Morrison (December 8 1943—July 3 1971 was an American Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Writer, and Film director The Doors is a 1991 Biopic about the 1960s rock band of the same name which emphasizes the life of its lead singer Jim Morrison He reportedly read the script and was not happy with the way Morrison was going to be represented in the film, and declined the role.

Ceremony and the lawsuit (1991-1994)

In 1991, Astbury and Duffy were writing again for their next album. During the demo recordings, Todd Hoffman and James Kottak played bass and drums. James Kottak (born December 26, 1962, Louisville Kentucky) is an American Drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined During the actual album recording sessions, Curry was recruited again to play drums, with Charley Drayton on bass, and various other performers. Charley Drayton is an American multi-instrumental musician and producer who has played as a drummer and bass guitarist for many bands and artists and is currently the drummer Astbury and Duffy's working relationship had disintegrated by that time, with the two men reportedly rarely even in the studio together during recording.

The resulting album Ceremony was released to mixed responses. Ceremony is an album by The Cult that was first released on 10 September 1991. The album climbed US#34, but sales were not as impressive as the previous three records, only selling around one million copies worldwide. Only two official singles were released from the record: the explosive and Cult definitive "Wild Hearted Son" (UK #34, Canada #41) and "Heart of Soul" (UK #50), although "White" was released as a single only in Canada, "Sweet Salvation" was released as a single (as "Dulce Salvación") in Argentina in 1992, and the title track "Ceremony" was released in Spain. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

The Cult's Ceremonial Stomp tour went through Europe in 1991 and North America in 1992.

In 1991 The Cult played a show at the Marquee Club in London, which was recorded and released in February of 1993, packaged with some vinyl UK copies of their first greatest hits release. The Marquee is a legendary music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and Skiffle Only a handful of CD copies of it were ever manufactured originally, however it was subsequently reissued on CD in 1999. An incomplete bootleg video of this show is also in circulation. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority

The Cult were sued by the parents of the Native American boy pictured on the cover of Ceremony, for alleged exploitation and for the unauthorized use of the child's image. ^[8] This image of the boy is also burned in the video for "Wild Hearted Son". When the child viewed this video on television, he did so from the perspective of his cultural heritage which includes the belief in what modern Westerners call sympathetic magic. When he saw his own image engulfed in flames the child was traumatized. The impact on his life, including his participation in the ceremonial life of the community, was very negative. This lawsuit delayed the Ceremony record's release in many countries including Korea and Thailand, which did not see the record's release until late 1992, and it was unreleased in Turkey until The Cult played several shows in Istanbul in June 1993. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey

A world tour followed with backing from future Thin Lizzy drummer Michael Lee and bassist Kinley Wolfe, and keyboardist John Sinclair returning one last time, and the Gathering of the Tribes moved to the UK. Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 Michael Lee may refer to Michael Lee (Australian politician Michael Lee (hockey player, a Canadian field hockey player The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Here artists such as Pearl Jam performed. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 The warm-up gig to the show, in a small nightclub, was dedicated to the memory of Nigel Preston, who had died a few weeks earlier at the age of 31.

Following the release of the single "The Witch" (#9 in Australia) and the performance of a song for the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie soundtrack entitled "Zap City", produced by Steve Brown and originally a B-side to "Lil' Devil", two volumes of remixes of "She Sells Sanctuary", called Sanctuary Mixes MCMXCIII, volumes one and two, and in support of "Pure Cult - For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers And Sinners", a greatest hits compilation which debuted at UK #1 on the British charts and later went to number one in Portugal, Astbury and Duffy fired the "backing band" and recruited Craig Adams (The Mission) and Scott Garrett for performances across Europe in 1993, with some shows featuring Mike Dimkitch on rhythm guitar. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 action - comedy - Horror film about " Valley girl " cheerleader Buffy Steve Brown may refer to Steve Brown (musician (born 1942 American jazz guitarist composer and educator Steve Brown (author, American A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Pure Cult is the first of several greatest hits compilations by the British rock band The Cult, the cover show at the right is the original cover artwork Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Craig Adams (born 4 April 1962 in Otley, West Yorkshire) is a British Musician, Bass guitarist and Songwriter The Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States) were a Gothic rock band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly-dissolved rock band The Sisters This tour marked the first time the band performed in Turkey, Greece, and the Slovak Republic. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million

The Cult (Black Sheep) (1994-1995)

With the same line-up still in place, the band released The Cult (also referred to as the "Black Sheep" record) in October 1994 produced by Bob Rock. The Cult is the sixth studio album from English rock band The Cult. Astbury referred to the record as "very personal and very revealing" songs about his life, with the subject matter ranging from sexual abuse at the age of 15, to the death of Nigel Preston, to his directionless years spent in Glasgow in the late 1970s. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom But the record achieved little success, only reaching #69 in the US, and #21 in the UK. Duffy was quoted in various media outlets to say that he knew the record wouldn't sell well with all of the 'fucks' in "Gone" but also thought The Cult was probably their definitive album. The record reportedly went to number one in Portugal also, but quickly dropped out of sight. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The single "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" was released with the band going on tour in support of the new album. Only one more single, "Star", was officially released with a live appearance on UK TV show The Word. "Star" began life in 1986 as "Tom Petty" and was recorded at the "Sonic Temple" demo sessions as 'Starchild", being dropped by the band during rehearsals. In 1993 the song was resurrected once again, and was finally completed for the record in 1994 as, just simply, "Star".

When the band began the Beauty's On The Streets tour in winter 1994, they augmented the line up with James Stevenson on rhythm guitar. James Stevenson (born 1959) is a UK punk / rock Guitarist, at one time appearing with The Alarm, Gene Loves As with the Ceremony record several years earlier, no other official singles were released, but several other songs were released on a strictly limited basis: "Sacred Life" was released in Spain and the Netherlands, "Be Free" was issued in Canada and France, "Saints Are Down" was issued in Greece, but none of the songs gained much commercial success. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία During this tour, The Cult made their first ever appearance in Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

Hiatus (1995-1998)

During the 1995 tour of South America, despite the fact that several more new songs had already been recorded, the tour was cancelled after an appearance in Rio de Janeiro in March, and the band splitting-up citing unspecified problems on a recent South American tour. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil

Astbury started up a garage band called Holy Barbarians a few months later. The band made their live debut at the 100 Club in London in February 1996 and released their first (and only) record in May 1996, and toured throughout North America and Europe for the rest of 1996. The band allegedly started writing material for a second record in 1997, but the band were dissolved and Astbury began writing and recording a solo record.

Throughout 1997 and 1998 Astbury recorded his solo record, originally to be titled Natural Born Guerilla, later called "High Time Amplifier". Ultimately the record remained unreleased until June 2000 when it was released under the name Spirit\Light\Speed. Spirit\Light\Speed is a Studio album by The Cult 's singer Ian Astbury. Astbury played one solo concert in 1999, and later said he had intended to do a solo tour, however when The Cult reunited in 1999, he dropped this idea.

In November 1996, a number of CD reissues were released; the band's American record company released High Octane Cult, a slightly updated greatest hit compilation released only in the US and Japan, The Southern Death Cult 15 song remastered CD, a ten song CD by Death Cult called Ghost Dance, consisting of the untitled four-song EP, the single "God's Zoo", and four unreleased songs from a radio broadcast, and a remastered repackaging of the Dreamtime album, containing only the ten original songs from the record in their original playing order and almost completely different but original artwork. Noted in historical accounts as the Ghost Dance of 1890 the Ghost Dance was a religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems Dreamtime is a studio album by The Cult. Out of the shadows of Gothic rock, Dreamtime was a bold attempt to fuse the mysticism of The Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum was also remastered and issued on video and for the first time on CD, with the one unreleased song from the concert, "Gimmick". Live at the Lyceum is a live album by The Cult, recorded live at the Lyceum Ballroom in London on 20 May 1984

Reunion (1999-2001)

In 1999, Astbury and Duffy reformed The Cult with Matt Sorum and ex-Porno for Pyros bassist Martyn LeNoble. Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo California) is an American Hard rock Drummer and Porno for Pyros was an American Alternative rock group formed in 1992 Martyn LeNoble (nl Martijn LeNoble) is a Bassist who has played in Porno for Pyros, The Cult, Jane's Addiction and others Their first official concert was at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in June 1999, after having rehearsed at shows in the Los Angeles area. Tibetan Freedom Concert is the name given to a series of Rock festivals held in North America, Europe and Asia between 1996 and The band's 1999 'Cult Rising' reunion tour resulted in a sold out 30 date tour of the US, ending with 8 consecutive sold out nights at the LA House of Blues.

In 2000, the band toured South Africa for the first time, and North and South America, and contributed the song "Painted On My Heart" to the soundtrack of the movie Gone In 60 Seconds. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa This is about the 2000 remake For the original 1974 film see Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film Gone in Sixty Seconds is a 2000 The song was featured prominently and the melody was fused into parts of the score. In June, Astbury's long delayed solo record was finally released as Spirit\Light\Speed, but it failed to gain much success. In November 2000, another authorised greatest hits compilation was released, Pure Cult: The Singles, along with an accompanying DVD, which was later certified gold in Canada. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

In November 2000, Beggars Banquet released 15000 copies of a six disc boxset (with a bonus seventh disc for the first 5000 copies) titled "Rare Cult". The boxset consists of album outtakes, demos, radio broadcasts, and album b sides. It is most notable for including the withdrawn "Peace" album in its entirety.

In 2001, the band signed to Atlantic Records and recorded a new album, Beyond Good And Evil, originally being produced by Mick Jones of Foreigner, until Jones bowed out to tour with Foreigner. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Beyond Good and Evil was a 2001 album by The Cult - their first new recording in six and a half years Mick Jones (born Michael Leslie Jones 27 December, 1944 in Horsell, Surrey) is an English Guitarist, Songwriter Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, Astbury and Duffy co-wrote a song with Jones, an odd occurrence, as in the past, neither Astbury or Duffy would co-write their material. Bob Rock was the producer, with LeNoble and Chris Wyse as recording bassists, as Mike Dimkitch played rhythm guitar on tour. Chris Wyse is the current Bass guitarist for the influential Hard rock band The Cult.

However Beyond Good And Evil was not the comeback record the band had hoped for. Despite reaching #37 in the US, #22 in Canada, and #25 in Spain, sales quickly dropped, only selling roughly 500,000 copies worldwide. The first single "Rise", reached #41 in the US, and #2 on the mainstream rock charts, but Atlantic Records quickly pulled the song from radio playlists. Astbury would later describe the experience with Atlantic to be "soul destroying", after Atlantic tried to tamper with the lyrics, the record cover, and choice of singles from the record.

After the first single from the record, The Cult's working relationship with Atlantic was on paper only, with Atlantic pulling "Rise" from the radio stations playlists, and stopping all promotion of the record. The second single "Breathe" was only released as a radio station promo, and the final single "True Believers" was only on a compilation sampler disc released in January 2002 (after The Cult's tour had already ended). Despite "True Believers" receiving radio airplay in Australia, both singles went largely unnoticed, and both Astbury and Duffy walked away from the project. LeNoble rejoined the band for the initial dates in early 2001, and Billy Morrison filled in on bass for the majority of the 2001 tour. Billy Morrison is a Guitarist and Singer who has played in Rock bands Stimulator and The Cult, and is a member of the cover band

The European tour of 2001 was cancelled, largely due to security concerns after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the band flew back to the US to tour again with Aerosmith. But the 11 week tour was considered by fans to be a disaster, as the band played only a brief rundown of their greatest hits. A few odd club shows in various cities allowed The Cult to perform an entire show. In October 2001, a show at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles was filmed for release on DVD. After that, with the tour ending in December 2001, the band took most of 2002 off, only emerging in October to play a brief series of dates in the US to promote the release of the DVD, with Scott Garrett and Craig Adams rejoining the band.

Second hiatus (2002-2004)

In late 2002, Ian Astbury declared the Cult to be "on ice" indefinitely, after performing a brief series of dates in October 2002 to promote the release of the Music Without Fear DVD. During this second hiatus, Astbury performed as a member of the Doors (later dubbed The Doors of the 21st Century, later still renamed D21c, and most recently known as Riders on the Storm) with two of the original members of that group). This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing D21c was sued numerous times, both by Jim Morrison's family and by drummer John Densmore. John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American Musician and Songwriter. Astbury supposedly started work on recording another solo album that would later become the backbone for Born Into This.

At the same time, Duffy found himself firstly as a member of Coloursound with bassist Craig Adams and ex-The Alarm frontman Mike Peters, then Dead Men Walking (again with Peters) and later Cardboard Vampyres. The Alarm are an Alternative rock band that emerged from Wales in the early 1980s Dead Men Walking are a UK based rock band with a multi national line-up who have toured the UK Ireland and the U Sorum became a member of Velvet Revolver. Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum In 2003, all of The Cult's records were issued on CD, with several bonus tracks being issued on the Russian, Belarusian, and Lithuanian versions. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east These eastern European releases had many printing mistakes on the jacket sleeves and lyric inserts. In October 2004, all of The Cult's records were again remastered and issued again on CD, this time in Japan in different cardboard foldout sleeves.

"She Sells Sanctuary" appeared in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, playing on rock station V-Rock. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Grand Theft Auto Vice City is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game designed by Rockstar North (formerly Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

Second reunion (2005-present)

In 2005, The Cult once again reunited for the Return To Wild world tour in 2006, making their first live appearance in three and a half years on February 2006, on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night Talk show hosted by Scottish - American comedian Their lineup consisted of: Astbury (vocals), Duffy (lead guitar), John Tempesta (drums and mostly known for playing drums for heavy metal bands like Testament and White Zombie), Dimkitch (rhythm guitar) and Wyse (returning as bassist). John Tempesta (born September 26, 1964 in New York City) is a rock drummer who has worked several bands namely Exodus, Testament Testament is an American Thrash metal band from California. Testament has two Top 40 albums and one Top 50 album to its credit in the UK Their first stage show was in March 2006 in San Francisco, California, at The Fillmore. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues. The entire 19 date tour was recorded by Instant Live and sold immediately after each show. Instant Live is a service by Live Nation which provides for the distribution of digital live recordings of concerts and music events available soon after a performance has ended

In 2006, The Cult did an eight date tour in Canada in May, the show in Toronto being one of the largest headlining shows the band have played in well over a decade with a large crowd that surprised the band, as well as a number of European dates during the summer and a full scale 11 date UK tour in September. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page That year, Duffy also created Circus Diablo with Billy Morrison, Sorum, Brett Scallions and Ricky Warwick (photos from a Los Angeles date can be found here The Cult - Hollywood 2006, pictures by Sherry Lee). Circus Diablo is an alternative rock band formed in early 2006 in Los Angeles.

The Cult toured central and eastern Europe and played their first ever concerts in Bulgaria, Poland and Serbia. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country A UK tour followed as well as several more dates in the United States, followed by a South American tour in early December 2006. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a

Astbury announced on February 16, 2007 that he was leaving Riders on the Storm, The Doors reunion project, and returning exclusively to The Cult. " Riders on the Storm " is a song by The Doors from their 1971 album L This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing He stated: "I have decided to move on and focus on my own music and legacy. "^[9]

The Cult was featured on Stuffmagazine.com'slist of ultimate air guitar players. Playing air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal -style Electric guitar solos

On 21 March 2007, it was announced that The Cult would be touring Europe with The Who. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The first confirmed tour date is in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in early June, with at least a dozen shows currently set to follow.

The Cult played a one off UK gig in London's West End at the CC Club in Leicester Square on June 7th 2007, along with nearly two dozen shows across continental Europe during summer of 2007. Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden. The tour also includes the first ever time the band will perform in Romania and Croatia. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between

On 29 May 2007, the band signed a deal with major metal label Roadrunner Records. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands ^[10][11] Their 8th studio album, titled Born into This was released on 16 October,^[12]and was produced by Martin "Youth" Glover, formerly a bass player for the band Killing Joke. Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden. Martin Glover, also known as Youth, (born 27 December 1960) is an influential Record producer and a founding member and Bassist of Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Born Into This was released as regular single disc and Limited Edition double disc. Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden. The special edition version of the latest The Cult album Born Into This includes a bonus 5 track CD^[13] holding the following tracks: "Stand Alone", "War Pony Destroyer", "I Assassin (Demo)", "Sound of Destruction (Demo)" and "Savages (Extended Version)". Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden.

The Cult's appearance at Irving Plaza in New York City in early November 2006 was filmed and was released in 2007. The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza is a 1200-person club/ballroom at 17 Irving Place and East 15th Street in New York City that was built in 1914. The City of New York Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Cult New York City, issued by Fontana North and is The Cult's first high definition DVD release. ^[14] Meanwhile, Astbury lent vocals on two tracks of the 2007 UNKLE album "War Stories", one of them being the first single from the album, "Burn My Shadow". Unkle (also written as UNKLE and UNKLE) is a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy War Stories is the third album from Unkle. The album was released in Japan on June 20, 2007 Europe and the UK on July 9, 2007

As a complete surprise on 17 November 2007 in a concert at Bogart's in Cincinnati, Ohio supporting their album Born Into This, Astbury announced that the band would open for Led Zeppelin in 2008. Led Zeppelin were To date nothing has been announced.

The Cult performed several UK and European gigs in late-February and early-March of 2008. On March 24, they will start their North American tour including a major 13-city tour in Canada, with several more European festival dates already announced for the summer, including dates in Finland, Sweden, and Portugal. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Also, the band have been tentatively scheduled to appear at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe It would be the first time that the band has performed at that particular festival since 1987.

As of May 2008, according to The Gauntlet, The Cult are unsigned and have been dropped by Roadrunner Records. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) ^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

• Dreamtime (September 1984)
• Love (October 1985)
• Electric (April 1987)
• Sonic Temple (April 1989)
• Ceremony (September 1991)
• The Cult (October 1994)
• Beyond Good and Evil (June 2001)
• Born into This (October 2007)

Live albums

• Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum (September 1984)
• Live At The Marquee (February 1993) (Double Album)

Compilation albums

• Death Cult (as Death Cult) (1988); reissued (1983 recordings; reissued on CD in 1988, and remastered and reissued again with bonus tracks in (1996) with new title Ghost Dance
• Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers and Sinners (February 1993) (double album)
• High Octane Cult: Ultimate Collection, 1984-1995 (November 1996)
• Pure Cult: The Singles 1984 - 1995 (June 2000)
• The Best of Rare Cult (November 2000)

Box sets

• Singles Collection: 1984-1990 (August 1991) (10. Dreamtime is a studio album by The Cult. Out of the shadows of Gothic rock, Dreamtime was a bold attempt to fuse the mysticism of The Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987 the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a goth to a Hard Sonic Temple is the fourth Album by the The Cult, released in 1989. Ceremony is an album by The Cult that was first released on 10 September 1991. The Cult is the sixth studio album from English rock band The Cult. Beyond Good and Evil was a 2001 album by The Cult - their first new recording in six and a half years Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden. Live at the Lyceum is a live album by The Cult, recorded live at the Lyceum Ballroom in London on 20 May 1984 Recorded live at the Marquee Club, London on 27 November 1991 The Death Cult compact disc is a compilation which collects the first single and EP by the then Post-punk band The Cult. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Pure Cult is the first of several greatest hits compilations by the British rock band The Cult, the cover show at the right is the original cover artwork Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) USA and Japan greatest hits compilation featuring nearly every single The Cult had released at the time with the additional "Beauty's On The Street" and "In the Clouds" Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Compilation of some songs from the Rare Cult 7 CD box set Released in November 2000 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 000 copies only) also known as "E. P. Collection 84 - 90" (500 copies only)
• Rare Cult (November 2000) 15. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 000 copies only, and the first 5. 000 copies included a bonus disc of remixes
• Rare Cult: The Demos Sessions (July 2002) 3000 copies only

Singles

Year	Song	UK Singles Chart	US Hot 100	US Mainstream Rock	US Modern Rock	Album
1982	"Fatman" (as Southern Death Cult)	-	-	-	-	Southern Death Cult
1983	"Death Cult EP" (as Death Cult)	-	-	-	-	Non-album single
1983	"God's Zoo" (as Death Cult)	-	-	-	-	Non-album single
1984	"Spiritwalker"	77	-	-	-	Dreamtime
1984	"Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)"	90	-	-	-	Dreamtime
1984	"Resurrection Joe"	74	-	-	-	Non-album single
1985	"She Sells Sanctuary"	15	-	-	-	Love
1985	"Rain"	17	-	-	-	Love
1985	"Revolution"	30	-	-	-	Love
1987	"Love Removal Machine"	18	-	15	-	Electric
1987	"Lil' Devil"	11	-	34	-	Electric
1987	"Wild Flower"	24	-	39	-	Electric
1989	"Fire Woman"	15	46	4	2	Sonic Temple
1989	"Edie (Ciao Baby)"	32	93	-	17	Sonic Temple
1989	"Sun King"	39	-	-	21	Sonic Temple
1990	"Sweet Soul Sister"	42	-	14	-	Sonic Temple
1991	"Wild-Hearted Son"	40	-	12	4	Ceremony
1992	"Heart Of Soul"	51	-	-	21	Ceremony
1993	"Sanctuary MCMXCIII"	15	-	-	-	Non-album single
1993	"The Witch"	-	-	-	-	Songs from the Cool World (Soundtrack)
1994	"Coming Down (Drug Tongue)"	50	-	13	26	The Cult
1994	"Star"	65	-	-	-	The Cult
1999	"Painted On My Heart"	-	-	26	-	Gone in Sixty Seconds (Soundtrack)
2001	"Rise"	86	-	3	19	Beyond Good and Evil
2001	"Breathe"	-	-	-	-	Beyond Good and Evil
2002	"True Believers"	-	-	-	-	Beyond Good and Evil
2007	"Dirty Little Rockstar"	-	-	38	-	Born Into This
2008	"Illuminated"	-	-	-	-	Born Into This

Videography

• Dreamtime: Live At The Lyceum (VHS only) filmed at The Lyceum, London, on 20 May 1984. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Southern Death Cult was a Gothic rock band in the early 1980s Dreamtime is a studio album by The Cult. Out of the shadows of Gothic rock, Dreamtime was a bold attempt to fuse the mysticism of The "She Sells Sanctuary" was a single from the Rock band The Cult 's Love album in 1985 Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. Rain is a song by The Cult from their Love album It was briefly known as "Sad Rain" during its recording and the lyrics were reportedly inspired by " Love Removal Machine " is a Song recorded by The Cult. Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987 the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a goth to a Hard "Fire Woman" is a rock song by the band The Cult, written by singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy. Sonic Temple is the fourth Album by the The Cult, released in 1989. "Sweet Soul Sister" is a song by English Hard rock band The Cult. Ceremony is an album by The Cult that was first released on 10 September 1991. "She Sells Sanctuary" was a single from the Rock band The Cult 's Love album in 1985 The Cult is the sixth studio album from English rock band The Cult. This is about the 2000 remake For the original 1974 film see Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film Gone in Sixty Seconds is a 2000 Beyond Good and Evil was a 2001 album by The Cult - their first new recording in six and a half years Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden. Born Into This is The Cult 's eighth studio album and was released on in the US and Canada also South Africa and Sweden.
• Electric-Love videos from the Love and Electric albums (VHS Only)
• Sonic-Ceremony videos from the Sonic Temple and Ceremony albums (VHS Only)
• Pure Cult: For Lovers, Ravers, Lovers and Sinners (1993, VHS Only)
• Pure Cult DVD Anthology (2001)
• The Cult - Music Without Fear filmed live in Los Angeles on 4 October 2001. Love is an album by the English rock band The Cult, released in 1985 on Beggars Banquet Records. Electric is the pivotal third album by The Cult. Released in 1987 the album marked a deliberate stylistic change in the band from a goth to a Hard Sonic Temple is the fourth Album by the The Cult, released in 1989. Ceremony is an album by The Cult that was first released on 10 September 1991. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• The Cult - New York City (2007) filmed live in New York on 13 November 2006. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Tribute albums

• Horse Nation: A Tribute to the Life, Music, and Spirit of The Cult - 1997 from Mudwax Records
• Fire Woman: A Tribute to The Cult - 2001 from Versailles Records

References

External links

• Official website
• Cultcentral - Fan-based website
• the-cult.com - Tribute/info site
• Calgary Show Presale password
• Sacred Soul - The Cult magazine and fan site
• A list of all 1001 albums (Only 998 albums are listed here)

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