History
Death Cult (1983)
Originally formed inside 1983 as Death Cult, ingesting its title from either vocalizer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Demise Cult, Death Cult existed on the verges of the Gothic scene in London. A band changed its title within 1984 before a Channel Four tv program "The Tube" by using a resole purpose of "cracking" a international market. A band members stayed a equivalent from either Demise Cult: Ian Astbury (vocals), Billy Duffy (guitar), Jamie Stewart (bass) and Nigel Preston (drums).

Dreamtime (1984)
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Love (1985-1986)
A Cult so entered Jacob Studios around London to cut a Love album. Before recording, a band fired drummer Nigel Preston, world health organization experienced turn into more and more undependable. Big Country's drummer Mark Brzezicki filled the drumming potty on the album. Nigel Preston's talents were however heard on a foremost lone from either the album "She Sells Sanctuary", the hit around Might 1985. At this period Ian Astbury was existence heavy influenced per likes of Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Doors and started dressing around flamboyant psychedelic outfits. On top a next sextuplet months, a b& toured the world once again, this period by owning drummer Les Warner (world health organization experienced played by owning Julian Lennon and Johnny Thunders).

Electric (1986-1988)

in hope of him saving the album. Rubin suggested it re-record a entire album. This totally fresh version appeared when Electric automobile sustaining a last version "Peace" single surfacing on the Cult boxset. A few tracks from either a Peace album appeared in singles sequentially that a record company "Beggar's Banquet" can recover a few of the costs of recording an album twice. a Cult so headed within a globe tour in trend lines of the progressively popular album using the aid of Child Chaos in bass by having Jamie Stewart moving to guitar.

Around America, they were supported by the so young & unknown Guns 'n Roses. At a prevent of a tour a b& scanned when in case it was falling apart, to save the situation Astbury & Duffy laid-off Child Chaos and Les Warner. Les Warner sued the band for his firing by owning a court battle following. the Cult moved to the United States & signed a recently management treat.

Sonic Temple (1988-1990)
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Inside 1990, Ian Astbury organised the Gathering of the Tribes festival in Los Angeles and San Francisco with artists like Iggy Pop, Public Enemy and Queen Latifah appearing.

Ceremony (1990-1993)
Per next summertime, Astbury & Duffy were writing once more for the forthcoming "Ceremony" album. Micky Curry once again played drums, by owning Charley Draytin on bass. A Cult were sued once more, this period per mother of the Native American boy pictured on the cover, for alleged exploitation.

a globe tour followed by owning backing from either Kinley Wolfe & Michael Lee, using the Gathering of the Tribes moving to the UK. On this text creative person like Pearl Jam performed. a caring-prolusion gig to the indicate, witharound a little club, was in dedication to Nigel Preston world health organization experienced died two or three weeks earliest sustaining the excesses of rock 'north roll getting taken all over.

The Cult (1993-1995) and post-break up (1995-1999)
Resulting a release of the only "The Witch", by Rick Rubin, and around trend lines of the Greatest Hits release "Pure Cult", Astbury & Duffy fired a "backing band" & recruited Craig Adams (A Mission) and Scott Garrett for performances through Europe. This period A Cult were supporting Guns 'n Roses. By using a equivalent line-higher, a band freed "The Cult", an album by Bob Rock. A only "Coming Down" was freed sustaining a band running on the road inside trend lines of the freshly album. In a period of the tour Astbury quit to form "The Holy Barbarians" to mixed reviews.

Aftermath (1999-2002) and post-break up (2002-present)

1999 saw Astbury and Duffy regroup by owning Matt Sorum. A band signed to Atlantic Records and recorded a freshly album (Beyond Good and Evil) with Bob Rock in the producer's chair again. A todays status of the band has been "on hold" since 2002, when singer Ian Astbury sought out a fresh chance to sing by having The Doors, and drummer Matt Sorum joined Velvet Revolver.

A class action recently announced that there is there are no reforming unless any one of Astbury & Duffy's side design groups disband, potentially Velvet Revolver by Sorum.

Discography
Dreamtime (1984) Love (1985) Electric (1987) Sonic Temple (1989) Ceremony (1991) Pure Cult (1993) The Cult (1994) The Singles 1984 - 1995 (2000) Rare Cult (boxset) (2000) the best of Rare Cult (2000) Beyond Good and Evil (2001)

For the complete discography visit [http://users.castel.nl/~bleem02/ The Cult collector's guide]

Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year |rowspan="2"| Title |colspan="4"| Chart positions |rowspan="2"| Album |-

|US Hot 100 |US Modern Rock |US Mainstream Rock |UK |- | 1989 | "Fire Woman" | - | #2 | - | - | Transonic Temple |- | 1989 | "Sun King" | - | #21 | - | - | Transonic Temple |}

Weblinks
[http://www.cultcentral.com/ Cultcentral - unofficial homepage] [http://users.castel.nl/~bleem02/ The Cult collector's guide]

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