The Cult

No seguimento dos Southern Death Cult e Death Cult, surgiram os The Cult em 1983, por Ian Astbury e Billy Duffy.

Ganharam especial atenção na Inglaterra com o álbum "Love" (1985), álbum esse que contém singles inesquecíveis: "Rain" e "She Sells Sanctuary". "Love" atingiu a 4ª posição nas tabelas Britânicas.

Em 1987, com o álbum "Electric" puseram de parte o rótulo post-punk/goth-rock e entraram pelo Hard Rock, o que os levou ao mainstream na América. Este disco foi produzido pelo conhecido Rick Rubin.

Devido ao abuso de álcool e tensão no seio da banda, os The Cult separaram-se em 1995. Voltaram ao activo em 1999 e lançaram "Beyond Good And Evil".

Foi em Lisboa, a 25 de Setembro de 2009, que os The Cult iniciaram a digressão Europeia, Love Live Tour. "Every Man And Woman Is A Star" foi o single lançado em Agosto de 2010, disponível no iTunes.

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Following Southern Death Cult and Death Cult, emerged, in 1983, a band called The Cult, by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.

They gained attention in England with the album "Love" (1985), album that contains unforgettable singles such as "Rain" and "She Sells Sanctuary". "Love" reached the 4th position in the British charts.

In 1987, with the album "Electric" they put aside the post-punk/goth-rock style and went into the Hard Rock scene, which led them to the mainstream in America. This record was produced by the well-known Rick Rubin.

Due to alcohol and tension within the band, The Cult split in 1995. They returned to active in 1999 and released "Beyond Good And Evil".

It was in Lisbon, on September 25th 2009, that The Cult began the European agenda with their Love Live Tour. "Every Man And Woman Is A Star" was the single released in August 2010, available on iTunes.

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"Rain"


"She Sells Sanctuary"

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Discography:
Dreamtime - 1984
Love - 1985
Electric - 1987
Sonic Temple - 1989
Ceremony - 1991
The Cult - 1994
Beyond Good And Evil - 2001
Born Into This - 2007

Links:
The Cult website
MySpace
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Discogs

"Love" download

Southern Death Cult

Na eventualidade de, no futuro, abordar The Cult, tenho que vos falar de Southern Death Cult, isto porque foi a partir desta banda que nasceram os The Cult.

Fundados em Outubro de 1981, em Bradford, Inglaterra, quando Ian Astbury chegou a essa localidade e soube de uma banda que estava a ensaiar perto de si. Ainda no mesmo mês, deram o primeiro concerto no Queen's Hall, em Bradford.

Deram bastantes concertos pela Inglaterra para promover o triple A-side single "Moya/Fatman/The Girl". Foram em digressão com Theatre Of Hate e acabaram por conseguir ser banda-suporte dos conhecidos Bauhaus no final de 1982, mas Ian Astbury acabou por dissolver a banda após um concerto em Fevereiro de 1983.

Em Abril de 83, Ian encontrou-se com Billy Duffy (The Nosebleeds e Theatre Of Hate) para formar uma nova banda, de nome Death Cult. Após o lançamento de um EP, apareceram os The Cult, mas isso é outra história.

Os demos, singles e algumas gravações ao vivo foram juntas pela editora Beggars Banquet e foi lançada a compilação "The Southern Death Cult" (1983). Esta compilação já teve várias re-edições ao longo dos anos.

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In the event that, in future, I talk about The Cult, I have to talk about Southern Death Cult, because The Cult has roots in this band.

Founded in October 1981, in Bradford, England, when Ian Astbury came to this town and knew of a band that was rehearsing near him. Later the same month, they played their first show at the Queen's Hall, in Bradford.

They played a lot of shows in England to promote the triple A-side single "Moya/Fatman/The Girl". They were on tour with Theatre Of Hate and then succeeded in getting a slot opening for the well-known band Bauhaus at the end of 1982, but Ian Astbury dissolved the band after a concert in February 1983.

On April '83, Ian met Billy Duffy (The Nosebleeds and Theatre Of Hate) to form a new band under the name Death Cult. After releasing an EP, was founded The Cult, but that's another story.

The demos, singles and some live recordings were collected by Beggars Banquet label and then it was released the compilation album "The Southern Death Cult" (1983). This compilation has had several re-issues over the years.

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"Moya"


"Fatman"

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Discography:
The Southern Death Cult 7" single - 1982
The Southern Death Cult 12" single - 1983
The Southern Death Cult (Compilation Album) - 1983

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Discogs

"The Southern Death Cult" download