16 Facts About The Cult

The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

On that album, the Cult supplemented their post-punk sound with hard rock; the polish on this new sound was facilitated by producer Rick Rubin.

The Cult reformed in 1999 and released their seventh album Beyond Good and Evil two years later.

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 The Cult as it was sometimes known, from the Mississippi delta area, but it was a stab at what the band viewed was the centralisation of power in Southern England ; there has long been a perceived notion of a North–South divide based on social, historic and economic reasons.

Death The Cult made their live debut in Oslo, Norway on 25 July 1983 and released the Death The Cult EP in the same month, then toured through mainland Europe and Scotland.

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The Cult then finished recording their second album, Love in July and August 1985.

The Cult signed a new management deal and wrote 21 new songs for their next record.

The Cult eventually recruited session-drummer Mickey Curry to fill the drumming role and Aerosmith sound engineer, Bob Rock, to produce.

The Cult declined the role because he was not happy with the way Morrison was represented in the film, and the role was ultimately played by Val Kilmer.

In 1991 the Cult played a show at the Marquee Club in London, which was recorded and released in February 1993, packaged with some vinyl UK copies of their first greatest hits release.

The band's 1999 The 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 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.

The Cult announced plans for a tour showcasing their 1985 Love album across the US and then the UK in October where they will play at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Cult entered 2010 continuing their Love Live Tour and announcing more dates in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.

On 11 May 2011, it was announced that the Cult were signed to Cooking Vinyl Records, who will release the new album in early 2012.

In support of Hidden City, The Cult opened for Guns N' Roses on the Not in This Lifetime.