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The Cult
Formed by frontman Ian Astbury and hailing from Bradford, West Yorkshire, The
Cult enjoyed critical praise and commercial success on sides of the Atlantic
throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The hard rock band was originally launched
under the name "Death Cult," with Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy amending it
to "The Cult" in 1984. Mixing a passion for uncompromising, metal-influenced
rock with Astbury's deep, abiding interests in American Native Indian history
and elements of psychedelia, the group charted an early hit with 1984's
"Spiritwalker," which appeared on the debut...
