Bandmembers :

Ian Astbury – vocals, Billy Duffy – guitar

Chris Wyse – bass, John Tempesta – drums

Mike Dimkich - touring guitar

Vocalist Ian Astbury formed Southern Death Cult in British post-punk 1983, then joined ex-Theatre of Hate guitarist Billy Duffy and bassist Jamie Stewart (first with drummer Ray Mondo and later Nigel Preston) to become the Death Cult. The name was shortened to the Cult with the release of their first album Dreamtime. It turned out to be a prophetic name: during the years since they've developed -- and kept -- a loyal audience of diverse fans. Go to a Cult show and you'll see long-haired headbangers, suburban jocks, musicians, black-clad goths, college students, trendy style-setters, hippies and flower children, and "ordinary" people of all ages. The diversity of Cult fans' personal styles and musical tastes, and the fact that they all get it, clearly shows that theirs is a true cult following, in every sense of the word.