Southern Death Cult
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Southern Death Cult was a gothic rock band in the early 1980s. It is now primarily known for having given its lead singer and parts of its name to the multi-platinum hard rock band The Cult. Despite the similarities in the names, "Southern Death Cult" was distinct from "Death Cult"/"The Cult".
History
Southern Death Cult emerged from the ashes of Bradford punk band Violation. In place at that time were Aki Nawaz-drums, Barry Jepson-bass, Mick-guitar & Mick Brady-vocals. Songs in their set included "Boys in Blue" & "Assault & Battery". This line-up supported the Clash at Bradford's St. Georges Hall in 1980.In 1981, Ian Astbury had moved into a new house in Bradford and reportedly discovered a band rehearsing in the cellar. Ian Astbury (performing under the name "Ian Lindsay") sang alongside guitarist David Burrows, bassist Barry Jepson and drummer Haq Qureshi (a.k.a. Aki Nawaz). Astbury renamed the band Southern Death Cult, after an obscure Indian tribe around the Mississippi delta area in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Southern Death Cult's first ever performance was at the Queen's Hall in Bradford, England, on 29 October 1981. The setlist the band played was: "Crow", "The Girl Apache", "Vivisection", (unknown song), "Moya", "The Crypt", and there is a bootleg recording of that show in circulation. The fifth song is sometimes referred to as "War Song", but its real title is unknown, but it used lyrics which would later become The Cult's 'Spiritwalker'. The band never played it after 1981.
The band toured heavily in the UK promoting its double A side single "Moya/ Fatman/ The Girl", which had gone to #1 on the independent charts, and peaked at number 88 in Top 100. The band toured with Theatre of Hate, and then succeeding in getting a slot opening for Bauhaus, at the end of 1982, but Astbury disbanded the group after a show on 26 February 1983.
Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy (of The Nosebleeds and Theatre of Hate) came together later in April 1983 to form a different band, with a similar name, first called "Death Cult" and then, after releaseing a four song EP and a single, the band changed their name to simply The Cult. The other members of The Southern Death Cult formed Getting the Fear. Later they changed their name to Into A Circle. Qureshi went on to form the political, Islamic hip hop group Fun-Da-Mental and to create the label Nation Records.
Southern Death Cult's singles, demos, and some live recordings were later collected onto a ten song compilation album by Beggars Banquet, entitled Southern Death Cult. The vinyl version was released in a dozen countries after The Cult's popularity grew in the 1980s. An early ten song CD version was released in 1987 in Japan. It was issued on CD in 1988 with five bonus tracks, and then remastered and reissued on CD again in 1996. The songwriting credits to "A Flower in the Desert," off of The Cult's Dreamtime album, are from the Southern Death Cult line up – a credit which is sometimes omitted from the various different pressings of Dreamtime.
Discography
- Southern Death Cult (1982)
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Bradford
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Getting the Fear grew from the ashes of Southern Death Cult.
Barry (Jepson), Buzz (David Burrows) and Aki Nawaz (Haq Quershi) were joined by elfin singer Bee (Paul Hampshire) who replaced Ian Astbury on vocals.
Bee and Barry went on to form Into A Circle.
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Dreamtime
(1984) Love
(1985)
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(1984) Love
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Southern Death Cult
Compilation album by Southern Death Cult
Released 1983
Recorded 1982- January 1983
Genre Goth
Length 50:53
Label Beggars Banquet Records
A collection of studio outtakes, demos and live recordings of the Southern Death Cult.
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Compilation album by Southern Death Cult
Released 1983
Recorded 1982- January 1983
Genre Goth
Length 50:53
Label Beggars Banquet Records
A collection of studio outtakes, demos and live recordings of the Southern Death Cult.
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