The Cult

Summary

The Cult is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,036 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Cult's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Cult's genre is hard rock^[4].
• The Cult's genre is gothic rock^[5].
• The Cult's genre is post-punk^[6].
• The Cult's record label is recorded as Beggars Banquet Records^[7].
• The Cult's record label is recorded as Situation Two^[8].
• The Cult's discography is recorded as The Cult discography^[9].
• The Cult's Commons category is recorded as The Cult^[10].
• The Cult's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• The Cult comprises Ian Astbury^[12].
• The Cult comprises Billy Duffy^[13].
• The Cult comprises John Tempesta^[14].
• The Cult comprises Grant Fitzpatrick^[15].
• The Cult comprises Damon Fox^[16].
• The Cult comprises Les Warner^[17].
• 1983 marks the founding of The Cult^[18].
• The Cult's location of formation is recorded as Bradford^[19].
• The Cult's official website is recorded as http://www.thecult.us/^[20].
• The Cult's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Cult^[21].
• The Cult's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Cult^[22].
• The Cult's start of work period is recorded as 1983^[23].
• The Cult's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Cult'}^[24].
• The Cult's member category is recorded as Category:The Cult members^[25].
• The Cult's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43075'}^[26].
• The Cult's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43740'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1983^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, gothic rock, hard rock, post-punk, rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, big music, gothic rock, hard rock, post-punk, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8846e4ff-0c19-4af2-872b-7a8dc7497f68^[33]

Body

Founding

1983 marks the founding of The Cult^[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Bradford^[19].

Why It Matters

The Cult ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,036 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains^[36], a rock band^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1987^[39]; The Darkness^[40], a musical group^[41], founded in 2000^[42]; and Fuel^[43], a musical group^[44], founded in 1989^[45].

FAQs

Who did The Cult influence?

The Cult has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains^[36], The Darkness^[40], and Fuel^[43].