Active until 1983 | Albums The Southern Death Cult | |
Years active October 1981–February 1983 Past members Ian AstburyDavid "Buzz" BurrowsBarry JepsonHaq Nawaz "Aky" Qureshi Similar The Cult, Sex Gang Children, Theatre of Hate, Billy Duffy, UK Decay | ||
Southern death cult faith
Southern Death Cult were a British post-punk/gothic rock band in the early 1980s. They are now primarily known for having given their lead singer and parts of the name to the multi-platinum hard rock band the Cult. Despite the similarities in the names, "Southern Death Cult" were distinct from "Death Cult"/"the Cult".
Contents
- Southern death cult faith
- Southern death cult false faces live the tube 1983
- History
- Singles
- Compilation albums
- Songs
- References
Southern death cult false faces live the tube 1983
History
Southern Death Cult formed in 1981 in Bradford, Yorkshire, with a lineup of vocalist Ian Astbury, bassist Barry Jepson, guitarist David "Buzz" Burrows and drummer Haq Nawaz "Aky" Qureshi.
The group's name derived from an old term for the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, a mound-building Native American culture (and the band were also known for their use of Native American imagery), but it also served as a critique of the imbalance of power in the English North-South divide.
The first Southern Death Cult show took place on 29 October 1981 at the Queen's Hall in Bradford.
The band's debut, the double A-side 7" single "Moya/Fatman", also referred to as The Southern Death Cult, was released in December 1982 on the Situation Two label (an offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records) and hit No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart. The 12" version included a third track, "The Girl".
Southern Death Cult toured heavily in the UK to promote the single, including slots opening for Theatre of Hate and Bauhaus at the end of 1982, but Astbury disbanded the group after a show in Manchester on 26 February 1983.
The band's sole album, The Southern Death Cult, was issued by Beggars Banquet in 1983, compiling all three tracks from the single, live performances and BBC Radio 1 sessions.
Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy (of the Nosebleeds and Theatre of Hate) came together in April 1983 to form an act with a similar name, first called Death Cult and then, after releasing an eponymous four-song EP and a single later in 1983, renamed the Cult.
The other three ex-members of Southern Death Cult, augmented by vocalist Paul "Bee" Hampshire, formed Getting the Fear, who released one single, "Last Salute", on RCA Records before splitting up in 1985.
Jepson and Hampshire went on to form Into a Circle, releasing the Assassins album in 1988. Jepson later worked as a concert promoter and currently teaches live sound and tour management at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music.
Burrows and Qureshi formed a band called Joy.
Qureshi then went on to form the political Islamic hip hop group Fun-Da-Mental and create the label Nation Records.
Singles
Compilation albums
Songs
Fat Man1983
False Faces1983
All Glory1983