1/A1 83rd Dream
2/A2 Christians
3/A3 Gods Zoo
4/A4 Brothers Grimm
5/B1 Ghost Dance
6/B2 Butterflies
7/B3 A Flower in the Desert
8/B4 Resurrection Joe
9/C1 Horse Nation
10/C2 Go West
11/C3 Hollow Man
12/C4 Dreamtime
13/D1 Spiritwalker
14/D2 Rain
15/D3 Moya
16/D4 She Sells Sanctuary
2/A2 Christians
3/A3 Gods Zoo
4/A4 Brothers Grimm
5/B1 Ghost Dance
6/B2 Butterflies
7/B3 A Flower in the Desert
8/B4 Resurrection Joe
9/C1 Horse Nation
10/C2 Go West
11/C3 Hollow Man
12/C4 Dreamtime
13/D1 Spiritwalker
14/D2 Rain
15/D3 Moya
16/D4 She Sells Sanctuary
Death Cult
Paradise Live
Beggars Banquet
Released 16 January 2026
BBQ-2706
Death Cult laid the groundwork for the band we now know as The Cult, and in 2023, to
mark the band's 40th anniversary, Ian Astbury & Billy Duffy along with John Tempesta on
drums and Charlie Jones on bass, revived Death Cult for a special run of shows.
Out on January 16th, 2026, PARADISE LIVE is a 16-track live album that documents this
rebirth of Death Cult. Recorded at the iconic Albert Hall in Duffy’s hometown of
Manchester on November 18th, 2023, the release will be available on double LP, CD
and digitally. Two editions of the vinyl will be available. A black splatter edition will be
available exclusively from the band’s webstore, and a white splatter edition will be
available everywhere else.
As New Noise Magazine wrote, “Ian and Duffy are brothers in musical cause and are
counterparts to a quintessential era of Gothic New Wave or First Wave, Camden-era
punk. Death Cult were the brothers of the Clash and Siouxie and The Banshees. They
were in the scene. And now they are progenitors of alternative music from Los
Angeles.”
The Cult’s first incarnation was Southern Death Cult, formed in 1981, releasing their sole,
self-titled album posthumously in 1983. That same year, Death Cult formed, with Ian
Astbury joining forces with Billy Duffy for a musical partnership that has endured for 40+
years. Death Cult became The Cult in 1984 releasing Dreamtime that same year.
Ian and Billy initially weren’t sure how many shows they would do as Death Cult, but the
shamanic post-punk gothic futurists decided to listen to the requests to keep the fervor
going. The next leg of shows begins tonight, October 9th in Niagara Falls and continues
to October 30th in Los Angeles. These truly special evenings will have Death Cult
opening for The Cult.
The Cult has gone on to sell more than four million albums with numerous international
and U.S. gold and platinum certifications. Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have released 11
studio albums over The Cult’s 40-year career. The band found international renown with
the 1985 album, Love, which featured the enduring rock anthem “She Sells Sanctuary,”
as well as the oft-heard follow-up single “Rain.” Electric arrived in 1987, with Rolling
Stone saying the collection of songs (particularly “Love Removal Machine,” “Wild
Flower” and “Lil’ Devil”) “swaggers, crunches and howls.” Most recently, The Cult
released Under the Midnight Sun. Mojo, in a review of the eight-song album, said “rock’s
unquenchable melodramatists have the fire in their eyes still”.
mark the band's 40th anniversary, Ian Astbury & Billy Duffy along with John Tempesta on
drums and Charlie Jones on bass, revived Death Cult for a special run of shows.
Out on January 16th, 2026, PARADISE LIVE is a 16-track live album that documents this
rebirth of Death Cult. Recorded at the iconic Albert Hall in Duffy’s hometown of
Manchester on November 18th, 2023, the release will be available on double LP, CD
and digitally. Two editions of the vinyl will be available. A black splatter edition will be
available exclusively from the band’s webstore, and a white splatter edition will be
available everywhere else.
As New Noise Magazine wrote, “Ian and Duffy are brothers in musical cause and are
counterparts to a quintessential era of Gothic New Wave or First Wave, Camden-era
punk. Death Cult were the brothers of the Clash and Siouxie and The Banshees. They
were in the scene. And now they are progenitors of alternative music from Los
Angeles.”
The Cult’s first incarnation was Southern Death Cult, formed in 1981, releasing their sole,
self-titled album posthumously in 1983. That same year, Death Cult formed, with Ian
Astbury joining forces with Billy Duffy for a musical partnership that has endured for 40+
years. Death Cult became The Cult in 1984 releasing Dreamtime that same year.
Ian and Billy initially weren’t sure how many shows they would do as Death Cult, but the
shamanic post-punk gothic futurists decided to listen to the requests to keep the fervor
going. The next leg of shows begins tonight, October 9th in Niagara Falls and continues
to October 30th in Los Angeles. These truly special evenings will have Death Cult
opening for The Cult.
The Cult has gone on to sell more than four million albums with numerous international
and U.S. gold and platinum certifications. Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have released 11
studio albums over The Cult’s 40-year career. The band found international renown with
the 1985 album, Love, which featured the enduring rock anthem “She Sells Sanctuary,”
as well as the oft-heard follow-up single “Rain.” Electric arrived in 1987, with Rolling
Stone saying the collection of songs (particularly “Love Removal Machine,” “Wild
Flower” and “Lil’ Devil”) “swaggers, crunches and howls.” Most recently, The Cult
released Under the Midnight Sun. Mojo, in a review of the eight-song album, said “rock’s
unquenchable melodramatists have the fire in their eyes still”.