The Cult Music

Origin: Bradford, W. Yorks, England

Decades: 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's

Following a succession of name and stylistic changes, the Cult emerged in 1984 as one of England's leading heavy metal revivalists. Picking up the pseudo-mysticism and Native American obsessions of the Doors, the guitar-orchestrations of Led Zeppelin, and the three-chord crunch of AC/DC, while adding touches of post-punk goth rock, the Cult gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like "She Sells Sanctuary" before breaking into the American metal market in the late '80s wit... Read More

AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Deep Purple

Alice in Chains, Kyuss, and Young Heart Attack