associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
death , into a circle , joy , fun-da-mental cult , the cult , getting the fear october 1981 & ndash ; february 1983 situation two , beggars banquet southern death cult
 ian haq nawaz `` aky '' qureshi astbury david `` buzz '' burrows barry jepson group_or_band gothic rock , post-punk bradford , yorkshire , england southern death cult
southern death cult

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 '' .
