Famous 80's English rockers, The Cult formed in 1983. The band gained a dedicated following in Britain with mid-1980s singles like "She Sells Sanctuary" becoming huge in America in the late '80s with "Love Removal Machine". The band fuses a "heavy metal and post punk goth sound into almost dance-like club heavy metal sound. Since their earliest form in Bradford during 1981, the band has had various line-ups, and the longest serving members are vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, the band's two songwriters.