★★★★★
These fuckers finally did it. The adorable sacks of drug abuse and other forms of self destruction from .CULT dropped their full length album #YFB and it is everything I hoped it would be - menacing, droning, viscous, shirtless, bass heavy, fueled by chemicals and a perfect mix of 6 parts arrogance, 1 part shame and 3 parts disgust. ...
- www.syffal.com
2014-02-15
★★★★★
Now this is long overdue... The story here is that in October 1986, when goth-minded British rockers The Cult began recording their third album, Peace, the initial sessions were unsatisfying and scrapped in favour of new recordings made with über-beard Rick Rubin, the most transformative producer and A&R; ever. The album, retitled Electric, sold in massive quantities and, bingo, everybody was happy...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-08-21
★★★★★
The Cult were so splendid in the 80s and so humdrum in the 90s that being one of their fans was a bittersweet experience. Always threatening to make a comeback, but hindered by record label switches and the fact that their fanbase basically wanted them to make albums like Love and Electric over and over again, the core duo of singer Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy soldiered on with admirable grit...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
After a long absence and a handful of forgettable records, The Cult returns to peak form with Beyond Good And Evil, an album of pure rock loaded with raging riffs. The group seems to have found the osmosis that made its success in the Eighties: the synergy of Billy Duffy's cutting guitars and the lyricism of the singer Ian Astbury...
- www.plume-noire.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
The Cult is not the kind of band that's going to give their fans anything to worry about. They're not going to drastically change their sound or bring in someone like Skrillex to do some tinkering. No, they're going to stick with the tried-and-true riffing that garnered so much radio play with songs like "Fire Woman," "Wildflower" and "Love Removal Machine." So does Choice of Weapon rock, or what? Yes and no...
- www.antimusic.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Sound: After The Cult achieved massive commercial success for "Sonic Temple" in 1989, they continued in the hard rock vein of their sound with their 1991 follow up: "Ceremony". This appears to be the only Cult album not reviewed on this website, which is part of my reason for reviewing it, but mainly it's because I believe this to be one of their best albums...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-05-31
★★★★★
Choice of Weapon is The Cult's first full-length release of new studio material in five years. Judging by the album's dark lyrical content and heavy duty riffs, during that half-decade the band has seen some harrowing times. The album kicks right off into high gear with the pounding sleaze-metal intro to the first song, "Honey From a Knife...
- www.glidemagazine.com
2012-05-31
★★★★★
Goto commentsLeave a commentShare Return To The Santuary After the Cult's 2007 return to form, Born Into This, they've officially doubled down with Choice of Weapon, an unambiguous foray into the tried and true. Guitarist Billy Duffy still plugs away with his trademarked blend of chest-thumping chords and spindly solo lines, while lead singer Ian Astbury shows a renewed zeal as the macho-spiritual pontiff of the Church of Jim Morrison. Have we heard this before? Yes...
- www.mxdwn.com
2012-05-28
★★★★★
To be feted in one's own land is an ambition The Cult have been denied for the best part of two decades, and it seems unlikely that Choice of Weapon will do much to change that. From post-punk to anthemic goth and ultimately leather-vested, balls-to-the-wall hard rock, the British public remained curiously loyal to Messrs...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2012-05-28