THE CULT To Headline SXSW Auditorium Shores Stage On March 17th
February 22, 2012, 12 years ago
THE CULT will make its 2012 concert debut when the band plays the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival next month, headlining the Auditorium Shores Stage on Saturday, March 17th. The Auditorium Shores Stage show will be free and open to the public, and The Cult will take the stage at 8 PM.
"SXSW is thrilled that The Cult is returning to play our biggest stage at Auditorium Shores," said Darin Klein, SXSW Festival Producer. "We're excited to hear their new tunes and their classic hits. The show is free and open to the public, so everyone in Austin should get fired up for a great night of music."
Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy who talked about the band’s new album, Choice Of Weapon.
"What we do with The Cult is try and let the songs become who they are," Duffy explains. "It's like school children, you try and give them good guidance, but they're going to end up doing what they want to do. In the end, you have to just relinquish power. You want to capture a feel and document the era when you wrote them. You don't want to overdo it, or you end up with something like Chinese Democracy. You know what I mean?"Read the entire interview at Noisecreep.com.
Choice Of Weapon is set for a May 22nd North American release via the band's new label, Cooking Vinyl.
The album was produced by Bob Rock (METALLICA). It was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band's Witch Mountain studio between July and December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse.
Choice Of Weapon tracklist:
'Honey From a Knife'
'Elemental Light'
'For The Animals'
'Life>Death'
'The Wolf'
'Amnesia'
'Lucifer'
'Wilderness Now'
'A Pale Horse'
A free download of the track 'Lucifer' can be found below:
