Death Cult: Christians

Before Nirvana and Soundgarden, there was Death Cult, formerly Southern Death Cult, who later shortened their name to just The Cult. And before their hit "She Sells Sanctuary," there was their slightly gothier self-titled EP. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell heard and were influenced by this 1983 release.

Here's a bitingly poetic track from the Death Cult EP (and also the reissue, entitled Ghost Dance) called "Christians." The lyrics make me think of the Jonestown massacre just a few years prior, but they mention Saigon, so they may have been inspired, at least partly, by the Vietnam War.


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