---
title: "Cult Leader"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-leader"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2013
---

# Cult Leader

**Cult Leader** is a sludge metal band, from United States, active 2013 to present.

Cult Leader is an American hardcore punk band that formed in 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was founded by three members of Gaza following the band's break-up. Cult Leader signed to Jacob Bannon's record label Deathwish Inc. and have released two studio albums, Lightless Walk (2015) and A Patient Man (2018), as well two EPs through the label, showcasing a brutal sound with prominent elements of extreme metal.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_Leader

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Cult Leader |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Salt Lake City, United States |
| Formed | 2013 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Mathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/mathcore) · [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anthony Lucero](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anthony-lucero) | Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Casey Hansen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/casey-hansen) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Michael Mason](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-mason) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Sam Richards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sam-richards) | Bass guitar |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | [Nothing for Us Here](https://themetalnet.com/album/5eb327da-6b31-43b9-8333-f2f7e35cfd4d) | EP |
| 2015 | [Lightless Walk](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a8749cc-fbea-49a1-9dae-ebb6d4b926ff) | Album |
| 2015 | [Useless Animal](https://themetalnet.com/album/b89c2e36-991d-4bc0-bbf3-7b179129f390) | EP |
| 2018 | [A Patient Man](https://themetalnet.com/album/05b46498-20c2-49de-87e8-5deb5be7a860) | Album |
| 2022 | [Gather & Mourn](https://themetalnet.com/album/adeec1bb-622e-4e20-84c3-51ca623ad63c) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)
- [Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nails) (listened together)
- [Full of Hell](https://themetalnet.com/band/full-of-hell) (listened together)
- [Oathbreaker](https://themetalnet.com/band/oathbreaker) (listened together)
- [Code Orange](https://themetalnet.com/band/code-orange) (listened together)
- [Thou](https://themetalnet.com/band/thou) (listened together)
- [Daughters](https://themetalnet.com/band/daughters) (listened together)
- [KEN mode](https://themetalnet.com/band/ken-mode) (listened together)
- [Deafheaven](https://themetalnet.com/band/deafheaven) (listened together)
- [The Body](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-body) (listened together)
- [Gaza](https://themetalnet.com/band/gaza) (listened together)
- [Knocked Loose](https://themetalnet.com/band/knocked-loose) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CultLeaderMusic
- bandcamp: https://cultleadermusic.bandcamp.com/
- x: https://twitter.com/cultleadermusic
- website: https://www.cultleadermusic.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultleadermusic/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5571288
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WCWkB4bGX2HDsoyQb6KyL

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-leader](https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-leader). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt