# Ian Astbury | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 07:21 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Ian Astbury
- Visible lyric pages: 4

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `ian-astbury`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 07:21 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-33f2622bcbcdf9ec
- Visible lyric pages: 4
- Pages with stored lyric text: 4
- Video-backed song pages: 4
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 4424
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 10
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: High Time Amplifier, Metaphysical Pistol, The Witch (Slt Return), and Tonight
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Ian Astbury formed The Cult with guitarist Billy Duffy in 1983, after the band had been known briefly as Southern Death Cult. Their 1985 debut album 'Love' found an audience, and they followed it with records like 'Electric' and 'Sonic Temple' that kept them on rock radio through the late 80s. Astbury's lyrics and stage presence sometimes drew attention beyond the music. In 1989, the band was arrested in Los...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. High Time Amplifier — https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury/high-time-amplifier
2. Metaphysical Pistol — https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury/metaphysical-pistol
3. The Witch (Slt Return) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury/the-witch-slt-return
4. Tonight — https://lyroverse.com/ian-astbury/tonight