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The Sisters Of Mercy is tagged as: gothic rock, post-punk, gothic, 80s, goth

|Originating from Leeds, the Sisters of Mercy were described by critic Steve Huey as playing “a slow, gloomy, ponderous hybrid of metal and psychedelia, often incorporating dance beats.” The one constant in the band’s career has been deep-voiced singer Andrew Eldritch. The band is named after the Leonard Cohen song “Sisters Of Mercy” according to Eldritch. The band originally formed in 1980 with guitarist Gary Marx and drummer-turned-vocalist Eldritch. Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine, joined them on their second single Alice. Guitarist Ben Gunn and bassist Craig Adams were added to make live gigs feasible, and the Sisters built a reputation through several singles and EPs. Gunn left the band in 1983 and was replaced by Wayne Hussey.
They signed to WEA in 1984 and released the Body and Soul single. This featured a re-recording of Body Electric, Train, and Afterhours. This was followed by Walk Away towards the end of the year. The B-sides were Poison Door and On the Wire. Early releases of this single came with the 7” flexi Long Train (amphetamix).
1985 started with the release of No Time to Cry (backed with Blood Money and Bury Me Deep) and their first album First and Last and Always. In 1985 Gary Marx chose to leave the band, leavin...
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Top 10 The Sisters Of Mercy Songs
Walk Away
No Time to Cry
This Corrosion
Lucretia My Reflection
Vision Thing
Detonation Boulevard
Doctor Jeep
Black Planet
First and Last and Always
Dominion/Mother Russia
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Top 10 The Sisters Of Mercy Albums
A Slight Case of Overbombing
First and Last and Always
Floodland
Some Girls Wander by Mistake
Vision Thing
Sisters on Cake
Echoes Vol.II
A Slight Case of Overbombing: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Disguised in Black
Entertainment or Death
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