Sisters of Mercy Archives

The Sisters of Mercy to Play First US Show in 14 Years at Sick New World Festival

SING. For the first time in fourteen years, The Sisters of Mercy have scheduled a US appearance: the band is slated to perform at the Sick New World festival on…

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Legendary Sisters of Mercy Producer Jim Steinman Dead At 73

A total eclipse of a broken heart, as the music world fell into sadness today, with news of Monday’s passing of legendary songwriter, composer, and producer Jim Steinman. He was…

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Members of The Cure, Depeche Mode, Smiths, Banshees, Bauhaus, and more remake The Mission’s “Tower Of Strength” For Covid-19 Relief

As the ravages of Covid-19 doggedly persist, Wayne Hussey (Sisters of Mercy, The Mission) has enlisted help to create a benefit re-recording of The Mission’s Tower of Strength to assist key workers…

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Classic Bands

Eldritch Boulevard | The Sisters of Mercy’s Andrew Eldritch and Patricia Morrison interviewed on Cable TV

In 1988 on The Super Sonic Super Channel, an awkward albeit charming interview occurred in promotion of The Sisters of Mercy’s second album Floodland. The cable tv interview features a…

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Obituary

Sisters Of Mercy guitarist Chris Sheehan has lost his battle against cancer

[dropcap]New [/dropcap]Zealander Chris Sheehan (real name Chris Starling) has lost his long battle with Stage 4 metastatic nodular melanoma, a cancer which is very difficult to treat. His musical career…

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News
TV

The BBC Celebrates all things Gothic | UPDATE2: Goth at the BBC airs this Halloween! | Watch Via BBC iPlayer

From Shelley to Siouxsie, the BBC are celebrating all things Gothic this fall. In particular, BBC 4 will be airing a compilation of performances called Goth At The BBC exploring the ‘Goth’ style…

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