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Chernobyl, a Shelley sonnet, and a bitter breakup with a former bandmate all collided on one gothic rock masterpiece. The story behind The Sisters of Mercy's 'Floodland' and its first-ever music video shot in Jordan is covered here: zurl.co/JCbJt
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5 Surprising Facts About The Sisters Of Mercy's 'Floodland' - That Eric Alper
The Sisters of Mercy released ‘Floodland’ on 16 November 1987, rebuilding the band almost entirely from scratch after Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams departed to form the Mission. Frontman Andrew Eldritch wrote the album’s songs while living in Hamburg, hired Jim Steinman to produce two key tracks, and pieced the rest of the record together […]
