THE SISTERS OF MERCY

Release Year: 2015
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: dramatic gloomy dark gothic rock

gothic rock godfathers dominate on this unbeatable classic, the second, probably most cohesive and accessible album of theirs [1987]: frontman Andrew Eldritch takes care of recording everything on his own, combining fundamental dark and gloomy guitar-laden vibe with loud, almost dance music reminding rhythmics; regardless of masterful, trademark riffs and eighties' keyboard accents aplenty, as well as deeply resonant, undertaker voice that has no equals, the new approach has caused the band turning into one of the leading lights of the goth movement, where full spectrum of emotions unfolds in grand melancholy and apocalyptic vision, contemplating solitude, loss, and desire, blending cold mechanical sound with poetic symbolism; recent European black vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed inner sleeve and lyric insert that folds out into a poster