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One of England\\\'s leading \\\"goth\\\" bands of the 1980s, the Sisters of Mercy have a very distinct sound, even within their genre. “The group ably brushed away the cobwebs from the gloomy Gothic façade and exposed a rock infrastructure hidden below,” described a journalist from Rolling Stone. The Sisters mixed serpentine dance beats with a deeply gloomy resonance and sultry vocals to create a heavy, yet catchy sound which even today often emulated, but rarely matched. The one constant in the band\\\'s career and its driving force has been the deep-voiced vocalist, Andrew Eldritch. Eldritch originally formed the band in 1980 with guitarist Gary Marx and recorded its first single with a drum machine they called “Doktor Avalanche.” Later, bassist Craig Adams and guitarist Ben Gunn were added to make live gigs possible, and the Sisters built a reputation through performances and several singles and EPs. Gunn left the band in 1983 and was quickly replaced by guitarist Wa...