a b Andrews, Mark (17 November 2016). "Life Before Alice: Andrew Eldritch, Leeds & The Birth of The Sisters of Mercy". The Quietus . Retrieved 19 November 2016.

Scanlon, Mary; Scanlon, Ann (19 December 1987). "Bridge over Troubled Water". Sounds. pp.9–10. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016 . Retrieved 9 April 2018. The music press reported the break-up of the band on 2 November 1985, announcing that "the Sisters of Mercy were down to singer Andrew Eldritch and his faithful drum machine [ Doktor Avalanche] this week after guitarist Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams left the band. Although this has scuppered recording plans for a new album this month, Andrew now intends to record the same album in the New Year and could well be using Wayne as a session guitarist. [...] Andrew has also approached former Gun Club bassist Patricia Morrison—now in Fur Bible—to play on the album, but it's not yet known whether Andrew will continue with the name Sisters of Mercy." [5] Eldritch had no intention to carry on under the disformed band's name, as members who left to form the Mission had an agreement with him that the name the Sisters of Mercy would be used by no one after the break-up. [6] a b Floodland (CD booklet). The Sisters of Mercy. Merciful Release; Rhino Records. 2006. 5101-17580-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Mark Andrews (11 May 2023). "The Sisters of Mercy's Andrew Eldritch thinks 'Fear of the Dark' by Iron Maiden is like a Sisters cover version". louder . Retrieved 24 August 2023. Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10, stamped, "XXX UK 2" etched ): R/S Alsdorf 242232-1-A XXX UK 2a b Huey, Steve. "The Sisters of Mercy | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 November 2016.

The Sisters of Mercy announce 2017 European Tourdates". Post-Punk.com. 23 May 2017 . Retrieved 10 February 2018. Floodland is no joke. But there is a kind of humor to the way the whole thing played out. Prior to its release, when Eldritch heard that Hussey and Adams were starting a new band under the very cool and very official-sounding name the Sisterhood, he had no other choice but to rush out an album under this moniker before they could. And so the true predecessor to Floodland is actually 1986’s Gift, Eldritch’s sole album as the Sisterhood. It is nobody’s favorite record in his catalog, and it’s what Larry David might call a “ spite album,” a project whose entire purpose is to inconvenience someone else.

Offiziellecharts.de – The Sisters of Mercy – Floodland" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 April 2018. Andrew Eldritch – vocals, composing, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, drum machine programming Shortly after the last gig Eldritch relocated to Hamburg, where he was soon joined by Hussey. Their intention was to begin working on a follow-up album, tentatively titled Left on Mission and Revenge. Hussey had several written songs for the album, including "Dance on Glass" and "Garden of Delight". Demo versions of both songs featuring Eldritch on vocals have since surfaced, suggesting the band did work on the material in unison.

Billboard 200 | Week of 12 March 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 . Retrieved 21 June 2020. Gig Review - The Sisters of Mercy and The Membranes at the Institute, Birmingham, 22nd Nov 2016". Midlands Metalheads Radio Ltd. 23 November 2016 . Retrieved 10 February 2018. The Sisters of Mercy ceased recording activity in the early 1990s, when they went on strike against East West Records, who they accused of incompetence and withholding royalties, and had pressured the group to release at least two more studio albums; instead, the label released the album Go Figure under the moniker SSV in 1997. Although the Sisters of Mercy were eventually released from their contract with East West, they have never been signed to another label nor released any new material. They have continued to perform new songs live. a b c d Andrews, Mark. "Life Before Alice: Andrew Eldritch, Leeds & The Birth of The Sisters of Mercy". The Quietus . Retrieved 13 May 2020. Robb, John. "Interview: Andrew Eldritch in depth on Trump, brexit, the ‘new album’ and himself". Louderthanwar.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2018

At the end of 1980, the single "Damage Done/Watch/Home of the Hit-men", was recorded and released. [9] On the single Marx played guitar through a practice amplifier and Eldritch was on drums that he had bought from Langford. [8] The duo each wrote and sang on a song: Eldritch on "Damage Done", Marx on "Watch". [9] The band name was influenced by Robert Altman's film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), which featured the Leonard Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy" from his album Songs of Leonard Cohen, "because [calling ourselves] the Captains of Industry wouldn't have been as funny". [10] The group has released three original studio albums: First and Last and Always (1985), Floodland (1987), and Vision Thing (1990). Each album was recorded by a different line-up; singer-songwriter Andrew Eldritch and the drum machine called Doktor Avalanche are the only points of continuity throughout. Eldritch and Avalanche were also involved in the Sisterhood, a side project connected with Eldritch's dispute with former members. Speculation about a new release was renewed in November 2016, when Eldritch said he might release a new album if Donald Trump were elected president: "I don't think I could keep quiet if that happened." [20] The band has yet to release any new material, but in 2017 they embarked on a European tour in August and September. [21] [22] The band has performed thirteen new songs during concerts held between 2019 and 2022, such as "There is a Door" and "Show Me (On The Doll)," but has yet to make studio recordings available. [23] Since 2012, some of the shows featured a guest appearance by the Irish singer Lisa Cuthbert who performs her cover version of "This Corrosion" on piano. [24] [25] Influence Most songs on the album were written and rehearsed by Marx, Hussey, and Adams, with Eldritch stepping in at the last stage to write lyrics and add vocals. Around this time, Bricheno had begun focusing on his other band, XC-NN (originally, CNN). Meanwhile, Bruhn released his debut solo album, Broon. Bruhn claimed the songs on the album were offered for the next Sisters release, only to be rejected by Eldritch. [16] Eldritch denied these allegations, saying he was never offered the songs. [15]

Riemann, Hannsjörg (17 September 1992). "Andrew Eldritch". Bravo (in German). p.28. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012 . Retrieved 9 April 2018. a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sisters of Mercy; 'Floodland ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.Coleman, Mark (19 May 1988). "Sisters of Mercy: Floodland". Rolling Stone. No.RS 526. Wenner Media. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 19 December 2006. When Adams and Hussey left the band, they were replaced by the American singer and bass guitarist Patricia Morrison of the Bags and the Gun Club. [12] In the decades since, Eldritch has given up being Michael Stipe or Ozzy Osbourne; sometimes he doesn’t even seem like he wants to be Andrew Eldritch. He regularly writes and performs new material in concert, some of which his fans hail alongside his best work, but has yet to make another album. (“I’ve got other stuff to do, man,” is how he recently justified the decision. “I’ve been watching a lot of anime.”)