The Sisters Of Mercy – Floodland (E/VG+) – LP, AU 1987

Floodland is an LP by The Sisters Of Mercy from 1987 released on the Merciful Release label.

About this album

Floodland is The Sisters Of Mercy at their most expansive and commanding, turning goth rock into something genuinely monumental. Released in 1987, it followed the departure of key member Wayne Hussey and largely became an Andrew Eldritch-led statement, sharpened by Jim Steinman’s overblown theatrical touch on This Corrosion. The album’s cold synths, thunderous drums and apocalyptic mood gave tracks such as Dominion/Mother Russia, Lucretia My Reflection and This Corrosion lasting force on alternative radio and in the club scene. More than a genre exercise, Floodland helped define the dark, grandiose end of 1980s rock and remains the group’s most celebrated studio album.