Floodland

DOMINION

Good old fashioned synth goth pioneers. Great listen.

I absolutely love this album! It's probably one of my top 20 most listened to albums of my life. Eldritch's voice could be taken as too melodramatic, On previous recordings by him, he does cross the line sometimes. But on this album it just works! For some reason I like his voice in this register/timbre/range, but Nick Cave just drives me nuts because he sounds like he's forcing it. "This Corrosion" and "Dominion" were bonafide dance floor classics in goth and alternative clubs throughout the 90's. I bet they'd get people up still. "Flood I" is moody and eerie. Chantlike in it's hypnotic vibe. "Lucretia My Reflection" sounds a bit more like the direction he took on Vision Thing, which is a great, similar album with bigger guitars. Love the laugh on this song. "1959" Modern day torch music. "Flood I" does have him being *almost too melodramatic, but I think it's the only time on the album where it's a bit much. Still works! Like a million voices call my name name name... "Driven Like the Snow" Fuck me and marry me young! (Ok maybe there are 2 songs where he leans into a it a bit much.) "Never Land" Let's us out of the album on a mellower note. Love the jangly bits and solid drum recording. I nominate Doktor Avalanche as the best fake drummer that's ever been recorded! Sorry if you don't love this album, but I cannot understand that. Maybe you just need to be 20, hopped up on something, hitting the club and dancing your brains out. (Or listening to the second half while coming down off that high.) This album is a 5 across the board!

Really cool

Save me!!

This is practically the definition of Goth-rock. Liked it then and still do.

The Sisters Of Mercy are the kind of band where anybody could say that any of their albums are their favorite and it would be completely valid. This just happens to be my favorite album of theirs. It's crazy that it contains three of the biggest goth bangers of all time, but besides those songs it's atmospheric and mysterious and almost sensual in some ways. I don't think that Andrew Eldritch ever sounded better than he did on this album, and it's tightly still revered in the alternative scenes for a reason.

Pretty good!

Fucking dogshit

If nothing else, it felt period-appropriate and jives with the album art.

Absolutely rips - big gloomy synthy goth rock with great vocals and hooks for days. The sparse piano track (1959) brings it down a bit but when it's full force it's a hell of a mood.

I could feel my hair turning darker and my jeans gaining new holes as I listened to this as an album, This Corrosion is an awesome song, but unfortunately the rest of the album doesn’t really live up to that. However, it’s not bad. If you like Gothic Rock you’re probably a big fan of this album, but most of it went to the background for me, but it never annoyed me.

Interesting, not for me. 6.1/10

I am familiar with The Sisters of Mercy as one of the most prominent acts in dark culture, even if they don't fully embrace that notion. They started as a full band until members left the band, citing creative differences, leaving the Sisters of Mercy name to frontman Andrew Eldritch and his drum machine, affectionately named "Doktor Avalanche". The only other people Andrew brought in for a new record were bassist Patricia Morrison for backing vocals, and producers Larry Alexander and Jim Steinman, the latter of whom previously worked with the likes of Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler. So, with Sisters of Mercy now largely regarded as a solo project for Andrew Eldritch, how did Floodland turn out? Honestly, this was pretty good. Credit to Eldritch as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, because he set out to make this album as sonically catchy as possible despite the limitations in place. The obvious highlights are the Jim Steinman-produced tracks "Dominion / Mother Russia" and "This Corrosion", but I also dug the sinister dirge with the driving electronic drum beat of "Flood I", the prominent bassline of "Lucretia My Reflection", the aching sequencer-driven ballad of "1959", the crisp acoustic guitar strums over the accompanying haze of "Flood II", and the atmospheric wallow that gradually builds on "Driven Like the Snow". Throughout, Andrew was stimulating in his bass-baritone, painting macabre tales with vivid imagery in his lyrics, drawing upon the immersive lure of water to describe lost innocence and collapse, be they of empires or of the group's previous split. There is genuinely intriguing storytelling here. Sure, I can imagine that people will prefer the more prominent band dynamics on their first record, First and Last and Always. Not to mention, I feel that the fragmented ending of "Never Land" could have been fleshed out more. But overall, I was genuinely pleased with Floodland, proving how resourceful Andrew Eldritch is as a well-rounded musician.

5/10 - Favorite song: driven like the snow

Bring on the flood.

Found this kinda boring # nothing burger but whatever. Eighties for the sake of it snare and tom go brrrrrr

The most 80s thing I've heard

Classic 80s synth sound

A really good listen. I don't think I've knowingly heard anything by Sisters of Mercy before; all I know about them is they're Gary King's favourite band. Some keepers on here.

I was completely surprised by this album, I didn't think I was going to like it, and then I absolutely did. Made me feel like going and dancing in a black light lit club.

Hey now! Hey now, now! Catchy af. I enjoyed my time with it but I’ll probably never come back to it. Definitely a time piece that existed and did well at its time, but not so much today.

Ok now I can see where TON got their influence from.

Why does all the music from the era and genre sound exactly the same?

Not bad actually

My first question is, why are all of the songs so damn long?? 8 songs making a 45 minute album is crazy to me. This album feels pretty classically goth to me. But the first song being 7 minutes long with the exact same beat the E N T I R E time is certainly a choice. This music kind of just sounds like nothing, not gonna lie. I'm not surprised they're English.

not for me

Really liked this, didn’t expect to. Super 80s but also dark, brooding, and so atmospheric. Glad to have discovered this.

non le mie vibes, però riconosco che possa piacere

pretty solid and very goofy. borderline trope how 80s this whole album sounds across basically every aspect, but it's good fun. campy synths, lush reverb, indulgent choirs, etc. to me this is peak cold war era "the world is fucked, but we're gonna have fun anyway" music given the juxtaposition of the dark lyrical themes and the largely upbeat energy. i think it's such a fascinating historical time because for as much as there was a constant overbearing anxiety about the state of the world (for good reason!), it was a time of great innovation because the sound of this album fundamentally did not exist prior to the advent of the microprocessor. i think that's probably why i have such a soft spot for this era in music because who WOULDN'T be excited?

Its okay! It's perhaps the most 80s thing imagineable but honestly there's something about the 80s that make its very dated music have a charm to it that allows it to endure well past where it probably should. Its definitely Goth Rock, but there's a goofy playfulness to it all that means the atmosphere isn't really all that oppressive even as they're singing about empire destroying wars and shit. Lucretia My Reflection is a great song imo, but on the other hand 1959's overuse of a sequencer has simply not aged well. The corrosion is also a fun song even if it tinges of butthurt bitterness at a band split which made a lot of sense when I looked up the song. Overall, its not incredible or anything but I enjoyed myself!

This was pretty fun. I haven’t listened to a lot of stuff like this before, but I think my appreciation of Drab Majesty helped make this more palatable than it might have been.

oh wow, this is GOTHIC gothic music. like dye-your-hair-black, hair volumizin, leather wearin, pale faced goth music straight from the 80s. to make a long review short, this is a great example of goth music, especially vintage goth music. this is what those "weird kids" at school approximately 40 years ago listened to. and it's really good rock music throughout most of its runtime, at least if you can stomach the theatrics when it comes to the singing.

Well this was a really fun ride. Reminded me of New Order if they made gothic rock. This album is one big highlight for me, but opener Dominion/Mother Russia, Lucretia My Reflection and This Corrosion really stood out to me.

I was ready to come in here and hate, but then This Corrosion hits and all hatred is gone and the vibe is simply immaculate. This is a disgustingly 80’s album in the best way. Terrible album cover too. Favorite songs were Lucretia My Reflection and This Corrosion.

Bumped up by Lucretia (especially long version) and This Corrosion.

Oh hell yeah

I’ve never really been into goth rock, but after listening to this album, I'm definitely hooked.

Gothic rock. Injiser det i årene mine. Top 3: Dominion / Mother Russia, Flood I, Lucretia My Reflection

This is really good, but not quite my goth album of choice. Part of the problem is definitely that the Sisters of Mercy sound became archetypal as the 80's and 90's progressed, so to me, this doesn't sound like it has an extremely strong identity, even though I know that this was pretty groundbreaking. The post-punk basis of earlier goth is slowed down, reverb-ed out, and given a dancier coat of paint. But it kind of sits in a weird place to me: to put it as efficiently as I can, it's not as dark as The Cure's albums from before it, and it isn't as catchy as The Cure's albums from after. But Sisters of Mercy do definitely carve out a path in the genre that I think of as more "goth" than any of the aforementioned The Cure albums. So I can enjoy this as it's own thing. There are a few really strong songs here: like Dominion/Mother Russia, 1959, This Corrosion, and Never Land. But some of the others are devoured by the aesthetic, without giving the songs themselves a chance to shine. I will also say that while the vocals slot really nicely into the sound here: I don't think Andrew Eldritch is really a stand out presence. But regardless of some little complaints, I thought this was really enjoyable, and I'm glad I heard it.

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Teenage me probably would have liked this, as it stands, just ok.

Excellent, made me really appreciate goth ro mck

Sisters of Mercy are a musical Frankenstein’s monster made up of parts of The Cure, Dépêche Mode, and Echo and the Bunnymen. Unfortunately, they got the Abby Normal parts of each and end up just being very 80s goth. A few pretty good songs and a few dull ones. Took me right back to high school. Fine but ultimately non essential

Not in love with his singing but it’s a great glimpse into the sound of the 80’s. Having no experience with this band before, and going off their sound, I was surprised this was from 87 as it sounds like it’s from earlier in the decade. Man, grunge was just starting at this time and was going to explode in 91. Wild times.

The chick is hot

Crunchy

Damn i was surprised how much i liked this. It’s very 80’s and has that synth feel like duran duran, tears for fears etc. and some vocals were kind of Nick Cave-ish. The religious theme and core narrative was pretty interesting and has some real catchy tracks like this corrosion. My standout would be Lucretia my Reflection.

Meh. I love Vision Thing. Tried this on the stair machine & it just didn’t work.

Classic goth rock band and sound. That's the only reason I can imagine it's on this list, because I don't think it stands out much past that.

so punky new wave. had some misses but overall really good 80s rock wave gothy album. i enjoyed! 7/10

Love some of this, didn't expect to be a fan at all - Mother Russia and This Corrosion are ace

lol. Lmao even. Gotta respect it even if it's not my bag. Gotta be one of the most 80s things ever produced.

233/1089 this was just good. it’s goth rock that’s pretty easy to listen to, but i wasn’t wowed the final two tracks were my faves i think but didn’t necessarily leave a huge impact personally 54/100

I always worried that I could have been a great Goth in the 1980s because I loved the Cure. After listening to Floodland I realized I dodged a bullet. This is so predictably Goth - every song in a minor key, every chorus sung in octaves, choirs, vocals sung in a creepy commanding tone. I feel like I just listened to an alternate Lost Boys soundtrack.

great album, lived the 80s sound on it

What fun to go back and listen to this band, reminding me of the days in the late 80s when we'd frequent South Florida's "alternative music" dance clubs. We took ourselves so seriously, as does this album. Good music from a simpler time, when it was fun to act depressed.

Nahhhhhh This is boring goth music and I don't like it. Echo & the bunnymen started playing after this and I like them so much better LOL

I was into the idea of this but it wasn't campy/dramatic enough. Instead it was background music to me, prettying boring. I liked This Corrosion and Dominion/Mother Russia best.

The fuck is this? I’ll tell you the fuck it is. It’s great!

Some of the vocals are very Bowie-esque. What’s not to like?

Nice Album.

Pretty neat, definitely has some stank in its step. An interesting iteration on classic retro slop.

Love the 2 songs I already knew, Lucretia My Reflection and This Corrosion. The rest was a mix of minor hits and misses. Reminded me of Kris and I in our Goth phase.

Fun, intense, a little vampire-y. Really answers the question, what if the Cold War happened but you were also goth? 100% on the high end of a 3 but still a 3. Season: True Winter Favorite Song: Flood I

Fun! Very much makes me want to go through a goth phase. I was suprised how much I enjoyed having it in the background while I did other task. Just suites the vibe for staying at home and enjoying the evening. But I will say, as much fun as I have listening to this at night, it really loses alot of luster for me during the day. Because of that, I think I would have a hard time listening to it in public, but would seek it out. Kinda fucks up my rating system tbh. rude. I think my fav was mother russia w/ driven like snow a close fav

Man, OG goths were pretty cool. I was skeptical about this album from the jump simply based on the year and cover art. I would say it surpassed my assumptions. It's angsty, dripping with atmosphere, and sonically interesting. Some of the instrumentation is undercooked, and many of the tracks kind of sound the same, but I did enjoy this for what it is. I'm not going to go out and buy black eyeliner or a spiky choker after this, but I will let out a single tear and crank New Corrosion every now and again. 3/5 from me.

Classic bit of Goth. I remember this as one of the early cd releases. Still good but very much of its time

02/03/2026 Can't say I've ever listened to these guys before, but I might give them a go! Enjoyable album. Spotify listeners: 1 million

Not sure why it's on the list. A couple of listenable tracks.

Goth! Goth! 80's! Have to be in the right place to listen, but rewarding if you are.

Dominion / mother russia - 4 Flood i - 4 Lucretia my reflection - 4 1959 - 2 This corrosion - 3 Flood ii - 3 Driven like the snow - 4 Never land (a fragment) - 3

Will try to get to it today

I love some 80s goth, it was a great album to come up on this particular day. I enjoy the mix of drums, synths and vocals, it's maybe an acquired taste, but I'm into it. Lucretia My Reflection was my favourite song, it has a nice addition of guitar. I like the piano ballad 1959 too. Classic.

Monotonous. I think my real issue is with synth heavy bands and drum machines. When you strip the human element from music, you strip it's soul. It's artistry. There's a reason the New Wave crashed never to be heard from again. Influence 2. Hits 2. Intangibles 3. Quality 2. Sleepy go night night 2.

This was good, better than I expected from the cover, which made me think it was about a vampire considering taking over the moon, or something. There are some cracking songs on this; Dominion / Mother Russia is a foreboding and atmospheric opener, Lucretia and This Corrosion are catchy goth / synth-pop bangers, and I quite liked the ballad 1959 as well. Unexpectedly enjoyed this a lot

Im nkt a big fan classic rock

I would have assumed this was a parody of gothy 80s music. It has every cliche

One thing I've recognized along this journey - I apparently really enjoy goth rock. The Cure's Disintegration is one of my few 5 star albums. Floodland captivated me. It really helps that Sisters of Mercy try a series of different things for each of the songs in the album. It's engaging and prevents Floodland from being one-note while retaining the overall themes. For me, this is one of the harder albums to rate via a 5 star system. I'd give it a 9/10 if I could. But ultimately it's my list, and I intend to be grateful to the pleasant surprises I come across.

Solid 80s album.

So 80s I really enjoyed this. Very gothic as well. High 3

Nice vibe, voice annoys after a while.

Based on the opening moments I imagined Floodland as having the familiar sonic palette to post-punk bands of the era, particularly Echo and the Bunnymen. The gothic element transforms it though, making The Sisters significantly eerier, darker and moodier than their post-punk counterparts. Despite this it doesn’t shy away from pop sensibilities, folding in hooky melodies in frequently unlikely places. I can see how they became a cult hit as they are pushing the gothic aspect of their sound further than any major acts that come to mind (The Cure, Joy Division, Nick Cave, Swans). It's a flavour that I haven’t yet heard elsewhere.

I have one problem with this record, and its almost certainly a sylistic choice - the vocals are either too low in the mix for me or they’re delivered in too flat a manner. This is big music draped in gothic shades, and for me the vocals are simply getting lost and i’m subsequenly missing something to provide an anchor to the feelings the v evocative instrumentals trigger. That being said, there is such a satisfying amount of chorus and reverb on everything and its adjacent to many things i truly love (echo and the bunnymen, the cure, bowie, etc.) Landing high 3 but not far off a 4

This was fun!

Not bad!

Do not like this style of rock.

Soundtrack of a Halloween themed club night

3.5⭐️/5 02.22.2026

Already don’t remember

I only liked 1959

I didn't mind this, although it's not something I'd usually listen to (but danced to this shi at ManRay in Cambridge for sure lol)

Интересно был послушать что-то готическое. Очень красиво и текстовая составляющая цепляет. Круто!

Very Depeche Mode-y

#861. I loved this. I didn't really know anything about it going in, but it immediately drew me in. 5/5: awesome

own

It was fine but it all felt like one really long song, nothing of note stood out.

Never head of this group before. It was ok. Would I listen again? No.

que dramáticos

5000/10 album:)

The 80s esthetic feels most comforting under goth blankets.

I knew "This Corrosion", which to me was an over-hyped just-OK song. The rest of the album is sonically similar and didn't do much for me. But I didn't hate it. I guess I am not a goth.

No words

A more gothic and baroque version of Echo & the Bunnymen or Joy Division. Enjoyed more than I expected 3 out of 5

How can music be minimalistic and maximalistic at the same time? Every song is amazing!

Not a classic but very good.

Spookyscary

Dull minimal dark nonsense

Strange choice to put a second album from a different lineup that received middling reviews on the list. Sounds like the debut is much more well regarded. Was alright, like a poppier, less interesting Depeche mode. This overserious goth approach sounds a bit silly if it's not on point, which happened a fair bit here. 2.5.

Dark as hell and incredibly entertaining and playful. Much preferred the first side - Dominion/Mother Russia, ... Flood I, and 1959 were eerie, layered, listenable.

Man, this is my favourite kind of 80s. It's meant to be so moody and dramatic, but it's so glam too. Cover reminds me of lost boys, which also had the whole "look how bad and moody but also how glam we are" thing going on. I don't think I've ever listened to sisters of mercy before, I suppose it's a bit like the cure, but more glam. I like the drum machines. I quite enjoyed it overall, but find it quite hard to take seriously... I'm not sure if that's what they're going for, but maybe I'm wrong 3.5

Decent, strong start.

The Cure if they were kinda boring

My, but this was frightfully dull. Another 1990s sound that was a jumble of blah bands. Now, this is my fault for not learning how to find the good music that was out there. But this album is not to my liking.

It’s not terrible, but 45 minutes of the same sound just got boring real quick. 2.25 / 5

This is one of my favorite goth/post-punk albums.

From the cheesy cover art to the the big reverb on the drums to the super low register male vocals, this was so 80's it felt like a parody album.

I understand that this album was a lilypad for some great music to top the European charts. It felt a little boring to me. Kind of like listening to B.O.B. from 2015 - this album was just 80s music.

If you love dark wave, you'll love this.If you don't, you'll give it two stars

Better than expected?

Pretty bad but I perked up for Flood II.

Not a lot going on here. They’ve got one tone and it’s ok.

Another 80s album that reminds me how lucky I am to have avoided living in that lost decade I genuinely dont understand how some of the drum sounds got so popular. There isnt a lot here that I appreciated. Flood II and The Corrosion were okay. 1.5 stars

Like the dark 80s vibes but wish there was more up tempo stuff on here like Corrosion with the backing vocals and the screaming. That was the peak.

Bad

Vampire music. Not to be heard when the sun is up.

There is synth pop… and then there is this: dark synth? I sense a high influence from The Cure - as most of these bands probably are. This album really wants you to know they are dark, mysterious, and brooding. Almost to a comical sensibility. There’s some cool background vocals and choirs that added to the tone. The synth, although very prominent, it didn’t feel over the top as a lot of other synth bands. The percussion is drum machines… which sounds so artificial. The other instruments sound real (minus the synth stuff)… so these obviously fake drum tracks stand out like a sore thumb. The vocal delivery is very robotic and cheesy - as I mentioned before, they are very brooding. There was a bad when I was in high school called HIM that sort of sounds like this band, except they had heavier distorted guitars - but the lead singer clearly wanted to be someone like this lead singer. As well as Robert Smith. Anyways, this wasn’t as shitty as their contemporaries but it’s something that feels like it shouldn’t be in this list. As it sounds like every other one of these bands , with a little shot of the Cure. Nothing new. Nothing original.

I was not previously familiar with the artist or the album. I had a pre-conceived notion of how I expected the album to sound based on the album cover: a dark and moody 80s sounding album, and this album delivers that exactly. This album is a pretty good listen. It's not really something I see myself coming back to but I'm glad to have heard it once.

Very good album.

75

This album pretty much embodied everything I hated about 80's music. There were one or two songs that weren't totally washouts. 1.5/5

Oooh another favorite of mine. Such a great album!

There were three songs on this album that somehow became twelve songs ....

Whatever genre this mostly sits in is not for me

Quintessential goth rock. Absolutely love Sisters of Mercy and the last track is short but sooooo goooood.

I keep asking myself how did this album end up on this list. In this case not because it’s bad but because it’s a more fringe genre and group. Definitely a style I enjoy but it didn’t stand out to me.

Felt like a vampire in a night club.

I want to be a bat

блят гарний рок гурт яка нахуй раша болять параша я вшокі жах бля зашо

nothing stood out to me as terrible or amazing, it all kinda sounded like covers of songs by The Cure to avoid copyright strikes in an indie movie.. but the first song was my fav

I had no idea about this album, but it was a great pairing with the emergancy $5 gas station breakfast (sausage croissant, hashbrown, and an 8.4fl oz Red Bull). The album sounded like other groups that I enjoy, and it has a positive dark energy. A pleasant surprise!

quintessentially 80s, which unfortunately hurts it a little bit. for me, anyway, this isn't memorable as a good album; it just includes all the staples of 80s synth/goth rock. that said, I don't dislike it, I just can't imagine seeking this out myself for a repeated listen. after all, I can only handle so many reverb-heavy drum machines, and other bands do it better. cool album art and band name, though. it has that going for it.

As soon as this started i said "oh i'm gonna love this" and for the rest of the album I had a good time.

This was a worse version of other albums that we've already heard.

This group’s Spotify description reads like Elon Musk wrote it (derogatory). “Not only are we dark English rock, we’re dark gothic English rock” Not offensive enough to turn off but boring enough to fade into the background.

One thing you have to understand about me is I very much bring my preconceived opinions and biases into my reviews. Like, oftentimes, I’ve decided if I’m gonna like it or not before I’ve even started listening. BUT, and this is key, my mind is very easily changed. Indeed, oftentimes, my final score ends up inflated or deflated just because I’m taken off guard that I enjoyed something way more or less than expected (my 5 star review of Richard Hawley and 1 star review of Amy Winehouse, respectively). Here, we have the Sisters of Mercy, who I’ve never dug into but who routinely show up in playlists with groups to which I do listen a lot (Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure, Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, etc.). Spotify has been telling me for literal years that I would love this album. So I was like “cool, probably a 4 star album.” And then I hit Play. The first 3 songs made me deeply unhappy. Boring, repetitive, overly long. We turned things around with “1959,” which I found to be mildly lovely and is, I think, going to be the only thing that pulls this review out of the gutter. But the we steered right fucking straight back into the gutter with “This Corrosion,” and I am genuinely upset that I already used “boring, repetitive, overly long” above because I am the type of anal where I can’t use the same phrase twice. Dude, I hate this song. It’s still going. I brushed my teeth. The song was playing before. The song was playing after. Time is a flat circle. I have always been the caretaker. Hey now. Hey now now. Sing this corrosion to me. Here’s a fun fact, I thought the Sisters of Mercy had something to do with Nick Cave and I guess they don’t? Maybe I was thinking of “The Mercy Seat,” a song that is better than anything on this album.

So incredibly goth that it's funny. To me, 1959 sounds damn near like that vampire-puppet rock opera song that Jason Segal does at the end of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This band is at least a little bit aware of their excessive levels of gothy-ness, and there are some songs here that kinda rule. They personify their friggin' drum machine and call it "Doktor Avalanche", and it does go pretty hard. This one is weird, but not inaccessible, and a fun listen.

2.9 1x 80s not my thing but recognize the quality

A bit overblown. Not good and not back

Alle vet at Dominion / Mother Russia er en av 80-tallets mest 80-talls bangers. Jeg trodde dette skulle bli et mesterverk jeg hadde totalt oversett, men sitter igjen med blandede følelser. Jeg liker sounden, men føler at de faller mer inn i synthpop enn gothic rock og at synthpop krever litt mer edge og sterkere låter det vi blir servert her. Liker, vil elske, vet ikke.

"Dominion" har jeg hørt før, og liker godt. Om jeg ikke husker feil er den med i GTA4? Uansett så hadde jeg høye forventninger fordi jeg liker gothisk rock og mørk synthmusikk fra 80-tallet. De innfrir nesten helt. Jeg blir sugd inn i mørke synthlandskap og trives godt, og i starten liker jeg den David Bowie-aktige vokalen. Tenker på Molchat Doma når jeg hører "Flood I" og føler det ikke burde vært sol ute mens jeg hører. "Lucretia My Reflection" høres ut som en gothisk versjon av "White Wedding" mens "1959" kunne vært en Nick Cave-cover. Også kult i min bok. Høydepunktet er også platas lengste. "This Corrosion" minner meg igjen om Billy Idol. Kanskje jeg er mer fan av Billy Idol enn jeg trodde? Men etter dette går lufta ut av ballongen. "Flood II" har instrumentering jeg liker godt, men jeg merker jeg er litt lei av vokalen, og drømmer om en Robert Smith-aktig gjestevokalist til å bryte opp. De to neste låtene føles som bonusspor, jeg kunne fint klart meg uten. Setter på "This Corrosion" igjen

Føler at dette er et album hvor demoniske helt vet hva dem skulle lage. Skal de være tøffe og tøffe?, festglade og poppa?, dreamy syntha?, industrielle? Hvem vet

I like this one a lot, its a really decent canvas to paint things on. Gothy, attitude yeah pretty decent It seems a little like a corporation version of the cure. Good though 3.8/5

Dull

very good i lovr synthy shit

Not my thing. A bit odd.

Feels like The Cure but with heavy metal, which is fine.

Prima

The beginning of “This Corrosion” has me feeling like I was listening to a Mr.Bean episode. Very upbeat, every song had something different to offer, would listen again :)

Nocturnal 80s synth rock that sounds exactly how the cover looks. It starts strong out of the gate with a driving, dramatic goth rock song that has a thrilling climax; you need to remember when and where this was recorded to realize just how dark the lyrics "mother Russia, rain down" are. While the album never strays from that dark sound, it does pack quite a bit of variety. "1959" is just vocals and piano, "Flood II has a prominent acoustic guitar, and "This Corrosion" adds harsher elements that make it the fiercest song. While the variety keeps the album from getting boring, it also never reaches the heights or melodrama of that first song. It's also so familiarly 80s with its drum machine and production that it's hard to point out anything that's unique about it. A good album, but it doesn't compare to The Cure or The Chameleons.

This sound is certainly locked in time, with 80s synth dust all over it. I love the broodiness, and the arrangements though. I feel like I’m being chased through a cemetery at times, partying with a martini in hand at others. A+ album cover too.

Very enjoyable and of course very much of its time. I like the tongue in cheek darkness, the beautiful melodies and the heavy beats. This Corrosion is an epic classic, I hadn't heard that in far too long.

Liked it but the synthy 80s thing after a while gets a little samey

In the right mood this is pretty cool, it has a gothic industrial vibe.

can acknowledge that this is well executed, but it’s hard for me to get past just how self-indulgent it feels. Everything is turned up to eleven: the cavernous production, the endless drama, the unwavering commitment to mood over movement. It’s not sloppy or half-baked. If anything, it’s too committed to its own aesthetic. There’s a certain admiration I have for how fully formed the vision is. This band knew exactly what they were going for, and they achieved it. But that vision leaves very little room for the listener. The songs often feel more like vehicles for atmosphere than something I want to engage with musically or emotionally. I can hear why this record is influential, and I don’t think it’s bad. It just doesn’t invite me in. After a while, the weight of it all becomes tiring rather than immersive. Respect where it’s due, but this is not a world I feel any need to revisit.

I like it, but something about it is not quite hitting for me. It’s one toe outside the line somewhere of a bunch of music that I like from bands like OMD, Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, and others in the genre. This is more gothic. I think I need another listen through to make my mind up.

meh.

With their drum machines, synths and OTT goth imagery, the Sisters always felt just a bit too plastic and fake to me, but they’re fun

This one caught me by surprise. Expected to hate it, but I've got more time than I thought for goth pop from the 80s. Cracking album.

Pretty OK? I wish we had half stars so I could feel better about giving this 3 stars.

It's sort of a cool, goth sound. Normally I'd probably only give 3 but I need to be more generous on here I think.

beetje te oude witte mannen muziek

Less than mediocre new wave

This was great. I loved it. Great tunes. Lovely basslines. Stand out song Lucretia

Oh man I love this. The album cover alone tells you that you're in for some good 80s goth dark wave stuff (that probably takes itself too seriously). These kinds of dark synth pop bands are a dime a dozen but Sisters of Mercy really stand out, aided in no small part by Jim Steinman, famously Meatloaf's chief collaborator. It gives it a Broadway (or West End) polish to music usually reserved for an angsty goth club. "1959" is a weak point but every other track is impressive. I can easily keep this one on repeat.

The beauty of this list. You get to discover gems like this. Don’t know how I’ve never heard this before.

Veldig Depeche Mode

Vette sound

I'm not sure I've ever heard of this group. This kind of sounds like it's straight out of a creepy David Lynch movie. And if that's your jam, you might really enjoy this. It's not my jam, so I didn't really enjoy it. It's not terrible, but not very good. Also, these songs all generally feel longer than they should be.

Obviously evil, yet so, so catchy.

I’m going to invoke the old maxim, if you don’t have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

An English rock band and a very simple album. The beats and the lyrics aren’t complex at all and it does sound a lot like the 80’s. A couple of the songs could easily have been on the Lost Boys soundtrack with their dark tones and eerie sounds. By the time the last song came around, I was overdue to pull the plug. Not very good music.

I remember this album from the Beavis and Butthead show. Every time they watched a video on the show and went, “huh huh huh huh huh huh …. These guys suck…huh huh,” the song they were listening to was definitely from this album.

If the Twightlight series came out in the 80s this would be the soundtrack.

It's dark, it's moody, it's got 80's production values writ large. I'm not enough of an eyeliner and makeup type of person to love something with this much goth overtones, but in small doses it can be quite entertaining. The last couple of tracks lose a bit of the intensity, but up until that point, it's driving hard and fast with bass, drum machines and muttered vocals that scream sinister intent. 'This Corrosion' goes on for what seems like an eternity, but it's not unwelcome, as it sounds good enough that it can keep going.

Finally a correct selection for the 1980s. One of the classic goth/electronic albums that along with Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode and Skinny Puppy, inspired the next 2 decades or more of goth, electronic, industrial, darkwave, synth pop, and alternative rock. Andrew Eldritch might be a difficult person to get along with, but his singular focus on his art was unquestioned, and FLOODLAND was probably his most cohesive album, although I thoroughly enjoy "More" from his follow up album VISION THING.

The Good: We will be shown mercy! The Bad: Maybe, just maybe, we wanted the sisters to show us something else?… The Ugly: Finding out that one of the sisters isn’t a sister… So, 1987, a good year! A year when Sign ‘o the Times came out, or Michael Jackson’s Bad, U2’s the Joshua Tree, Appetite For Destruction by GNR, or even Introducing the Hardline According to TTD… and on and on the list can go. It is said that, if one takes a good look at the ‘80s then there are two years that are doing their best to be one of the best years EVER in music: 87 and 84… Now, why am I spouting forth the above history lesson? Well, listening to Floodland there was one thing that stood out, which is the simple fact that this album, though a great listen, is late to the party. By 1987 sounds had started to change. The reverb on the snare drum, with the compression added to it, was gone… over… finito. So why is this album then critical listening?… I don’t have the full list of 1987 albums that are included on the 1001… however, why did a user have to add INXS’s Kick? One of the greatest fucking album of that year. Anyway, off to find out what album will (hopefully) thrill me today! This one, 3*… would’ve been 4* if it had been released 5 years earlier...

“Hey now, hey now now / Sing this corrosion to me”. This song is great. I know it well from the soundtrack of “The Worlds End”. And I think this prepared me for the sound of Sisters of Mercy which is pretty consistent. I wouldn’t say “samey” as there’s enough diversity in the songs. Not exactly my sort of thing but I liked it. Though nothing is as good as “This Corrosion”. Is it a song about singing the song their singing? “Hey now, hey now now / Sing ‘This Corrosion’ to me”.

Enjoyed, need to immerse myself in more.

Not for me too dour

I had never heard of this before. It’s hard for me to hear that giant 80’s drum machine snare and stay open minded. The was the first sound in music I remember being taught by someone older that it was dated and lame. But the second track takes that sound to such an extreme that I was on board and was sort of disappointed when it was toned down in later tracks.

This is the funniest album cover so far, especially since according to Wikipedia the woman on the right didn’t contribute to the record at all. I had never heard of this band but found the record pretty intriguing, if not exactly listenable. What drives someone to make these aesthetic choices? God knows, but I appreciate how unique it is.

Dorky music, but I thought the three singles were good, and I kinda got into it with multiple listens. But damn, there is not an ounce of coolness here. Most of the songs are terrible, and repeatable.

This was my first time listening to this album, and it ended up being better than I expected. The Sisters of Mercy have always had the reputation of being a classic goth band, but this album leans much more toward synth driven darkwave. Because of that, this has easily become my favorite Sisters of Mercy album so far.

As soon as I started listening I hated the drum sounds and couldn't get past it.

What's not to love about Industrial Operatic Synth Pop Rock? It's a mood and a space.

I’d never heard of Sisters of Mercy before I started this project, but when I saw this album on the list, I thought the cover was really interesting, so I read a little about it. Based on what I read, this album seemed like it would be right up my alley, and I’ve been looking forward to reviewing it. I really hope that Floodland lives up to my expectations. Floodland is a bit short of five stars for me, but it’s getting a strong four-star rating. This album had so many things that I love: dark synthesizers and drum machines, moody vocals, lyrics about Cold War politics, and an atmosphere so thick that you could cut it with a knife. Sisters of Mercy crafted a really unique album with Floodland, and despite the numerous influences I heard in their music, I never once thought that they were ripping off the artists that inspired them. Andrew Eldritch’s work on this album is incredible, not only from the standpoint of the vision that he had to create this album, but also in his ability to make that vision into a tangible piece of art. This album felt a bit one-dimensional at times, but there was still a fair amount of variation in sound on this album, which is really impressive when you take into account the limited scope that it was working in. Like its namesake, this album moved from track to track with precision, and I enjoyed how well each song fit into the atmosphere. “This Corrosion” was easily my favorite song on the album. The choral opening was incredible, I loved the synthesizer playing, and the ‘hey hey now now’ vocals were incredibly catchy. The backing vocals were incredible as well, and I really loved the guitar playing too. I really didn’t want this song to end. Some of the other songs on this album didn’t justify their length to me, but “This Corrosion” definitely did. While Floodland may have a couple of skippable tracks, the overall experience of listening to this album is really fun. This was a fun discovery today, and I’m happy that I finally got to experience the mysterious Sisters of Mercy.

expected it to be more metal than it was

I’ve never heard SoM before and I’m not sure what they going for, but I wasn’t into it. I see them described as goth rock, but I find the gothic dressings of Black Sabbath or Bauhaus much more compelling. To me it just sounded like new wave that used the same synth for almost every track. I enjoyed “Corrosion” for a little bit, but that’s just because I deluded myself into thinking I was listening to The The (and then the choir kicked in).

A good album for Halloween. I liked the bass line on "Lucretia My Reflection" but as for the rest of it...fairly forgettable. 2.5 rounded up to 3 for it's emotion.

Very 80s glam rock, no suprises

Cringe

This sure is goth music! I don't think I have enough black eyeliner to listen to this on a regular basis, but it's definitely a good example of the genre.

I loved this album as a teenager, so it's kind of hard to be objective, but it feels like it still holds up pretty well. The unlikely alliance of stadium rock and goth sensibilities results in a pleasing mix of absolute bangers and slower mood pieces and, despite a few cringey synth lines, there's relatively little filler here: the two "Flood" tracks are the weakest entries. A lot of it has to do with Eldritch's inscrutably intellectual lyrics and deadpan baritone delivery. Surprised this is on the list ahead of the slightly better, more cohesive, and arguably more influential First and Last and Always, but this was undoubtedly the more popular record.

No private session used for Spotify. I like me some 80's goth but I didn't like this. It was way to dramatic, too many keyboards, and too morose, even for Goth.

Just plan rad.

kinda boring

not an ‘80s music fan for the most part. a lil dreary.

Sounded like a fake battle of the bands band from a bad 80s comedy. The bad guys who are all doom and gloom. Cartoonish sounding.

Simply put: this is one of the darkest albums I've ever heard. You can kinda tell that by the cover tho. It kinda feels like being left alone at an old castle in the middle of the night and finding your way through it. From the heavy reverb, droning guitars to the ominous vocals it's just a wild ride filled with walls of atmosphere. It's slightly obstructed by the kinda anticlimatic 1959, but other than that it's very consistently sombre, nocturnal and cold.

The Sisters of Mercy – Floodland Floodland is a cinematic triumph of atmosphere, successfully bridging the gap between dark, eerie production and genuine melodic hooks. The album shines brightest during its more "Wagnerian" moments, where the blend of deep, resonant vocals and massive orchestral layers creates a unique, high-stakes sound. Tracks like "This Corrosion" and "Dominion/Mother Russia" are undeniably catchy highlights, showcasing a level of grand-scale production that feels both haunting and accessible. While the record struggles to maintain that same infectious energy across its entire runtime, its "eerie" musicianship and sheer sonic ambition make it a standout discovery. A strong, atmospheric experience that proves "dark" music can still be magnificent.

This was pretty good, but for me it was nothing outstanding. I enjoyed it but it got a bit repetitive at times.

Fun but weird. Love the instrumentals, don’t like the vocals.

Brooding 80s awesomeness

really enjoyed this! wasn’t a fan of the lead vocals but the mood was gothic and it was so incredibly 80s in the way i just love

Camp 80s Gothic discothèque music. And then the singer is not befitting that vibe whatsoever. It's really good but to get 5/5 it needs a new vocalist

porra esse é um dos mais clássicos da década de 80 né dominion/mother rússia é 🔥🔥🔥 pra abrir um álbum gosto desse viu

PEDRADAÇA. rock gótico regado a synth e muita atmosfera RUIM new wave de ótima qualidade, inclusive. bão demais, vai tomar no cu, ouvirei mais vezes!

Gothic, large arrangements

Well. Someone certainly spent the 80’s trying too hard.

Drags terribly. The rhythm can’t get out of its way to hear anything worthy of interest.

Bof bof

Wonderful atmosphere and production. There's some albums from the '80s which have the hallmarks of the decade without sounding so dated that it becomes novelty. This is one of those.

4.5/5 + wow what an opener, really hyped for the rest of the album + great synthlines, really feels proto-darksynth + it is really cheesy in a fun way + i like the variety of atmospheric, catchy and epic Songs + Monster 80s Drums - the Cover feels iconic but damn it is ugly Fav: Dominion / Mother Russia, The Corrosion, Lucretia My Reflection Least Fav: 1959

kinda weird but in a david bowie sounding way : ))

80's music was something else

It's objectively insane for a goth band to listen to "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and think "now *that's* the guy I want producing my album," and yet it actually kinda works? Too bad he only produced two songs, though...

I can take only so much heavy reverb

The Smiths mixed with Midnight Oil. Great song writing, a real ensemble of musicians making great music.

Music, 5/5. Vocals 1/5 and it ruins it

god I love synth !!!!!!!!

Very 80s. I liked it

80s industrial goth rock. Certainly more approachable than some other artists in this genre. I enjoyed it enough, but it firmly let you know when it was recorded with some rather specific 80s synth and drums.

I didn't expect hearing angelic chorus over such dark broody music

Favorite Track: Dominion/Mother Russia

This is really solid and I love the sound. It's short and I love about half the album... For now this is a 4 because I feel like it's lacking a little oomph to get it up to a 5, but this could easily be one in the future.

Another very cool gothic rock album, unfortunately at 50 minutes this one was overstaying its welcome a bit. Sorry, Sisters, you can't quite carry a long album quite like Robert Smith can.

This wasn’t some generic 80s album like some of the reviews were calling it. I actually enjoyed it more than I expected, though I do think you have to kinda be in a certain mood to really love it.

It has everything I thought I liked about 80s music, and yet I only really enjoyed This Corrosion and a few funky synthlines here and there (standout bass on Lucretia My Reflection). It's not a bad album but it's seemingly not for me.

This will definitely get upgraded to a 5 if I keep coming back to it. Feels like this album was made specifically for me, although I also feel like it is kind of like The Cure but a bit less good. Definitely a headphones album because there is a lot going on in the low end.

In hindsight the production by Jim Steinman is obvious

Every song sounds like a missing track from Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines and I love it.

Albums like this clearly show that the UK artists that overpopulate this list excel when they keep it bleak and morose. 3/5

If Meatloaf and The Cure had a baby, it would sound like this.

Decent goth synth pop

THIS IS MY SHIT, THIS IS WHAT IM ASKING FOR me ha gustado bastante la verdad, seguramente me lo vuelva a escuchar 4,5/5

Inte min favoritpost-punk… härliga riff men nja. 2-3

Not sure I'm the biggest fan of this spooky sounding rock genre - there's been a few albums like this on this list

Why is goth associated with the inverted cross of St Peter? Because every musician even adjacent to the genre disowns it. Siouxsie isn’t goth. Robert Smith isn’t goth. Bauhaus aren’t goth. They all say so. And they’re not entirely wrong: The Damned were punk; the Banshees drifted into psychedelia; Bauhaus were glam in the shadows; The Cure wrote pop as naturally as breathing. “Goth” in its pure form rarely exists. The bands that hew closest to the stereotype usually do so as fan-service: black boots, dry ice, cabinet-of-curiosities references, Weimar cabaret schtick. Goth becomes a vibe, a subcultural merchandising unit. Type O Negative’s Black No. 1, which my sister-in-law put on the car stereo the other day, distils this perfectly: cringing organ, obvious riff, subterranean vocals, a glossary of clichés. Goth as checklist. You could almost mistake it for something from Floodland were it not for an essential difference: Andrew Eldritch is the only pure goth. The Sisters of Mercy have no obvious lineage, no cultural cosplay, no horror-film shorthand. Just Eldritch, his drum machine, and his hermetically sealed vision. He calls it rock and roll - but rock and roll after Altamont, after the dream curdled. Late-seventies/early-eighties rock stripped to its bitter, internal monologue. It’s ridiculous, of course, and therefore perfectly matched to Jim Steinman. Given how Floodland is built from iterations of the same idea, Eldritch could easily churn out more. But he doesn’t. Three albums, then silence -his vow that he will never record again. The repetition is the point, but it’s also proof of how hard this stuff is for him to extract. You don’t complain that gold, once mined, looks the same; you’re just glad it’s gold. Contrast that with the musicians who passed through his orbit. The Mission, Ghost Dance, The Bolshoi - all operating within the same palette, but only in reference, only in imitation. They give the fans what they want. Eldritch, despite himself, emits something he can’t reproduce on command: the only goth worth calling goth. 3.5 I found these songs difficult to judge. The dramatic intensity of the production - particularly the reverb-drenched vocal - makes a Herculean task of drawing the mind’s eye from images of vampires riding motorbikes. Today, without the luxury of another few listens (which I suspect the album is well worth) I can only say that it was absorbingly silly. 2.5/5

I loved Sisters of Mercy but really only loved ONE album of theirs: Vision Thing. Listened to it CONSTANTLY in high school. I had Floodland but didn't like it nearly as much so I didn't listen to it a lot. I wonder if any of this will even sound familiar?... "Flood I" sounds like what would be playing in a trippy nightclub sequence from an '80s movie about vampires. A lot of this album does, actually. I do remember "1959." This was better than I remember it. Still no Vision Thing though.

barely a 3. do not lure me in with deceptive promises of goth sisters when all you have to offer is a goth mister.

The head bump that over came me when the beat dropped on Flood II is worth 4 stars alone

The more I listen the more I kinda dig it. Kind of a Iggy Pop doing nu wave goth industrial metal haha. Kind of Nine Inch Nailsey at times.

Too 80s for my liking

I can't say that this album made any impression on me

Another iconic record. And another one of my favorite album closers.

Good atmospheric

I love gothic rock, but this isnt one of my favorites

Seems reasonably safe to assume that Davey Havok was listening to this pretty regularly while working on AFI’s latest album.

"Floodland" is a dramatic and strikingly produced record. The album maintains a lean runtime of just eight songs across 45 minutes, a concise structure that prevents the music from feeling overextended. The centrepiece is "This Corrosion," which encapsulates the album's finest qualities: it is catchy, dramatic, and monumental in scale. Famously produced by Jim Steinman, this collaboration yielded a gloriously overblown, theatrical anthem, complete with a choir. While "This Corrosion" takes the spotlight, the other material is also strong. The opener, "Dominion" / "Mother Russia," brilliantly establishes the mood, and "Lucretia My Reflection" stands as a quintessential track of The Sisters' sound. The piano ballad "1959" offers a sharp, contrasting moment of quiet amongst the albums eight tracks. "Floodland" is a very good album. Though the production might sound somewhat dated today, it remains a thrilling and worthwhile listen, earning it a rating of Four stars. Side one 1 "Dominion" / "Mother Russia" (5/5) 2 "Flood I" (4/5) 3 "Lucretia My Reflection" (5/5) 4 "1959" (5/5) Side two 5 "This Corrosion" (5/5) 6 "Flood II" (4/5) 7 "Driven Like the Snow" (4/5) 8 "Never Land" (a fragment) (3/5) Total - 35 Average - 4.375 170/1001 92/170 albums reviewed were new to me.

Might be fun to dance to but largely forgettable to be honest.

80's style of pop rock has never been a genre I've enjoyed. There is nothing inherently wrong with this album but I won't listen to it again.

Cool 80's Goth tunes.

This album basically encapsulates everything about ’80s goth: the huge reverb soaked drums, the trash-container drum sounds, the chorused and flanged guitars, the synths, the MIDI-ballad, and those strange digital-synth percussion effects. Even the structure feels very ’80s, the verses are basically just quieter versions of the chorus. Album is very dark and gothic, but also has a massive sound. The production is huge and cinematic, especially considering it’s essentially Andrew Eldritch and a drum machine. The synths are cold, the basslines are powerful, and the vocals feel like someone reading scripture in a haunted cathedral. Some songs could have been a bit shorter though, multiple 6-9 minute songs in an album can get boring. I already knew this album from “Lucretia My Reflection” which is easily one of the catchiest goth rock songs ever written, and "Never land - A Fragment" as well. Everything on this album feels intense, dramatic, atmospheric, cold, and theatrical. My favourite songs are: Dominion / Mother Russia, Flood I, Lucretia my Reflection, The Corrosion, Flood II, Never Land - A Fragment,

1987 vampire music. Love this genre and the synth vibes. Lucretia My Reflection is my favorite song and went straight to my playlist. Solid 7/10 album and so unique.

I have big problems with some of the instrumentation. The saxophone bits are unbearable and the drum machine sounds terrible. That said, the melodies are pretty good, and some of the goth-ier dirges are right up my alley. 2.5/5.0: Mixed

this was not what i expected, it has way more of a new wave influence. pretty good though

Deep voice, depressed hearts, can’t lose.

I mean it was better than what the cover would let you think. But other than a song or two I didn't jam with the project as a whole.

some of these songs gave me jock jams energy

When I first heard this in 1987 it was a fairly torturous listen but revisiting this 38 years later it’s a little bit worse.

powerful music, sombre atmospheres and a deep voice

I had low hopes for this, but once I got into it I was into the gothic beauty.

Tangential to my fondness for post-punk, I'm also very fond of gothic rock which I think is entirely due to the Sisters of Mercy There's a lot of pomp and silliness (I like the description of Eldritch's 'vampire') which is particularly found with This Corrosion, especially the operatic vocal parts which I can imagine putting some people off. It's a bit long but I still enjoy it, it just suits my tastes My biggest problem is 1959. It feels a bit disruptive of the momentum and I don't feel it actually brings that much to the album. I'll usually skip that one A tastemaker for me, I think Highlights: Dominion, Lucretia, Flood II

Now's the time on Sprockets when we dance

Decent dark and broody album 3/5

Kinda fun, very flamboyant and gothic eighties post rock. 3.6/5

This 2 is more for my level of enjoyment and not the objective quality of the sounds. Just kinda kept going but for no reason.

It’s so much my jam. But I do have to admit this does sound derivative of other bands. 3.5/5

Not for me.

Excellent

So much better than I expected it to be. Super moody. Really enjoyable.

★★★½

o.t. findet es gut

Ja! Eine der besten Platten, ever!

I'm not a fan of gothic rock, but I had gothy mates in the 80s and went to party's where there music boomed out (I was the one in the Erasure, or Pet Shop Boys t-shirt looking a bit out of place) so listening to songs like This Corrosion, and the stonking bass of Lucretia My Reflection bring back happy memories and are decent tunes. The rest of the album doesn't really hold much for me. I'm not really sure what it all means. I recognise that it's an important album in the goth genre, but it doesn't make me want to listen to much more.

well that was pretty awesome. some less interesting songs in there like 1959 but the rest was 5 stars for me! I listened to it twice!

If the "Lost Boys" had a direct-to-VHS sequel or series of sequels, this would be the soundtrack for all the mopey scenes.

Awesome album - opening track really draws you into it instantly. Very dramatic almost cinematic, really cool. Favourites: Dominion / Mother Russia Lucretia My Reflection Flood II

I'm definitely in a critical mood today. I immediately identified this is new-wave and kind of made a decision about it right away... new-wave isn't my thing. It's clear that it's trying to be darker, and reading the Wikipedia and Spotify artist profiles introduced me to the term 'darkwave', which is a cool term. However, this band, that before today I had never heard of, does NOT represent that term, which before today I had also never heard of but now I have a picture of what I want it to be. This sounds like a new-wave band that went to Spirit Halloween for their darkness. It's ok but just new wave in a minor key, and doesn't sound authentically dark to me.

Not bad. Liked the first song.

Not sure I’ve heard anything by Sisters of Mercy before but they are pretty much what I expected. The production and sound are unmistakably 80s and whilst I enjoyed elements to this there were songs that dragged a bit for me, I’m not primarily into goth music, I just usually admire from afar and in any case I’d go to The Cure for my fix.

As the rivers rise and fall, Sisters Of Mercy flood the land with reverb-laden gothery not-so-subtly underpinned by a strong undercurrent of European Cold War anxiety.

Pretty good

Never heard of this before. Decent.

Pretty cool.

Many raspberries were blown while listening to this album.

Gloomy yet high energy and hard driving industrial opener. The low end really stands out. Gruff, half spoken vocals which actually work. Smooth transition into Flood I and the drum machine continues pounding into your skull. Dystopian sounding synths carry the melody. This is 80s AF but in the best way. Sounds very Germanic to me. Lucretia My Reflection is a dark synth anthem with a super catchy bassline - probably the pick of the litter. There's a piano ballad (1959) and over to side two with the bouncy bass and big chorus of My Corrosion. It doesn't need to be 9:30 long, but it doesn't *not* need to be either. If this doesn't get you moving, I don't know what to say. The drum programming is again sublime on Driven Like the Snow. Gun to my head, the second half is a bit weaker than the first, but I can't dock any points.

One of my least favourite genres, overproduced goth.

Ok, to wszystko brzmi jak jedna bardzo długa piosenka. Ale, stety-niestety, jest to bardzo dobra piosenka, która buja. Miałam ochotę tańczyć po pokoju przez cały czas trwania tego albumu. Jest to trochę generyczne. Nie zmieni świata. Ale daję 7/10