Floodland

Eh, emo 80s pop. It's okay.

Better than expected.

Ihan tuli mieleen yks suomalainen gothic rock bändi.⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oli kyllä melko mitäänsanomaton

A cool first song. Very cool even. Dark and moody and groovy. Dominion! I like track 2 as well. It's spooky and the vocals are so cool. Synths go hard. 3 nice aswell 1959 is a very special ballad with some interesting chord changes. Beautiful song. 5 is a long strong progressing tune. Love the choir on it. Kind of less dark and more gospel. Just keeps delivering Great flood ii. Flood! 7 is still quit good, but maybe the weakest one. Another moody one to close it. What a surprise! Liked it very much! Keeping my generous vibes, I think it deserves a 4

not my cup of tea

Man, what the hell is this album cover? Definitely of the era. I was wrong in my genre prediction of the 80s album I rolled yesterday, but hopefully I can redeem myself with this pick. I'm getting strong synthpop vibes from this one. Gothic rock. Oh well. This is a pretty interesting album, though I must admit that gothic rock isn't really in my music-listening wheelhouse. Still, for what this is, it was pretty alright. I can dig the emphasis on dark, heavy synths, even if the lacklustre vocals and overall sludgy instrumentals left a little to be desired. "Flood I" is solid. I like the melody on the synths, and the morose vocals work pretty well here. "Flood II" is a solid follow-up. I like the more resolute sound, and the acoustic guitars pair nicely with the moody ambience. Truth be told, the rest of this album is kind of unremarkable. The songs kind of blend together. Book time. "...one of gothic rock's most influential musicians". Recorded almost entirely by one guy. That's about it. Wikipedia says that this album charted well and was a bit of a slowburn among critics. Hmm. A lot less than I was expecting for a seminal gothic rock album, but I guess this is still a solid showing. I cosign this inclusion.

Very 80s, very British, very goth. Nothing that blew me away, unique vocals, but musically pedestrian by todays standards.

It's pretty amusing that this came up on Hallowe'en, to be fair. None more Eldritch 😅

Honestly this started strong but in the end I felt like it came across as a compilation of generic sounding 80s music.

ugh

Not a big fan overall, but I can appreciate why people love it. The production is clean, dark, and big, and This Corrosion stands out as the one that really works for me. The rest felt too slow and detached to connect with, even though I can see the vision behind it.

It's decent rock n roll. A tad too dramatic for my taste, but I can see the appeal.

Joyless goth Pulp cover band. No thank you, sir.

I had no idea what this was going to be. It is not for me.

Generating this album on a rainy day during Halloween week is a cheap ratings ploy but the joke's on you, 1001albumsgenerator, because I'd probably rate this favorably anyway! And then I'd complain that I didn't get to listen to it closer to Halloween. There's a campiness here that I can't quite decide whether they were in on or not. If not, the sense of earnestness is endearing. Other reviews mention this sounding like Meatloaf collaborating with The Cure, or like Dracula tried to make a New Wave album, and I can hear both. It's fun! Goth New Wave probably spawned a lot of dark Industrial music and influenced much of the music I listened to at the end of highschool. It's hard to say Sisters Of Mercy were a direct influence on Type O Negative (TON started as a very Metal/Thrash band), but I do think they settled down into a similar kind of 'Industrial Metal Shoegaze' sound later in their run; their album October Rust (a personal favorite October listen) definitely has echos of this album throughout. If you're looking for more contemporary influencees(?) this album calls to mind bands like She Wants Revenge or Heavens. I'll probably only listen to this album one month out of the year, but I can see myself absolutely basking in it for that month.

I guess it’s October so I’m getting a cluster of spooky albums! Sisters of Mercy always seemed late to the party. Ten years prior, this would have been earth-shattering. But in the late eighties, more of a throwback. It's merely okay. Goth, yes, just evil enough to upset the parents, but not so disturbing as to make the listener question the artist's or their own sanity. And isn't that what you really want from your Goths, music that is ON THE OTHER SIDE of sanity? The synth heavy sound and Eldritch's monotonous baritone became tiresome after about 30 minutes. Not enough hooks to keep you engaged as a first time listener. Not annoying, but not great either. Some intriguing poetic lyrics and sinister attitude keep it from being a total loser. Just kind of behind the times, and owes a LOT to all those late 70's acts it steals from like Joy Division, early Cure and the Berlin years Bowie.

Ned gwüsst das de Micheal Jackson es dark rock album usebracht het aber give it to me! Postpunk/darkwave/rock s volle programm ih mini ohre dröhnt, nach 3 mal duresuchte und s ganz album speichere isch save to say dass das für mich es grossartigs 5 hee-hee git. Give me more, sistas!

eine achterbahnfahrt. han zerst rage quit gmacht, will ich denkt ha das kackt hert ah. aber wieder 2 mal ine gumped is album und es macht spass. es macht spass, es macht spass. Es isch dark, aber sehr enjoyable, das guete stuck vu de Gnadeschwöstere. Huiuiui, also was mached mir denn da. 4 Gnadenssternli oder 5 Schwöstere? Ich gahne mal vorerst mit 5 Schwöstere, will so unerwarted ineghitted hed

what in the floodland isch denn sisters of mercy? ay ay ay no nie vo dene ghört aber ha's gfühl die schaffed bi galaxus bi so vill bangers wo die lieferet das darkwavet ja fast scho chli ine?! bravo gid (au dank überraschigs- neuentdeckigsbonus) cinco hermanas vom hermano

Really bad

Not sure what the point of this music is or where it sits in anything to do with rock history. Pointless. Don’t think it adds anything to anything.

More mid stuff. Not bad. Not good either.

3.4/5 First of all, minus points for being an album that doesn't include "More" or "Temple Of Love". But that's really the biggest negative I can give here. The music diverges from mainstream pretty hard (even in the 80s) which makes it interesting. The mix between darkwave, goth rock and the singer's striking voice lets it stick out. Some songs might sound a little similar, but ig that's what happens if you specialise your sound to this degree. Well done, but please give me "More".

I am so into music like this

I can’t think of much to say other than that I really enjoyed it. Sounds very much of its time, and probably veered towards sound a bit daft, but neither is a bad thing for me. It doesn’t take much to work out where Rammstein got many of their ideas from.

It was alright. I quite liked their sound (goth with electronic drums) but I wasn’t really paying attention so I can’t really remember any of it beyond that.

Not what I was expecting somehow, kind of a gothier depeche mode. Some of the production techniques sound a little dated (that gated snare) but could see others liking it for the nostalgia. I generally liked the music but the vocals grated on me after a while, a bit like a bad Bowie parody.

I try to be pretty objective with a lot of these albums, but this is one that I really struggled to do so, just because this is so far from my personal taste, that it became really hard to listen to. And my rating ends up reflecting my personal taste a lot more than the actual quality of the music. I just did not enjoy any of this, even though, it's really not bad music by any means. Favorite Song(s): Lucretia My Reflection

Very 80s, very goth. Okay but not sure I’ll keep coming back to this.

Goth-y

After a run of disappointing 1 and 2 out of 5 albums this week, I really needed something good — and Floodland by The Sisters of Mercy absolutely delivered. I loved this album. It’s dark, gothic, and unmistakably 80s, with moody lyrics and powerful, synth-driven tracks that feel perfectly atmospheric. It’s very much my kind of sound, and I know I’ll be coming back to it again and again. Favourite track: Dominion / Mother Russia — it’s epic and feels like a full journey in itself. Least favourite track: Honestly, there isn’t a weak song on the album. Album artwork: A perfect slice of 80s gothic style — I love it.

It felt like a perfect album in its genre. I enjoyed this a lot.

Like a minimalist goth Depeche Mode. Perfect mid October listen.

Why do I love this so much

discovered goth rock today and discovered it best left to the goth kids in South Park.

This is a decent 80's goth album with some good songs like "Dominion/Mother Russia," "Lucretia," and "This Corrosion." But its self-seriousness and overall "ooh, look at us, we're so dark" vibe often seems laughable and heavy handed. And the less said about the drum machine the better. Still, I'll take the lead singer's voice over the pouty, cloying, annoying voice of Robert Smith of the Cure any day.

Only one I was familiar with here is This Corrosion, which is a great song. I went in intrigued, and it started out pretty strong. But I got tired pretty quickly of essentially seven minute long Gregorian chants. I like the atmosphere of these but theres some serious dynamism missing. I could pick out a ton of other bands from the same era that have overlapping similarities in the sound - The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, even friggin Duran Duran a little bit - that just do it better with tighter arrangements and stronger hooks. This is fine but Im not goth enough to know what makes it special i guess

Oh hell yes, darkwave was my life back in the day. What a great album!

Good listen, very gothy, and I enjoyed the fact it was not too long. Fav lyrics : Lucretia my reflection Fav music: Dominion/Mother Russia Fav song: Dominion/Mother Russia Honorable mention: Never Land

2.5

Boris did Flood II better in Flood Reminds me of something, not really bad, just not my thing

No.

new order for guys with top hats, black nail polish and stripey Tim burton shirts

good

I can’t deal with the 80s at the best of times. The words gothic do not help. Very not for me. On many levels.

A bright spot in a pretty dire week with the generator

Very chilly and rich album with great atmosphere. I’m not a goth but I understand those tortured souls a little better now. Best song: Dominion / Mother Russia

I found this annoying as hell

Solid but seems lacking some stronger personality.

Sounds a bit like The Cure.

Little dramatic

It’s pretty good

Fun halloweeny vibes pretty good

All spectacle and no substance. Dragged down by a dull, thudding drum machine, this record is chock-full of predictable chord changes and singer Andrew Eldritch's unsuccessful attempts to imbue his bland lyrics with some sense of theatricality.

A very interesting first album. Very gothic and unique. But it is a little boring at times.

Each track sounds the same. Heard “This Corrosion” before - good track.

This just screamed bad 80s.

Synthpop drum hits off the bat, 80s vocals. First song, way too long. Was not expecting the chorus on This Corrosion - but here for it! Kind of like Rammstein x The Cure vibes going on.

I did not buy this album when it came out: I was a poor student and a friend copied it on to cassette for me. That cassette followed me around until cassettes weren't a thing but by then I'd bought the CD. It still gets played on occasion and I wouldn't be without it.

Vilken produktion! Trumljudet. Depeche fast tyngre och svartare. Femma

This is sooooo 80s. I like that a drum machine was credited as "Doktor Avalanche" on the liner notes. It's very goth but also has a lot of new wave kind of feel to it. There is a "saxophone" solo halfway through the first track that is a great example of how much better synthesizers had gotten compared to the early 70s with Tangerine Daydream and Kraftwerk. For a drum machine it really sounds huge. The reverb and gating is really amazing and this whole album is like a pre-Kavinsky darkwave Castlevania record. "Lucretia My Reflection" has a driving, chorus-y bassline that you just can't ignore. The lyrics and phrasing are super dramatic and remind me of Rammstein. In comparision to the early 2000's "emo" I grew up with this is much more influenced by electronic music and has a darker, almost classical feel. I love Ghost and I can't help but hear the influences there too. I know Tobias Forge is a huge death metal guy, but Sisters of Mercy combines gothic feel with pop songwriting in a really cool way and I feel Ghost does that but with metal/hard rock and pop. The song "1959" reminds me of "The Future is a Foreign Land". Also the choir intro to "This Corrosion"! Overall, really enjoyed.

I have mixed feelings and emotions about this record. I discovered Sisters of Mercy through the Gun Club. When Patricia Morrison left the Gun Club and ended up with Sisters of Mercy I had already read about the split that had left Andrew Eldritch on an Island with his drum machine. Control freak and dumb ass, Morrison was reduced to a backup vocalist and Goth icon for the video shoot. NB: she later joined the Damned and married Dave Vanian. So, on to the album. This is the only record where the drum machine captures the feel necessary to sustain these Damned inspired dance goth songs. There is no denying that This Corrosion, Dominion/Mother Russia (Medley) and Never Land (A Fragment) are complete representations of goth inspired indie dance tracks highlighted by Eldritch’s baritone. 1959 could have been a Meatloaf track. The record is uneven. For ever highlight, for example Lucretia My Reflection, there are Flood I and Flood II which are weak by comparison. Again, my personal bias probably influences my listening experience. There is no denying there are catchy tracks on this record making this album essentially an irony burger - dark lyrics sung to a catch goth beat. Where is all the Cure moroseness? All that said, the hits still stand up today in 2025. And yes, you could probably still dance to them. Does this belong in the Top 1001? Nope but is it a marker on the Goth highway.

this feels like diet david bowie

Boring.

So 80s. There were glimpses that I liked, but overall meh.

I didn't hate the record, but I certainly don't love it. It's not really my style.

interesting enough album to be included here. new-wave-esq big 80's synth and drums. actually reminded me of Type-O-Negative a tad too.

Ça change un peu, des moments sympas mais j'ai pas été transcendée

Euloloh… c’était long.. la pochette est moche. J’en ai rien eu à foutre tout le long, j’ai trouvé ça ennuyeux. J’ai eu l’impression que Ghost a été inspiré par eux, sauf que Ghost c’est 19393992 fois mieux.

Pas du tout ma came, j'ai trouvé l'album assez ennuyeux et répétitif. 2/5

🫤

Barely remembered it while it was happening

Very goth-y. Very emo-y. Feel like I'm supposed to listen to this in a dark room with candles - although some tracks had a decent bop to them. Not my jam.

++: Dominion / Mother Russia (Medley) +: Flood I, Flood II +-: Lucretia My Reflection, This Corrosion, Driven Like the Snow, Never Land (a Fragment) -: 1959 4,2/10

"This Corrosion" has been a banger in my youth and "Dominion/Mother Russia", "Lucretia My Reflection" and "1959" are o.k. too. So I give it at least three stars although the rest of the album don't convinces me in the same way. 3,5

This was surprisingly enjoyable. Lots of energy. Crazy good bassline. Raw punk energy.

meh

Nope

I can see where people would like it but not my type of music what do ever.

I've never heard of Sisters of Mercy, but I thought this was great. It reminded me of The Cure, but... I don't know, somehow better? I've never really understood The Cure's music (see my other reviews of their albums here), but I thought this was like, their same sound/vibe, but without the confusion parts that bother me. It was pleasantly dark and vibey and just a fun listen overall. The whole album definitely had a cohesive sound that I really dug but without getting boring or repetitive or grating. Five stars.

Started off super slow, and dark and mysterious for no reason. But then it lift off and took me to space. Robust and rich melodies, choi harmonies, bitchin' riffs and hella catch chorus'. Classic 80s timbre. So polished and shiny. Fine example of 80's goth tunes but how they kept it crazy cool and maintained a rock n roll attitude. Will come back to this one. I'm on the fence I've given some of its industry and genre mates a 4 star rating before but sometimes this genre is all so new to me it could be shock. This albo feels like 3 stars but sounds like 4.

Goofy, over-the-top, 80s goth pop. Quite enjoyable if you don’t take it too seriously.

Dark, mechanical, tight, driving rhythms. Moody, gothic vocals. The drum machine works wonders for the atmosphere. Some real catchy hooks. Experimental without making the music inaccessible. A couple of boring, slow, filler tracks bring the score down but there are some great moments elsewhere. My favourite moment is actually right at thr start of the album, track 1 - 'Dominion / Mother Russia'. 7.5/10

the birth od heavy metal. kovia sanoja mutta pakko olla totta. tämän pimeempää ja rajuumpaa ei koskaan aikaisemmin ollut ja uskaltaisinko sanoa, ei tule koskaan enään olemaan. heyy now hey now now.. dark underbelly of rock music... pimeä alavatsa kivimusiikissa. tärisen vittu pelostsa vittu sätkin täällä peloissani miten ne ... miten ne kehtaa?? miten ne kykenee laittaa tällästä SAIRASTA paskaa DARK FUCKED UP SHIT.. SATANIC BLACK MAGIC!!! SICK SHIT!!! tää on meikäläisen manifesti: tapan nää!! pakko tappaa ennen kun beelzepuppi itse tulee kyrvästä ulos ja huutaa lallattaa rallattaa pistää menemään... corrosion

Pretty much if you said what did the 80s sound like I would imagine this haha. It was fine, had some good vibes and songs within it but a bit overblown and each song could have been shorter.

Definitely an 80s album and one I had never heard before. Would have probably enjoyed it then. Now it sounds very dated.

2 Stars (5/15)

Decent album. Didn't pick a standout song

not a goth at all but I fucking loved this album

Kind of like a dark rock, almost a German industrial vibe to it. Pretty good.

Enjoyable listen.

Not really horrible, but really sombre, quite doleful. And not really fun.

I think I've owned this on vinyl, cd and cassette. It was incredible when it came out. It's still pretty good. I hadn't heard the whole album for a while but it's a good goth starting point to this day.

pleasantly creepy? good vibey in the background. haunting but nothing extremely subline or overexciting. chill dark music. i give it a 3/5.

Siniestramente desfasados.

Alright

Never heard of this, but it’s a great album. Kind of conceptual in that it follows themes, and the music is great. I really liked this.

meh

Good solid heavy rock

A nice stepping stone on the way to industrial sounds like Nine Inch Nails

This made me feel like I was stuck in the movie Donnie Darko. I grew pretty tired of listening after a while, especially the production on the drums which sounded so 80's throughout and nearly the exact same tempo every song. It overall was too dated and sounded cheesy. The vocals sounded like wannabe David Bowie from his Berlin days, but about 8+ years too late. The over-the-top goth rock just didn't really do it for me.

not for me!

Rad, but nothing earth shattering.

Meh. Not a huge fan of the campy, dark genre.

Cool Halloween album

Very good.

Not bad. Suffers from 80's snare drum reverb production. Hot take: English goth rock ruined baritone lead vocals for years. Eddie Vedder was a rare exception for a long time; even natural baritones like Chris Cornell sang in their extreme upper registers for like a decade to avoid sounding like this. Probably worth listening to if you're committed to this project, just to hear that The Cure weren't a one-off. Not necessarily worth listening to for pure enjoyment, though. I just have never liked goth rock.

Not my typa vibe

pendiente de escuchar las sesiones de la bbc

Not my cup of tea

this is what i thought all gothic rock would sound like before I listened to the genre 70/100

Some good tracks, not as bad as expected

childhood memories here

Repetitive and boring.

Only a tiny bit of this was maybe ok, and then again maybe not.

Cool. 3.5

It always amazes me how poor vocals weren’t drawback in the 80’s. Production was great at least.

I'd go 3.5 on this one if I could. Entertaining 80s synth sounds, but man, every song on here is about 2-3x too long.

Love me some goth new-wave. Some of the songs get a little long in the tooth. Overall up my alley.

Fine. Can’t say I’ll ever be tempted to listen again though.

6/10

DOMINION

Not sure what to make of this. Too much variety?

Sort of like an early industrial Type-O Negative but more synthy without the the metal

Depeche Mode meets Nick Cave

Неплохо, но все таки не мой звук. Устал к концу прослушивания, и казалось что идёт больше 45 минут.

94/1001. The first goth album for me on this list? What took so long? But this one is a classic, although definitely "file under grandiose". Everything is dark and big and echoey and low and, well …gothic. But This Corrosion still rocks and can be played in the middle of any dj set. Well, perhaps not any, but it is a banger.

Horrible

enjoyable

Okay English rock

80s to the core

Liked the final song the rest wasn’t to my taste.

This album was great, 80’s vibes all over it and it reminded me of midnight oil.

Typischer "Sisters" Sound. Harter (gothic) Rock, teilweise mit Jim Steinman produziert. Sehr gut hörbar.

It was interesting. Not quite my style, I cant see myself listening to them on a daily basis, but i enjoyed looking into this kind of genre and listening to the album. Fav songs: Dominion / Mother Russia, 1959, Flood II, Driven Like the Snow

I normally don't like that kind of genre but i do vibe with this album aloooot love the music instruments and the voice. The general vibe it brings to it and i think my fav song is Dominion/Mother Russian! not gonna do a 0/10 rate bcs i dont know how to rate a genre i normally dont listen too lol

More new-wave crap

Synthesizers heavy goth pop/rock album that is OK some of it even good if you can get through the in-your-face constant one-dimensional ONE TWO pow pow beat of the bloody synthesizer as it's almost center stage in every single song to the point it all starts sounding the same ONE TWO pow ONE TWO pow ONE TWO pow ONE TWO pow...

I feel pretty lame for loving this, but this is great. Some of these songs I was like "where the hell did this come from?!" and then saw it was Jim Steinman and that makes sense. Moody and intense and weird and a good listen. I'm here for it.

This is well constructed, a pretty solid album. It is just too 1980s for me. It's concentrated 1980s.

Dark and brooding, and soaking wet in reverb, stabbing and aggressive drums, spooky synths, big church-y choirs. The pinnacle of 80s goth rock.

It has a handful of good songs.

A really cool Bowie-like album. But Bowie mixed with Duran Duran!

new to me. Not bad

Lush, prog goth. It’s the sound of deep claret velvet. I have loved this album since i first heard it. It’s just so cool. Andrew Eldritch plays the pomp so well, and the sounds are rich and dark. The track are longer than they probably need to be but they don‘t feel long, and it adds to the subversiveness of the music. Pop was all about bright and shiny colours, while this is bedroom painted black without the angst. Beautiful, and probably the best goth album ever made. Anyone who doesn’t like this is wrong!

Not for me. 1/5

Not bad

Melodramatic 80’s synth rock. Don’t care for this.

Not quite good enough to be up there but a good album with good songs. Achingly 80s production, which I'm a sucker for.

Wow. Eldridch at his absolute peak. From the opening thunder of Dominion to the closing notes of Neverland, this is a classic.

Not my thing, but impressive, especially considering it was written, performed, and sung by one man.

Got some funky vibes a la Depeche Mode. Got some disco vibea. That sounds like the ultimate mix for me, but it's not as good as it sounds. It's not bad though.

I really wanted to like this, a drum machine and reverb is a winning combo for me usually but there just aren't any real standout tracks for me. I gave it another listen for this list and still wasn't grabbed by it.

giving ebony darkness dementia ravenway

Floodland nails that dark 80s goth vibe I like, but overall it felt a bit slow and didn’t really keep me hooked.

"Floodland" is the second studio album by English goth rock band Sisters of Mercy. Gothic rock and dark wave are the Wiki-listed genres. Oh yeah, the poster child for both. After the release of their debut album members Craig Adams and Wayne Hussey left the band to form the Mission leaving Andrew Eldritch. Eldritch recruited Patricia Morrison who is listed as backing vocalist on the album but in reality did not contribute at all. Eldritch does it all: vocals, keys, synths, guitar, bass and his drum machine "Doktor Avalanche." The album was written in Hamburg which influenced the recurring theme of water. Initially, the album had mixed reviews but has been retroactively praised as a seminal gothic rock album. Commercially, the album reached #9 in the UK and #101 in the US. A hard pounding drum machine beat begins "Dominion/Mother Russia." This beat pervades throughout with an added guitar/synth melody and bass. Eldritch's deep vocals and a female backing vocalist. Horns and a large sound. Yeah, this is serious goth/dark wave territory. Eldritch said this song was about the prostitution of Europe by Americans. OK. "Lucretia My Reflection" begins with a heavy seductive bass and driving drums. Whispering vocals which become layered. A hard-edge guitar and overlayed synths. Oh, this song rocks. Eldritch called this his Patricia Morrison song. A New York choir opens the first single "The Corrosion." This ends with an 80's sounding synth and drum machine beat. Eldritch comes in whispering with female backing vocals. This song builds towards a big chorus with everyone including the choir. Big very 80's sounding production including guitar side riffs. A song about his conflict with his former bandmates. A catchy song even though it remind me of the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. "Driven Like the Snow" is a song about Eldritch's former girlfriend. Everything works in this song: the deep bass and beat. Eldritch has an angry edge to his vocals and a really killer post-punk/Tubeway Army synth melody riff. The songs that work the best on this album are those with the loud and pounding beats, Eldritch' deep and dark vocals and the right synth/guitar/bass melodies that give a eerie, foreboding and mysterious atmosphere: that goth/ dark wave vibe. There are some misses when the production, drum machine and synth sound very dated and 80's like. But, the good songs rock and have an unmistakable edge lending to its seminal place in music. For that alone, this is an album worth a listen.

Low key banging acrually

I’ve never listened to the full album, but “This Corrosion” is on a few of my playlists. Alternative rock radio in the 80’s was awesome in hearing things I never would’ve otherwise. I really like the rest of the record too. I was never a goth, but I totally dug their music.

Goth rock masterpiece. Still sounds so cool and dark and evil.

eightieeeeeeeeeeeeees

tem algo tão familiar nas músicas. foi bom, mas nao é algo que eu escutaria novamente. primeiro álbum!!

Very dark and moody - loved it.

(Presumably) last album on the list - what a ride! Floodland is a hallmark of gothic rock, and Sisters of Mercy deliver everything you would want from the genre. Synth up the wazoo, huge reverb on the snare, chorus to the max on the guitars, and dark dark lyrics. As enjoyable as it gets.

So… I guess this might be it. The final album on my list. What a ride it has been! AND - is there really anything more beautiful than the final album being a dark, British new wave(ish) album? It feels like an appropriate ending. If this isn’t the final album for me, I would like you to ignore the previous review and read the following. Quite beautiful and haunting dark wave record where especially the chilling backing vocals makes it stand out.

Really not much memorable here, despite the efforts of Jim Steinman, who was a god of rock and roll melodrama.

*Strange combo of Depeche Mode style music mixed with a really deep growly almost metal voice. *Kinda cool, but wouldn't listen again on my own. RATING - 6/10

Absolutely does what it says on the tin.

Bowie meets Meatloaf.

Darker, Gothier, The Cure with a twist of Bowie. Others have mentioned Meatloaf, but I can't hear it. "Flood I" reminded of Goldeneye on N64 for some reason. "Lucretia My Reflection" goes hard, "This Corrosion" is pretty ace too.

This was cool. Interesting.

Not my trophy of troff of swill

Edgy indeed. I have a better alternative to this type of instrumental and genre, most popular songs from Sandra sound like that, more upbeat though and having a female voice.

I felt like the songs were good but the execution was poor, It felt edgy for the sake of being edgy whereas a modern and upbeat cover of some of the songs like 1957 could make the songs sound a lot more pleasant

Never even heard of these guys, but thoroughly enjoyed it. Who doesn't love the 'PUNCH TO THE FACE' 80s snare? Favourite tracks: Dominion / Mother Russia, Flood I, 1959, This Corrosion (so long, what was a jam!), Driven Like the Snow.

This goes everywhere and im surprised. It starts droney and then everything after that kinda keeps you on your toes. Enjoyed this a lot for someone who wears colors

if i was in a castle and the moon was out and i was also an immortal monster this would hit, but without the right atmosphere it’s kind of mid

Cool and dark

Gary King has shite taste in music

pass

IDK, I gave this album three listens. There were moments to be sure, but there are others who do everything SOM is trying to do here better.

First unexpected 4* for a while. I could get into this goth stuff if there's more like this

3.5

2.5

2.5

I think I liked this a bit more than most here. It really takes me back to a certain time in my life... Senior year of high school. Even though I wasn't a goth, by any means, I had a few goth friends or as well as a few non goth friends who liked the musical aesthetics. I wasn't much drawn to it back then, but now, probably my first time listening to it in over 35 years, it's like a time tunnel. I will say this album is very dated, and could have only come out in the mid to late 80s. I've never inherently dislike this album. But I've never inherently loved it either. But it does bring back good times. So it may shine a little brighter on me today. 7.45 ★★★½

Like the overall vibe, but dislike the production. 3 stars

I've somehow never heard a song by this band, despite having heard of them. I kind of enjoyed the overall sound of the album -- they remind me of early 80s Cure, Bauhaus, and Nick Cave. However, I think the songwriting could be tightened up a bit. A lot of the songs go on forever without much happening. I was suprised to see Jim Steinman of Meat Loaf fame produced two of the tracks on the album, which is a super weird fit. Highlights for me were "Dominion/Mother Russia" and "Lucretia My Reflection", the latter of which is the catchiest thing here. I wasn't really that high on the rest of the songs. 3 stars.

3.5

Not a floodland as such. Fairly parched of anything that constitutes as 1001-worthy music to be honest. This is as crummy, dank and dated as goth music can get. Give me Sister Sledge any day. Swing Out Sister would easily be a better pick over this as well.

I feel like I've heard of this band, although I'm unfamiliar with them.

my kinda sound

A little hard but I like their sound

classic grunge rock, old white people music only slightly more interesting with the ethel cain esque atmospheric reverb (im gen z sue me)

Singer really ruins this

Vampire fuck jamz

Мне нужно послушать это еще три раза, чтобы этот альбом стал главным произведением в истории музыки. Лучшая песня - Lucretia My Reflection.

There are a couple of songs I like off of here and are absolute bangers, I'm familiar with Floodland over their other albums. I think a lot of my love for this comes from nostalgia over anything else. Dominion/Mother Russia and This Corrosion are standout tracks and have probably had a lot of influence on the gothic/post-punk scene but tracks like 1959 and Never Land just feel like filler. Their use of choral vocals and layered backing and synth turning some tracks into goth dance anthems is great but every time, I just want to skip tracks. This is definitely the best of the three albums as the other two are rather unremarkable. I'll give this a 3/5 because I think that the tracks I've mentioned are cracking, but it struggles to only just reach that and I'm giving it some good grace because of it's influence on the genre.

Cool album

GOTH!! Like, the kind you dance to at late-80’s goth clubs. This one was a staple.

Very interesting but not overly entertaining for me. The songs all went on for a bit too long without much change. Thank you drum machine! There is some neat computer beat programming mastery here though. The interesting part is to hear what I would consider to be early industrial music.

Denne likte jeg. 80-tallet slik det skal være

DNF

Just fucking pay an actual drummer, dickheads

Super cool classic goth rock

Going into this project I typecasted myself as someone who is not into 80s music, but wanted to see if that was still true with a more mature ear. IMO this album was typical 80s and I didn’t enjoy it. So I guess I’m still a 80s hater. The 1959 song was so tough to get through. It was weirdly slow, I didn’t expect that.

Rather forgettable. NOTHING here really stands out. Weird.

Fun!

Really enjoyed this one. Strange though, slipknot was the album the day before and it almost reminded me of it at the start (no idea why more like a vibe thing than any reason) and yet I loved this. This corrosion especially.

Ah, I missed goth in the 80s. This is up my alley. Danceable, hooky, with an edge. A little laughably over the top, with its moody male lead? Sure, but who cares? I don’t. The whole angsty posture is part of the fun.

I wanted to like this one but it just doesn't land for me. The first three tracks are built so similarly they're practically indistinguishable to me. The slower tracks don't have the lyrics to keep my interest and are so repetitive I can't feel like they justify their length. All in all a disappointing album from a band that seems like it's trying to be too cool for itself.

Lucretia, This Corrosion and Flood II slaps. I didnt like the rest of the album

There’s a certain 80s vocal style that aims to sound aloof, yet authoritative. I guess I have a problem with authority. I’d be lying if I said I listened to the whole album. Sorry!

Significant brooding Bowie vibe, run through the 80's music production toolkit. It isn't bad. In fact, it grew on me... a little. It just doesn't ever really take off. As a result, the commentary comes off as just grumpy.

Dark and moody and makes you feel something. However, it lacks some of the melodies some of the great gothic rock albums have. I fade in and out of caring, although there is far more good than bad. 6/10

Nothing bad to say about this one, unfortunately also nothing good to say about it. Best thing to say about it is "OK as background music"

This is a hugely important album for half of the adults in this house.

bit weird, listenable though

I enjoyed this. It reminds me of Depeche Mode. It was easy to listen to but nothing spectacular

Bit heavy

Cover hits hard. Moody AF.

The cure with serious balls. Droning bass and dark vibes.

First song was enjoyable, but then everything else sounded like it. The only song that switched it up was 1959, which I didn't care for.

Väldigt 80-tal, inte riktigt för mig

This is an interesting album I will need to revisit. My favorite track was Lucretia My Reflection.

Although definitely gothic, this was also a lot catchier than I was expecting. With the benefit of hindsight though, you don’t brings in Jim Steinman as a producer if you’re allergic to fun.

This is one of those albums id give 1 star to, but feel like I really shouldn't

# Playlist Track - Dominion / Mother Russia # Notes - I'm going to go ahead and give it one extra star for the album cover before even pressing play. - Super cheesy. Love the heavy synths and reverbs. It's a very very 80s sound. - Recommend!

Never heard of this group, but it immediately sounds like 80s Bowie. They definitely owe Bowie some money for the way they sound. If the Crash Test Dummies hit in 1985 they would be this band. I liked 1959 quite a bit. I liked This Corrosion. I would like it if every song didn't have the exact same drum beat, but in 1985 that was illegal so I understand. Overall this was a chore.

Album 812 of 1089 Sisters Of Mercy -Floodland (1987) Rating : 2 / 5 Thinking gothic rock may not be my thing.

Hey, that's that song from GTAIV Nothing else was special about the album.

My least favorite album so far. Just about everything of the 80s sound I don’t like. It’s still listenable as I imagine most of the albums on this list would be, but I will probably never choose to revisit it.

Grand in its sonic scake which is what I appreciate most. I feel like some of the earlier post-punk / gothic stuff didn’t sound as massive - which isn’t a knock on the albums that came before this one, they just weren’t working with the technology to make their stuff sound as cinematic as this album does at times. Great opening track in “Dominion / Mother Russia” thats clearly meant to get stuck in your head. Also a fan of the dramatic piano ballad “1959”. All this being said, nothing about this project had me head over heels. I feel like we’ve been on a run of these albums lately - all good, nothing amazing. Could be a 3, I’m feeling a 2 today

Det är så jävla bra men det kommer aldrig bli bättre än First and last and always.

Good

A dark, melodic, and almost theatrical album that balances between gothic rock and electronic pop. While it clearly has an '80s vibe, the production doesn’t feel dated, especially the beats, which could easily belong on a modern darkwave release. Andrew Eldritch’s deep, dramatic voice gives the album its distinct identity and elevates otherwise simple structures to another level. There are clear parallels to Depeche Mode, but Floodland stands firmly on its own with its grand, brooding atmosphere. 4/5

Fun little goth album

Very generic goth post

A tale of good and bad. Dominion, Lucretia, Corrosion good, Flood 1, 1959 bad. I did listen twice though, so more good than bad then.

I knew I would either love or hate this going in, and thankfully I really liked (maybe didn’t love) it. As badly as Depeche Mode aged for me, Sisters of Mercy did better. Same 80s vibe, but a stronger commitment to the darkness over pop. There’s just enough winking at the camera to let you know Eldritch is at least partially in on the joke.

Dominion / Mother Russia - 4/5 Flood I - 4/5 Lucretia My Reflection - 5/5 1959 - 3/5 This Corrosion - 5/5 Flood II - 4/5 Driven Like the Snow - 3/5 Never Land - A Fragment - 3/5 Average score: 3.75/5 (rounding up)

F@*^%$G awful.

The way this album starts is not unlike the way the 80s vampire flick The Lost Boys starts. Came out the same year, both are spooky, have driving synth and rocking sax. This album goes hard based on vibes alone.

I like it. Dark gothic, reminds me somewhat of depeche mode, but some songs can drag a bit

Finally, an actual classic in this graveyard of try-hards. Floodland doesn’t just sound big; it sounds like it was recorded inside a cathedral being demolished in slow motion. Pure eighties excess, draped in synthetic fog. Doktor Avalanche thunders like a nuclear countdown with eyeliner, steamrolling every cheesy orchestra stab in its path. There isn’t a single weak track. Not one. And then there’s Andrew Eldritch… goth Elvis in a leather trench, preaching the apocalypse with that voice like velvet decay. It’s pompous, bleak, glorious. The end of the world never sounded this sexy.

Apparently, I am a goth, or at least should have been one? I kind liked this. The only track I've heard by them has 'Corrosion' in the title. It's on an 80s compilation that Steven Wilson curated for a a CD release a couple of years ago. I don't remember the exact title, but I can't be arsed to go look it up right now. I can hear Bowie in so much of the late 80s-early 2000s music that I've been exposed to here. Good to know he lives on...

Oh, goths! This is a dull and dreary drum machine driven album. It's not really very interesting. Andrew Eldritch seems to have made a career out of alienating erstwhile band-mates!

> the Beatles Fun

Pretty good solo album from Andy

HEY NOW, HEY NOW N NOW. Gothic Meatloaf is absolutely glorious.

Perfectly adequate romp through the 80's.

Meh, it was ok. Kind of droned on. Nothing to really sink your teeth into.

Meh

Had some interesting parts, overall a standard Album

Most Sisters were like a Floodland around Len Houmous. Of Mercy or otherwise! 2.1 3. Lucretia My Reflection

Very forgettable to me.

I loved this! Dark, synthy goth rock is 100% up my alley. Enjoyed pretty much the entire thing (even if it did take itself a little too seriously). Lucretia My Reflection, This Corrosion 4.5

I have nostalgia for Sisters Of Mercy (I currently have Lucretia My Reflection on my day-to-day playlist). This Corrosion is also great. It's cheesy and fun and I enjoyed it. Rating: 4

Gothic

David Bowie, Peter Murphy, and David Byrne all meet in a dark bar. Like the style.

True gothic masterpiece. But not the moody and downbeat kind of goth. This is the over-the-top, campy, ridiculous (in a good way) kind of goth. Everything is expanded to epic proportions, the drama is turned up to eleven, complete with choirs, cinematic percussion and all that. Maybe I'm reading this all wrong and this is meant to be a very serious and dark piece, but it couldn't be, right? Key tracks: Dominion/Mother Russia Lucretia My Reflection This Corrosion

I've only every really listened to 'This Corrosion", which I love. This album is extremely good although it has a very 80's feel to it.

Low, gravelly vocals and operatic backing vocals. Quite haunting. Strong, punchy instrumentals. Different to what I’ve heard before which is refreshing.

I heard this not that long ago. Liked it then, like it now.

Felt dark and anxious

Okay, so I dig 80s goth music. Based on the band name, and all the rest of the music I’ve been served this week, I was expecting this to be metal or hard rock. I was pleasantly surprised it wasn’t. It’s dark, breathy vocals, synths and some kind of wave…new wave, dark wave, goth wave.

Wanted to give this a 4, but it just kinda droned on for too long. Not a bad listen, though. 3/5 Highlights: Dominion / Mother Russia Lucretia My Reflection Never Land - A Fragment

Not terrible but so one dimensional I can only take a few tracks before I look for something else

As far as post-punk goes, I tend to prefer the more new-wave type stuff (New Order) or the stereotypical goth rock type stuff (although I didn't care for Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division as that was kinda proto-goth), which this album falls into. Lucretia My Reflection and Driven Like the Snow being the standouts for me, with the bass just laying down the vibe. Not as big on songs like This Corrosion, with its more stadium rock/pop drum sounds and guitar solos. I want more melancholy/morose vibes, and that song does not provide it, haha. Cool guitar/strings work on Never Land - A Fragment and some interesting Egyptian (?) sounding guitar licks on Flood II. Still a great goth rock record though.

Perfect 80s darkness, wrapped up in pop classics.

Was not really looking forward to this - but was very pleasantly surprised (disturbed) by how much I enjoyed it. Silly in places but overall an enjoyably dark and tuneful listen. High 3 - only just marked down as not sure if/when would listen again - fav tracks 1959 & Dominium/Mother Russia.

Floodland Bowie + Joy Division + Depeche Mode + Billy Idol = a decent enough album that starts well before fading away, getting lost in the similarity of tempo, tone, melody, sound and song structure. On the strongest songs, Dominion/Mother Russia, Lucretia My Reflection and This Corrosion, the pompous 80’s goth-pop-rock atmospheres work well and make for some enjoyably catchy tracks. The other tracks, whilst not necessarily bad, are either not so successful variations on those tracks, or slightly dirgey and not that memorable. It’s an interesting listen, a nice little snapshot of a genre I’m not that au fait with, with a few good songs, but ultimately it’s not something I can see myself coming back to. Cusp of 2 and 3, but as I’m unlikely to return to it I’ll go high 2. 👭👭 Playlist submission: Dominion/Mother Russia

This struck me as a full on Bowie rip-off married to 80s production - gated drums and chorused guitar. The opening bars are instantly dated to mid to late 80s. Whilst I quite like the components of 'Dominion' - epic feel, baritone delivery, dark melody - somehow the result is less than the sum of the parts. It feels like it could be part of a futuristic west end show like the contemporary 'Time - The Musical'. 'This Corrosion' is of course the big one, with it's 'Speedball 2' bassline. It is so Bowie derivative however (could be from Labyrinth - just swap "gimme the ring" for "you remind me of the babe!"). By the end of the album the formula is wearing a bit thin - drum intro, bring in the bass, sing as deep as you can in drawling tones. But, as the waitress said to me when I asked if she'd forgotten to put mustard in my sandwich, there is something there amongst all the ham.

Another odd inclusion on this list. Just don’t get why anyone needs to hear this one.

Picture it.. Tampa, 1995 Ybor city, the castle … half past midnight “this corrosion” comes on and you and all your teen goth friends run to the dance floor to paint the floor with their best moves. This album brings the hits … okay like 3 but it’s good but probably only very specific to a certain group of fans. Count me in! I still listen to this album regularly even if I skip songs to listen to good ones. We also went to a Bennigans after dark and danced to this in the restaurant turned nightclub. Spooky good times.

Okay. Reverb drums, chorus guitar, gated snare, and dramatic, heartfelt vox! - we are in goth rock - Wouldn’t be my usual choice but could appreciate its quality in this genre and found some bits quite catchy. Particularly enjoyed “Eldritch served as the vocalist, performed all instruments, and programmed the band's drum machine…Morrison did not contribute to the album despite being a member of the Sisters of Mercy.” 😂 ‘The Corrosion’ is pretty epic! I almost like the album, which probably says a lot for its quality considering this isn’t really my bag. Got me grooving and moving, but in a kind of ironic, satirical way! Terrible last song to close the album. Dominion & Corrosion stood out. Does what it does well, but not for me.

It was all right, sounded like a lot of the stuff that came in that place in time. I’m not a huge fan of Gothic rock genre personally, but it sounds like a mix of joy division and new wave like human league. Two out of five.

Classic 80’s goth. “This Corrosion” is an absolute classic. The rest pretty much is a big pile of ok. One and done with the exception of one song but puts you in a mood.

352/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

Very 80s, but strangely enjoyable because of their gusto.

Good songs - great sound - very 80s. Enough reverb to fill a large church. . Jim Steinman touch fills it out even more. Never listened to Sisters of Mercy much - I think I've missed a trick.

Anne Rice, The Soundtrack

Goth fun, some classic tracks, love it.

When I saw this was my daily album my first thought was "Some unknown 80's band" Then I instantly recognized the first song, "Dominion" as one of my favorites from GTA IV, lol. Some other tracks I enjoyed were the slow ballad like 1959 with it's beautiful piano, and the toe tapping "This Corrosion". Overall a decent find. I may look into more of the bands albums.

I didn't like this at all. 3/10

Type O Negative but not as good

Couple of good tracks but mostly quite generic 80’s music.

It’s a lot It’s not bad but it’s a lot

Goth classic. It’s okay and I really dig Mother Russia but the rest of the album doesn’t really do it for me.

01) Dominion/Mother Russia - 8,0 02) Flood I - 7,0 03) Lucretia My Reflection - 7,5 04) 1959 - 7,0 05) This Corrosion - 8,0 06) Flood II - 7,5 07) Driven Like the Snow - 7,5 08) Never Land (A Fragment) - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,44 (74/100) Current ranking: 259/539 The other day, my colleagues at work were talking about Sisters of Mercy and how much they loved them in high school. Since I'm only a few years younger than them, I was only familiar with "More," which was frequently played on MTV and my local radio station in the early 90s. That's why I'm so glad to have this album on my schedule today.

Le générateur me gâte avec un autre ptit banger que j’ai jamais entendu parler nul part. Du new wave goth rock? Ça fais grincer les dents, mais on sens pas le côté pleurnicheux et turbo edgy qu’on pourrait associer au goth et emo de ce monde, on retrouve plus le côté “Black Sabbath” du genre sur l’album. À revisiter 100%

Interesting, hadn't heard this one before or heard of the band.

Overall I just couldn’t really get into this. Honestly if that short song at the end were a full song it would’ve been my favourite on the album and if the rest of the album sounded closer to that it probably wouldn’t have ended up being 2 stars

I just know me 5 years ago would've loved this. The music (drums and vocals in particular) were so hard hitting

Not usually a fan of repetitive music, but the melodies and riffs here are great. This album has great atmosphere, and the fun vocals make it engaging. Even the 10-minute track is a bop all the way through (but especially towards the end).

I'm intrigued..!

2.5/5

Left me thinking I was listening to Joy Division, so much so that my ears pricked up and I thought this has got better - it had finished in fact and Spotify played JD She’s lost Control. Very unforgettable I’m afraid

Better than I was expecting

The very 80s sound, drum machine, crude keyboards made it difficult to get onto this. I did enjoy parts of it and I sense the influence to a lot of modern artists that have used and improved the 80s sound (The Horrors in particular). It lacked any stand out tracks but decent enough.