It’s an unexpected surprise to see sisters getting some love

That bassline is immortal....so good.

As a drummer, Dr Avalanche is one of my heroes.

I worked at the F Club in Leeds in 1980 and Andrew was behind the dj desk looking fantastic. A club full of punks and a guy who looked like a vampire playing cool music, great times I will never forget. I was at the Sisters first gig and instantly loved this band and went on to become a goth myself in the 80s/90s. Leeds... What a great city that I miss tremendously ❤️

Sisters of Mercy are masters of repetition. Each song goes in circles, putting the listener into a trance-like state, with each circle adding a new layer as the song progresses.
Their slow paced stuff are also great, with Never Land being a prime example.

I am 70 years old and have been a big fan of them for ages! I was lucky enough to get to meet Andrew Eldritch! He signed my vinyl in 1989 backstage, cool guy! I am glad to see there are fans!... It's a bloody sin that they are not in the music hall of fame. love you're look brother!👍

Just found out about this band about 6 months ago, still obsessed.  I havnt been able to turn any of my friends on to them yet, but I dont mind having them to myself either.

I still own all my Sisters of Mercy records. My childhood in my room of incense and mood swings.

Eldritch is something of a computer whiz, he programmed all the sequences and did quite a bit of the production. The brutal drum sound is a Yamaha RX5 sampled by a AKAI S900 and then put through a Yamaha  SPX90 reverb preset and then Drawmer gate set to taste. Not sure if the SPX90 preset is room, hall, or plate, but all three have a nice metallic thud to them. I'd say there was probably a compressor at the end of the chain too, but it's hard to be sure.

The RX5 drum machine was great because you could easily adjust the pitch of each sample, so here you can tell they've set it up so the drums sound kind of flat and loose. It's that classic combination of a super dry drum sample, tuned down a touch and then slathered in super metallic lofi reverb. That and lots of comb filtering on the other instruments is the sound. When I say comb filtering, I mean time based effects of any kind that are set in such a way as to cancel out frequencies and give everything a very metallic "recording in a drain pipe" kind of sound. It might chorus, flanger, delay, or reverb, but it's set to sound metallic and comb out frequencies. If you want your music to sound gothic, learn about comb filtering, from the short delay on the drum in Nightclubbing to the Carlsboro flanger on Flat Field, comb filtering is THE sound. Of course, you could always just record everything through a drain pipe.

We’ve only been waiting for a new Sisters album for 30+ years, now.

Floodland is a masterpiece!

The very first time my ears heard Sisters Of Mercy ( A friends friend gave  me First and Last and Always) ..i was taken aback..played it again a week later and gave it a proper chance..they quickly became, and remain, one of my favourite bands! Marian is probably one of my favourite songs, from anybody, ever <3

I love Sisters of Mercy and I became a huge fan of Wayne Hussey's band The Mission. Such a great time for Rock and Roll back in the 80's and 90's! Thanks for reminding me how much I dug this music Justin!!

I’ve gotten into these guys again over the the last few weeks, and I can’t think why, but glad i did. Dominion on repeat

Inject any gothic rock music into my veins! Love Sisters of Mercy :)

So happy justin has covered this band. I absolutely love sisters of mercy 👊

Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnn 🎶🎶🎶🙌🏽

Reptile House is one of the most sinister lot of songs I've ever heard. Oh, Burn, Heartland, Vision thing, Maryanne More, Black Planet, Alice all great!!!

Justin, I'm psyched you're covering The Sisters of Mercy in this video. I absolutely love the goth scene of the 80s. The Cure, Siouxsie and the banshees, Bauhaus. Fantastic music!

As someone who's just seen them in concert, I hear ya. #applause