Mike's Music A-Z: The Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year of release: 1987
Genre(s): Goth rock, darkwave
Similar artists: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, The Cult
Description: Possibly the benchmark for all goth albums to come, and the addition of two songs produced by frequent Meat Loaf collaborator Jim Steinman certainly can't hurt, can it? Best way of describing this release is "darkwave goes epic", with six tracks on the original CD version passing six minutes in length, with one weighing in at nearly eleven minutes.
Sample tracks:
Dominion / Mother Russia
This Corrosion
Lucretia My Reflection