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“It’s supposed to be ridiculous. It’s a song about ridiculousness. So I called Jim Steinman”: How a goth legend hooked up with Meat Loaf’s songwriter to create an ’80s rock anthem

“I know the song Bat Out Of Hell,” the singer said, “but I’ve never listened to the album”

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The ultimate Goth quiz: How much do you know about music's spookiest genre?

Bauhaus. Sisters Of Mercy. The Misfits. Specimen. We've got questions about all of them, and more

Louder

"The vampire make-up slowly melts off during the show, revealing the human beings underneath": Welcome to the blood-drenched, Rocky Horror-inspired world of Creeper

Creeper’s new album is a rich, lascivious feast of vampires and rock’n’roll theatre, Jim Steinman-style. But the real Creeper story starts with shoestring punk gigs, DIY video shoots and community spirit

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"A classic that deserves better treatment": The Sisters Of Mercy's First And Last And Always gets a gimmicky 40th birthday makeover

The Sisters Of Mercy's landmark goth classic First And Last And Always, now a four-disc set on coloured vinyl

Louder

Fistfights with John Lydon, sword fights with the Sisters of Mercy, gangsters, goth and Ferris Bueller: The epic story of Flesh For Lulu

Louder

Goth is the coolest it’s been in decades – and these 9 rising metal bands prove it

From Crippling Alcoholism to Kælan Mikla, these goth metal up-and-comers show it’s hip to be sad

Metal Hammer

English Teacher, Du Blonde, Nadine Shah and more join Iggy Pop, Manic Street Preachers and Sisters of Mercy on Bearded Theory festival bill

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"I've walked past people with tattoos of mine on their arm without a flicker of recognition": How the Sisters Of Mercy's Andrew Eldritch avoids being stopped in public

Andrew Eldritch on the meaning of life, jazz-funk and beetroot

Louder

The 20 Best Songs by The Sisters of Mercy – as chosen by former members, collaborators & more

Band members past and present, plus collaborators and peers, choose the greatest Sisters of Mercy songs

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“When I’m onstage my job is to be God. And I’m pretty good at it.” An epic, exclusive, revealing and sporadically very amusing interview with The Sisters of Mercy's iconic frontman Andrew Eldritch

New line-up, new songs, new positivity: lords of darkness The Sisters Of Mercy aren't all doom and gloom you know

Louder

Billy Idol: ‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’

The Generation X punk turned arena rocker answers your questions on near-misses in Hollywood, his overlooked electronic period and how Marc Bolan helped launch his career

The Guardian - UK

Sisters Of Mercy announce lengthy North American tour

After not touring North America for 15 years, goth legends the Sisters Of Mercy follow 2023's return with another run of dates

Louder

“It’s as evocative and deviant as the title suggests. It’s very sexual and disturbed”: the obscure 90s goth songs that changed Ville Valo’s life

Ville Valo on the cult goth songs every goth metal fan should listen to

Metal Hammer

"He said there were two things I needed to be aware of: first of all, it would be a lot of touring. The other thing was, 'You’re not going to have many guitar solos!'" A former Nameless Ghoul reveals what it's like to play with Ghost

Sisters Of Mercy and Ugly Kid Joe guitarist Chris Catalyst was told there was a band looking for a new touring member. He soon found out it was none other than Ghost

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“I got the call saying there was a band looking for a player. I said yes before even asking which band it was. Then I got told it was Ghost”: Former Nameless Ghoul Chris Catalyst breaks cover about his time in Tobias Forge’s epic metal project

The UK session guitarist went from marathon tours with Sisters of Mercy and Ugly Kid Joe to massive arena shows with Ghost. He reveals what it takes to cut it in one of metal’s biggest bands, why Noel Gallagher has one of his all-time favorite guitar tones, and how a…

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Listen to Black Veil Brides and Ville Valo join forces to cover Sisters Of Mercy classic Temple Of Love

A goth classic gets a 2023 makeover from Black Veil Brides and Ville 'VV' Valo

Louder

The Sisters of Mercy: Vision Thing - Album Of The Week Club review

"I wanted to make a 2D rock record. I wanted something that chuntered happily along" - Sisters Of Mercy mainman Andrew Eldritch on 1990's Vision Thing

Chicago Tribune

Chicago man charged with attacking cops, using metal railing to ram doors of US Capitol in Jan. 6 riot

CHICAGO — A Chicago man who earned the online moniker #Railmixer after being seen allegedly using a metal railing to ram the doors of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been charged with attacking police officers and other violence, court records show.

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The Conversation

Religious women set up some of Australia's first schools, but their history remains veiled

In a wealthy country like Australia, a time with no government schools seems unimaginable. But back in the 1840s, when the Sisters of Mercy opened the first seconadary school in Western Australia, there were only a few tiny private schools. Many children, particularly girls, received no formal education.

Irish Mirror

Government left €235.6 million short of redress by religious orders in whose care children were abused

The State has confirmed only €117 million has been paid to date

The Independent UK

Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

Shannen Dee Williams grew up Black and Catholic

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