The Mission (band)
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| - | '''Gothic rock''' (sometimes called '''goth rock''' or simply '''goth''') is a [[Music genre|genre]] of [[alternative rock]] that originated during the late 1970s. Originally bands from the genre had strong ties to the English [[punk rock]] and emerging [[post-punk]] styles. The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from punk rock during the early 1980s. Notable gothic rock bands include [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[The Cure]], [[Siouxsie & the Banshees]], [[The Sisters of Mercy]] and [[The Mission (band)|The Mission]].Gothic rock gave rise to a broader [[goth subculture]] that includes goth clubs, goth fashions, and goth-oriented magazines. | + | '''The Mission''' (briefly known as '''The Sisterhood''' in 1986, not to be confused with [[The Sisterhood]], and known as '''The Mission UK''' in the United States) are a [[gothic rock]] band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly dissolved rock band [[The Sisters of Mercy]]. |
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| + | The band was started by frontman [[Wayne Hussey]] and [[bassist]] [[Craig Adams (musician)|Craig Adams]] (both from the Sisters of Mercy), soon adding [[drummer]] Mick Brown ([[Red Lorry Yellow Lorry]]) and [[guitarist]] [[Simon Hinkler]] ([[Artery (band)|Artery]] and [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]). Aside from Hussey, the line-up has changed several times during the years. | ||
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| + | The band's catalogue consists of nine main [[album]]s (''God's Own Medicine, The First Chapter, Children, Carved in Sand, Masque, Neverland, Blue, Aura'' and ''God is a Bullet'') with several complementing albums, compilations and other miscellaneous releases also in existence. | ||
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The Mission (briefly known as The Sisterhood in 1986, not to be confused with The Sisterhood, and known as The Mission UK in the United States) are a gothic rock band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly dissolved rock band The Sisters of Mercy.
The band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams (both from the Sisters of Mercy), soon adding drummer Mick Brown (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry) and guitarist Simon Hinkler (Artery and Pulp). Aside from Hussey, the line-up has changed several times during the years.
The band's catalogue consists of nine main albums (God's Own Medicine, The First Chapter, Children, Carved in Sand, Masque, Neverland, Blue, Aura and God is a Bullet) with several complementing albums, compilations and other miscellaneous releases also in existence.
