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Fox and Eldritch had met in the spring of 1985, when Fox was the stand-in drummer for Australian support band the Scientists on the Sisters of Mercy's UK tour. Eldritch recorded all instruments himself (guitar, bass, synthesizers and drum programming), while Fox programmed some additional percussion tracks. [19]
Andrew Eldritch (born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, 15 May 1959) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the Sisters of Mercy, a band that emerged from the British post-punk scene, transformed into a gothic rock band, and, in later years, flirted with hard rock.
Meanwhile, Eldritch protested against their use of the Sisterhood name as being too similar to the Sisters of Mercy and the name of his band's fan community. In an attempt to stop Hussey's band, Eldritch released the single "Giving Ground" by his own band, the Sisterhood. The single was later followed by the album Gift.
James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood [1] and for his own band James Ray's Gangwar. He was also a founding member of James Ray and The Performance, The MK Ultra, James Ray & The Longfolk, 4080peru, and Black Hearted Riders.
The name the Sisterhood was chosen with a nod to the past and rehearsals for the first shows started in January 1986. The new name quickly became a point of discussion in the UK music press, giving the four-piece a significant amount of publicity. As the Sisterhood, the band made their live debut on 20 January 1986 at the Alice in Wonderland ...
This list is an attempt to document every song recorded by English rock band The Sisters of ... (The Sisterhood) 1986 Gift (EP) Andrew Eldritch Lucas Fox "Ribbons ...
The Sisterhood (gothic rock band), a short-lived English band; The Sisterhood (American band), a country music duo "Sister Hoods" (song), a 2011 tune off the soundtrack to the 2011 U.S. animated film Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
As the band became increasingly successful and featured regularly in the UK Indie Chart, a first studio album was announced in 1983 for the following year. Eldritch estimated the production costs at £40,000, [1] a sum which exceeded the financial capabilities of an indie band. Around the same time talks with interested record labels began.