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Also known asThe Mission UK and The Sisterhood
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GenreRock, Alternative, Pop
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Albums16
Songs219
AboutThe Mission (known as The Mission UK in the United States) are an English gothic rock band formed in 1986. Initially known as The Sisterhood, the band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams (both from The The Sisters Of Mercy), soon adding drummer Mick Brown (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry) and guitarist Simon Hinkler (Artery and Pulp). Aside from Hussey, the lineup has changed several times during the years and the band has been on hiatus twice.
The band's catalogue consists of ten main albums (God's Own Medicine, Children, Carved in Sand, Masque, Neverland, Blue, Aura, God Is a Bullet, The Brightest Light, and Another Fall from Grace), with several complementing albums, compilations, and other miscellaneous releases.
Initially known as The Sisterhood, the band was forced to change their name after Andrew Eldritch claimed it. After some deliberation, The Mission was chosen, referring to the proselytising mission that was part of Hussey's Mormon upbringing. Mick Brown has a different account, saying the name came from his favourite brand of speakers, Mission. When the band planned to tour the US in 1987, it was found that a Philadelphia R&B band had already claimed the name and thus the band was thereafter known in the United States as The Mission UK.
Throughout their existence, the group has used aliases to play smaller gigs. In the period 1989–1990, they formed a glam rock cover band, The Metal Gurus, and released a number of singles under the moniker.
The band's catalogue consists of ten main albums (God's Own Medicine, Children, Carved in Sand, Masque, Neverland, Blue, Aura, God Is a Bullet, The Brightest Light, and Another Fall from Grace), with several complementing albums, compilations, and other miscellaneous releases.
Initially known as The Sisterhood, the band was forced to change their name after Andrew Eldritch claimed it. After some deliberation, The Mission was chosen, referring to the proselytising mission that was part of Hussey's Mormon upbringing. Mick Brown has a different account, saying the name came from his favourite brand of speakers, Mission. When the band planned to tour the US in 1987, it was found that a Philadelphia R&B band had already claimed the name and thus the band was thereafter known in the United States as The Mission UK.
Throughout their existence, the group has used aliases to play smaller gigs. In the period 1989–1990, they formed a glam rock cover band, The Metal Gurus, and released a number of singles under the moniker.
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