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The Sisters of Mercy

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The Sisters of Mercy is a Rap and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Esprit D'Air, The Alarm, Ofra Haza, The Damned and Leonard Cohen. Those roots explain a lot about how The Sisters of Mercy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bauhaus, Virgin Prunes and The Cure, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Moonspell, Prong, Them Are Us Too, Unto Others and SRSQ, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around The Sisters of Mercy, reaching back through Esprit D'Air and forward to Moonspell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Sisters of MercyEsprit D'AirThe AlarmOfra HazaThe DamnedLeonard CohenThe Psychedelic FursThe Velvet UndergroundSuicideMoonspellProngThem Are Us TooUnto OthersSRSQVille ValoType O NegativeLunascapeBauhausVirgin PrunesThe Cure

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The Sisters of Mercy connections

The Sisters of Mercy grew out of Esprit D'Air, The Alarm, Ofra Haza and The Damned, shares an orbit with Bauhaus, Virgin Prunes and The Cure, went on to shape Moonspell, Prong, Them Are Us Too and Unto Others. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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