Members (past and present)
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Current Members
Image | Name | Years Active | Instruments | Release Contributions & Other Notes |
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Andrew Eldritch | 1980 - present | lead vocals, keyboards, guitars | all releases and non-releases by The Sisters of Mercy all releases by The Sisterhood and SSV | |
Chris Catalyst | 2005 - present | guitars, bass, backing vocals | live during all tours since 2005 Unreleased songs: Arms | |
Ben Christo | 2006 - present | guitars, bass, backing vocals | live only during all tours since 2006 | |
Doktor Avalanche | 1981 - present | drums, keyboards, bass | all releases and non-releases by The Sisters of Mercy apart from The Damage Done (single) | |
Si Denbigh | 1997 - Spring 2012 | programming | long-time nurse to The Doktor. After The Sisters' XXX 30th Stage Anniversary Tour 2011/2012 Si Denbigh went to concentrate on The March Violets' album project. | |
Ravey Davey | 1996 & Summer 2012 | programming | live only during 1996: Roadkill Tour 2012: Europe 2012 Ravey Davey has been the first and so far the last official nurse to The Doktor |
Former Members
Note: This list does not yet include all short-lived members from 1980-1981, live band members from 1990 onwards, and album contributors
Image | Name | Years Active | Instruments | Release Contributions & Other Notes |
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Gary Marx | 1980 - 1985 | guitars, lead vocals on two early tracks |
Album: First And Last And Always Singles & EPs: The Damage Done, Body Electric, Alice, Anaconda, The Reptile House EP, Temple of Love, Body And Soul, Walk Away, Long Train Flexi, No Time To Cry | |
Jon Langford | 1981 | bass | live only while The Sisters were searching a bass player | |
Craig Adams | 1981 - 1985 | bass | Album: First And Last And Always Singles & EPs: Body Electric, Alice, Anaconda, Temple of Love, Body And Soul, Walk Away, Long Train Flexi, No Time To Cry | |
Dave Humphries | 1981 | guitars | live only | |
Ben Gunn | 1981 - 1983 | guitars | Singles & EPs: Body Electric, Alice, Anaconda, Temple of Love | |
Tom Ashton | 1983 | guitars | Tom Ashton is originally a member of The March Violets and stepped for some Sisters live gigs in 1983 when Ben Gunn had left more or less all of a sudden. | |
Wayne Hussey | 1984 - 1985 | guitars, backing vocals | Album: First And Last And Always Singles & EPs: Body And Soul, Walk Away, No Time To Cry | |
Patricia Morrison | 1985 - 1989 | bass, backing vocals | Albums: The Sisterhood: Gift / The Sisters of Mercy: Floodland Singles & EPs: The Sisterhood: Giving Ground The Sisters of Mercy: This Corrosion, Dominion, Lucretia | |
Andreas Bruhn | 1989 - 1993 | guitars | Album: Vision Thing Singles & EPs: More, Doctor Jeep, When You Don't See Me, Temple Of Love (1992) | |
Tony James | 1989 - 1991 | bass | Album: Vision Thing Singles & EPs: More, Doctor Jeep, When You Don't See Me, Temple Of Love (1992) | |
Tim Bricheno | 1990 - 1992 | guitars | Album: Vision Thing Singles & EPs: More, Doctor Jeep, When You Don't See Me, Temple Of Love (1992) | |
Maggie Reilly | 1990 | backing vocals | Album: Vision Thing Tracks: Vision Thing, More, Detonation Boulevard, Something Fast, Doctor Jeep | |
John Perry | 1990 | slide guitar | Album: Vision Thing - Track: Detonation Boulevard | |
Dan Donovan | 1990 | keyboards | live only during 1990 Thing Tour - Vision Thing Tour | |
Suzanna Josefowicz | 1991 - Summer 1993 | keyboards, backing vocals | live only during 1991: Tour Thing 2 and Tune In Tunn On Load Out 1992: GoBang Tour 1993: The Summer Festivals | |
Jovanka von Wilsdorf | 1992 - 1993 | guitars, backing vocals | live only during 1992: GoBang Tour 1993: The Summer Festivals and Overbombing Tour | |
Hermine Karo aka Hermine von Wiro |
1993 | backing vocals | live only during 1993: Overbombing Tour | |
Adam Pearson | 1993 - 2005 | lead guitar, backing vocals, bass | Singles & EPs: Under The Gun Unreleased Songs: Come Together, Crash And Burn, Romeo Down, Snub Nose aka Top Nite Out, Summer | |
Chris Sheehan aka [Chris Starling] |
1996; 2000 -2003 | rhythm guitars, backing vocals | live only during 1996: Roadkill Tour 2000: Sisters Trip The Light Fantastic 2001: Exxile On Euphoria and Summer 2001 2002:Summer 2002 2003: Smoke And Mirrors | |
Mike Varjak | 1997 - 1999 | guitars | live during 1997: Distance Over Time 1998: Event Horizon and Summer 1999: Sisters To The Planet Edge Unreleased Songs: We Are The Same, Susanne, Will I Dream? (with Adam Pearson) | |
- no picture available - | Mike Hall | 1998 | programming | nurse to The Doktor during 1998: Event Horizon, only originally the keyboard technician of Erasure |
Graph Timeline
This timeline shows the members of The Sisters of Mercy from 1980 to 2010. It is not complete, though. See also The Sisters of Mercy Family Tree