{"id":1840,"date":"2024-10-21T20:18:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T20:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2024-10-21T20:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T20:18:34","slug":"sisters-mercy-shows-life-undeath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=1840","title":{"rendered":"The Sisters of Mercy shows there is life after \u2018undeath\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #1d1f20; font-size: 2.441em;\">The Sisters of Mercy shows there is life after \u2018undeath\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"site-container\">\n<div class=\"offcanvas-inner\">\n<div id=\"main-body-container\">\n<section id=\"main-page-container\" class=\"container\">\n<article id=\"asset-ade5675a-8f16-11ef-9684-ebdc83b1a87c\" class=\"asset article-default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/arts\/music\/concerts\/the-sisters-of-mercy-shows-there-is-life-after-undeath\/article_ade5675a-8f16-11ef-9684-ebdc83b1a87c.html\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"main-content col-lg-8 col-md-7 has-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"main-content-wrap\">\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_top\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\">The Sisters of Mercy shows there is life after \u2018undeath\u2019<\/div>\n<div class=\"asset-photo card\">\n<figure class=\"photo layout-horizontal hover-expand letterbox-style-blur\">\n<div class=\"image\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\".modal-902c16b2-8cf7-11ef-8c94-c71bd393c114\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tnt-blurred-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/dailycal.org\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/02\/902c16b2-8cf7-11ef-8c94-c71bd393c114\/6711c5f58424c.image.jpg?resize=200%2C129\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"129\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trinityAudioPlaceholder tnt-text-to-speach subscriber-hide hidden-print\">\n<div class=\"trinity-player-iframe-wrapper\" data-player-id=\"article-body-ade5675a-8f16-11ef-9684-ebdc83b1a87c\" data-state=\"not_initialized\" data-player-type=\"\"><iframe class=\"trinity-iframe trinity-loader loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"asset-content\" data-asset-uuid=\"ade5675a-8f16-11ef-9684-ebdc83b1a87c\" data-smart-adunit=\"\/132916964,1005042\/dailycal.org\/arts\/music\/concerts\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\" data-subscription-required-class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"asset-body has-fixed-share\" data-subscription-required-class=\"asset-body\">\n<div class=\"share-container content-above\" data-subscription-required-remove=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_body_top\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"asset-content subscriber-premium\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Andrew Eldritch, the only remaining original band member of the Sisters of Mercy, is bald. This is an unavoidable fact.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There is an ongoing issue in the goth scene of ridiculing its most beloved singers as they age. Eldritch, as one of its longest-standing icons, has been widely mocked for losing his boyish good looks \u2014 most noticeably his mop of hair.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While this is undoubtedly a bit cruel, there remains the uncomfortable truth that an aging frontman means a changing band dynamic, and for many, getting older means an unavoidable vibe shift.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_instory_top\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\">\n<div id=\"tncms-block-3106927\" class=\"tncms-block\">\n<section id=\"block-3106927\" class=\"block emphasis-h3 \">\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"s2nPlayer k-OlXwpQb0\" data-type=\"float\" data-embed=\"true\" data-stn-player=\"OlXwpQb0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So seeing the Sisters of Mercy in the year 2024 is of course going to be different than attending their gigs in the \u201890s. Times change. But the way that the band has metamorphosed is, in many ways, highly ironic, and to a younger fan of \u201890s gothic rock, highly hilarious.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tnt-ads-container text-center\">\n<div id=\"tnt-smart-ad-1\" class=\"tnt-ads dfp-smart-ad\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/132916964,1005042\/dailycal.org\/arts\/music\/concerts_9__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">All was revealed at the group\u2019s Oct. 8 show at the Fillmore in San Francisco, a sprawling, murky cave of a venue whose high ceiling burns with dramatic crystal chandeliers. The tableau is of course fit for goth royalty like Eldritch. But as red lights arose to reveal the man himself, he was flanked by two younger guitarists with\u00a0\u2013\u2013 what else \u2013\u2013\u00a0incredible hair.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As Eldritch began the set with a low, almost imperceptible growl, the implicit mockery of the frontman\u2019s hairless circumstances took center stage. He appeared shaky, unconfident, a grandfather passing the baton to the next generation of moody pretty boys. As the spindly arpeggio of \u201cAlice\u201d soaked through the audience, the hair began to move. A lot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_instory_middle\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\">\n<div id=\"tncms-block-3105283\" class=\"tncms-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Guitarist and backup vocalist Ben Christo certainly warrants a comparison to Pete, the \u201chair flip\u201d member of South Park\u2019s clan of Goth Kids. His mane, cut into an exaggerated pompadour, was as self-aggrandizing as his low-slung guitar. Wherever the instrument moved, his hair was sure to follow, sweeping and swallowing his performance whole. At times Eldritch almost hid behind Christo, cowering beneath the sheer force of his masculine beauty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tnt-ads-container text-center\">\n<div id=\"tnt-smart-ad-2\" class=\"tnt-ads dfp-smart-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Eldritch often aimlessly paced the stage, rumbling, grumbling and, at times, inexplicably freezing in an odd, statue-like position. Kai, the youngest member of the group at 31, shifted the focus by swinging his diabolically lengthy locks around like a coked-up metalhead.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But the undersung hero of the night came in the form of Chris Catalyst, another bald fellow with sunglasses and an epic, Matrix-esque coat. As the operator of Doktor Avalanche, the Sisters of Mercy drum machine, Catalyst grounded the chaos by sitting extremely still and looking unbearably bored. His cool aura was broken only once as he pushed his glasses further up his nose.<\/p>\n<p>Without a consistent bassist, the acoustics were missing the band\u2019s signature deep droning sound. Although Doktor Avalanche pulsed through the venue in menacing, cathartic waves, Eldritch\u2019s vocals seemed lost amid a sea of distorted guitars. That said, he never lost his air of darkness and mystery. Once a goth king, always a goth king. And as one of the most important performers in the 1990s scene, he\u2019s still commanding respect from his audience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tnt-ads-container text-center\">\n<div id=\"tnt-smart-ad-3\" class=\"tnt-ads dfp-smart-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Over the years, the Sisters of Mercy have gone through many evolutions, but Andrew Eldritch has always remained their centripetal force. Whether or not he accepts his status in the goth hall of fame, he is still widely loved, summoning droves of black-clad freaks who enjoy his eerie music. The band is evidently struggling in the aftermath of Eldritch\u2019s movement into midlife, but perhaps flanking him with the ghosts of his former self is a snide commentary on the inevitability of aging. After all, everyone grows old, and death is inescapable. But to keep on rocking despite the morbid circumstances? That\u2019s pretty damn goth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sisters of Mercy shows there is life after \u2018undeath\u2019 The Sisters of Mercy shows there is life after \u2018undeath\u2019 Andrew Eldritch, the only remaining original band member of the Sisters of Mercy, is bald. This is an unavoidable fact. 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