{"product_id":"floodland","title":"Floodland","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the goth scene in England was picking up commercial steam in the mid-'80s, the \u003cstrong\u003eSisters of Mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e may have seemed quiet, but they roared back with 1987's \u003cem\u003eFloodland\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with the driving two-part hymn \"\u003cem\u003eDominion \/ Mother Russia\u003c\/em\u003e,\" Sisters leader \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Eldritch\u003c\/strong\u003e (along with bassist Patricia Morrison) creates a black soundscape that is majestic and vast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the earlier Sisters releases were noisy, sometimes harsh affairs, \u003cem\u003eFloodland\u003c\/em\u003e is filled with lush production (thanks to Meat Loaf writer \/ producer Jim Steinman and the New York Choral Society) and lyric imagery that is both scary and glorious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe slower tracks, like \"\u003cem\u003eFlood\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003e1959\u003c\/em\u003e,\" are some of the best ethereal sounds goth has to offer, and the downright regal \"\u003cem\u003eThis Corrosion\u003c\/em\u003e\" is one of the best songs of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA definite milestone. CD - Newly remastered with 4 bonus tracks and housed in a foldout digipack sleeve with new liner notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhino","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50382793474379,"sku":"2013124","price":57.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50382792950091,"sku":"1037564","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50382793212235,"sku":"277626","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/650ce1e4-c236-40ce-a071-ad8a29e0e8ee_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726259403","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/floodland","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}