Members (past and present)

This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible

Current Members

Name	Years Active	Instruments	Release Contributions & Other Notes
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
Ben Christo	2006 - present	guitars, bass, backing vocals
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	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

Name	Years Active	Instruments	Release Contributions & Other Notes
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 the 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:
Chris Sheehan aka [Chris Starling]	1996; 2000 -2003	rhythm guitars, backing vocals	live only during 1996: Roadkill
Mike Varjak	1997 - 1999	guitars
Mike Hall	1998	programming	nurse to The Doktor for the Event Horizon Tour, originally the keyboard technician of Erasure