The Mission (band)

The Mission
The Mission at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2017 in Leipzig
General information
Genre (s)	Rock , wave , gothic rock
founding	1986, 1999, 2011
resolution	1996, 2008
Website	www.themissionuk.com
Founding members
Vocals , guitar	Wayne Hussey
guitar	Simon Hinkler
bass	Craig Adams (until 1992, 1999–2002, since 2011)
Drums	Mick Brown
Last occupation
Vocals, guitar	Wayne Hussey
guitar	Simon Hinkler
bass	Craig Adams
Drums	Mike Kelly

Wayne Hussey at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen, 2017

Simon Hinkler, 2017

Craig Adams, 2017

Mike Kelly, 2017

The Mission (in the USA : Mission UK ) is a British rock band .

Band history

The Mission was founded by Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams , former members of The Sisters of Mercy , who they left after an argument with singer Andrew Eldritch . First they toured under the name The Sisterhood . However, this name was claimed by Eldritch, whereupon they called themselves 'The Mission' and quickly managed to build on the success of The Sisters of Mercy with the following records.

After a few line-up changes, the band's success declined in the 1990s. The collaboration no longer worked and record sales declined. In 1996 The Mission was dissolved for the time being due to unsuccessfulness.

In 1999 the band reunited and embarked on a world tour, with concerts in Brazil , Argentina , Chile , Mexico , USA , South Africa and Greece (2000).

The band released one of their most successful albums in 2001: Aura . It stayed at number one in the German alternative charts for eight weeks . Aural Delight followed a short time later in 2002 ; on this album was, among other things, a cover version of the song Never Let Me Down Again by Depeche Mode . The Mission toured Germany , then in 2002 for six weeks through Europe , then South America , later Europe again. After this tour, the group took a break in 2003. In 2005, for the band's 20th anniversary, the DVD box Lighting The Candles was released, which contained a new song ( Breathe Me In ) and was again the reason for a tour.

In April 2007 a new album was released with God Is A Bullet . It contains the singles Keep It In The Family and Blush . In October 2007 Wayne Hussey announced the end of the band again. After a farewell tour through Europe in February 2008, he wanted to devote himself to other projects. Hussey's first solo album, “Bare”, was released just in time for the Farewell Tour . It was initially only sold at the concerts and via the band's website and has only been available in stores since October 23, 2009. In addition to new recordings of The Mission pieces in the sound of Wayne Hussey's solo acoustic shows, there are also cover versions of The Cure and U2 , among others .

The Mission has been active again since 2011 with founding members Wayne Hussey, Craig Adams and Simon Hinkler. On September 20, 2013, the studio album The Brightest Light was released. The tenth studio album Another Fall from Grace followed in September 2016 and is the biggest commercial success since Masque in 1992.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1986	God's Own Medicine	DE59 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	UK14th silver (20 weeks)UK	US108 (18 weeks) US	First published: November 1986
1988	Children	DE33 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	UK2 gold (9 weeks)UK	US126 (10 weeks) US	First published: February 1988
1990	Carved in sand	DE16 (17 weeks) DE	AT25 (4 weeks) AT	CH7 (10 weeks) CH	UK7th gold (8 weeks)UK	US101 (16 weeks) US	First published: February 7, 1990
	Grains of sand	DE61 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK28 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 17, 1990
1992	Masque	DE49 (10 weeks) DE	AT40 (2 weeks) AT	CH40 (1 week) CH	UK23 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 22, 1992
1995	Neverland	DE59 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH42 (3 weeks) CH	UK58 (1 week) UK	-	First published: February 6, 1995
1996	Blue	-	-	-	UK73 (1 week) UK	-	First published: June 3, 1996
2001	aura	DE85 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 8, 2001
2013	The Brightest Light	DE92 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 20, 2013
2016	Another fall from Grace	DE49 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK38 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 30, 2016

Live albums

• 1988: In Concert-425
• 1989: In Concert-452
• 1989: Live at Wembley December 2nd 1988
• 1990: In Concert-490
• 1991: Live At The Hollywood Palladium 11/5/90
• 1993: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert ("No Snow, No Show" For The Eskimo)
• 2000: Ever After - Live
• 2007: Live MMVII
• 2008: God's Own Medicine: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
• 2008: The First Chapter: Live at London Shepherds Bush
• 2008: Carved In Sand: Live at London Shepherds Bush
• 2008: Children: Live At Shepherds Bush Empire
• 2008: Live At London Shepherds Bush Empire
• 2009: Live & Last
• 2011: Live at Brixton Academy
• 2017: Bending the Arc (Live At Cato)

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1987	The First Chapter	-	-	-	UK35 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 1987
1994	Sum and Substance	-	-	CH43 (3 weeks) CH	UK49 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 1994

more publishments

• 1991: Magnificent Pieces
• 1993: No Snow, No Show for the Eskimo
• 1994: Salad Daze
• 1999: Resurrection
• 2000: Ever After
• 2000: Tower of Strength
• 2002: Aural Delight
• 2006: Anthology
• 2007: God Is a Bullet
• 2008: Best of the BBC Recordings
• 2008: Live at the BBC
• 2008: Live MMVII
• 2009: Live & Last
• 2009: Children - Live
• 2009: Carved in Sand - Live
• 2009: The First Chapter - Live
• 2009: God's Own Medicine - Live
• 2010: Dum Dum Bullet

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1986	Serpents Kiss The First Chapter	-	-	-	UK70 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 9, 1986
	Garden of Delight God’s Own Medicine	-	-	-	UK49 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 14, 1986
	Stay With Me God’s Own Medicine	-	-	-	UK30 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 10, 1986
1987	Wasteland God’s Own Medicine	-	-	-	UK11 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 1987
	Severina God’s Own Medicine	-	-	-	UK25 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1987
1988	Tower of Strength Children	DE50 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK12 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 1988
	Beyond the Pale Children	-	-	-	UK32 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 1988
1990	Butterfly on a wheel carved in sand	-	-	-	UK12 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 1990
	Deliverance carved in sand	-	-	-	UK27 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1990
	Into the Blue Carved in Sand	-	-	-	UK32 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1990
	Hands Across the Ocean Grains of Sand	-	-	-	UK28 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1990
1992	Never Again Masque	-	-	-	UK34 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 1992
	Like a Child Again Masque	-	-	-	UK30 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 1992
	Shades of Green Masque	-	-	-	UK49 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 1992
1994	Afterglow Sum and Substance	-	-	-	UK53 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1994
	Raising Cain Neverland	-	-	-	UK92 (1 week) UK	-	First published: October 1994
1995	Swoon Neverland	-	-	-	UK73 (1 week) UK	-	First published: January 1995

more publishments

• 1995: Lose Myself in You
• 1996: Coming Home
• 2001: Evangeline
• 2002: Shine Like the Stars
• 2005: Breathe Me In
• 2007: Keep It in the Family
• 2007: Blush
• 2013: Swan Song
• 2014: Different Colors

Video albums

• 2005: Lighting The Candles
• 2006: Waves Upon The Sand / Crusade
• 2007: Gold - The Videos
• 2009: The Final Chapter
• 2012: Silver - 25TH Anniversary Celebration

literature

• Martin Roach, Neil Perry: "The Mission - Names Are For Tombstones, Baby" (Independent Music Press, 1993).

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

Commons : The Mission (musical group)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)
• Very extensive (insider) fansite
• Mishdisco full discography (German)