Mission UK (in the US) and
the Mission (in the UK) is a
Gothic rock band formed in
1986 by
Wayne Hussey[?] and
Craig Adams[?] (both of
Sisters of Mercy), soon adding
Mick Brown[?] (of
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry[?]) and
Simon Hinkler[?] (of
Artery[?]). They called themselves "the Mission", but had to change it to "Mission UK" for their American releases. Their debut album was
God's Own Medicine[?], a hit in the UK in spite of critical derision for perceived pomposity and excessive similarities to
Yes and
Led Zeppelin. Their second album was
Children[?], another British hit. A series of personnel problems didn't keep the group from continuing to record, though by
1992, only Hussey was left from the original line-up. The band's latest album is
Blue[?] (
1996 in music).