The Sisters Of Mercy

Leeds Goth & Post-Punk

Northern cities, drum machines, guitars soaked in flange — the sound Leeds built between the art school and the Phono.

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.