The Sisters of Mercy were formed in Leeds, England, in 1980 by Gary Marx and Andrew Eldritch, to satisfy their desire to hear themselves on the radio. During this time a single, "Damage Done/Watch/Home of the Hit-men", was recorded and released. The band name was influenced by Robert Altman's film "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), which featured the Leonard Cohen song "Sisters of Mercy" from the album "Songs of Leonard Cohen", "because ourselves the Captains of Industry wouldn't have been as funny".