Question: Which of the following, The Sisters of Mercy or Hurts, are an English gothic rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds, United Kingdom?

Context articles: Hurts
List of gothic festivals
Wake (video album)
The Flying Hendersons
The March Violets
List of gothic rock artists
The Sisters of Mercy
Prince of Darkness (Nosferatu album)
The Sisters of Mercy discography
Rise (Nosferatu album)

Hurts are an English synth-pop duo formed in 2009, consisting of synthesist Adam Anderson and singer Theo Hutchcraft.
 Their first two albums, "Happiness" and "Exile", both reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and Finland.
The following is an incomplete list of gothic festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on gothic music.
 Goth festivals may feature genres such as gothic rock and gothic metal, as well as industrial music.
 The festivals also tend to feature aspects of the Goth subculture, such as fans and bands in goth fashion.
 Goth is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late-1970s.
 Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes.
 The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from post-punk due to its darker music accompanied by introspective and romantic lyrics.
 Gothic rock then gave rise to a broader subculture that included clubs, fashion and publications in the 1980s.
Wake is a live video album by British gothic rock band The Sisters of Mercy.
 It was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on the 18th June 1985.
 The concert marked the end of the band's "Armageddon Tour."
 It was their last performance with Wayne Hussey (guitarist) and Craig Adams (bassist), Gary Marx having already left by that time.
 Hussey and Adams later left to form The Mission.
 "Wake" would also be the last time that The Sisters of Mercy would perform live until 1990, to promote the release of their third album "Vision Thing".
The Flying Hendersons were an English indie rock band that formed in Hyde Park, Leeds in 1986, prior to this they were for a short time known as Budda Budda and played one live gig under this name at Leeds University, supporting the Snap Dragons on 17 October 1987 with the Sex Gods and The Ramones headlining in the Riley Smith hall.
 By early 1987 despite achieving some success and a small cult following as Budda Budda, the band changed their name to 'The Flying Hendersons'.
 They performed only a handful of live concerts, spending most of their time in the studio.
 In early 1988, they played their last gig at the Infamous Assylum Club, Manchester and then disbanded.
 Their only recording that survived from the Nyrex studio sessions in Manchester was the non released single Scam Man/Electric Hands which to this date has never been officially released into the public domain.
 in 1989 Jules and Steve linked up with Leeds band The Kennedy Pill.
 After a nationwide tour they released their only single, Beside the Sea, before disappearing into obscurity.
 Jules then went on to complete his degree, whilst Steve continued to concentrate and develop his career as an industry respected sound engineer and formed the band Klammer.
 Bill moved to Manchester and then later, left the UK to live overseas in Russia and the Middle East.
 Meanwhile, Graham went and pursued a teaching career.
 The band's influences were extremely varied however there was some leaning towards the Leeds Gothic rock scene at the time, with such bands as The Sisters of Mercy, The March Violets and The Mission providing a source of inspiration for the lyrics and style especially in the early days of the band.
 The Flying Hendersons are contemplating a comeback gig in 2017 to mark their 30th anniversary.
The March Violets are an English post-punk/gothic rock band formed in 1981 in the city of Leeds, incorporating singers of both sexes, drum machine rhythms and echo-laden electric guitar, much in the style of fellow Leeds band the Sisters of Mercy.
 Seven March Violets singles reached the UK Indie Chart; the "Natural History" LP also was an indie hit (hitting No. 3 in 1984).
The following is a list of notable artists that have been described as gothic rock by reliable sources.
 "Gothic rock" is a term typically used to describe a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s.
 Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes.
 According to both "Pitchfork" and "NME", proto-goth bands included Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and the Cure.
 The term was first used by critic John Stickney in 1967 to describe the music and accompanying performances by the Doors.
 The Doors' lyrics and their "audience-antagonizing performances" have even been seen as the beginning of gothic rock.
The Sisters of Mercy are an English gothic rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds, United Kingdom (UK).
 After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company Time Warner.
 Currently, the band is a touring outfit only.
Prince of Darkness is the third studio album by English Gothic rock band Nosferatu.
 It is the band's first album to feature lead vocalist Dominic LaVey.
 The album was released September 1996 by Cleopatra Records in the United States and Canada, and in August 1996 in the United Kingdom and Germany on Hades Records.
 In September 1996, the album reached number two in the German Independent charts.This is NOSFERATU's best selling album in Germany and their 4th best selling album world-wide realising over 7,000 copies sold.
The discography of the British rock band The Sisters of Mercy consists of three studio albums, two compilation albums, two extended plays (EPs), and sixteen singles.
 The Sisters of Mercy were formed in Leeds in 1977 by Andrew Eldritch (vocals, drums) and Gary Marx (guitar) and they released their debut single, "The Damage Done" in the same year on their own independent record label, Merciful Release.
 In early 1981, Craig Adams (bass) joined the band and they started to use a drum machine, which was christened Doktor Avalanche.
 Ben Gunn joined the band as a second guitarist by the end of 1981 and this line-up recorded four more singles and two EPs during 1982 and 1983.
 Guitarist Wayne Hussey replaced Gunn in early 1984 and, after building up their live reputation, The Sisters signed with WEA, who distribute the band's releases on Merciful Release in the United Kingdom and on Elektra Records in the United States.
 The band's next single, 1984's "Body and Soul", became their first charting effort in the UK when it reached number 46.
 Three more singles were released before the band reached number 14 on the UK Albums Chart with their debut album, "First and Last and Always", which was released in March 1985.
 Following the album's release, Marx left the band, before the rest of the group disbanded in mid-1985.
Rise is the debut studio album by English Gothic rock band Nosferatu.
 It was released in June 1993 in the United States and Canada, and May 1993 in the United Kingdom and Germany.
 It is the band's best selling album with sales over 14,700.