In 1992 the band embarked upon a very dark album, driven equally by personal traumas, including Justin's near-death electrocution on stage in Switzerland and the changes in the world around them with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Produced by Niko Bolas and mixed by Bob Clearmountain, "The Love Of Hopeless Causes" was not what anyone was expecting. Just as folk-rock, pioneered and inspired in part by NMA's previous two albums, became a fashionable and commercial sound, the band made a deliberate move away from it and straight and into guitar-driven rock music. It was released by Epic at the beginning of 1993.

Track Listing:
01 Here Comes The War (Sullivan, Heaton, Nelson)
02 Fate (Sullivan)
03 Living In The Rose (Sullivan, Heaton)
04 White Light (Sullivan, Heaton)
05 Believe It (Heaton, Sullivan)
06 Understand U (Sullivan, Heaton)
07 My People (Sullivan)
08 These Words (Sullivan)
09 Afternoon Song (Sullivan, Heaton)
10 Bad Old World (Sullivan)

Musicians:
Justin Sullivan - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Robert Heaton - Drums, Guitars, Backing Vocals
Nelson - Bass, Guitars, Backing Vocals
Adrian Portas - Guitar

Special Guest:
Clive Layton - Hammond Organ on 'Fate'