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Holland's premier band, The Gathering, have always been a continual guarantee for both creatively challenging and special releases. The band's early Celtic Frost inspired music was as welcomed as it was primitively heavy, and their transformation into a more atmospherically and euphorically rocking outfit brought even more wonder, amazement and adoration from their growing fan-base. Following the first two albums Always... and Almost a Dance, the addition of the amazingly talented and charismatic vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen started the band's ascension to the top of the progressive rock and metal scene. A great reason for this success is the band's first Century Media album, Mandylion and it's follow-up Nighttime Birds.Countless festival appearances and touring helped as the band's appeal continued to grow throughout the world. At that point The Gathering stood at what could be seen as the first crossroads of their career: They were successful, but nevertheless they felt trapped in a artistically-controlled corner, which was very limited and small due to the high expectations from their fan-base. The result: How to Measure a Planet?, a double-album which vastly expanded The Gathering's creative spectrum and style.The progression of The Gathering's music has been nothing short of inspiring, and once again the band delivered a new album full of sensational melodies. The eleven songs on If_Then_Else were again mixed by the band's partner Attie Bauw at Bauwhaus Studios/Amsterdam but the actual recording of the material took place in two different small Dutch studios in a completely 'live' setting. After 1,5 years of silence, the band is back with their new EP Black Light District followed by their next full length in january 2003.
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Always... (Psychonaut Records)
Almost a Dance (Psychonaut Records)
Mandylion (Century Media)
Nighttime Birds (Century Media)
How to Measure a Planet? (Century Media)
Superheat (Century Media)
If_Then_Else (Century Media)
Downfall - The Early Years (Hammerheart)
Black Light District (Psychonaut Records)Frank Boeijen - Keyboards & Programming
Anneke van Giersbergen - Vocals
Hugo Prinsen Geerligs - Bass
Hans Rutten - Drums & Percussion
René Rutten - GuitarsThe official Gathering site
Cycling Colours
Sand & Mercury
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 | | The Gathering - Free Psychonauts | If I had to make a list of bands I like for each year, The Gathering would be on all of them. Maybe not as my all-time favorite band, but they would always be present.
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 | | The Gathering - Debris | The Gathering are celebrating their 12,5 years of existence with their new EP Black Light District. Because of that, we can present you one of their new songs: Debris.
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