The Gathering
There are several bands called The Gathering is an:
1. alternative… Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands called The Gathering is an:
1. alternative rock / progressive rock formed in Oss, the Netherlands, in 1989. Similar to: Anathema (mid/late albums), Pink Floyd, The 3rd and the Mortal (late), Radiohead, Portishead, Piano Magic, Talk Talk (late), Motorpsycho. However, in their first albums they were more similar to Anathema (early), Paradise Lost, The 3rd and the Mortal (early), Type O Negative, Dead Can Dance, Theatre Of Tragedy (early), My Dying Bride, Tiamat.
Initially, at the start of their career, they were a gothic metal / doom metal band. Their most successfull album in this period is their 1995 release "Mandylion". However, they shifted towards their current form, incorporating many influences from atmospheric rock, trip hop, space rock, dream pop, post rock, pop rock, alternative rock, with their 1998 release "How to Measure a Planet?" . Their historical singer was Anneke Van Giersbergen , who joined in 1995 for the album "Mandylion" but left the band in 2007 after the album "Home". She was later replaced by Silje Wergeland , who debuted in the album "The West Pole".
The band announced a hiatus in 2014, which was later interrupted in 2022 with the release of "Beautiful Distortion". The current line-up consists of Silje Wergeland (lead vocals), René Rutten (guitars and flute), Frank Boeijen (keyboards), and Hans Rutten (drums). The band had some line-up changes during the years, the most notable being Silje Wergeland replacing in 2009 the former singer Anneke van Giersbergen (who was a member from 1994 to 2007).
Initially they were in the vein of bands like Paradise Lost, Anathema or The Third and the Mortal.
Their first two albums, Always... (1992) in the death metal/doom metal style of the era and Almost a Dance (1993) that, though always regarded as a failure, played a part in the formation of gothic metal, were recorded with four different vocalists. Their subsequent release, Mandylion (1995), on which Anneke van Giersbergen sang for the first time, was a dark, haunting, and emotional piece of music. It was also one of the first albums of its kind in respect to female fronted metal bands, and it is still considered a standard by many female fronted metal bands.
Nighttime Birds (1997) continued in the same vein.
How to Measure a Planet? (1998) signed a departure from their previous style, while adopting an atmospheric sound with roots in space rock, shoegaze, trip hop, progressive and alternative rock. Their following studio albums if_then_else (2000) and Souvenirs (2003) showed progress and maturation of the band.
There is also an electro-acoustic live album Sleepy Buildings: A Semi Acoustic Evening, which was released in 2004, and was followed by a similar semi-acoustic tour.
Their 8th studio album, Home, was released in April 2006. The Gathering has promoted this album with a tour and festivals for the rest of 2006-2007.
Last March 24th, in Santiago, Chile, the band recorded a live DVD entitled "A Noise Severe" more rock oriented, to complete the previously released DVD "A Sound Relief", which featured a more acoustic set. It was released with little delay at the end of November 2007, together with live 2CD from same place.
On June 5, 2007 it was announced that Anneke is going to leave The Gathering in August 2007 to focus on her new project, Agua de Annique and her family.
After van Giersbergen leaving, the band started working on new songs and finding new singers. With finding Silje Wergeland from Norway the band again completed the line up. Silje has been the singer of the Norwegian band Octavia Sperati for 8 years including several other projects. 9th album The West Pole also includes two very talented guest singers: the Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (from Stream of Passion). The West Pole is a very vital, atmospheric and extravert rock orientated album, with all the quality and power the band is so famous for, also with many new elements. The sound is guitar driven, alive and urgent; a strong and beautifully coloured album with haunting female vocals. It’s produced by guitar player René Rutten and mixed & mastered by Zlaya Hadzich, who also did the production of Souvenirs.
10th full length Disclosure was released in September 2012.
They released Afterwords in 2013. ]Marjolein Kooijman (bass) left only a few months later.
http://www.gathering.nl
2. Gothic Rock band from Pretoria, South Africa, active in the second half of the 1980s. The Gathering released the 7inch single "Night and Day/Falling Crimson" and a handful of compilation tracks, e.g. "Perfect Souls" and "Wooden Walls" in 1988. The Gathering’s only full-length album, titled 'In the End", is a labour of love that’s taken the better part of 23 years to realise.
1. alternative… Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands called The Gathering is an:
1. alternative rock / progressive rock formed in Oss, the Netherlands, in 1989. Similar to: Anathema (mid/late albums), Pink Floyd, The 3rd and the Mortal (late), Radiohead, Portishead, Piano Magic, Talk Talk (late), Motorpsycho. However, in their first albums they were more similar to Anathema (early), Paradise Lost, The 3rd and the Mortal (early), Type O Negative, Dead Can Dance, Theatre Of Tragedy (early), My Dying Bride, Tiamat.
Initially, at the start of their career, they were a gothic metal / doom metal band. Their most successfull album in this period is their 1995 release "Mandylion". However, they shifted towards their current form, incorporating many influences from atmospheric rock, trip hop, space rock, dream pop, post rock, pop rock, alternative rock, with their 1998 release "How to Measure a Planet?" . Their historical singer was Anneke Van Giersbergen , who joined in 1995 for the album "Mandylion" but left the band in 2007 after the album "Home". She was later replaced by Silje Wergeland , who debuted in the album "The West Pole".
The band announced a hiatus in 2014, which was later interrupted in 2022 with the release of "Beautiful Distortion". The current line-up consists of Silje Wergeland (lead vocals), René Rutten (guitars and flute), Frank Boeijen (keyboards), and Hans Rutten (drums). The band had some line-up changes during the years, the most notable being Silje Wergeland replacing in 2009 the former singer Anneke van Giersbergen (who was a member from 1994 to 2007).
Initially they were in the vein of bands like Paradise Lost, Anathema or The Third and the Mortal.
Their first two albums, Always... (1992) in the death metal/doom metal style of the era and Almost a Dance (1993) that, though always regarded as a failure, played a part in the formation of gothic metal, were recorded with four different vocalists. Their subsequent release, Mandylion (1995), on which Anneke van Giersbergen sang for the first time, was a dark, haunting, and emotional piece of music. It was also one of the first albums of its kind in respect to female fronted metal bands, and it is still considered a standard by many female fronted metal bands.
Nighttime Birds (1997) continued in the same vein.
How to Measure a Planet? (1998) signed a departure from their previous style, while adopting an atmospheric sound with roots in space rock, shoegaze, trip hop, progressive and alternative rock. Their following studio albums if_then_else (2000) and Souvenirs (2003) showed progress and maturation of the band.
There is also an electro-acoustic live album Sleepy Buildings: A Semi Acoustic Evening, which was released in 2004, and was followed by a similar semi-acoustic tour.
Their 8th studio album, Home, was released in April 2006. The Gathering has promoted this album with a tour and festivals for the rest of 2006-2007.
Last March 24th, in Santiago, Chile, the band recorded a live DVD entitled "A Noise Severe" more rock oriented, to complete the previously released DVD "A Sound Relief", which featured a more acoustic set. It was released with little delay at the end of November 2007, together with live 2CD from same place.
On June 5, 2007 it was announced that Anneke is going to leave The Gathering in August 2007 to focus on her new project, Agua de Annique and her family.
After van Giersbergen leaving, the band started working on new songs and finding new singers. With finding Silje Wergeland from Norway the band again completed the line up. Silje has been the singer of the Norwegian band Octavia Sperati for 8 years including several other projects. 9th album The West Pole also includes two very talented guest singers: the Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (from Stream of Passion). The West Pole is a very vital, atmospheric and extravert rock orientated album, with all the quality and power the band is so famous for, also with many new elements. The sound is guitar driven, alive and urgent; a strong and beautifully coloured album with haunting female vocals. It’s produced by guitar player René Rutten and mixed & mastered by Zlaya Hadzich, who also did the production of Souvenirs.
10th full length Disclosure was released in September 2012.
They released Afterwords in 2013. ]Marjolein Kooijman (bass) left only a few months later.
http://www.gathering.nl
2. Gothic Rock band from Pretoria, South Africa, active in the second half of the 1980s. The Gathering released the 7inch single "Night and Day/Falling Crimson" and a handful of compilation tracks, e.g. "Perfect Souls" and "Wooden Walls" in 1988. The Gathering’s only full-length album, titled 'In the End", is a labour of love that’s taken the better part of 23 years to realise.
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The Gathering Lyrics
"Red Is A Slow Colour" The black house in in my street Looks too dark just…
01 Black Light District Blaming global infection For the illness in him Little knowl…
02. Strange Machines It has always been in the back of my mind Dreaming…
02.Great Ocean Road It is all there The earth and the ocean They contain the…
03 Broken Glass Strange vibe circles round tries to comfort buzzing sound f…
03-11 Red Is A Slow Colour The black house in in my street Looks too dark just…
07 Sand and Mercury My dear, don't leave me now Close at the edge of…
07.The Big Sleep Deprivation of my sleep Is so bad I need to weep Myself into…
09 My Electricity I send your name Up into the sky And the wind blows…
1. Shortest Day He's in a rush run He has to hurry dash He's in…
10.Even the spirits are afraid You think you were earning Burning the church of your god Yo…
A Constant Run He has a taste of anger And it's oh so sweet He…
A Life All Mine Razor sharp I cut The bull from my life Too blunt your…
A Noise Severe I feel it slip Slip away From my hands All the away My hear…
A Passage To Desire I feel like I am hurt Can't you see I try to…
Adrenaline What makes you forget is the structure You're in, all your…
Afterwords Doubt is creeping Into the seams Words keep breaking Tear…
All You Are I sit scared your eyes blend into me and then i take…
Alone Now you see me getting better I'm right here on display And…
Always "Sometimes words can not say what the heart feels. Music can…
Always... [Instrumental]…
Amity The torture won't part you Motherly breast won't warm you Yo…
Anachrone Circles It's in the air, and it shines like rain. I think…
Analog Park In the garden, in the park, on a bench, I…
Another Day Suddenly I awake A strange man knows my name Heat takes my…
Anthology In Black Thousand morbid dreams cross my mind Reflections of the past…
B Raised on words like "punishment" and "God will get you…
Bad Movie Scene Why did I ever think Life is about to go on In…
Beautiful War [instrumental]…
Black Light District Blaming global infection For the illness in him Little knowl…
Box Wandering Walking Drifting with the tide Browsing Search…
Broken Glass Strange vibe circles round tries to comfort buzzing sound f…
Capital of Nowhere Before the morning wakes Night's gone up in flames Of the …
CD Track 10 I close your eyes with my mouth Now you don't see…
Coldwar kid This is our time Our time is now Although we grow We're n…
Colorado Incident The magical air evaporates Whenever we float down from The b…
Confusion False eyes are staring Disrespectfully and untrue The burden…
Debris Darling, baby Don't say maybe Disobey me, I'll be Like a bad…
Dethroned emperor See the portal, gate to madness Locked forever in a veil…
Downfall In silence I'm walking through the darkness Chasing the web…
Echoes Keep Growing I shut my eyes I closed my mouth I shut my eyes I…
Eléanor Underneath the mask you've buried yourself into It's coal-bl…
Even the Spirits Are Afraid You think you were earning Burning the church of your god Yo…
Fatigue It's time to change...…
Fear the Sea Water travels by itself Inspires us to fear the sea When it…
Forgotten Have you forgotten All this beauty around you All your worr…
Forgotten Reprise Have you forgotten All this beauty Around you? All your w…
Frail You lead me I do need redemption Whenever I don't know I fe…
Frail (you might as well b You lead me I do need redemption Whenever I don't know …
Gaya's Dream Open the gates of the past With the key to our…
Gemini I On the day that you woke me up from our…
Gemini II Did her skin feel as soft as you always said…
Gemini III Did her skin feel as soft As you allways said Mine are…
Golden Age Trading all over the world…
Golden Grounds As the sand spreads wide open and the glow of the sun pearls…
Great Ocean Road It is all there The earth and the ocean They contain the…
Heartbeat Amplifier That poem is not funny You're just laughing about those word…
Her Last Flight Can't do that, please forget The things I need, there's mor…
Herbal Movement The fabric softener of the mind makes everything easy and we…
Heroes for Ghosts Fading falling Slow winds breaking soundscapes And waves…
Home I gave my life to you and I've worked so…
I Can See Four Miles Whatever you do Whatever you say Every time I’m here an…
Illuminating Illuminating is what we are When we will be on the stars I…
In Between We ride along the great riverside Ever so wide The giver of…
In Motion Kill me with your thoughts Use your mind Hand me over to…
In Motion # 1 Kill me with your thoughts Use your mind Hand me over to…
In Motion # 2 I see him turn away Although my eyes are shut with…
In Motion #1 Kill me with your thoughts Use your mind Hand me over to…
In Motion #2 I see him turn away Although my eyes are shut with…
In motion part I Kill me with your thoughts Use your mind Hand me over to…
In Motion Part Ii I see him turn away Although my eyes are shut with…
In Motion, Part I (live) I see him turn away Although my eyes are shut with…
In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated Sail on silver wings Through this storm What fortune love…
In Sickness And Health The cruelty of this world persists The cold wind speaks for…
Jelena My friend She tipped over Out of childhood into sadness She'…
Kevin His hands hide inside a sleeve And little feet play with…
Kevin´s Telescope His hands hide inside a sleeve And little feet play with…
King For A Day In everyone hides a king for a day Nature's actors, in…
Leaves I close your eyes with my mouth Now you don't see…
Liberty Bell No brainwaves or activity While the craft is in the air It…
Life Is What You Make It Baby, life's what you make it, Can't escape it. Baby, ye…
Life's What You Make It Baby, life's what you make it Can't escape it Baby, yesterda…
Lifes What You Make It Baby, life's what you make it Can't escape it Baby, yester…
Like Fountains A scar inside For such a long time I'll do it all…
Locked Away No sense at all Do what you want For I will hunt…
Lost in Munch Snow on the railroad tracks Dogs in the moonlight Stoned…
Lost in Munch's Scream The whole world was in turmoil Iron and coal were stolen…
Mandylion Mandylion In remembrance of Harold Gloudemans Sand and merc…
Marooned I know from a lesser tribe I suppose the range of…
Mediaeval City This is our space we'll spend our time This is the…
Meltdown [I] It’s time to leave - this eerie sound I cared…
Miniature I know the stories Of undersea lights It all seems so clea…
Missing Seasons I slide around on silver wings I long for air as…
Monsters All you need all you need All you need Is all is…
Morphia%27s Waltz I see your eyes Blue and wide open Take your time my divi…
Morphia's Waltz I see your eyes Blue and wide open Take your time My divine…
My Electricity I send your name Up into the sky And the wind blows…
New Horizon The Earth is round There is more behind the horizon The su…
New Moon Different Day I am at the waterside My cold feet are numb And I…
New Moon, Different Day I'm at the waterside my cold feet are numb and I follow…
Nighttime Birds Their ways are open They spread as their wings They want to…
No Bird Call Is replaced by a symphony of silence Fading letters of comf…
No One Spoke How did we get here? Where is the silence? We need to…
Nobody Dares Behind those mountains is a land That is owned by genuine…
On A Wave I have an injunction, don't look surprised Time to get even…
On Most Surfaces The frost hits me in the eye And wakes me These are…
Pale Traces When did you loose your smile? Were you walking all alone…
Paper Waves Sun comes out - Wakes me up Wanna sleep, need to…
Paralyzed Say my name Say my name Your anger’s on fire Will it ever…
Passage to Desire I feel like I am hurt Can't you see I try to…
Probabily built in the fifties I might be moving to the east to part my ways And…
Probably Built in the Fifties I might be moving to the east To part my ways And…
Proof Denial The first Sweeter than honey The second time What's …
Red Is a Slow Colour The black house in in my street Looks too dark just…
Rescue Me All I want is to be where you are Wisdom will nurse you Pas…
Rollercoaster Outrun the fight I use to hide In quiet places I'll refrase…
Sand & Mercury My dear, don't leave me now Close at the edge of…
Saturnine The day you went away You had to screw me over I…
Second Sunrise What is left of our world, today Walls have fallen with…
Share The Wisdom Look at the sky, stars they fall Peace between worlds, the…
Shortest Day He's in a rush run He has to hurry dash He's in…
Shot to Pieces What fine judgment I see In the eyes of our world…
Shrink To feel this great urge To hold and embrace you I slowly…
Six Dead Three To Go Our footsteps in the snow, the blood that marks my…
Sleepy Buildings Break yourself through the clouds And build above those slee…
Solace Toda una vida de lucha y de trabajo sostenida sin…
South American Ghost Ride (instrumental)…
Souvenirs Jump in heat Plunge to your truth Agree with your youth Cons…
Stonegarden And the dreamer sets his sails... Avoiding all cliffs and st…
Strange Machines It has always been in the back of my mind Dreaming…
Subzero The bowels of my thoughts, icy lake Drain emotions from my…
The Big Sleep Deprivation of my sleep Is so bad I need to weep Myself into…
The Blue Vessel Its quest around the sun Mankind on the run Overwhelming i…
The colorado incident The magical air evaporates Whenever we float down from The…
The Earth Is My Witness Mother Earth looks at her closely she looks at her baby…
The Gathering The Gathering are: Niels Duffhues …
The May Song I'm waiting for your hands To fold around my wrist I'm mello…
the Mirror Water Slowly... Flying silent Touching the wind as it sadly sings.…
The Sky People Confidence and hope I'm looking forward to future plans Not …
The West Pole As the late evening sun Slides her way through copper cloud…
These Good People He worries no more than he Necessarily needs to fill his…
Third Chance Fear and sweat, my muscles ache I smile, but it's just…
Thunder without Frequencies Thunder without frequencies A feeling it's coming Thunder …
Travel Melodic stanzas Are symphonizing their way Through your wear…
Treasure We found our stepping stone Over darkest hours We left no …
Waking Hour The eyes are made to see They see the paths of…
We Just Stopped Breathing Lying - down on Sidewalk - lying Running - tears down His ea…
When The Sun Hits Sweet thing, I watch you Burn so fast it scares me Mind…
Yoru Trouble Are Over Towards the light I will move on And so I learn to…
You Learn About It Now that we're through the hell with you We don't mind We ju…
You Promised Me a Symphony It is 1 pm School bell's ringing My heart beats fast I be…
You Troubles Are Over Towards the light I will move on And so I learn to…
Your Troubles Are Over Towards the light I will move on And so I learn to…
_Subzero The bowels of my thoughts, icy lake Drain emotions from my…