The Gathering

Country	Netherlands
Formed	1989, Oss, Noord Brabant
Currently	Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Genres	Alternative Rock, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Art Rock, Atmospheric Rock
Labels	Century Media Records, The End Records, Psychonaut Records
Years active	1989-2014
Website	http://www.gathering.nl

Line-up (members)

René Rutten : Guitars, Theremin, Digeridoo (1989-2014)
Hans Rutten : Drums (1989-2014)
Frank Boeijen : Keyboards, Grand Piano, Samples (1990-2014)
Silje Wergeland : Vocals (2009-2014)

Former members

Henk van Koeverden : Keyboards
Hugo Prinsen Geerligs : Bass, Flute, Triangle (1989-2004)
Jelmer Wiersma : Guitars (1989-1998)
Bart Smits : Vocals (1989-1993)
Marike Groot : Vocals (1992-1993)
Martine van Loon : Vocals (1993-1994)
Niels Duffhues : Vocals, Acoustic Guitars (1993-1994)
Anneke van Giersbergen : Vocals, Guitars (1994-2007)
Marjolein Kooijman : Bass (2004-2014)

Album Photos (1)

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The Gathering Discography

Album title	Type	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
An Imaginary Symphony	Demo	1990	-	0	0
Moonlight Archer	Demo	1991	-	0	0
Always	Studio	1992	90	1	0
Almost a Dance	Studio	1993	95	1	0
Mandylion	Studio	1995-08-22	91.3	6	3
Strange Machines	Single	1995-11-01	-	0	0
Adrenaline/Leaves	Single	1996-05-13	-	0	0
The May Song	Single	1997-04-21	-	0	0
Nighttime Birds	Studio	1997-08-12	88.3	10	2
Kevin's Telescope	Single	1997-09-22	-	0	0
How to Measure a Planet?	Studio	1998	95	3	0
Liberty Bell	Single	1998-11-23	75	1	0
Superheat	Live	2000-01-25	81	2	0
Amity	Single	2000-02-05	-	0	0
Rollercoaster	Single	2000-05-29	-	0	0
If_Then_Else	Studio	2000-07-03	89.5	2	0
Downfall: the Early Years	Compilation	2001-05-22	80	1	0
Black Light District	EP	2002-06-17	-	0	0
In Motion	Video	2002-10-28	-	0	0
Souvenirs	Studio	2003-03-24	87.3	3	1
You Learn About It	Single	2003-04-28	-	0	0
Monsters	Single	2003-10-15	-	0	0
Sleepy Buildings - a Semi Acoustic Evening	Live	2004-01-26	91.5	2	0
A Sound Relief	Video	2005	-	0	0
Accessories - Rarities and B-Sides	Compilation	2005-08-22	87.5	2	0
Home	Studio	2006-04-18	93.8	4	1
Sziget Festival	Split	2006-08	-	0	0
A Noise Severe	Video	2007-10-31	84	1	0
A Noise Severe	Live	2007-10-31	84	1	0
Sand & Mercury	Boxed set	2008-01-25	-	0	0
The West Pole	Studio	2009-05-04	95	1	0
City from Above	EP	2009-05-04	95	1	0
Heroes for Ghosts	Single	2011-05-16	-	0	0
Meltdown	Single	2012-05-29	-	0	0
Disclosure	Studio	2012-09-12	92.1	7	0
Afterlights	EP	2012-09-12	-	0	0
Echoes Keep Growing	Single	2013-09-05	-	0	0
Afterwords	Studio	2013-10-05	85	2	0
TG25: Diving into the Unknown	Compilation	2014-12	85	1	0
Original Album Collection	Boxed set	2015-05-25	-	0	0
TG25: LIve at Doornroosje	Live	2016-01-29	90	1	0
Blueprints	Compilation	2017-02-03	-	0	0

The Gathering Photos

Anneke van Giersbergen

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The Gathering Top Songs

	Song title	Album title	Rating	Votes
1	Travel	How to Measure a Planet? (1998)	100	1
2	Shortest Day	Home (2006)	100	1
3	In Between	Home (2006)	100	1
4	Waking Hour	Home (2006)	100	1
5	Sand and Mercury	Mandylion (1995)	95	1
6	In Motion #2	Mandylion (1995)	95	1
7	Strange Machines	Mandylion (1995)	90	1
8	In Motion #1	Mandylion (1995)	85	1
9	Leaves	Mandylion (1995)	85	1
10	Eléanor	Mandylion (1995)	80	1
11	Fear the Sea	Mandylion (1995)	80	1
12	Mandylion	Mandylion (1995)	80	1

Additional notes

In January 2014 The Gathering announced that after 2 more gigs they would go on hiatus.

Contributors to this artist

Besi Karat