The Gathering (band)

**The Gathering** er et nederlandsk band som spiller i sjangeren alternativ rock og hard rock. Bandets første albumutgivelse ble beskrevet som «atmosfærisk death/doom»
, en undersjanger av heavy metal, og inspirasjonen kom fra band som Celtic Frost og Hellhammer.

## Historie
Musikkgruppen som ble etablert i 1989 i den lille byen Oss i Nederland av brødrene Hans og René Rutten og vokalist Bart Smits. Deretter sluttet Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Jelmer Wiersma og Frank Boeijen seg til bandets første besetning.

Deres to første album *Always...* (1992) og *Almost a Dance* (1993) spilte en viktig rolle i etableringen av gotisk metal, og hadde bidrag fra fire forskjellige vokalister. Vokalist Anneke van Giersbergen fikk sin debut på deres påfølgende utgivelse *Mandylion* (1995). 

Deres følgende studioalbum *Nighttime Birds* (1997), *How to Measure a Planet?* (1999), *if then else* (2000) og *Souvenirs* (2003) tok bandet videre fra gotisk metal til alternativ rock. *Sleepy Buildings* (2004) var en konsertinnspilling fra halvakustiske opptredener. Deres siste album *Home* ble lansert i april 2006.

## Medlemmer
*Silje Wergeland – vokal (2009 – )
*René Rutten – gitar/fløyte (1989 – )
*Frank Boeijen – tangenter (1990 – )
*Hans Rutten – trommer (1989 – )
*Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass (1989–2004; 2018 – )

### Tidligere medlemmer
*Anneke van Giersbergen – vokal / gitar (1994–2007)
*Jelmer Wiersma – gitar (1989–1998)
*Niels Duffhues – vokal/gitar (1993–1994)
*Martine van Loon – vokal/kor(1993–1994)
*Bart Smits – vokal (1989–1993)
*Marike Groot – vokal/kor (1992–1993)
*Marjolein Kooijman – bass (2004 –2013)

## Tidslinje



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## Diskografi
### Studioalbum
* *[[Always...]]* (1992)  Foundation 2000 
* *[[Almost a Dance]]* (1993)  Foundation 2000 
* *[[Mandylion (album)|Mandylion]]* (1995)  Century Media Sold: 130 000 
* *[[Nighttime Birds]]* (1997)  Century Media Sold: 90 000 
* *[[How to measure a planet?]]* (1998)  Century Media Sold: 80 000 
* *[[if then else]]* (2000)  Century Media Sold: 65 000 
* *[[Souvenirs (The Gathering album)|Souvenirs]]* (2003)  Psychonaut Records Sold: 40 000 
* *[[Home (The Gathering album)|Home]]* (2006)  Noise/The End 
* *[[The West Pole]]* (2009)  Psychonaut Records 
* *Disclosure* (2012)
**Afterwords* (2013)
**Beautiful Distortion* (2022)

### Livealbum
**Superheat* (2000) Century Media
**Sleepy Buildings – A Semi Acoustic Evening* (2004) Century Media
**A Noise Severe* (2007) Psychonaut Records
**TG25: Live at Doornroosje* (2017) Psychonaut Records

### EP
**Adrenaline / Leaves* (1996) Century Media
**Amity* (2000) Century Media
**Black Light District* (2002) Psychonaut Records
**City From Above* (2009) Psychonaut Records

### Singler
**Leaves* (1995) Century Media
**Strange Machines* (1995) Century Media
**Kevin's Telescope* (1997) Century Media
**The May Song* (1997) Century Media
**Liberty Bell* (1998) Century Media
**Rollercoaster* (2000) Century Media
**Monsters* (2003) Psychonaut Records
**You Learn About It* (2003) Psychonaut Records
**Alone* (2006) I Scream Records – Split single with Green Lizard, 5,000 copies limited edition giveaway at Sziget festival, Budapest, 2006

## Videografi
### Music Videos
*"King for a Day"
*"Leaves"
*"Strange Machines" (Unreleased)
*"Liberty Bell"
*"My Electricity"
*"Monsters"
*"Life's What You Make It"
*"You Learn About It"
*"Alone"
*"Forgotten"
*"All You Are"
*"No Bird Call"[1]
*"Heroes For Ghosts"

### DVD
*In Motion (2002)
*A Sound Relief (2005)
*A Noise Severe (2007). Inspelat i Santiago, Chile, den 24 March 2007.(Source).

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