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The Gathering - Working On New Material
Vocalist Silje Wergeland has issued the following update on behalf of The Gathering:
"As I write this a little storm is coming in over Holland. It has been some amazing summer days here, and now it seems like Thor (or Tor as we say) is riding across the sky with his hammer smashing clouds. We are having a BBQ so fingers crossed he is off for some sleep or go for some mjød soon!
Saturday we played in Roermond for the first time. The nice people behind Rockschool Open Air put up this festival for the first time and had no one less than their major and people from the local government attending. All festivals needs some time to establish, and there are always a few hiccups here and there. This year someone - I think he has a Norse origin - were a bit too enthusiastic behind his drum kit kicking through the bass-drum skin (how metal is that!). It took some time to get a new one, so the sets of the bands later had to be cut a bit short. We had a nice time there though, and especially for me meeting up with the Bergeners of Batallion. If you have ever met anyone from Norway, you know the Viking way of drinking. There were no exceptions Saturday...
This gig was our last before the summer kicks in. The plan is now to fully focus on making a new album. We already have around 7 songs we are working on and we are all super enthusiastic about them! We are in a very creative place at the moment, ideas are flowing! We found a new place we will do preproduction of the new songs. Very cool and relaxing place. It is really fun for me this time to be part of this song making process from the beginning. A few days ago Frank and me sat down with a brand new song we ended up really happy about. Today I am off to work in the studio with René on some other new songs. I can't tell you much about the direction of the songs, but I can say it is going really well! And one more thing: the Gathering never stops surprising."
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"As I write this a little storm is coming in over Holland. It has been some amazing summer days here, and now it seems like Thor (or Tor as we say) is riding across the sky with his hammer smashing clouds. We are having a BBQ so fingers crossed he is off for some sleep or go for some mjød soon!
Saturday we played in Roermond for the first time. The nice people behind Rockschool Open Air put up this festival for the first time and had no one less than their major and people from the local government attending. All festivals needs some time to establish, and there are always a few hiccups here and there. This year someone - I think he has a Norse origin - were a bit too enthusiastic behind his drum kit kicking through the bass-drum skin (how metal is that!). It took some time to get a new one, so the sets of the bands later had to be cut a bit short. We had a nice time there though, and especially for me meeting up with the Bergeners of Batallion. If you have ever met anyone from Norway, you know the Viking way of drinking. There were no exceptions Saturday...
This gig was our last before the summer kicks in. The plan is now to fully focus on making a new album. We already have around 7 songs we are working on and we are all super enthusiastic about them! We are in a very creative place at the moment, ideas are flowing! We found a new place we will do preproduction of the new songs. Very cool and relaxing place. It is really fun for me this time to be part of this song making process from the beginning. A few days ago Frank and me sat down with a brand new song we ended up really happy about. Today I am off to work in the studio with René on some other new songs. I can't tell you much about the direction of the songs, but I can say it is going really well! And one more thing: the Gathering never stops surprising."
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - New Video Online
Dutch metallers The Gathering have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Dearest friends,
We want to thank all you nice people that has supported and followed us through 2009; a very exciting year for us here in The Gathering.
We are truly grateful and it means a lot to us that we had such a nice response on The West Pole and the new line up of The Gathering! We are very much looking forward to another eventful year with touring lots of countries and meeting many of you friends and fans playing and sharing our common interest: music.
When all the snow came down here before Christmas we used the opportunity to enjoy it making a brand new little video for "No Bird Call". You can see it here."
"No Bird Call" comes off the band's latest album, The West Pole, which was released on May 2009 via Psychonaut Records.
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"Dearest friends,
We want to thank all you nice people that has supported and followed us through 2009; a very exciting year for us here in The Gathering.
We are truly grateful and it means a lot to us that we had such a nice response on The West Pole and the new line up of The Gathering! We are very much looking forward to another eventful year with touring lots of countries and meeting many of you friends and fans playing and sharing our common interest: music.
When all the snow came down here before Christmas we used the opportunity to enjoy it making a brand new little video for "No Bird Call". You can see it here."
"No Bird Call" comes off the band's latest album, The West Pole, which was released on May 2009 via Psychonaut Records.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - Announce 20th Anniversary European Tour
The Gathering drummer Hans Rutten has issued the following update about the band's 20th Anniversary plans:
"I am proud to announce the first dates for our upcoming The West Pole/20th Anniversary European Tour (Jan/Febr. 2010). Please note there will be more gigs added this tour. We are still working on a couple of Greek dates too, as well as a South American tour and some more club gigs in The Netherlands.
As you might know Marjolein will not be able to play with us the first week. Old bandmember Hugo Prinsen Geerligs will join us on stage, after 6 years! So these gigs will me memorable for sure! Hugo will join us from Krefeld untill Bratislava, Marjolein will be on stage again in Budapest untill the end.We are thrilled and excited and we hope the same goes for you!"
Another statement regarding the band's 20th anniversary can be read here.
22.01.2010 - GER, Krefeld - Kulturfabrik
23.01.2010 - GER, Erfurt - TBA
24.01.2010 - GER, Berlin - Columbia Club
26.01.2010 - GER, Karlsruhe - Substage
27.01.2010 - GER, Nurnburg - Hirsch
28.01.2010 - CZE, Prague - Abaton
29.01.2010 - POL, TBA
30.01.2010 - SVK, Bratislava - Randal
31.01.2010 - HUN, Budapest - Diesel
01.02.2010 - CRO, Zagreb - Mochvara
02.02.2010 - ITA, Milan - Zoe
04.02.2010 - ESP, Barcelona - Salamandra 1
05.02.2010 - ESP, Alicante - Nave 8
06.02.2010 - ESP, Granada - El Tren
07.02.2010 - ESP, Madrid - Heineken
09.02.2010 - FRA, Lyon - Ninkasi Kao
10.02.2010 - SUI, Pratteln - Z7
11.02.2010 - GER, Aschaffenburg - Colos Saal
13.02.2010 - FRA, Lille - Le Splendid
14.02.2010 - FRA, Paris - TBA
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"I am proud to announce the first dates for our upcoming The West Pole/20th Anniversary European Tour (Jan/Febr. 2010). Please note there will be more gigs added this tour. We are still working on a couple of Greek dates too, as well as a South American tour and some more club gigs in The Netherlands.
As you might know Marjolein will not be able to play with us the first week. Old bandmember Hugo Prinsen Geerligs will join us on stage, after 6 years! So these gigs will me memorable for sure! Hugo will join us from Krefeld untill Bratislava, Marjolein will be on stage again in Budapest untill the end.We are thrilled and excited and we hope the same goes for you!"
Another statement regarding the band's 20th anniversary can be read here.
22.01.2010 - GER, Krefeld - Kulturfabrik
23.01.2010 - GER, Erfurt - TBA
24.01.2010 - GER, Berlin - Columbia Club
26.01.2010 - GER, Karlsruhe - Substage
27.01.2010 - GER, Nurnburg - Hirsch
28.01.2010 - CZE, Prague - Abaton
29.01.2010 - POL, TBA
30.01.2010 - SVK, Bratislava - Randal
31.01.2010 - HUN, Budapest - Diesel
01.02.2010 - CRO, Zagreb - Mochvara
02.02.2010 - ITA, Milan - Zoe
04.02.2010 - ESP, Barcelona - Salamandra 1
05.02.2010 - ESP, Alicante - Nave 8
06.02.2010 - ESP, Granada - El Tren
07.02.2010 - ESP, Madrid - Heineken
09.02.2010 - FRA, Lyon - Ninkasi Kao
10.02.2010 - SUI, Pratteln - Z7
11.02.2010 - GER, Aschaffenburg - Colos Saal
13.02.2010 - FRA, Lille - Le Splendid
14.02.2010 - FRA, Paris - TBA
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
| Event: | The Gathering: The West Pole/20th Anniversary Tour |
The Gathering - New Video Online
"All You Are", the new video from Dutch metallers The Gathering, has been made available online. According to the band, the video contains lots of live images shot at Graspop Metal Meeting 2009 festival.
"All You Are" comes off the band's latest album, entitled "The West Pole", which was released in Europe on May 4, 2009 via Psychonaut Records.
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"All You Are" comes off the band's latest album, entitled "The West Pole", which was released in Europe on May 4, 2009 via Psychonaut Records.
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - Announces Dutch Try-Out Dates
Drummer Hans Rutten of The Gathering has posted the following update on the band's website:
"First of all: we will do a couple of try out gigs before we start the festival season. We will play in Heerlen and Purmerend, both located in The Netherlands. Please note these are try-out gigs. Things will go wrong. But that's also the fun part, we just play and we will see what happens! Both evenings will be a lot of fun for sure.
Today we received "The West Pole" vinyl test pressing. As we are living in a digital world I forgot the sound of a black 12 inch on a turntable. It is incredible! The sound is so much warmer, rounder, the high tones are crispy, bass sounds so creamy... Well I can go on for a while, but above all be sure you grab a copy of "The West Pole" on vinyl before they cost 200 dollar on eBay! Btw, it is a double album, 180 grams, specially remastered for vinyl, and with a different running order. Still available at our webshop, but we will only make 500 copies (limited), and they go faaast."
In other news, a new song from the upcoming album "The West Pole", called "No Bird Call" is exclusively available for streaming on the band's webshop with a quite higher quality than the MySpace player.
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"First of all: we will do a couple of try out gigs before we start the festival season. We will play in Heerlen and Purmerend, both located in The Netherlands. Please note these are try-out gigs. Things will go wrong. But that's also the fun part, we just play and we will see what happens! Both evenings will be a lot of fun for sure.
Today we received "The West Pole" vinyl test pressing. As we are living in a digital world I forgot the sound of a black 12 inch on a turntable. It is incredible! The sound is so much warmer, rounder, the high tones are crispy, bass sounds so creamy... Well I can go on for a while, but above all be sure you grab a copy of "The West Pole" on vinyl before they cost 200 dollar on eBay! Btw, it is a double album, 180 grams, specially remastered for vinyl, and with a different running order. Still available at our webshop, but we will only make 500 copies (limited), and they go faaast."
In other news, a new song from the upcoming album "The West Pole", called "No Bird Call" is exclusively available for streaming on the band's webshop with a quite higher quality than the MySpace player.
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
| Event: | The Gathering: Try Out Gigs |
The Gathering - New Singer Announced, Audio Samples Online
Dutch metallers The Gathering have issued the following update:
"Hi all!
Yes, finally we are back! Fresh new start, brand new homepage, new songs ("All You Are", "Treasure" and "The West Pole") on our revamped MySpace, and you can order great packages at our webshop right now!
But first of all I like to announce Silje Wergeland as our new vocalist! Silje has been the singer of the Norwegian band Octavia Sperati for 8 years including several other projects. She did a superb job, as you can hear on our MySpace and new Gathering album "The West Pole". More info about Silje soon. This album also includes two very talented guest singers: the Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (from Stream Of Passion), and some other guest musicians.
What can we say about "The West Pole"? It's a very vital, atmospheric and extravert rock orientated album, with all the quality and power The Gathering 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'" and René.
I hope you enjoy listening our new songs and our new homepage and MySpace.
Cheers!"
"The West Pole" cover artwork] tracklisting:
01. When Trust Becomes Sound
02. Treasure
03. All You Are
04. You Promised Me A Symphony
05. The West Pole
06. Capital Of Nowhere
07. No Bird Call
08. Pale Traces
09. No One Spoke
10. Constant Run
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"Hi all!
Yes, finally we are back! Fresh new start, brand new homepage, new songs ("All You Are", "Treasure" and "The West Pole") on our revamped MySpace, and you can order great packages at our webshop right now!
But first of all I like to announce Silje Wergeland as our new vocalist! Silje has been the singer of the Norwegian band Octavia Sperati for 8 years including several other projects. She did a superb job, as you can hear on our MySpace and new Gathering album "The West Pole". More info about Silje soon. This album also includes two very talented guest singers: the Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (from Stream Of Passion), and some other guest musicians.
What can we say about "The West Pole"? It's a very vital, atmospheric and extravert rock orientated album, with all the quality and power The Gathering 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'" and René.
I hope you enjoy listening our new songs and our new homepage and MySpace.
Cheers!"
"The West Pole" cover artwork] tracklisting:
01. When Trust Becomes Sound
02. Treasure
03. All You Are
04. You Promised Me A Symphony
05. The West Pole
06. Capital Of Nowhere
07. No Bird Call
08. Pale Traces
09. No One Spoke
10. Constant Run
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - New Album In April
Drummer Hans Rutten of the Dutch metal/rock band The Gathering has issued the following update:
"The waiting is over. Well... almost!
We are very happy and proud to announce the release of our 9th studio album in April 2009! The album will be called "The West Pole". You probably are curious who is singing on our new record. We have found a new vocalist, and we will have two guest singers on "The West Pole".
We can imagine people are anxious to hear some of our new music. However, we will not make it to put new songs online this year. The reason is that some of our guest musicians still need to be recorded and we prefer to present only complete version of the songs. As soon as we have mixed and mastered the album we will put some tracks on the web and of course you will be informed with all possible details. We believe, after hearing the new songs, you will agree the waiting was worthwhile!
We are very, very proud and we feel we made something really special. The album is produced by René Rutten, it will contain 9 tracks and will be released on our own imprint Psychonaut Records. It will be a very extravert, rock orientated, alive album. Typically The Gathering, but with many new elements. This time it's absolutely guitar driven. For sure.
"The West Pole" will be available via our own webshop one month before the actual release date. Like our DVD "A Noise Severe" we will make special packages. More news will follow soon."
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"The waiting is over. Well... almost!
We are very happy and proud to announce the release of our 9th studio album in April 2009! The album will be called "The West Pole". You probably are curious who is singing on our new record. We have found a new vocalist, and we will have two guest singers on "The West Pole".
We can imagine people are anxious to hear some of our new music. However, we will not make it to put new songs online this year. The reason is that some of our guest musicians still need to be recorded and we prefer to present only complete version of the songs. As soon as we have mixed and mastered the album we will put some tracks on the web and of course you will be informed with all possible details. We believe, after hearing the new songs, you will agree the waiting was worthwhile!
We are very, very proud and we feel we made something really special. The album is produced by René Rutten, it will contain 9 tracks and will be released on our own imprint Psychonaut Records. It will be a very extravert, rock orientated, alive album. Typically The Gathering, but with many new elements. This time it's absolutely guitar driven. For sure.
"The West Pole" will be available via our own webshop one month before the actual release date. Like our DVD "A Noise Severe" we will make special packages. More news will follow soon."
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - New Album On The Way
The Gathering have posted an update on their official website's forum about the new material they are currently working on.
"Dear all,
Sorry it has been a while since you've heard from us. We apologize for this. It actually means that we have been really busy with the band. During the last couple of months we created a lot of new ideas that lead to the first songs of our upcoming CD. Yes, we are working on a new album! Or actually, two new albums! Many of our new songs are very rock and guitar orientated and will end up on a heavy rock album for sure. The second album will be filled with more 'shoe gaze', dreamy tracks.
We can imagine if you are very curious about new vocalists. Currently, we are working with several. It feels very refreshing and interesting to work with different voices and it adds beautiful new colours to our music. Names will be presented as soon as our ideas become more concrete. As promised you will hear new material by the end of this year. The release of our new album is planned for Spring 2009.
On behalf of the band,
Hans Rutten"
"Dear all,
Sorry it has been a while since you've heard from us. We apologize for this. It actually means that we have been really busy with the band. During the last couple of months we created a lot of new ideas that lead to the first songs of our upcoming CD. Yes, we are working on a new album! Or actually, two new albums! Many of our new songs are very rock and guitar orientated and will end up on a heavy rock album for sure. The second album will be filled with more 'shoe gaze', dreamy tracks.
We can imagine if you are very curious about new vocalists. Currently, we are working with several. It feels very refreshing and interesting to work with different voices and it adds beautiful new colours to our music. Names will be presented as soon as our ideas become more concrete. As promised you will hear new material by the end of this year. The release of our new album is planned for Spring 2009.
On behalf of the band,
Hans Rutten"
| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - New Album Samples Available
The Gathering will issue the "A Noise Severe" 2-DVD and 2-CD sets on October 31. Both releases contain recordings of the group's March 24, 2007 performance at the 4,000-capacity theatre Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile. You can listen to the samples here.
You can also find two full songs and a video extract on the band's MySpace page, here.
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You can also find two full songs and a video extract on the band's MySpace page, here.
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - Details Of New DVD/CD Sets Revealed
As indicate on their webshop, The Gathering will issue the "A Noise Severe" 2-DVD and 2-CD sets on October 31. Both releases contain recordings of the group's March 24, 2007 performance at the 4,000-capacity theatre Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile. The track listing is as follows:
"A Noise Severe" 2-DVD set (cover artwork here):
DVD 1 (live concert recorded in DTS 5.1, at the Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile on March 24, 2007):
01. Shortest Day
02. In Between
03. Liberty Bell
04. Probably Built In The Fifties
05. Even The Spirits Are Afraid
06. Saturnine
07. Monsters
08. Alone
09. A Noise Severe
10. Leaves
11. Eléanor
12. In Motion #I
13. Waking Hour
14. On Most Surfaces
15. Strange Machines
16. Adrenaline
17. Third Chance
18. Black Light District
19. Travel
DVD 2 (bonus material):
* Home-made a film about the studio album "Home"
* The three winning videos of the "Alone" contest
* "Forgotten" video
* "Box" and "Waking Hour" projection clip
* Edison "Thank You" videoclip
* The making of "A Noise Severe"
"A Noise Severe" 2-CD set (cover artwork here):
CD 1:
01. Shortest Day
02. In Between
03. Liberty Bell
04. Probably Built In The Fifties
05. Even The Spirits Are Afraid
06. Saturnine
07. Monsters
08. Alone
09. A Noise Severe
10. Leaves
11. Eléanor
12. In Motion #I
CD 2:
01. Waking Hour
02. On Most Surfaces
03. Strange Machines
04. Adrenaline
05. Third Chance
06. Black Light District
07. Travel
You can order the "A Noise Severe" 2-DVD and 2-CD sets, by clicking here (all info here).
You can also watch a preview clip of "Shortest Day" taken from the "A Noise Severe" 2-DVD set at this location or on YouTube here.
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"A Noise Severe" 2-DVD set (cover artwork here):
DVD 1 (live concert recorded in DTS 5.1, at the Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile on March 24, 2007):
01. Shortest Day
02. In Between
03. Liberty Bell
04. Probably Built In The Fifties
05. Even The Spirits Are Afraid
06. Saturnine
07. Monsters
08. Alone
09. A Noise Severe
10. Leaves
11. Eléanor
12. In Motion #I
13. Waking Hour
14. On Most Surfaces
15. Strange Machines
16. Adrenaline
17. Third Chance
18. Black Light District
19. Travel
DVD 2 (bonus material):
* Home-made a film about the studio album "Home"
* The three winning videos of the "Alone" contest
* "Forgotten" video
* "Box" and "Waking Hour" projection clip
* Edison "Thank You" videoclip
* The making of "A Noise Severe"
"A Noise Severe" 2-CD set (cover artwork here):
CD 1:
01. Shortest Day
02. In Between
03. Liberty Bell
04. Probably Built In The Fifties
05. Even The Spirits Are Afraid
06. Saturnine
07. Monsters
08. Alone
09. A Noise Severe
10. Leaves
11. Eléanor
12. In Motion #I
CD 2:
01. Waking Hour
02. On Most Surfaces
03. Strange Machines
04. Adrenaline
05. Third Chance
06. Black Light District
07. Travel
You can order the "A Noise Severe" 2-DVD and 2-CD sets, by clicking here (all info here).
You can also watch a preview clip of "Shortest Day" taken from the "A Noise Severe" 2-DVD set at this location or on YouTube here.
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| Source: | shop.gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - DVD/CD On The Way And Band Infos
The following message was posted on The Gathering's official website:
"Dear all,
Hope you are all fine and well. I have some updates for you:
A Noise Severe DVD and live CD:
Yes, we are almost ready with our double DVD A Noise Severe as well as our double live CD. The end of this month we will master both.
A special package will be on presale on our webshop very soon, together with more info, such as running order, info about an in-depth documentary of the recording of our album Home and much more. Expect a webshop release somewhere end of July, and in 'normal' shops around October 2007.
It will be a release to be proud of!
Celebration the 10th anniversary of Nighttime Birds:
Not so suprising news: Century Media will re-release Nighttime Birds as a double CD with new artwork in Europe the 27th of july 2007.
We only saw the artwork, and it looked really chique. It seems it will come with an extra CD containing bonus tracks which were also released on our 'B sides' albums.
So no new tracks! I don't know if the album will be remastered.
Home vinyl:
The vinyl release of Home is going that quickly, it is almost sold out.
The End Records only has some black vinyls left. So hurry!
Auditions:
We have recieved a mere 170 demo's. Thanks a lot! Yes, it is still possible to send out your mp3's to: audition:(AT)gathering(DOT)nl. Especially male vocalist are welcome to send their demo's, as we are still in search for both males and females.
The audition will close when we have made a decision, so go ahead."
Cheers!
Hans
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"Dear all,
Hope you are all fine and well. I have some updates for you:
A Noise Severe DVD and live CD:
Yes, we are almost ready with our double DVD A Noise Severe as well as our double live CD. The end of this month we will master both.
A special package will be on presale on our webshop very soon, together with more info, such as running order, info about an in-depth documentary of the recording of our album Home and much more. Expect a webshop release somewhere end of July, and in 'normal' shops around October 2007.
It will be a release to be proud of!
Celebration the 10th anniversary of Nighttime Birds:
Not so suprising news: Century Media will re-release Nighttime Birds as a double CD with new artwork in Europe the 27th of july 2007.
We only saw the artwork, and it looked really chique. It seems it will come with an extra CD containing bonus tracks which were also released on our 'B sides' albums.
So no new tracks! I don't know if the album will be remastered.
Home vinyl:
The vinyl release of Home is going that quickly, it is almost sold out.
The End Records only has some black vinyls left. So hurry!
Auditions:
We have recieved a mere 170 demo's. Thanks a lot! Yes, it is still possible to send out your mp3's to: audition:(AT)gathering(DOT)nl. Especially male vocalist are welcome to send their demo's, as we are still in search for both males and females.
The audition will close when we have made a decision, so go ahead."
Cheers!
Hans
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - Anneke Is Leaving The Band
Posted by the band on the official site:
Dear all,
We are very sorry to announce the fact that Anneke has decided to leave the band in August 2007. Anneke has several reasons not to be a member anymore. We really regret the fact we could not find a way to continue together. However, we will be working on new material with male & female vocalists. Expect a CD release somewhere in 2008.
With Anneke we've made great albums and did fantastic shows, which we are very proud of! We had a great time! We wish Anneke all the best for the future.
The remaining festivals we will play together with Anneke. No new gigs will be scheduled. The last gig with Anneke will be the Ankkarock Festival in Finland, the 4th of August. Also the new DVD 'A Noise Severe' as well as the double live CD will still be released this summer.
Frank, Hans, Marjolein & René.
Dear all,
We are very sorry to announce the fact that Anneke has decided to leave the band in August 2007. Anneke has several reasons not to be a member anymore. We really regret the fact we could not find a way to continue together. However, we will be working on new material with male & female vocalists. Expect a CD release somewhere in 2008.
With Anneke we've made great albums and did fantastic shows, which we are very proud of! We had a great time! We wish Anneke all the best for the future.
The remaining festivals we will play together with Anneke. No new gigs will be scheduled. The last gig with Anneke will be the Ankkarock Festival in Finland, the 4th of August. Also the new DVD 'A Noise Severe' as well as the double live CD will still be released this summer.
Frank, Hans, Marjolein & René.
| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
The Gathering - Cancel For Metal Female Voices Fest 5
The Gathering drummer Hans Rutten has issued the following announcement:
"Due to various circumstances the Gathering decided not to participate at the Metal Female Voices Fest V on the 20th October 2007 in Wieze, Belgium. On various points, such as our position on the bill, we had too much disagreements with the Metal Female Voices Fest management.
We feel sorry to make this decision, but we hope we will play this festival in 2008."
Cheers,
The Gathering
Leaves' Eyes are headlining Metal Female Voices Festival V. Other bands on the bill include After Forever, Battlelore, Distorted, Draconian, Elis, Epica, Imperia, Interria, Seraphim, Sirenia and Valkyre.
Doro has been confirmed to headline the festival pre-show on October 19th, also at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. Other acts scheduled to perform on the night include Holy Moses, Darzamat and Dylath-Leen.
Previously also Theatre Of Tragedy already cancelled their appearance on MFVF 5.
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"Due to various circumstances the Gathering decided not to participate at the Metal Female Voices Fest V on the 20th October 2007 in Wieze, Belgium. On various points, such as our position on the bill, we had too much disagreements with the Metal Female Voices Fest management.
We feel sorry to make this decision, but we hope we will play this festival in 2008."
Cheers,
The Gathering
Leaves' Eyes are headlining Metal Female Voices Festival V. Other bands on the bill include After Forever, Battlelore, Distorted, Draconian, Elis, Epica, Imperia, Interria, Seraphim, Sirenia and Valkyre.
Doro has been confirmed to headline the festival pre-show on October 19th, also at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. Other acts scheduled to perform on the night include Holy Moses, Darzamat and Dylath-Leen.
Previously also Theatre Of Tragedy already cancelled their appearance on MFVF 5.
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| Source: | bravewords.com |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
| Event: | Metal Female Voices Fest V |
The Gathering - Turkish Dates Cancelled, Greek Dates Announced
Female-fronted Dutch art-rok act The Gathering has posted the following on their official website:
Both Ankara and Izmir's gigs are cancelled. Istanbul is still on the timetable, so the Gathering will go to Turkey, only for one gig though...
The decision was made by the Turkish booker, it was not in control of the band!
The Gathering would like to apologise for the fans that had planned to visit Ankara or Izmir concerts.
The band also confirmed two Greek live dates in February. The details are as follows:
Feb. 03 - Mylos - Thessaloniki, GRE
Feb. 04 - Gagarin 205 - Athens, GRE
Both Ankara and Izmir's gigs are cancelled. Istanbul is still on the timetable, so the Gathering will go to Turkey, only for one gig though...
The decision was made by the Turkish booker, it was not in control of the band!
The Gathering would like to apologise for the fans that had planned to visit Ankara or Izmir concerts.
The band also confirmed two Greek live dates in February. The details are as follows:
Feb. 03 - Mylos - Thessaloniki, GRE
Feb. 04 - Gagarin 205 - Athens, GRE
| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
| Event: | The Gathering: Greek Dates |
The Gathering - Live Footage Online
Fans of The Gathering can now download live footage of the band performing 'Waking Hours' at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland. Go to this location to check it out. The complete live show is still available at Fabchannel.com.
In other news, drummer Hans Rutten and his girlfriend are the proud parents of Bastiaan, who was born on October 20th, 2006 at 11:40am. Bastiaan was 49 cm for 3,07 kg. Mother, father and son are doing fine.
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In other news, drummer Hans Rutten and his girlfriend are the proud parents of Bastiaan, who was born on October 20th, 2006 at 11:40am. Bastiaan was 49 cm for 3,07 kg. Mother, father and son are doing fine.
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |