This is the saddest day

Considering she was such a central figure in the band IMO... and what gave the band such a great sound in 1995, I don't know who could replace her... We shall see...

hm.. I think Anneke is quite an essential part of the Gathering. They just aren't the same if Anneke isn't with them. Sad to hear she left the band.

Another leaving... again! what's hapening with female fronted bands?

Oh My God NO!

There is no God.....

Written by Herzebeth on 06.06.2007 at 04:30

Oh My God NO!

Was that sarcasm dude??


Anyway, this is very very bad news

This is sad. Just sad.

WHAT'S GOING ONNNN

Hm Well I hope they find a good replacement.

i think when those womans got atention they left their bands to have a comercial luck( for a |BIG exemple Tarja)

I realy dont care because for me band died in eraly 90ties when stop playing death/doom but still its sad news

Bad news indeed

AAAARRRGGGHHH!! How could she?? How could she???

Really bad news. Nobody is irreplaceable, but she was such a central figure in the band as it was said.

It seems to be like some sort of "great wandering of the singers"....first we had Tarja, then Vibeke, then Melissa leaving Aesma Daeva and replacing the vocalist of Visions of Atlantis who had previously left.....seriously.....something is going on......

Anneke was THE voice of Gathering, no doubt... And no doubt, the band won't be the same for me without her wonderful voice...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO please disband the band !! how can this happen?Anneke IS The Gathering,i would never think that she'd leave.she is not just another female vox in a band.she was somewhat special in this scene.i know they will continue to make good music but i think they should really disband now. the fact that i couldnt see them live coz the show was cancelled is killing me now man this news was so harsh...

What's going on with most of the famous metal bands nowadays?!

@annodomini:There was a period when I hated Tarja,but I don't think it was(only)her fault. :

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! OMFG noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! So I guess one of my greatest wishes will never come true... Seeing The Gathering live with Anneke...

For me she was the essence of The Gathering, her charisma and charm and incredible talent of songwriting, composing and singing was the core of The Gathering. I don't think this band can ever make such a great album as any they did so far as long as Van Giersbergen was in a band.

And I really wanna kick asses of everyone who compares THIS to departures of Stene, Turunen and such. They were important to their bands, no doubt, but they were merely vocalists. Anneke was much more to The Gathering, she was a composer and lyrics writer and really give The Gathering the charm that made this band so very unique. You can say whatever you want but noone sounds like The Gathering, because it's just impossible.

I guess this is over now... I will however wait for the band to release the album in 2008, but I won't have any expectations furtherwise.

And I just hope Anneke won't completely leave the (rock) music scene. It would be such a loss to lose her completely. However I respect her decision and wish her all the best.

thats a very sad news!!!

pfew, finally. IMO they only recorded ONE good album with them (Manduylion) but I don't suspect them to go back to their GREAST death/doom roots but will instead keep on producing their mindbogglingly boring current brand of spacy rip-off Pink Floyd fodder.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 06.06.2007 at 16:34

pfew, finally. IMO they only recorded ONE good album with them (Manduylion) but I don't suspect them to go back to their GREAST death/doom roots but will instead keep on producing their mindbogglingly boring current brand of spacy rip-off Pink Floyd fodder.

Thank you man about it i by you some beer some day because I thought Im only one here who dont like them only work I like are Manduylion in death/doom era

@all nowdays all female band members left bands its now like lifestyle and its in top
Tarja, Viveka, Anneke ... Cristina be next

Is this the world ends' what is happening to all bands, why all are leaving
Sad news to all Hope that this is not the end of this band

first tarja than vibeke now anneke!!!!!!! what the hell is hapenning with the most talanted female voices? it won't be the same without her

Written by Mother_North on 06.06.2007 at 21:41

first tarja than vibeke now anneke!!!!!!! what the hell is hapenning with the most talanted female voices? it won't be the same without her

Well next will eb Angela Gasol from AE and then hmmm Simona

IMO all ppl more care about houe and family in that age, seems im only one who dont cfare about such thinks

Written by Bad English on 06.06.2007 at 23:35



IMO all ppl more care about houe and family in that age, seems im only one who dont cfare about such thinks

Those damned reckless rock stars

Fuck man... my favourite female vocal...... Well, they beeter find someone reall y good or else....

It's a huge loss. I had just recently got into the Gathering, and only because of Anneke's voice. I'm having a teenage fanboy crush for her, to be honest. She's just that good, her voice gives me the chills. There's depth and maturity to it, unlike most of the thin high-pitched voices in the scene.

I don't have high expectations of the future, because Anneke is really what caught my attention in The Gathering. The music isn't -that- good, though the latest albums have been interesting. I'm apparently one of the few that didn't like Mandylion, I prefer Nighttime Birds to it, and Souveneirs beats the crap out of them both. Sleepy Buildings is the best live album ever recorded, too.

Now, I still have the chance to see her live. Her very last concert in Ankkarock is only a 15-minute bikeride from my home. Should I go, or should I not? Meh, it's expensive, but it's her.

A The Gathering's press conference at the Artmania festival has been posted at Metalhead.ro. here. It's question of Anneke's departure of the band and vocalist search.