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19:00 | The Gathering (Netherlands) |
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 The Gathering is a Dutch metal band which came to fame in the second half of 1990s with its unique blend of atmospheric, almost ambient sound and the compelling vocals of the passionate Anneke van Giersbergen. Though many lineup changes occured during the 90's, the band has seen but two such changes in the nine years between "Nighttime Birds" and "Home", as Marjolein Kooijman replaced Hugo Prinsen Geerligs as bass guitarist in 2003 and guitarist Jelmer Wiersma left in 1998, not to be replaced. Other members include Hans Rutten (drums) and René Rutten (guitars), and Frank Boeijen (keyboards). Founded in 1989 by the aforementioned brothers Hans and René Rutten, the band began as a Death Metal band, influenced by Metal bands, but also by other genres of music. While their first two albums were quite typical, although refined Death Metal albums, 1995's "Mandylion", on which Anneke van Giersbergen sang for the first time, was a turning point for the band: a beautifully written, 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 is still considered a standard in the genre. Their following studio albums all demonstrated a movement toward a more Progressive and Experimental and less Metal-ish sound, and showed maturation of the band. "Sleepy Buildings", released in 2004, is a live semi-acoustic perfomance recorded by the band over a course of two nights. In 2007, following th release of "Home", Anneke van Giersbergen decided to end her time with the band after 13 years as their lead singer due. She was replaced in 2008 by Silje Wergeland, of Norweigan band Octavia Sperati.
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