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The Gathering is a Dutch band which came to fame in the second half of 1990s with vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. Their first two albums, Always... (1992) and Almost a Dance (1993), which played a part in the formation of gothic metal, were recorded with four different vocalists. Their subsequent release, Mandylion (1995), featured the debut of Anneke van Giersbergen singing with the band for the first time. Their following studio albums Nighttime Birds (1997), How to measure a planet? (1999), if_then_else (2000) and Souvenirs (2003) showed the progression of the band from gothic-influenced metal to a somber alternative rock....

There are several bands called The Gathering: 1. The Gathering is a gothic metal / progressive rock / alternative rock band formed in Oss, the Netherlands, in 1989. They announced a hiatus in 2014. The current line-up consists of Silje Wergeland (lead vocals), René Rutten (guitars and flute), Frank Boeijen (keyboards), and Hans Rutten (drums). The band had some line-up changes during the years, the most notable being Silje Wergeland replacing in 2009 the former singer Anneke van Giersbergen (who was a member from 1994 to 2007). Their first two albums, Always... (1992) in the death metal/doom metal style of...

a one-man old school death metal band from Ohio, US that was formed in 2007. A demo "Ars Notoria " was released in 2008 whose tapes were released by Skeleton Plague records and a full length "Tenements of Ephemera" was released in march 2010. Presently signed to I, Voidhanger Records. http://www.facebook.com/thewakedeadgathering .