The Gathering Always...

THE GATHERING
Netherlands Death/Doom Metal, Atmospheric Doom Metal (early); Atmospheric Rock (later)
Themes: Relationships, Social issues
Origin: Oss, North Brabant / Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Status: Active
Formed in: 1989
Current label: Psychonaut Records
Years active: 1989-2014, 2017-present



THE GATHERING - Always...
2014 Peaceville Records

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THE GATHERING - Always...
℗ 1992 The Gathering under license to Peaceville Records Ltd
© 2014 The Gathering
Cat N°: CDVILED798
Barcode N°: 8 01056 77982 3
Made in The EU
LC 01702


Band members
Bart Smits - Vocals, Lyrics
Jelmer Wiersma - Guitars
René Rutten - Guitars, Theremin, Didgeridoo
Hugo Prinsen Geerligs - Bass, Flute, Triangle
Hans Rutten - Drums
Frank Boeijen - Keyboards, Grand piano, Samples
Guest/Session
Henk van Koeverden - Keyboards
Marike Groot - Vocals (female)
Miscellaneous staff
Ad van Osch - Photography
Mark Fritsma - Executive producer
Han Swagerman Sr. - Mixing, Producer, Engineering
Jack Tillmanns - Photography


Always…. was The Gathering’s first full-length album 
and is a prime example of classic atmospheric Death/Doom Metal 
with brutal vocals, slow funereal riffing (influenced by bands such as Celtic Frost), 
and keyboards that accentuate the overall dark ambience of the music. 




tracks
1. The Mirror Waters 07:10 
2. Subzero 06:53 
3. In Sickness and Health 07:00 
4. King for a Day 06:33 
5. Second Sunrise 06:43 
6. Stonegarden 04:53 
7. Always... 02:40 [Instrumental]
8. Gaya's Dream 06:04 
t o t a l . . 47:56 





















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MAIN-DISCOGRAPHY
Always... -Full-length 1992 
Almost a Dance -Full-length 1993 
Mandylion -Full-length 1995 
Nighttime Birds -Full-length 1997 
How to Measure a Planet? -Full-length 1998 
if_then_else -Full-length 2000 
Souvenirs -Full-length 2003 
Home -Full-length 2006 
The West Pole -Full-length 2009 
Disclosure -Full-length 2012 
Afterwords -Full-length 2013 
Beautiful Distortion -Full-length 2022 


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