Ever since their debut as a fairly standard-issue black metal band in the early '90s, Dutch rockers the Gathering have shifted their sound and style a few times, particularly since adding lead singer Anneke Van Giersbergen on 1995's Mandylion.
Home, the band's first studio release in nearly three years, comes after the birth of Van Giersbergen's first child and is their most overtly pop-oriented album yet.
First single "Shortest Day" sounds like an only slightly harder-edged version of the Cardigans (a good thing) and other songs, like the keyboard-heavy "Alone" and the echoing, atmospheric bass-led pop of "In Between," are goth-oriented alternative rock with no metal influence to speak of.
Home may be a bit of a shock to some longtime fans, but it's the logical conclusion to an ongoing trend in the band's music, one that suits Van Giersbergen's low-key murmur of a voice quite nicely.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shortest DayThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 04:12 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | In BetweenThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 04:44 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | AloneThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 04:56 | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | FatigueThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 01:49 | 0 MB | 8 MB |
| 5 | A Noise SevereThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 06:06 | 0 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | ForgottenThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 03:25 | 0 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | SolaceThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 03:51 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Your Troubles Are OverThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 03:45 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | BoxThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 04:43 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | The Quiet OneThe Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 02:16 | 0 MB | 11 MB |
| 11 | Forgotten (Reprise)The Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen | The Gathering | Play | 07:57 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Waking Hour | The Gathering | Play | 05:38 | 0 MB | 30 MB |
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| 53 mins | 277 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atti Bauw | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | Frank Boeijen | Group Member |
| 3 | The Gathering | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | René Rutten | Group Member |
| 5 | Anneke van Giersbergen | Composer, Group Member |
| 6 | Darius VanHelfteren | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |