The West Pole
The waiting is over. The Gathering are very happy and proud to announce the release of their 9th studio album: The West Pole. Their latest studio album Home was released in 2005, and since that time a few important things have changed for The Gathering. In the summer of 2007 singer Anneke van Gierbergen left the band after thirteen years. The band found a new (female) vocalist in Silje Wergeland from Norway, who sings on 7 songs. Silje is known from the Norwegian band Octavia Sperati. On this brand new album there are two more (also female) guest singers: the dutch young talented Anne van den Hoogen and Marcela Bovio from Stream of Passion and the Mexican band Elfonia, a band The Gathering toured with in South America. Musically, The West Pole is a very vital, extravert, rock orientated uptempo album. Very much The Gathering-alike but with many new elements. It sounds much more guitar driven, alive and urgent; a strong and beautiful coloured album with great vocals from all the girls. It’s produced by guitar player René Rutten and mixed & mastered by Zlaya Hadzich, who also did the production of Souvenirs. This year, The Gathering is celebrating their 20th anniversary and The West Pole is their anniversary cake!