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There are several bands called The Gathering is an:
1. Dutch rock band formed in [placefounded]Oss, North Brabant, the Netherlands[/placefounded] in 1989, Initially playing gothic metal / doom metal but switching to alternative rock / progressive rock in later years.
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Their earliest releases were rooted in gothic metal and atmospheric doom metal. The addition of vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen in 1994 marked an evolution in their musical style, with the group acknowledging the growing influence of progressive, alternative , shoegaze, post rock, and trip rock, gaining success and recognition beyond the European borders. Among their declared influences there are Pink Floyd, Dead Can Dance, Slowdive, Talk Talk, Piano Magic, Radiohead, and Portishead. The group continued to expand upon the experimental nature of their music.
In August 2007 Anneke van Giersbergen left the group to focus on her solo project Agua de Annique. On 12 March 2009, The Gathering announced that their replacement vocalist was Silje Wergeland (ex-Octavia Sperati).
The Gathering celebrated their 25th birthday with two sold-out reunion concerts at Doornroosje in Nijmegen on 9 November 2014. It was the first time that four of their singers (Bart Smits, Marike Groot, Anneke van Giersbergen and Silje Wergeland) performed together, and the band's first performance with van Giersbergen since her departure in 2007
In December 2024, the band announced that, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mandylion, they would reunite with van Giersbergen for five sold-out August 2025 shows in Nijmegen.The band then announced a full worldwide 2026 Mandylion tour with van Giersbergen.
On 28 December 2025, vocalist Silje Wergeland announced her departure from the band after 16 years "to move on to new ventures." There was no indication if van Giersbergen's temporary return influenced her decision.
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2. Gothic Rock band from Pretoria, South Africa, active in the second half of the 1980s. The Gathering released the 7inch single "Night and Day/Falling Crimson" and a handful of compilation tracks, e.g. "Perfect Souls" and "Wooden Walls" in 1988. The Gathering’s only full-length album, titled 'In the End", is a labour of love that’s taken the better part of 23 years to realise.
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