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The Gathering- Home

Reviewed by: Kevin Cloe
Genre: Prog Metal
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 60:21
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Label:
The End Records
Band Members: Anneke Van Giersbergen / vocals Rene Rutten / guitar
  Marjolein Kooijman / bass Frank Boeijen / keyboards
  Hans Rutten / drums
 
Track Listing: 1.)-Shortest Day (4:12) 8.)-Solace (3:51)
  2.)- In Between (4:44) 9.)- Your Troubles Are Over (3:46)
  3.)- Alone (4:56) 10.)- Box (4:43)
  4.)-Waking Hour (5:38) 11.)-The Quiet One (2:16)
  5.)- Fatigue (1:49) 12.)-Home (6:58)
  6.)- A Noise Severe (6:06) 13.)-Forgotten - reprise (7:57)
  7.)Forgotten (3:25)  
 
The Review

The Gathering have really changed since their inception back in 1992. They started off with a death metal slant. They then gained the talents of Anneke Van Giersbergen on vocals, and moved into a more gothic direction. Mandylion and Nighttime Birds were two albums in this vein and were great. For some reason, thos e 2 albums had an amazing quality that no one has ever matched in this genre. Many fans were therefore dismayed when they then shifted on "How to Measure a Planet" (transitional album) into slightly poppier and more modernistic territories, but they were still finding their eventual sound at that point. With "If_Then_Else", the band began getting more trippy and spacey, a sound that progressed in the trip-rock direction with "Souvenirs". Now, on "Home" - the band takes this sound even further.

"Home" is veeerrrrrrrryyyy laid back and trippy. This album makes you feel like you are floating on a cloud, looking down at the landscape with no cares. Monotonous (in a good way) beats are covered with layered guitars loaded with reverb, some keys, and Anneke's incredible voice soars along over everything. She always manages to sing in unique ways, and this album is no exception. Most songs follow the same format as Souvenirs, although again, the spacey, trippy element is enhanced. Paatos would be a pretty good comparison, I suppose. This band no longer sounds ANYTHING like Lacuna Coil or Nightwish (although really, they never did). Whereas "Karmacode" (Lacuna's latest) was rather lackluster, I think Home is wonderful. The melodies are great. Somehow The Gathering avoids the "I've heard this melody before" syndrome other bands with their repertoire of albums have. Each song seems to flow into the next, and none really are restricted by traditional formulas.

Complaints: not many, but there is some filler for the last 4 minutes of the last track. I still prefer Mandylion and Nighttime Birds, but this is still really good and much better than most female led bands out there in my opinion. One warning: you must be in the right mood for this one - not to be listened to unless you need to escape from reality for a while.

Rating: 4 stars

 

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