---
title: "Anneke van Giersbergen"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/anneke-van-giersbergen"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 1973
---

# Anneke van Giersbergen

**Anneke van Giersbergen** is a alternative metal band, from Netherlands, active 1973 to present.

Anna Maria van Giersbergen, known artistically as Anneke van Giersbergen, is a Dutch singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. She became internationally known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the progressive and atmospheric rock band The Gathering, of which she was a member from 1994 to 2007. During this period she recorded seminal albums such as Mandylion (1995) and Nighttime Birds (1997), which defined the band's sound and established her name on the international scene.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneke_van_Giersbergen

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Anneke van Giersbergen |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands |
| Formed | 1973 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | [Air](https://themetalnet.com/album/e2954d16-ddb0-32c9-ab5e-62e01b898d07) | Album |
| 2009 | [In Your Room](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb5a034c-7518-46a1-909d-44007866c99d) | Album |
| 2009 | [Pure Air](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a7f04e5-b379-3f77-9b26-716b1bf7ee4e) | Album |
| 2012 | [Everything Is Changing](https://themetalnet.com/album/e824299d-c0b0-421f-9bff-a4a58e12e902) | Album |
| 2013 | [Drive](https://themetalnet.com/album/e746dccc-ee54-40fe-9d76-02742ca47273) | Album |
| 2013 | [Only You Can See](https://themetalnet.com/album/87099980-0e04-4e54-9848-cf67b673149c) | EP |
| 2016 | [Verloren verleden](https://themetalnet.com/album/3a5d5b73-fbff-40f0-abc6-86d0a48aaeb8) | Album |
| 2019 | [Inchecken](https://themetalnet.com/album/4259668b-a87e-474b-b33d-84f2e693ae8b) | Album |
| 2021 | [Beste zangers 2021 (Anneke van Giersbergen)](https://themetalnet.com/album/bdc3149a-8b6c-4432-b861-2ad2954ab158) | EP |
| 2021 | [The Darkest Skies Are the Brightest](https://themetalnet.com/album/e14b45ab-ed7a-464b-a8f4-fb3b7952eab4) | Album |
| 2025 | [La Vie](https://themetalnet.com/album/2318348c-0f3b-4500-8466-cb6fd8156154) | EP |
| 2026 | [La Mort](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1325cce-7905-4ec7-9fe8-41a183be97b6) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Moonspell](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonspell) (listened together)
- [The Gathering](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-gathering) (listened together)
- [Anathema](https://themetalnet.com/band/anathema-20aa23e3) (listened together)
- [Within Temptation](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Tiamat](https://themetalnet.com/band/tiamat) (listened together)
- [Riverside](https://themetalnet.com/band/riverside) (listened together)
- [Devin Townsend Project](https://themetalnet.com/band/devin-townsend-project) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Rammstein](https://themetalnet.com/band/rammstein) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annekevangiersbergenofficial
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6TZqJnkAytY8HFQBEdDF8v
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Anneke_van_Giersbergen/640
- x: https://twitter.com/AnnekeAnnique
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annekeannique/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/402055
- website: https://www.annekevangiersbergen.com/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC4VKnEn8fHGdcd20bEC2cLA
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/268152250

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/anneke-van-giersbergen](https://themetalnet.com/band/anneke-van-giersbergen). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt