---
title: "The Gathering"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-gathering"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 1989
---

# The Gathering

**The Gathering** is a doom metal band, from Netherlands, active 1989 to present.

The Gathering are a Dutch rock band formed in Oss, North Brabant in 1989. The band's lineup currently consists of founding brothers René Rutten (guitars) and Hans Rutten (drums), Hugo Prinsen Geerligs (bass) and Frank Boeijen (keyboards), with former lead vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen currently a touring member.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gathering_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Gathering |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Oss, Netherlands |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 20 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Frank Boeijen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-boeijen) | Synthesizer, Keyboard | 1990 to present | Current |
| [Hans Rutten](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hans-rutten) | Drums (drum set) | 1989 to present | Current |
| [René Rutten](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rene-rutten) | Guitar | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Anneke van Giersbergen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anneke-van-giersbergen) | Lead vocals | 1994 to 2007 | Former |
| [Martine van Loon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martine-van-loon) | Background vocals, Lead vocals | 1993 to 1994 | Former |
| [Bart Smits](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bart-smits) | Lead vocals | 1989 to 1992 | Former |
| [Silje Wergeland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/silje-wergeland) |  | 2009 to 2025 | Former |
| [Hugo Prinsen Geerligs](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hugo-prinsen-geerligs) | Bass guitar | 1989 to 2003 | Former |
| [Jelmer Wiersma](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jelmer-wiersma) | Guitar | 1989 to 1998 | Former |
| [Marike Groot](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marike-groot) | Background vocals, Lead vocals | 1992 to 1993 | Former |
| [Marjolein Kooijman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marjolein-kooijman) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 2004 to 2014 | Former |
| [Niels Duffhues](https://themetalnet.com/musician/niels-duffhues) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 1993 to 1994 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | [Always…](https://themetalnet.com/album/97fa2e91-a0ea-34c9-8777-9f0c19ab537c) | Album |
| 1993 | [Almost a Dance](https://themetalnet.com/album/ee00ca61-db5d-31e0-bb6f-38035df84ec9) | Album |
| 1995 | [Mandylion](https://themetalnet.com/album/43d82b2a-bd63-3e97-8e82-7efcf9141083) | Album |
| 1997 | [Kevin’s Telescope](https://themetalnet.com/album/b60be26a-705c-37ba-ba7e-302d0255d81f) | EP |
| 1997 | [Nighttime Birds](https://themetalnet.com/album/e724eb5b-4b4d-3672-86fb-2d70ced58962) | Album |
| 1998 | [How to Measure a Planet?](https://themetalnet.com/album/ec4290d7-deca-4b9c-95af-5f8102564497) | Album |
| 2000 | [if_then_else](https://themetalnet.com/album/52e7d302-d521-394a-a374-2729b3e273c8) | Album |
| 2001 | [Amity](https://themetalnet.com/album/06a5b657-6878-33e8-994e-48da9ca3cb9f) | EP |
| 2002 | [Black Light District](https://themetalnet.com/album/69cbb9c1-3f79-3058-b3f8-6f13dd941042) | EP |
| 2003 | [Monsters](https://themetalnet.com/album/16f13e3f-42f2-3379-8647-0a0c462cdd98) | EP |
| 2003 | [Souvenirs](https://themetalnet.com/album/54356055-bbb2-3b13-9ac8-390ec13d1fca) | Album |
| 2004 | [Teaser CD](https://themetalnet.com/album/27b3a31c-1ac5-434a-9590-75a6e107d284) | EP |
| 2006 | [Home](https://themetalnet.com/album/9ef67ebb-4ef1-3d6d-832e-444495204c78) | Album |
| 2009 | [City From Above](https://themetalnet.com/album/d664de78-6fd2-303c-8681-c65d9d4f29c8) | EP |
| 2009 | [The West Pole](https://themetalnet.com/album/c35bbe7a-efba-3b3a-85b1-b49ea6b34ceb) | Album |
| 2012 | [Afterlights](https://themetalnet.com/album/f99240b0-e636-46ec-b2e9-8b8cba68a703) | EP |
| 2012 | [Disclosure](https://themetalnet.com/album/21ce4a30-c7e0-4d0f-b433-1927bea8f71c) | Album |
| 2013 | [Afterwords](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1656060-2e5d-41e3-b3d6-5848c4ba0175) | Album |
| 2022 | [Beautiful Distortion](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf1dbf66-fa98-4658-9920-7b7d0a406c5f) | Album |
| 2022 | [Interference](https://themetalnet.com/album/d791a815-494e-4919-a7c3-feee57310bb6) | EP |

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- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
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- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Paradise Lost](https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost) (listened together)
- [Moonspell](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonspell) (listened together)
- [Theatre of Tragedy](https://themetalnet.com/band/theatre-of-tragedy) (listened together)
- [Tiamat](https://themetalnet.com/band/tiamat) (listened together)
- [Anneke van Giersbergen](https://themetalnet.com/band/anneke-van-giersbergen) (listened together)
- [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9gn5TTs46sAEKBC5bJ5rg
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Gathering/797
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegatheringofficial
- bandcamp: https://thegathering.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kO6zjt4a1OIqxOERhliEX
- x: https://twitter.com/theGathering
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2015
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegatheringband/
- website: https://gathering.nl/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/3971095

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