Mandylion (album)

Mandylion is the third album by the Dutch alternative rock band The Gathering. It was released on August 22, 1995 by Century Media Records. It is their first album to feature vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. The album was recorded and mixed at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany between June 1st and June 16th, 1995 under the guidance of Siggi Bemm, Waldemar Sorychta and The Gathering.

Two of the songs have quotes from popular culture inserted into them: "Strange Machines" contains a passage from George Pal's film version of H.G. Wells's The Time Machine, and "Sand & Mercury" ends with a recording of J.R.R. Tolkien reading a quote from Simone de Beauvoir.

Track listing

Disc 1

Disc 2 - 2005 Century Media Reissue

Disc 2, 1–3 Demo recorded in June 1994 at Beaufort Studio.
Disc 2, 4–7 Demo recorded in early 1995 at Double Noise Studio in Tilburg.

Personnel

• Anneke van Giersbergen – lead vocals/guitars
• René Rutten – guitars/flute
• Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
• Frank Boeijen – keyboards
• Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass
• Hans Rutten – drums