Home (The Gathering album)

Home
Studio album by The Gathering
Released 15 April 2006 (except North America)
18 April 2006 (North America)
Recorded Late 2005 / early 2006, at La Divina Commedia Church in Maurik, The Netherlands
Genre Trip rock, progressive rock/metal, gothic rock
Length 60:25
Label Noise/Sanctuary (N04182) (except North America)
The End Records (TE065) (North America)
Producer Attie Bauw
The Gathering chronology

Sleepy Buildings
(2004)		 Home
(2006)		 The West Pole
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
sputnikmusic [2]

Home is the eighth album by Dutch band The Gathering. The album was released on 15 April 2006 by Sanctuary Records through its heavy metal label Noise. The album had a separate release in North America which took place on 18 April 2006 by Brooklyn-based label The End Records. It was the last album to feature lead singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen.

In an interview for the San Diego-based magazine Modern Fix, drummer Hans Rutten described Home as being "more stripped-down...Souvenirs was quite structured and was quite heavy to make. This one is more simple, I think, but still there, still in a Gathering kind of way. But rhythmically speaking, it's more stripped-down, it’s more primitive, I think. I think 'primitive' is a good word...it’s more instinctive (and) more primitive. It’s not as layered as Souvenirs, and maybe it’s less 'trippish.' Maybe it’s more...yeah, primitive trip-rock, something like that."[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Anneke van Giersbergen, all music composed by The Gathering.

No. Title Length
1. "Shortest Day"   4:12
2. "In Between"   4:44
3. "Alone"   4:56
4. "Waking Hour"   5:38
5. "Fatigue"   1:49
6. "A Noise Severe"   6:06
7. "Forgotten"   3:25
8. "Solace"   3:51
9. "Your Troubles Are Over"   3:46
10. "Box"   4:43
11. "The Quiet One"   2:16
12. "Home"   6:58
13. "Forgotten (Reprise)"   7:57

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 34
French Albums Chart[5] 58

Personnel

Credits

Artwork – Michel de Klein
Lyrics By – Anneke van Giersbergen
Mastered By – Darius van Helfteren
Photography By [Cover Picture Taken By] – Thomas Rausch
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Attie Bauw[6]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/6818/The-Gathering-Home/
  3. ↑ Interview: The Gathering | Modernfix.com
  4. ↑ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Gathering&titel=Home&cat=a
  5. ↑ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Gathering&titel=Home&cat=a
  6. ↑ The End Records – TE065

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