it'll bore you to death. I've heard this album at least ten times and still could hardly tell the first three songs apart. Could be wrong on this one though, it was a looong time ago.

Album Rating: 4.7

You're wrong; those first three are all magic (and very different)

Album Rating: 4.5

wrong opinion [2]

Album Rating: 4.5

This is brilliant. First disc is incredible. I'll never get tired saying that Rene Rutten is one of the most underrated guitarists.

Album Rating: 5.0

first 3 songs are 3 of my fav songs of all time

Album Rating: 4.5

the first 5 tracks and the last one on the first CD are GoAT, the other songs are just v. good

Album Rating: 4.5

This album is such a classic.

Album Rating: 5.0

What. An. Album.

Album Rating: 4.5

an experience

i keep liking this more and more. last track is lit

Album Rating: 4.5

Damn, a 5 by Dewi? This is almost a 5 for me as well but I prefer the more doomy/metal approach of the previous two albums. And yeah Travel is one of the best songs by The Gathering and especially the last minutes contain some of the most emotional music I've ever heard.

Album Rating: 5.0

Mandylion is almost a hard 5 too for me, not so much Nighttime Birds although I do love that album. This one has an emotional connection with things past manosg, same as the two after this, but Anneke on this one, holy shit man, the voice of a goddess.

Album Rating: 4.5

voice is 11/10

Album Rating: 4.5

Easily, Asdfp.



"This one has an emotional connection with things past manosg"

Same here Dewi. Got Mandylion and Theatre of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness... the very same day some 20-22 years ago and I always used to jam them together. Each album I was jamming at the time felt the best one and my opinion always changed every damn time.

Album Rating: 5.0

When the video for "Leaves" came out from Mandylion there was a general meltdown on my group of friends. I hate to admit it but everyone started jamming The Gathering because everyone had a crush on her lol.

Album Rating: 4.5

Definitely played a role. Actually, iirc, I saw Anneke on a Metal Hammer issue months after jamming Mandylion haha. Goes to show you how much youtube has changed music nowadays.

Album Rating: 5.0

Oh man Metal Hammer, I bought that shit religiously every month. That and buying LPs because of the cover was a classic. Many good albums were discovered that way.



Good old times manosg.

Album Rating: 4.5

For sure, Dewi. One thing that was good about buying physical copies (magazines, LPs) and being on a strict budget as a young dude, was that you gave everything the time it deserved. Didn't matter if an album didn't click with you so much on first listen, you kept jamming because at least it was new music and this way you were discovering more about the music. Same thing with Metal Hammer, first I used to read what looked interesting but then I read the whole damn thing because I had to wait for a month for the next issue.

Album Rating: 5.0

You can't be more right man. Now we have access to so much shit and there is so much stuff out there that is difficult to get intimate with anything.



Not counting the fact that any mf with a pc can make amazing music nowadays. That music being available for everyone in a matter of minutes.

Album Rating: 4.5

Yup. Good and bad at the same time because there are some really talented people out there who make great honest music from their bedroom. But as you said, not easy to connect. Like, only recently I started searching Bandcamp and it's madness. But the thing is, if those guys cannot live from their music how will they keep making great music?