November 11, 2014 — This past Sunday, November 9th, 2014, THE GATHERING celebrated their 25th anniversary with two very special shows (matinee and evening) called “25 Years of Diving Into the Unknown” at Doornroosje, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
October 10, 2014 — The progenitors of female lead vocalists in metal, Liv Kristine (LEAVES’ EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY), Anneke Van Giersbergen (ex-THE GATHERING) and Kari Rueslåtten (ex-3RD AND THE MORTAL), have teamed up for a new project, THE SIRENS.
February 25, 2013 — AGUA DE ANNIQUE vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen has contributed her own version of the Harlem Shake viral video craze. Check out her great moves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLO07rgZO0k
October 8, 2012 — Devin Townsend’s last record, Deconstruction, was the soundtrack for a man going through many life changes and a total reconfiguration of himself going forward. Now that Devin has been reborn, Epicloud is a return to the familiar euphoric sound and style that fans have come to love.
September 9, 2012 — The tenth studio full-length from Dutch atmospheric pioneers THE GATHERING, entitled Disclosure, is nearing release, with a confirmed North American street date of September 25th via Psychonaut Records.
June 28, 2010 — Few artists in metal have been as single-handedly influential and prolific in the late 90’s/2000’s as DEVIN TOWNSEND. Despite amassing a diehard fanbase and the high praise and respect of his peers, Devin’s personal life was suffering.
December 22, 2009 — Metal god Devin Townsend bestows upon us album number two in his four part “THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT” entitled Addicted. The album is most reminiscent of his Infinity album but with a lot more of everything.
August 24, 2009 — Having suffered the departure of singer Anneke van Giersbergen, who decided to pursue her own musical endeavors, THE GATHERING wasted no time finding a replacement in Silje Wergeland (ex-OCATVIA SPERATI).
May 6, 2009 — THE GATHERING’s new album, The West Pole, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/41900839 The West Pole is the band’s ninth studio album and first to feature new vocalist Silje Wergeland (OCTAVIA SPERATI).
April 23, 2009 — Footage from Anneke van Giersbergen’s recent in-store appearance at Plato in Utrecht, Netherlands on April 3rd has been posted on YouTube for viewing. The fan-filmed videos of former THE GATHERING and current AGUA DE ANNIQUE vocalist was provided by dastardmusic.
March 12, 2009 — THE GATHERING have finally announced their new singer, Silje Wergeland (OCTAVIA SPERATI). She will make her debut on the band’s new album, The West Pole. The album is set for an April 2009 release via the band’s Psychonaut Records.
April 4, 2008 — Anneke van Giersbergen’s departure from THE GATHERING was certainly a surprising announcement. But with a rapid turnaround not remotely metallic, it appeared to be a necessary move for van Giersbergen to foster creative explorations.
March 9, 2008 — The only way to follow up an award winning DVD in A Sound Relief is to release another award worthy-DVD. A Noise Severe is packed with an abundance of the highest quality content that the band could include.
December 20, 2007 — Anneke Van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE, ex-THE GATHERING) and Danny Cavanagh (ANATHEMA) have announced a special one-off show where each musician will perform a solo set, followed by a special set with both musicians.
March 29, 2007 — THE GATHERING have commented about the recently announced one-off headlining show in New York City and their upcoming live CD and DVD, A Noise Severe.
March 3, 2007 — LACUNA COIL have announced a headlining tour to immediately follow their Jägermeister Music Tour (with STONE SOUR and SHADOWS FALL) run, which starts March 23rd and ends May 4th.
December 17, 2006 — NAPALM DEATH have been blasting skulls in for over two decades now, which is remarkable considering that many of the band’s newest fans were still swimming around in their daddy’s nutsacks when the groundbreaking Scum was unleashed on an unsuspecting world.