The Power Of Rock
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Tracklist
01
In Colour
02
When We Fall
03
Grounded
04
We Rise
05
Black Is Magnified
06
Weightless
07
Pulse Of Life
08
On Delay
Description
With their new masterpiece "Beautiful Distortion" THE GATHERING report back impressively on 29.04.2022!
THE GATHERING, who became international icons of atmospheric rock music with albums like "Mandylion", "How To Measure A Planet? international icons of atmospheric rock music, have taken their time for their latest work, because after more than 16 years in the hamster wheel of touring hamster wheel of touring, alternating with album recordings, and the departure of their long-time bassist
departure of their longtime bassist Marjolein Kooijman in 2013, the musicians simply needed a break to recharge their recharge their batteries and take care of their families.
THE GATHERING nevertheless celebrated their 25th band anniversary in 2014 with all current and former band members at the Doornroosje Club in Nijmegen, only to go back into their self-imposed musical seclusion afterwards.
Then in 2018, the band was ready to go again. In Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, who had already played the four strings in THE GATHERING from 1989 to 2003, a new bass player was found and the group began to write new songs and to until 2020, when the pandemic struck and delayed everything for another two years.
The 11th studio album of THE GATHERING stylistically follows the previous album "Disclosure" from 2012. Eight tracks, in the for the band's typical, lush electro-rock sound - also known as trip rock - , topped with wonderful vocal melodies and
the warm voice of singer Silje Wergeland make "Beautiful Distortion" probably the most dynamic and melodic
melodic THE GATHERING album in their more than 30 years of band history.
Beautiful Distortion" was produced and mixed by Attie Bauw (e.g. Judas Priest, Scorpions), who already worked on THE GATHERING albums "Home" and "How To Measure A Planet? For the mastering Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, among others) was responsible for the mastering. The music was recorded by the band at Arnold Muhren Studio in Volendam (NL), all vocal parts were recorded at Bergen Lydstudio in Norway. "Beautiful Distortion" was mixed in Dolby Atmos and can be streamed on all platforms that offer Dolby Atmos mixes.
All band members were involved in the creative process and recording from the beginning, individually, online, as well as as well as in person and together whenever possible. While it was a challenge to record during the pandemic and the pandemic and the related measures to write and record an album across two countries, but THE
GATHERING have also mastered this with flying colors.
THE GATHERING, who became international icons of atmospheric rock music with albums like "Mandylion", "How To Measure A Planet? international icons of atmospheric rock music, have taken their time for their latest work, because after more than 16 years in the hamster wheel of touring hamster wheel of touring, alternating with album recordings, and the departure of their long-time bassist
departure of their longtime bassist Marjolein Kooijman in 2013, the musicians simply needed a break to recharge their recharge their batteries and take care of their families.
THE GATHERING nevertheless celebrated their 25th band anniversary in 2014 with all current and former band members at the Doornroosje Club in Nijmegen, only to go back into their self-imposed musical seclusion afterwards.
Then in 2018, the band was ready to go again. In Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, who had already played the four strings in THE GATHERING from 1989 to 2003, a new bass player was found and the group began to write new songs and to until 2020, when the pandemic struck and delayed everything for another two years.
The 11th studio album of THE GATHERING stylistically follows the previous album "Disclosure" from 2012. Eight tracks, in the for the band's typical, lush electro-rock sound - also known as trip rock - , topped with wonderful vocal melodies and
the warm voice of singer Silje Wergeland make "Beautiful Distortion" probably the most dynamic and melodic
melodic THE GATHERING album in their more than 30 years of band history.
Beautiful Distortion" was produced and mixed by Attie Bauw (e.g. Judas Priest, Scorpions), who already worked on THE GATHERING albums "Home" and "How To Measure A Planet? For the mastering Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, among others) was responsible for the mastering. The music was recorded by the band at Arnold Muhren Studio in Volendam (NL), all vocal parts were recorded at Bergen Lydstudio in Norway. "Beautiful Distortion" was mixed in Dolby Atmos and can be streamed on all platforms that offer Dolby Atmos mixes.
All band members were involved in the creative process and recording from the beginning, individually, online, as well as as well as in person and together whenever possible. While it was a challenge to record during the pandemic and the pandemic and the related measures to write and record an album across two countries, but THE
GATHERING have also mastered this with flying colors.
