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    Posted: June 05 2007 at 17:25
This is from The Gathering official website - http://www.gathering.nl/
06/05/2007  Anneke is leaving the Gathering
  Dear all,

We are very sorry to announce the fact that Anneke has decided to leave the band in August 2007.
Anneke has several reasons not to be a member anymore. *We really regret the fact we could not find a way to continue together.*
However, we [the Gathering] will be working on new material with male & female vocalists. Expect a CD release somewhere in 2008.

With Anneke we've made great albums and did fantastic shows, which we are very proud of!
We had a great time! We wish Anneke all the best for the future.

The remaining festivals we will play together with Anneke. No new gigs will be scheduled.
The last gig with Anneke will be the Ankkarock Festival in Finland, the 4th of August.
Also the new DVD A Noise Severe as well as the double live CD will still be released this summer.

Frank, Hans, Marjolein & René.

note from the webteam: Anneke's statement will be published on her myspace account.
Source: Hans Rutten


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Well, then it's official...The Gathering IS DEAD. She was the element that saved the music from being completely weak...Specially in the last album (HOME).
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From her MySpace blog she says that she has formed a new band, Agua de Annique, whose album Air, will be release in the Autumn.
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I feel so sad...
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Points: 3083 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2007 at 01:25
Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Well, then it's official...The Gathering IS DEAD. She was the element that saved the music from being completely weak...Specially in the last album (HOME).
 
Indeed...she basically was the music. The music, to me, has always been just a backdrop for her stellar vocals. I suppose on the pre-Souvenirs albums there was a little more going on musically, but they have never really been  a stand-out group of musicians. I like or love all of the releases they've put out for the past decade or so, and it's basically all credited to her work. We'll see what happens, though.
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Damn i have to go see them this summer while i still have a chance.CryUnhappyMandylion is one of my favourite albums Broken%20Heart
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I think that it totally makes sense for her to try something new ... Home was a decent album, but didn't really leave a lasting impression on me.

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I never really bothered with The Gathering until a friend of mine handed me a copy of "Home" and I really liked it! (Even though Anneke's accent ruined the songs in places.. but that's because I'm spoiled at school and I got used to it in the long run and liked the album!)...

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They're considered prog?  Confused
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^ maybe you're one of the "prog snobs" after all!LOL

P.S.: I know what you mean - but it depends on the album really. IMO How to Measure a Planet clearly qualifies as Post Metal (and it's as different to most other Post Metal albums as the Sigur Rós albums are different to most other Post Rock albums).
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ maybe you're one of the "prog snobs" after all!LOL

P.S.: I know what you mean - but it depends on the album really. IMO How to Measure a Planet clearly qualifies as Post Metal (and it's as different to most other Post Metal albums as the Sigur Rós albums are different to most other Post Rock albums).
 
I haven't heard that one but even NIGHTTIME BIRDS has post-metal elements, as I said in my review. But then, the other album I have, HOME, is not post-anything at all, maybe post-trauma, as it's SO quiet that you really think they had earache or something.. it isn't too proggy (actually, prog is not the first word that comes to mind to describe it) but, again, Anekke saves what could've been an utterly boring album.
 
 
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^ actually it wasn't an earache but the guitarist's father died during the recording sessions. Add to that the fact that they recorded the album in a church ... 
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Points: 1014 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2007 at 15:49
This news saddened me a bit, I like their stuff (well, most of it) and they were a truly great live act. I'm looking forward to hear Anneke's new band.
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Points: 3830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 01:09
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ maybe you're one of the "prog snobs" after all!LOL

P.S.: I know what you mean - but it depends on the album really. IMO How to Measure a Planet clearly qualifies as Post Metal (and it's as different to most other Post Metal albums as the Sigur Rós albums are different to most other Post Rock albums).


Maybe I've just heard the wrong stuff...  what I heard was generic metal with keyboards and a female singer.  Could've easily been the wrong stuff, judging by many of the comments in this thread, I suppose.  Tongue
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This week I received Anneke's "new debut". It's half-presented as a solo effort, although Agua De Annique is presented as a band (there's only one person photographed throughout the booklet).
 
The music still needs to grow a bit on me. With "Home" I was not that impressed at first listen either, but to me it has grown into 2006's record of the year (and by quite a distance).
 
Seems we have a candidate for "new artist addition" anyway. Smile
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^ since you have heard this album, which sub-genre would you suggest that Agua De Annique best fits into?
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Points: 401 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 16 2007 at 06:38
I should listen to it a few times more to really judge... but as it seems quite in line with TG's work from Nighttime Birds until Souvenirs (but also focusing a bit more towards pop-rock), Crossover Prog doesn't seem too far off. It's not really metal I think...
 
But I'll come back to that!
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Cheers, if you finally decide Crossover, then let us know and we'll look into it. Thumbs%20Up
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I am still mourning about the departure from the Gathering... Cry

her new project actually sounds very close to Gathering's latest albums
which IMO where almost 'Anneke's' albums...
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Points: 131 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 19 2007 at 23:46
I´ve listened to it two times, the first time it was ok, the songs sounded too alike though, on the second listen I liked it more, it´s mellow and reflective. Doesn´t sound like a masterpice but it´s nice, it´s better than "Home" also.  Maybe it will grow on me more?
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