The Gathering "Home (USA, The End Records, TE065)

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."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Anneke van Giersbergen; all music is composed by The Gathering

1. "Shortest Day" 4:13
2. "In Between" 4:44
3. "Alone" 4:57
4. "Waking Hour" 5:38
5. "Fatigue" 1:49
6. "A Noise Severe" 6:07
7. "Forgotten" 3:25
8. "Solace" 3:51
9. "Your Troubles Are Over" 3:46
10. "Box" 4:44
11. "The Quiet One" 2:16
12. "Home" 6:58
13. "Forgotten Reprise" 7:59

The album is dedicated to Henk Rutten, father of René and Hans Rutten, who passed away in December 2005.

Comes with an OBI strip.

Music videos were made for the songs "Alone" and "Forgotten".

Recording information:

Recorded in the winter of 2005/2006 at the La Divina Commedia church in Maurik, Netherlands.

Additional recordings at Studio FishMarket in Nijmegen and Bawhaus in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mixed at Bawhaus in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Mastered at Wisseloord in Hilversum, Netherlands.