The Gathering "The West Pole (Holland, Digipak, Psychonaut Records, PSYN0011)"

The West Pole is the ninth studio album by the Dutch rock band The Gathering. It is the first album to feature the new vocalist Silje Wergeland, previous frontwoman of Octavia Sperati. This album also includes two guest singers, Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), as well as other guest musicians. Music videos were made of the songs "All You Are" and "No Bird Call".

Track listing

1. "When Trust Becomes Sound" Instrumental René Rutten 3:53
2. "Treasure" Silje Wergeland René Rutten 4:06
3. "All You Are" Silje Wergeland René Rutten 4:34
4. "The West Pole" Silje Wergeland René Rutten 6:35
5. "No Bird Call" Silje Wergeland Frank Boeijen 5:38
6. "Capital of Nowhere" Anne van den Hoogen René Rutten 6:35
7. "You Promised Me a Symphony" Silje Wergeland Silje Wergeland 2:54
8. "Pale Traces" Marcela Bovio Frank Boeijen 7:46
9. "No One Spoke" Silje Wergeland Frank Boeijen 4:32
10. "A Constant Run" Silje Wergeland Frank Boeijen 7:44

First album featuring new vocalist Silje Wergeland. It also marks the band's 20th anniversary (noted on the packaging with a gold sticker).

Various packages available only at the band's web-shop.

Some packages include the "City from Above" EP (limited to 2000 copies), which includes the following songs:

1. Treasure [radio edit]

2. All You Are [radiot edit]

3. Pale Traces [alternative Spanish version]

4. Miniature

5. City From Above

Other packages come with a shirt and/or 2 LP and/or compass.

Recording information:

Recorded at various studios in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Norway.