Home (The Gathering album)

2006 studio album by The Gathering

Home

Studio album by

The Gathering

Released| 15 April 2006 (except North America)
18 April 2006 (North America)
Recorded| 2005–2006
Studio| La Divina Commedia Church in Maurik, Netherlands
Genre|

* Alternative rock
* progressive rock

Length| 60:25
Label| Noise/Sanctuary (except North America)
The End Records (North America)
Producer| Attie Bauw
The Gathering chronology
| Sleepy Buildings
(2004)  | Home
(2006)  | The West Pole
(2009)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Sputnikmusic| 3.5/5[2]

Home is the eighth studio 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."[3]

## Track listing

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

No.| Title| Length

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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
Total length:| 60:25

## Charts

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Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

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Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 34
French Albums Chart[5] | 58
Hungarian Albums Chart[6] | 31

## Personnel

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* Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals, guitars
* René Rutten – guitars, flute
* Marjolein Kooijman – bass
* Hans Rutten – drums
* Frank Boeijen – keyboards

Production

* Artwork – Michel de Klein
* Lyrics by – Anneke van Giersbergen
* Mastered by – Darius van Helfteren
* Photography by [cover picture taken by] – Thomas Rausch
* Producer, engineer, mixed by – Attie Bauw[7]

## References

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1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ "The Gathering: Home". Sputnikmusic. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
3. ^ Interview: The Gathering | Modernfix.com Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "The Gathering – Home".
5. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Gathering - Home". lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
6. ^ "2006/16 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
7. ^ The End Records – TE065

## External links

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* Home lyrics on official website

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The Gathering

* René Rutten
* Hans Rutten
* Frank Boeijen
* Silje Wergeland
* Hugo Prinsen Geerligs

* Marjolein Kooijman
* Jelmer Wiersma
* Bart Smits
* Marike Groot
* Niels Duffhues
* Martine van Loon
* Anneke van Giersbergen

Studio albums|

* Always (1992)
* Almost a Dance (1993)
* Mandylion (1995)
* Nighttime Birds (1997)
* How to Measure a Planet? (1998)
* If Then Else (2000)
* Souvenirs (2003)
* Home (2006)
* The West Pole (2009)
* Disclosure (2012)
* Afterwords (2013)
* Beautiful Distortion (2022)

Live albums|

* Superheat (2000)
* Sleepy Buildings (2004)
* A Noise Severe (2007)

Extended plays|

* Black Light District (2002)
* City from Above (2009)

Compilations|

* Downfall (2001)
* Accessories (2005)

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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