The Gathering Mandylion (1995)
Aura Chupka
Mandylion is the third studio album by the Dutch band the Gathering. It was released on 22 August 1995 by Century Media Records. The record is their first album to feature vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. The album was recorded and mixed at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany between 1 and 16 June 1995, under the guidance of Siggi Bemm and Waldemar Sorychta.
The Gathering - Mandylion 1995 Long Sleeve
One of my favorite albums of all time
Mandylion is the third studio album by the Dutch band the Gathering. It was released on 22 August 1995 by Century Media Records.
Two of the songs have quotes from popular culture inserted into them: "Strange Machines" contains a passage from George Pal's film version of H.G. Wells's The Time Machine, and "Sand & Mercury" ends with a recording of J. R. R. Tolkien reading a quote from Simone de Beauvoir.
=ZCSaR1nGYog
Vintage 1995 The Gathering band band t-shirt Mandylion This t-shirt is made with 100% cotton and features a classic design, perfect for any fan of The Gathering. It's a timeless piece of memorabilia that will look great in any wardrobe.
Condition is used with some evidence of wear.
Chest is 22.6in or 57.5cm
Length is 30.7in or 78cm
Length is 22.2 in
Measurements taken by me with item in hand.
Measured with garment laid flat.
Transcending Records is pleased to bring you the only North American vinyl pressing of The Gathering's 1995 gothic metal gem Mandylion.
Our initial pressing in March of 2020 sold out before it even arrived from manufacturing.
Don't miss out on the second pressing featuring two new variants limited to 200 copies each. This release is exclusive to North America and will NOT be distributed in Europe. The band will have copies available for sale when the release is available.
Second Vinyl Pressing Details
LIMITED QUANTITIES REMAIN!
Heavy Weight Vinyl in high quality Gatefold Sleeve.
200 - White with Red/Black Splatter
200 - Gold Marble
100 - Black
Limited Edition Cassette
Mandylion will have its first official cassette pressing in over 20 years. Limited to 100 copies only!
Overseas please support the band directly and buy their release here.
100% of the Compact Disc profits are being sent to The Gathering.
Mandylion is the third studio album by the Dutch band The Gathering. It was released on August 22, 1995 by Century Media Records. The record is their first album to feature vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. The album was recorded and mixed at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany between June 1st and June 16th, 1995 under the guidance of Siggi Bemm and Waldemar Sorychta.
Initially, at the start of their career, they were a gothic metal / doom metal band. Their most successfull album in this period is their 1995 release "Mandylion". However, they shifted towards their current form, incorporating many influences from atmospheric rock, trip hop, space rock, dream pop, post rock, pop rock, alternative rock, with their 1998 release "How to Measure a Planet?" . Their historical singer was Anneke Van Giersbergen , who joined in 1995 for the album "Mandylion" but left the band in 2007 after the album "Home". She was later replaced by Silje Wergeland , who debuted in the album "The West Pole".
Initially they were in the vein of bands like Paradise Lost, Anathema or The Third and the Mortal.
Their first two albums, Always... (1992) in the death metal/doom metal style of the era and Almost a Dance (1993) that, though always regarded as a failure, played a part in the formation of gothic metal, were recorded with four different vocalists. Their subsequent release, Mandylion (1995), on which Anneke van Giersbergen sang for the first time, was a dark, haunting, and emotional piece of music. It was also one of the first albums of its kind in respect to female fronted metal bands, and it is still considered a standard by many female fronted metal bands.
Nighttime Birds (1997) continued in the same vein.