The Gathering

Summary

The Gathering is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Gathering is in the country of Netherlands^[3].
• The Gathering's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• The Gathering's genre is progressive metal^[5].
• The Gathering's genre is gothic metal^[6].
• The Gathering's genre is alternative rock^[7].
• The Gathering's record label is recorded as Century Media Records^[8].
• The Gathering's discography is recorded as The Gathering discography^[9].
• The Gathering's Commons category is recorded as The Gathering^[10].
• The Gathering's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands^[11].
• The Gathering comprises Anneke van Giersbergen^[12].
• The Gathering comprises Silje Wergeland^[13].
• The Gathering comprises Marjolein Kooijman^[14].
• The Gathering comprises Niels Duffhuës^[15].
• The Gathering comprises Frank Boeijen^[16].
• The Gathering comprises Hugo Prinsen Geerligs^[17].
• The Gathering's website account on is recorded as PureVolume^[18].
• 1989 marks the founding of The Gathering^[19].
• The Gathering's location of formation is recorded as Netherlands^[20].
• The Gathering's official website is recorded as http://www.gathering.nl/^[21].
• The Gathering's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Gathering^[22].
• The Gathering's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Gathering^[23].
• The Gathering's start of work period is recorded as 1989^[24].
• The Gathering's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10285'}^[25].
• The Gathering's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10176'}^[26].
• The Gathering's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11400'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1989^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, death metal, doom metal, gothic metal, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, death metal, doom metal, gothic metal, holanda, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 004e5eed-e267-46ea-b504-54526f1f377d^[33]

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Founding

1989 marks the founding of The Gathering^[19]. Its location of formation is recorded as Netherlands^[20].

Why It Matters

The Gathering ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by The 3rd and the Mortal^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 1992^[38].

FAQs

Who did The Gathering influence?

The Gathering has been cited as an influence by The 3rd and the Mortal^[36].