THE GATHERING Check In From Studio; Singer ANNEKE To Take Part In LENNON Tribute

November 24, 2005

From a small church that has been turned into a full-fledged studio in the small town of Maurik (southern Holland) comes an update from THE GATHERING about their recording experience.

Singer Anneke van Giersbergen reports: "We are in the studio! Hello dear people! Here we are. We have been in the studio for a few days now and we're still tuning and preparing. The sound and acoustics are wonderful and the atmosphere of this little church is amazing. We are destined to make a kick-ass album here! We will keep you posted of course."

The band are currently in the studio recording their ninth studio album with producer Attie Bauw, with whom they previously worked on 1998's "How To Measure A Planet?"

The forthcoming album is scheduled to surface sometime in the spring on the band's own label Psychonaut Records (available on The End Records in North America),with a tour to follow around the same time in South America and the U.S.

In other THE GATHERING news, Anneke van Giersbergen will take part in a tribute to John Lennon — dubbed "Give Peace A Chance: Ode To John Lennon" — on December 8, 2005 at Melkweg Club in Amsterdam, a day that marks the 25th anniversary of when the ex-BEATLES legend was gunned down outside his apartment building by Mark David Chapman. Van Giersbergen will perform the classic song "Strawberry Fields Forever". Several other Dutch artists will also pay tribute to Lennon, including Acda en de Munnik, Armand, Bennie, Jolink, Birgit, Bob Fosko, Ellen ten Damme, Ernst Jansz, Freek De Jonge, Hadewych Minis (actress),Henk Westbroek, Johan, Lucretia van de Vloot, Maurits Westerik (Gem),Michiel Borstlap, Peter te Bos, Richard Janssen (ex-FATAL FLOWERS),Rick de Leeuw, Ross Curry, Sonja van Hamel (bauer),Thé Lau, Tim (Di-rect) and Tjeerd Bomhof (vocalist). All profits from the show will go to War Child.

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