Easily The Most Beautiful Album That I Own. Period!

Review Score: (10/10)
How do I decsribe this album? Beautiful? Melodic? Powerful? All of the above? I will just say all of the above and then some. I originally thought of the Gathering as another doom/goth band along the lines of Theatre of Tragedy and Lacuna Coil. But I was suprised upon reading the lyrics which, in my mind, are not very doomy at all. They are not uppity either, though, which is a good thing. Rather they all have to do with nature in some way, be it snow, birds ect. From the opening guitar grind of "On Most Surfaces" to the final piano outro of "Shrink" this album carries a power and beauty rarely seen today in the music industry. The entire band plays as one unit while Anneke's vocals soar above them. She easily has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. I say this because it almost brings tears to my eyes everytime I listen to it. Doro is second but that is neither here nor there. Everything about this album rocks. The drumming good, the guitars and bass rock, and I like the grand piano. So don't be afraid to try this album out. It is forty-eight minutes of sheer metallic, melodic beauty.

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