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.
| Mandylion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 22 August 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1–16 June 1995 | |||
| Studio | Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 52:40 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Siggi Bemm, Waldemar Sorychta and The Gathering | |||
| The Gathering chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [3] |
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.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Anneke van Giersbergen; all music is composed by The Gathering
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strange Machines" | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Eléanor" | 6:42 |
| 3. | "In Motion #1" | 6:56 |
| 4. | "Leaves" | 6:01 |
| 5. | "Fear the Sea" | 5:50 |
| 6. | "Mandylion" (instrumental) | 5:02 |
| 7. | "Sand & Mercury" | 9:57 |
| 8. | "In Motion #2" | 6:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In Motion #1 (Demo)" | 7:28 |
| 2. | "Mandylion (Demo)" (instrumental) | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Solar Glider (Demo)" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Eléanor (Demo)" | 6:38 |
| 5. | "In Motion #2 (Demo)" | 7:18 |
| 6. | "Third Chance (Demo)" | 5:53 |
| 7. | "Fear the Sea (Demo)" | 6:28 |
Disc 2, 1–3 demo recorded in June 1994 at Beaufort Studio.
Disc 2, 4–7 demo recorded in early 1995 at Double Noise Studio in Tilburg.
Personnel
edit- The Gathering
- Anneke van Giersbergen – lead vocals
- René Rutten – guitars, flute
- Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
- Frank Boeijen – keyboards
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass
- Hans Rutten – drums
- Production
- Siggi Bemm, Waldemar Sorychta – producers, engineers, mixing
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Netherlands (NVPI)[6] | Gold | 18,600‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Gathering Mandylion review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Spencer, Trey (16 July 2007). "The Gathering – Mandylion". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Gathering – Mandylion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – The Gathering – Mandylion" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 21 April 2024. Enter Mandylion in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2024 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".