Almost a Dance

Almost a Dance is the second studio album by the Dutch doom metal band The Gathering, released in 1993 on Foundation 2000 Records.

Almost a Dance
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 1993
RecordedSeptember 1993
StudioSpitzbergen Studios, Zuidbroek, Groningen, The Netherlands
GenreDoom metal, gothic metal
Length54:22
LabelFoundation 2000
ProducerTom Holkenborg, Mark Fritsma
The Gathering chronology
Always
(1992)
Almost a Dance
(1993)
Mandylion
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic[1]

Tom Holkenberg, one of the producers, will later become better known as the electronic musician Junkie XL.

On this album, The Gathering left death growls and their death-doom influences aside, in favor to a more straightforward doom metal sound with clean vocals.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original release.[2]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."On a Wave"Niels DuffhuësThe Gathering5:53
2."The Blue Vessel"DuffhuësRené Rutten6:04
3."Her Last Flight"DuffhuësFrank Boeijen, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten8:47
4."The Sky People"DuffhuësBoeijen4:27
5."Nobody Dares"DuffhuësDuffhuës3:32
6."Like Fountains"Duffhuës, Martine van LoonBoeijen, Rutten7:41
7."Proof"DuffhuësBoeijen, Jelmer Wiersma6:18
8."Heartbeat Amplifier"DuffhuësBoeijen, Rutten4:51
9."A Passage to Desire"Duffhuës, van LoonBoeijen, Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten6:44

Personnel

The Gathering
Production
  • Tom Holkenborg – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mark Fritsma – executive producer

References

  1. Spencer, Trey (July 16, 2007). "The Gathering – Almost a Dance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  2. Almost a dance (CD booklet). The Gathering. Woerden, Netherlands: Foundation 2000 Records FDN 2008 2. 1993.CS1 maint: others (link)



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