Always (The Gathering album)

Always… is the debut studio album of the Dutch band The Gathering. The record was initially released on 9 June 1992, in Europe by Foundation 2000 and in North America by Pavement Music. In 1994, a first remixed version of the album was released by Foundation 2000. In 1999, a second remixed version was released by Psychonaut Records. The Mexican edition was released by Scarecrow Records.[4]

Always…
Studio album by
Released9 June 1992
RecordedFebruary 28–7 March 1992
StudioStudio Beaufort, Bovenkarspel, Netherlands
Genre
Length47:56
LabelFoundation 2000 (Europe)
Pavement Music (US)
ProducerHan Swagerman Sr., The Gathering, Mark Fritsma
The Gathering chronology
Moonlight Archer
(1991)
Always…
(1992)
Almost a Dance
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bart Smits; all music is composed by The Gathering

No.TitleLength
1."The Mirror Waters"7:10
2."Subzero"6:53
3."In Sickness and Health"7:00
4."King for a Day"6:33
5."Second Sunrise"6:43
6."Stonegarden"4:53
7."Always…"2:40
8."Gaya's Dream"6:04
Mexican edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."In Sickness and Health" (Demo)7:26
2."Gaya's Dream" (Demo)6:23
3."Always…" (Demo)2:30

The Mexican version features three additional tracks from the compilation album Downfall.

Credits

The Gathering
Additional musicians
Production
  • Recorded and mixed at the Beaufort Recording Studio, Bovenkarspel, the Netherlands from 28 February 1992, to 7 March 1992.
  • Produced and mixed by Han Swagerman Sr. and The Gathering.
  • Engineered by Han Swagerman Sr.
  • Executive producer: Mark Fritsma

References

  1. Always at AllMusic
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. Spencer, Trey (11 October 2007). "The Gathering - Always". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. Contemporary Musicians 2008 – Volume 62 – Page 89 0787680753 The Gathering's sound differed from other bands in the heavy metal/death metal genre toured and supported established bands such as Death and Morbid Angel before recording their debut, Always.
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