Tag Archives: Anneke van Giersbergen

With seminal Dutch rock outfit The Gathering celebrating the 30th anniversary of breakthrough album ‘Mandylion’ in 2025 by reuniting with vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen (it seems disrespectful to simply refer to the magical van Giersbergen as vocalist), once again, a genuine masterpiece of an album has been thrust back into …

On her new album ‘The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest’, Dutch singer-songwriter/guitarist Anneke van Giersbergen has produced her most personal album to date. Rather than going down a prog-metal route, ‘The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest’ is an intimate, acoustic album with some extra flourishes added. We spoke with Anneke …