The Gathering

Famous Dutch rockers The Gathering are releasing a new album this fall. This album is Norwegian native Silje Wergeland's second record as the band's new singer.

The Gathering have expressed a desire to get closer to their own artistic preferences, the heart and soul of their music and this can definitely be heard in the new track. An epic 10 minute journey from melancholy to ecstasy, the song is a testament to the band's creativity and musical prowess. I'm very excited to have been asked to shoot a musicvideo for this track.

I'll be flying out to Norway by the end of this week, where the video will be shot. We decided to film the video in Norway because of its' beautiful and dramatic landscape. The band's photogenic singer, Silje Wergeland, a Norwegian native, will feature in the video.

We are still looking for actors for the video. So if you are in Norway and would like to have a chance to star in The Gathering's next video, check out this page and let us know!

In collaboration with mainly Frank Boeijen en René Rutten (the band's keyboard player and guitarist respectively) I've written a script for the video and the band have given me license to experiment, so nothing is set in stone. It's an exciting and (just a bit) daunting prospect to have the freedom to shoot what looks good and fits with the music.

I'll be shooting the video on the 5D MkII, with a set of Canon primes, I'll have a DVtec shouldermount with me and a Glidecam HD 2000. I can't tell you any details yet, but I am a bit nervous about getting the shot from that speedboat...

Just finished a long day of shooting five different scenes for our upcoming music vid. Very proud of my fab crew and director. Looks Great!!

A brand new The Gathering track just for free! 'Heroes For Ghost' is a song which will appear on our new album, title and release date t.b.a.
We hope you will like it as much as we do. We think we made something really special. And yes, it's for free!
Enjoy! TG
lyrics
Fading stars are falling
Slow winds breaking soundscapes
And waves of velvet sweeping
Into me

You moved all that was in my world
And showed me all the new colours
In my universe where storms run

Falling, falling, falling, fall into me
I hear echoes of my speech
And I see shadows of my walk
I feel the past
I always look backwards

Fighting, floating
Tasting blood in my mouth
Ancient damp painting ruins
Feel the rising chill

I listened to the sound of your airs/words
We’re watching stone saints fall over
While the black crows will be taking to the sky

Falling, falling, falling, fall into me
I hear echoes of my speech
And I see shadows of my walk
I feel the past
I always look backwards


My heart is drifting through all shades of green.
My head is thinking through meadows of the sea
Lonely as I am

Expanding the scene where I've never (ever) seen
A promise at last to call back the past
To finish off with you - I'm finishing off with you

Sliding down
credits
released 16 May 2011
The Gathering - Heroes For Ghosts

Music by R. Rutten/F. Boeijen
Lyrics by Silje Wergeland

Produced by René Rutten
Drums recorded at SoundVision studio
Engineered by George Konings
Additional recordings at Studio 2
Engineered by René Rutten
Mixed by Guido Aalbers at GieSound
Mastered by Paul Matthijs Lombert at The Mastering Factory

The Gathering: Frank Boeijen - keyboards, Marjolein Kooijman - bass, Hans Rutten - drums, René Rutten - guitars, Silje Wergeland - vocals.
Guests: Jos van den Dungen - violin and viola
Noel Hoffman - trumpet

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