The Gathering - Mandylion (Full Album)

Band: The Gathering
Album: Mandylion
Genre: Atmospheric Doom Metal
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Label: Century Media
Year: 1995

Anneke van Giersbergen - Vocals
René Rutten - Guitar, Flute
Jelmer Wiersma - Guitar
Hugo Prinsen Geerligs - Bass
Frank Boeijen - Keyboards
Hans Rutten - Drums & Percussion

Waldemar Sorychta - Producer, Engineering
Siggi Bemm - Producer, Engineering
Jack Tillmanns - Photography
Recorded and mixed at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany, June 1 - June 16, 1995.
Mastered at DMS.

01. Strange Machines | 00:00
02. Eléanor | 06:05
03. In Motion #1 | 12:47
04. Leaves | 19:43
05. Fear the Sea | 25:44
06. Mandylion (instrumental) | 31:34
07. Sand and Mercury | 36:35
08. In Motion #2 | 46:33

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[MacabreSoundscapes]

LYRICS:

01. STRANGE MACHINES
It has always been in the back of my mind
Dreaming about going to the corners of time
I always wanted to fly in strange machines
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime, and feel it with my hands
Touch the World War II and Cleopatra... flying...
Could it be that my dream would come true
Building a machine that would actually do what I want it to do
Russian Revolution, let's do that in one day
Beethoven and Gershwin, I think that would be okay
More than anything I wanna fly in strange machines
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime, and see it with my eyes
Watch Jesus rise, if he ever did... flying...
I wanna do centuries in a lifetime, and feel it with my hands
Touch renaissance and Chaka Khan... flying...

02. ELÉANOR
Underneath the mask you've buried yourself into, it's coal black
I am tired of the gulping that you do
Everyday a new face, what if I unscrew your own identity
Wouldn't you guess there's nothing left of you
The quicksand of life drags us down into the circle
One day, we might not catch you
I feel sorry for what you try to do
Breaking other down to try and to pursue your own selfish interests
I am starting to get sick of you
Whatever happened ever since you left
You make yourself and me look like fools

03. IN MOTION #1
Kill me with your thoughts, use your mind
Hand me over to this world, into death...
Make me cry in vain, leave one tear
Touch my face with your sigh
Leave me against the stream
One hundred worlds will see me passing by...

04. LEAVES
I close your eyes with my mouth, now you don't see anything
But you feel my breath all over, I can feel you too
Although I don't really know you, I don't really care
Cry with me, make my day, tomorrow all will be gone
All the sweetness and all the fun, no, I don't wanna know...
Now that you're gone and I don't know how to really feel inside
Baring the hope to see you again, I guess I never will
Now that I don really know you, yes, I really care!

05. FEAR THE SEA
Water travels by itself, inspires us to fear the sea
When it affects our state of mind we drown in our make believe
Those little drops that cover two thirds
Eventually there will be nothing left but water, this water
It rules, but even so it tears apart around us
Throws itself high up in the sky, never will be able to tame

06. MANDYLION
[instrumental]

07. SAND AND MERCURY
My dear, don't leave me now close at the edge of my end
All this time you have been my friend, don't go, stay for a while
My dear, you're losing me now, this will be my last hour
Hear my voice, see my face, see how sick I am
How I long for your embrace

08. IN MOTION #2
I see him turn away, although my eyes are shut with emptiness
And again the rain falls down, together with me
This blood in my body runs for you, drink my tears as I cry
It is sad how the rain falls down
Make me cry in vain, leave one tear
Touch my face with your sigh
Leave me against the stream
One hundred worlds will see me passing by...
I see you walk away, falling down I cry and scream your name
And again the rain falls down, together with me
My ache is yours as I am, drink my tears as I cry

[cristianestrada]

Mi álbum favorito de esta banda, saludos desde México. 🔥🪐

[massiveprogressive]

My wife is called Mandy and I have her name tattooed on my arm, but if we ever split up, I'm adding 'lion' to it to show off my love for my favourite Gathering album instead XD

[deadlynightshade]

This was the album that made me fall in love with atmospheric metal

[matthika]

Eines der besten Metal Alben was es gibt!!!!

[SimonaKossac]

2024.... and I am here AGAIN !! love it

[pitoarmand]

There's is NO new music as good as this ANYmore.

[anthonyspina]

Outstanding musicianship along with Anneke's stupendous vocals. I love all the Gathering's music but this album is the one I always come back to because it was their defining sound and one they built from. Every song here is a killer.

[luisveas]

Años 95-96 ....Acababa de escuchar Cannibal Corpse "The bleeding"....Emperor "In the nightside "The Shadowthrone"....Morbid Angel "Domination"....pero Mandylion me dio vuelta el Gathering & Anneke nos mostraron a los metaleros que en la vida hay mas que Iron, Judas, Morbid, Cannibal y cagó, disco genial...para que decir "Nighttime

[aaronbrockhuis]

This is and always will be mind blowing this whole album is amazing
I can not to begin to tell anyone of you here how it
Moves me

[joseluismarquez]

Discazo, esos tiempos ya no regresarán nunca 🔥🔥🤘🏽👹🤘🏽🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥

[marcuslamprecht]

Looking forward to the anniversary concerts in august!

[mariavanderlinden]

ik ben al jaren fan van de the gathering en ik blijf ze goed vinden en ik vindt de groep geweldig, ik ben bijna 70 en ik blijf fan.

[drschwede]

Wow, so unbelievable voice!!
This sound, inkl. Christina, Liv & Amy saved my life at '03!!
THX 4 you' re unbelievable voices, thx for saving my life!!! 🥰😍🥰😍🥰🤩🤩
🤘🏼🎸🤘🏼

[whiskeybentandhellbound]

Brilliant album still holds up o this day.

[diegohelms]

Tenía 18 años y todas las noches durante un año me acostaba a dormir con este disco...y aún hoy, 25 años después, sigue siendo peligrosamente adictivo...

[gollum]

Recuerdos de mi juventud ❤❤❤ ... era diferemte a todo maravilloso este disco ❤❤❤

[nadiesabemiuser]

FINALY THE COMPLETE ALBUM IN ONE VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH NEW SUB <3

[danielalvarez]

Thanks for this song, is very good and i love that

[sebastianlillo]

A beauty and angelic masterpiece....lsiten it again and again 😎🍂🍁