The Gathering - The West Pole

So I finally get to review the new The Gathering album, “The West Pole”. I, the magnificent Some Guy, have been waiting for this one for awhile. And honestly I was afraid that it was going to suck. The Gathering started off as a death doom band but they sucked so they hired the pretty Anneke van Giersbergen so they can be one of those female fronted symphonic metal bands. Now they play atmospheric rock.

This album is indeed a pleasant surprise. I thought it was going to be terrible because Anneke van Giersbergen left to form her own band. Her replacement, Silje Wergeland is a good enough singer but isn’t nearly as hot. The best part of the West Pole is that it takes all of the good parts from previous albums “Home” and “Souvenirs” to create something that’s musically more interesting than both of them. The album is mellow enough to go to sleep to yet not boring so listening while you’re awake is also nice. I’ve heard a bunch of Anneke fanboys complaining about how the band is nothing without her and how much this album sucks, but they’re morons. This album is quite good, check it out!

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?dob2bxyzbz4

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Some Guy OUT!