Dutch rock act The Gathering will return to the studio next month to record the follow-up of the well-received electronic/atmospheric-tinged album \"Souvenirs\". \"We are working our asses off (again) on the new tracks. We will start recording in an old church in the south of Holland by the end of November. We will build a studio, together with Attie Bauw, in the main part of this little church. How it will sound? We have no idea, it\'s an experiment, as always!\"
The Gathering will master the album in January and February 2006. The release date is currently set by the end of March. According to the band it will be a \"guitar-orientated album\" again.
In other news, The Gathering is about to release their double-DVD \"A Sound Relief\" this month.
Disc one includes the live concert the band recorded on May 23, 2005 at the famous Paradiso in Amsterdam. The live recording was recorded in DTS 5.1, a truly remarkable sound quality, which enhances the already emotional and powerful flow of the band’s musical delivery.
Disc two features great bonus extras like their own tour impressions caught on video, video interviews and a TV special about 15-year career of The Gathering. The bonus disc also showcases a collection of beautiful 3-D animation clips, which were especially designed for the band by promising Dutch and Polish 3-D artists Michel de Klein and Marcin Pazera.
