After Anneke van Giersbergen expect her first born child,The Gathering will work on several recordings this year.Together with producer Attie Bauw(How To Measure A Planet?)the band will record songs for a new album.But first the band will concentrate on the release of their new DVD Part I sheduled for a release autumn 2005.Part I will heldthe full semi-acoustic Paradiso concert,together with a tour documentary and a lot of extra archive material throughout the years.
Release of the studio album(Working title:"Your Troubles Are Over") will be around the beggining of 2006.The band will go on the road again spring 2006,doing a new world tour to promote their new album.DVD Part II will be recorded during the European dates,and will contain a full 'rock' concert of the band,together with a studio documentary and more archive and rare footage spanning a 15 years history.