Always (The Gathering album)

Always… is the debut studio album of the Dutch band The Gathering. The record was initially released on 9 June 1992, in Europe by Foundation 2000 and in North America by Pavement Music. In 1994, a first remixed version of the album was released by Foundation 2000. In 1999, a second remixed version was released by Psychonaut Records. The Mexican edition was released by Scarecrow Records.^[4]

Always…
Studio album by The Gathering
Released	9 June 1992
Recorded	28 February – 7 March 1992
Studio	Studio Beaufort, Bovenkarspel, Netherlands
Genre	Death-doom gothic metal
Length	47:56
Label	Foundation 2000 (Europe) Pavement Music (US)
Producer	Han Swagerman Sr., The Gathering, Mark Fritsma
The Gathering chronology
Moonlight Archer (1991) Always… (1992) Almost a Dance (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bart Smits; all music is composed by The Gathering.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Mirror Waters"	7:10
2.	"Subzero"	6:53
3.	"In Sickness and Health"	7:00
4.	"King for a Day"	6:33
5.	"Second Sunrise"	6:43
6.	"Stonegarden"	4:53
7.	"Always…"	2:40
8.	"Gaya's Dream"	6:04

Mexican edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Sickness and Health" (Demo)	7:26
2.	"Gaya's Dream" (Demo)	6:23
3.	"Always…" (Demo)	2:30

The Mexican version features three additional tracks from the compilation album Downfall.

Credits

The Gathering

• Bart Smits – vocals, backing vocals
• Jelmer Wiersma – electric and 12 string acoustic guitars
• René Rutten – electric and acoustic guitars
• Hans Rutten – drums, wind chimes
• Frank Boeijen – keyboards, grand piano
• Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass, flute, triangle

Additional musicians

• Marike Groot – female vocals
• Henk van Koeverden – electronics, Korg MS-10

Production

• Recorded and mixed at the Beaufort Recording Studio, Bovenkarspel, the Netherlands from 28 February 1992, to 7 March 1992.
• Produced and mixed by Han Swagerman Sr. and The Gathering.
• Engineered by Han Swagerman Sr.
• Executive producer: Mark Fritsma