René Rutten

René Rutten (born 2 July 1972 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a Dutch guitarist for The Gathering.^[1] He founded the band with his brother Hans in 1989, and together they released eleven studio albums, four live albums, and four EPs. His latest work with The Gathering was Beautiful Distortion, released in 2022. In 2015 Rutten formed a new band, "Habitants", who released their debut album in 2018.

René Rutten
Background information
Birth name	René Rutten
Born	(1972-07-02) 2 July 1972 (age 53) Nijmegen, Netherlands
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, theremin
Years active	1989 to present
Labels	Psychonaut_Records
Website	The Gathering

Discography

With The Gathering:

• Always... (1992)
• Almost a Dance (1993)
• Mandylion (1995)
• Adrenaline / Leaves - EP (1996)
• Nighttime Birds (1997)
• How to Measure a Planet? (1998)
• if then else (2000)
• Superheat (album) - Live (2000)
• Amity - EP (2001)
• Black Light District - EP (2002)
• In Motion - DVD (2002)
• Souvenirs (2003)
• Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening - Live (2004)
• Accessories - Rarities and B-Sides - Compilation (2005)
• A Sound Relief - DVD (2005)
• Home (2006)
• A Noise Severe - DVD (2007)
• The West Pole (2009)
• Disclosure (2012)
• Afterwords (2013)
• TG25: Live at Doornroosje (2015)
• One Self (Habitants album) (2018)
• Beautiful Distortion (The Gathering album) (2022)
• Alma (Habitants album) (2024)