The Gathering
Souvenirs (The End)
by Scott Hefflon
I kinda gave up on The Gathering years ago when they switched from metal to some kinda poppy stuff, and I never looked back. But seeing as I trust The End Records to find interesting/quirky corners of metal worth exploring (call it avant, call it art, call it real progressive and not the joke that prog has become, which is stale), I gave this sucker a shot. Someone said that since I loved Antimatter (ex-Anathema dude doing trip-hop stuff, great late-night music, also on The End), I’d like The Gathering, so I fought my “wow, why does anyone like Lacuna Coil?!?” revulsion and fell in love with Souvenirs.
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