The Gathering Ifthenelse 2000 Eacflac

To understand the significance, we must first look at the artist. is a Dutch band formed in 1989. While they started as death/doom metal, their evolution through the 1990s was nothing short of revolutionary. By 2000, they had shed nearly all metal tropes, embracing a sound built on atmospheric keyboards, ethereal guitars, and haunting vocals.

Produced by , if_then_else was seen as a more concise and accessible record than the double-album How to Measure a Planet? . It reached No. 47 on the Dutch Album Charts and received critical acclaim for its sophisticated songwriting. While some older fans missed the heavier distortion of the Nighttime Birds era, most critics lauded the band for their refusal to stay stagnant. Technical Note: EAC/FLAC Archiving the gathering ifthenelse 2000 eacflac