René Rutten (born 2 July 1972 in

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. He founded the band with his brother Hans in 1989, and together they released eleven

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. His latest work with The Gathering was ''

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'', released in 2022. In 2015 Rutten formed a new band, "Habitants", who released their debut album in 2018.

Discography

With The Gathering: *'' Always...'' (1992) *'' Almost a Dance'' (1993) *''

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'' (1995) *'' Adrenaline / Leaves'' - EP (1996) *''

Nighttime Birds ''Nighttime Birds'' is the fourth full-length album of the Dutch rock band The Gathering, released on 6 June 1997 by Century Media Records. The album was recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Germany, between 17 February and 15 March 1997 under ...

'' (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) *''

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'' (2006) *'' A Noise Severe'' - DVD (2007) *'' The West Pole'' (2009) *''

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'' (2012) *'' Afterwords'' (2013) *'' TG25: Live at Doornroosje'' (2015) *'' One Self (Habitants album)'' (2018) *'' Beautiful Distortion (The Gathering album)'' (2022) *'' Alma (Habitants album)'' (2024)

References

External links

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Habitants
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