Anyone else get chills when this woman sings?

20 years later, my skin still has goosebumps of this song...

This song from The Gathering is still my all time favorite. ❤

Mandilion is an incredible album, all the songs are a masterpiece!

This song was like a helping hand pulling me from bottom of my live while in the hard corner of one where suicidal tendencies starts. Now as a happy man i`m every time crying listening this and getting flashbacks. Being stronger mentally as i ever been, i`m going forward with head up grabbing every one doubting in their own fate with myself. Powerful piece of art this song is.

There's no such band like The Gathering, truly unique. I'm so proud to be a part of their lives as I worked for them as their merchandiser, I will never forget all the shows I've witnessed in the nineties 💚

The GOLDEN YEARS... Someone please use a time-machine and return them BACK !

"my dear, don't leave me now close at the edge of my end all this time you have been my friend don't go, stay for a while my dear, you're losing me now this will be my last hour hear my voice, see my face see how sick i am how i long for your embrace"

René Rutten is one badas.s guitar player. What a legend🤘

Man I miss this band so much. Their music could hit you in the feels, not many bands have the ability to seemingly touch your soul.

When i see Anneke' s smile everything looking like rainbow even during dark sounds . She have beautiful heart , soul, smile and voice. Anneke is angel without wings ♥️🤗

I envy those who have been lucky to listen to this wonderful music live

Anneke, yoy most beautiful creature in the universe!

Anneke was soo hot and beautiful back then. I still think she is hot and beautiful but she was way younger then and I loved her long beautiful hair. Her voice is so awesome. I loved the way her voice sounded in holding notes, very beautiful voice indeed, with the unique sound the band has!

this is so beautiful...no words can describe how amazing The GATHERING and Anneke Van Giersbergen were together! ='(

An epic performance by everyone. It was by random chance in 1995 that discovered this band while listening to a Century Media compilation. Amazing vocal by Anneke and excellent song writers by the everyone involved.

No se cuantas veces habré escuchado este tema y no me desengancho de él. Denso, embriagador. Esa oscura melodía, la voz de Anneke, la increible, maravillosa, compleja y dulce voz de Anneke. Todo es magia.

If you are not a metal fan after listening to this song than you will never be !

Her voice is the only one in the world that goes straight through to my soul

Anneke has such a stunningly superb way of singing. It’s mesmerizing

This song crushes me everytime, they were brilliant!!

The Gathering + Anneke = the most amazing song ever created I love them both, but today is not as good as the old times

A sad song performed so beautifully. The music was perfect and the singing was awesome. Anneke van Giersbergen is very much my favourite singer.

Hanneke:la purezza d'animo, uno spirito sconosciuto ma bellissimo, una voce che avvolge e ti porta via lontano. Energia e bellezza dentro, fuori attorno. Hanneke è tutti i colori che esistano. È mare, è terra, è montagna, è luccicante come un ghiacciaio, è calda come il sole che scalda

If anyone is interested in knowing, the quote at the end was by a French feminist writer and philosopher named Simone de Beauvoir and the quote was recited by J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien quoted de Beauvoir in a BBC documentary from the 60's. The audio clip here is taken from that documentary.

She was (is) sooooooo gorgeous and loveable! :) (that is what I call pure charisma!)

Oh my, oh my. This is definitely my favorite uhm, era? Epoch? The 94-98 years. They looked so young, and Anneke, oh my god. Anneke looked beautiful. Not that she doesn't now, but back in those days they were all young. I mean, I'm 22, lol. So I was never there or anything, but I wish I had the chance to be 18-20 in the mid 90's, having the chance to see one fo their performances. Damn.

Truly beautiful!!

Anneke siempre y por siempre en mis oídos, en mi mente y en mi alma.

This is the higher Art of crating Songs !!

fantastic track, the build up to Anneke's angelic vocals

if I die, and if there is a heaven, and if I might end up there, I'd want the Gathering to play sand and mercury for me when I wake up...

I love The Gathering, have ever since I first encountered them. Sand and Mercury will probably forever be one of my favourite songs, it's so magical and mesmerizing.

this song is part of my life i love it forever the best song ever!!!!,

Thanks a lot for uploading this video, Sand & Mercury is one of the most perfect songs ever and live it's even more outstanding, love it

Fantastyczna piosenka w niesamowitym klimacie 👍🎸🥁😄

I was there, Aneke drank a cup of coffee with me, then she promised me sing on my wedding... Great times.

This is Gathering Masterpiece

This is a masterpiece

шедевр из далекой юности...

Now THATS A ROCKSTAR!

my song favorite ever, Anneke is so perfect, her voice and style, I love it.

what I would give to go back in time and see this

It's J.R:R Tolkien talking about life and death: there's no such thing as a natural death nothing that happens to man is ever natural since his presence calls the whole world into question all men must die, but for every man his death is an accident and even if he knows it in a sense to it an unjustable violation whether you may agree with the words or not but those are, the key-spring of the lord of the rings

96 al groot bewondering voor deze hogere macht...Geweldige Band en Dimensie van Tijd in Beweging. Heeft mij gebracht wie ik nu ben..

Beautiful ❤❤❤❤ 🎉🎉🎉🎉 ❤❤❤❤

cosmic poetry would be this

Holy Hell! This is the greatest Gathering song ever! I have never since witnessed such perfection! Mandylion was when I fell irrevocably in love with Anneke. How could you not want to cherish her for all time? And Holy Fuck, that sample intro at the end made me jones for some In Motion #2 too!

I love this song in all forms it was ever recorded

Yes ,beautiful Dutch doomsters, yes

Absolutely gorgeous!

El amor de mi vida, platonico, inalcanzable, mas hermosa que cualquier princesa de leyendas, sublime, eterna, dulce, oscura, femenina, incluso hoy en dia se conserva hermosa, y claro, por supuesto, como debia ser, como es la vida, otro con muchismio mas dinero, presencia, y fama es el dueño de su corazón, pero claro es mejor tenerla asi, solo en fantasias, porque de seguro jamas dejara de ser la mujer de mi vida, aun asi, sin conocerla😒😒

Godlike music, lika a honey for my ears

Holy hell I gotta check out a bit more of The Gathering. Anneke, gorgeous on every level.

Best video of Sand and Mercury I've seen in the whole net!! Thank you so much for uploading, these videos are treasures now.

Great song

They put on a great show I was lucky enough to see them in the US..thanks for posting!

This song is the closest that any band has come to follow up Pink Floyd's the Great Gig In The Sky, another song about dying.

Q buena banda 🤘🤘🤘

Yes Yes Yes

Hauntingly mesmerising masterpiece.

this is even better than album version

Quisiera volver a esa decada

A beauty!!!

She is Mesmerizing.

memories....

6 minutes and 11 seconds, the longest intro known to man.

After 06.11 when Anneke starts singing, amazing!

There's no bad Gathering album but I'd love them to go back to a doom metal sound. Throw in some trip-hop too.

Krakow old good days

oow Good Old Times.. :(

Increíblemente hermoso

it was the best of times

ohh, Annekes moment ist pure magic ...

Como una interpetacion musical te puede abrir el todo tuyo eso es la magiia del rock y metal y un poco de sentimiento 🐵👺

Przepiękny kawałek

WOW !!!

What a song!

Это просто на грани фантастики....

Amado Herman! Gracias por todo!

Banda boa demais 👌 amoo❤️

Piel de gallina. 😑. Anneke sos única

amazing!!

i love this song

La melancolía vivaaa!!!!

Heart wrenching!!

This solo 💔

wish I had been there. Great

Maravilloso

Same here 2023 on a Phantom

I'd do just about anything to have been there

Epic band.

I love this

Maravilloso

Моє юнацтво під Ваші ритми🤘🇺🇦💪

Magic

Exceptional!

magic

hermoso.

Pour a drink.. Turn off the lights... Sit back.. And enjoy🤘🤘