Anna Maria Anneke van Giersbergen2 born 8 March 1973 is a Dutch singer songwriter and guitarist who became known worldwide as the lead singer for the rock band The Gathering between 1994 and 2007 She also has a solo career The project was originally called Agua de Annique but now goes by her own name A frequent collaborator of Arjen Anthony Lucassen she portrayed main characters in the albums Into the Electric Castle 01011001 and The Theater Equation by his project Ayreon In 2014 they collaborated on a project called The Gentle Storm which produced an album titled The Diary that was released in 2015 Since 2016 she has formed a new band VUUR with members of The Gentle Storm live band and her own solo band to focus on the heavier side of her music They released their debut album In This Moment We Are Free Cities in October 2017 Van Giersbergen has also prominently collaborated with Devin Townsend on many of his albums Within Temptation Anathema Lawn Farmer Boys Napalm Death Moonspell Novembers Doom Globus Giant Squid and many other artists and projects
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