René Rutten (born 2 July 1972 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a Dutch guitarist for The Gathering.[1] He founded the band with his brother Hans in 1989, and together they released eleven studio albums, four live albums, and four EPs. His latest work with The Gathering was Afterwords, released in 2013. In 2015 Rutten formed a new band, "Habitants", who released their debut album in 2018.

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René Rutten
Background information
Birth name	René Rutten
Born	(1972-07-02) 2 July 1972 (age 50) Nijmegen, Netherlands
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, theremin
Years active	1989 to present
Labels	Psychonaut_Records
Website	The Gathering

Discography

With The Gathering:

• Always... (1992)
• Almost a Dance (1993)
• Mandylion (1995)
• Adrenaline / Leaves - EP (1996)
• Nighttime Birds (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)
• Home (2006)
• A Noise Severe - DVD (2007)
• The West Pole (2009)
• Disclosure (2012)
• Afterwords (2013)
• TG25: Live at Doornroosje (2015)
• One Self (with his band Habitants) (2018)
• Beautiful Distortion (The Gathering album) (2022)

References

External links

• René Rutten at The Gathering's official website

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