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| Released | 3 July 2000 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 2000 | |||
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| Length | 52:46 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | The Gathering; co-produced by Zlaya Hadzich | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | [2] |
If Then Else (stylizedif_then_else) is the sixth studio album by the Dutch rock bandThe Gathering. The album was released on 3 July 2000 throughCentury Media.
The album was recorded at the Koeienverhuurbedrijf Studio,Purmerend, and at S&K Studio,Doetinchem between January and March 2000, under the band's own guidance with Zlaya Hadzich as co-producer. The album was engineered by Zlaya Hadzich and Dick Kemper, mixed and mastered onPro Tools by Attie Bauw at Bauwhaus Studio,Amsterdam, in April 2000.
Its title combines two frequently used computer programming notations:
if, then, elseconditional statement"Colorado Incident" is about a real-life experience of having to cancel a gig in Colorado because of overbooking, exhaustion and the band members' illnesses. Fans were frustrated, and the band was later very apologetic about this "incident".[3] (It is apparently not about the 1999Columbine High School massacre, as often speculated.)
An excerpt ofLewis Carroll'sAlice in Wonderland, narrated byWillie Rushton, is heard between "Analog Park" and "Herbal Movement".
All lyrics are written byAnneke van Giersbergen, except when noted; all music is composed by The Gathering
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rollercoaster" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Shot to Pieces" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Amity" | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Bad Movie Scene" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Colorado Incident" (René Rutten, van Giersbergen) | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Beautiful War" | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Analog Park" | 6:06 |
| 8. | "Herbal Movement" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Saturnine" | 5:12 |
| 10. | "Morphia's Waltz" | 6:37 |
| 11. | "Pathfinder" | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 52:46 | |
The Gathering
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 47 |
| German Albums Chart[5] | 76 |
