Anneke Van Giersbergen has announced her new solo EP La Mort, due for digital release on 27 March 2026, with a Record Store Day exclusive vinyl edition to follow on 18 April. The four-track release is the second chapter in her triptych La Vie, La Mort, L’Amour.
The news arrives during a year of renewed attention around The Gathering, following sold-out reunion shows marking the 30th anniversary of Mandylion. While preparing for further appearances with her former bandmates in 2026, Anneke has continued work on deeply personal material shaped by love, loss and grief after the deaths of both her parents within two months of each other.
First single Red Sky is out now.
“Not every song on La Mort is literally about death,” Anneke says. “Writing doesn’t follow rules like that, and I’m glad it doesn’t. Sail Towards The Sun, however, is about saying goodbye to my father. He once built his own seaworthy sailboat, and we spent many family holidays on the water. That memory lives very close to my heart.”
Anneke Van Giersbergen – La Mort
1. Fade In Fade Out
2. Handle Me With Care
3. Red Sky
4. Sail Towards The Sun
La Mort was recorded with Anneke’s live band, capturing an organic sound. The line-up features Anneke van Giersbergen on vocals and guitar, Allie Summers on backing vocals, Camilla van der Kooij on violin and viola, Edward Capel on reed instruments, Gijs Coolen on guitars, Matthias van Beek on guitars and backing vocals, Rob Snijders on drums, Roel Blommers on bass, and Thijs Schrijnemakers on keyboards.
