Within Temptation

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albums

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- The Heart of Everything
- Released 2007

- The Silent Force
- Released 2005

- The Heart Of Everything
- Released 2007

- The Silent Force
- Released 2005

biography

Goth metal stars Within Temptation marry the guitar-driven force of hard rock with the sweep and grandeur of symphonic music, and the results have made them one of the most popular bands ever in the Netherlands. Within Temptation were formed in 1996 by guitarist Robert Westerholt and vocalist Sharon den Adel, who are partners on stage and off. Within Temptation's early material caught the attention of the Dutch label DSFA, and they signed the group to a record deal; their first album, Enter, was released in 1997. Up until this time, Within Temptation had been a studio project, but the success of the album led to invitations to play several live shows, including the Dynamo Music Festival, one of the biggest live music events in the Netherlands. Within Temptation demonstrated their strength as a concert act, and began playing Germany, Austria, Belgium, and the Czech Republic. Booked to play Dynamo's main stage in 1998, Within Temptation felt recording new material was in order, and they released the Dance EP for the occasion. Shortly afterwards, Within Temptation went on hiatus as the group's members dealt with personal commitments and Westerholt and den Adel built a studio for their ambitious recording projects.

In late 2000, Within Temptation returned with their second full-length album (and first for Sony), Mother Earth, and the band continued to appear at major music festivals in Europe and the Netherlands; the album was a major commercial success, and the song "Ice Queen" was released as a single, rising to number two on the Dutch charts. After several years of steady touring (including major festival appearances in France and Mexico), Within Temptation returned to the studio to record their third album, 2004's The Silent Force, an ambitious project featuring a full orchestra and 80-voice choir accompanying the band. It was their first disc to be released simultaneously in Europe and the Netherlands, and became a major commercial success, going platinum at home and reaching the Top Ten in Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Finland. Having become the Netherlands' best-selling international act, Within Temptation finally landed an American record deal with the venerable metal imprint Roadrunner, which released their fourth album, The Heart of Everything, in 2007. Black Symphony, a live CD/DVD recorded at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam with a full choir and orchestra followed in 2008. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

news

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- - An Acoustic Night at the Theatre OUT NOW!
  - - 11/2/2009
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  - Hi everyone,We're proud to announce the release of our acoustic live album 'An Acoustic Night at the Theatre'!You can find it at your local CD store,…

- - Utopia out now!!
  - - 10/26/2009
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  - Hi everyone,Our new single Utopia is available now! You can order it through our webshop, or via iTunes. We have added a live track to the single pac…

- - New video!
  - - 9/30/2009
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  - hi everyone,we've had over 55,000 views on our new video in hardly 2 days! That's pretty amazing, thanks for all your great reactions, we're glad you…

- - New Within Temptation video!
  - - 9/28/2009
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    - Within Temptation's MySpace Blog
  - Dear fans,Our new video of Utopia is online! Click here to view it! As you already know, we will be releasing a new acoustic live CD on November 2nd.…

- - Video Trailer
  - - 9/22/2009
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    - Within Temptation's MySpace Blog
  - Hi everyone,We're very proud to show you an amazing new trailer of our forthcoming new album "An Acoustic Night At The Theatre". It clearly shows the…

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- - LongRider Road Vultures MC, NY
  - - By LongRiderNY
    - 8/13/2009 08:15:03
  - I love this band. The singer absolutely kills as does the rest of the group. I hope to see them on tour in the US sometime soon. Keep up the good work y'all!
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- - THIZ MUSIC ROCK!!!!!
  - - By Lady Tymera
    - 6/22/2009 06:23:10
  - MUSIC LIKE THIZ SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON LIKE GUITAR HERO OR ROCK BAND.
    I KNOW LOTS OF PPL WILL LIKE AGREE ON THAT 4 SURE
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- - I love them
  - - By crazytan
    - 6/18/2009 11:25:39
  - OMG best band ever,
    I can listen to there music constantly.
    Just love them.
    I wish they would come to Canada!!!
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- - I love it!
  - - By Garfield1996
    - 6/13/2009 02:32:36
  - There is absolutely nothing at all bad in any of Within Temptation's songs! The lyrics are well-written, the voice is very good, and it sounds like the musiciouns, musicouns, musisions, musicsioins, musisions, are talented
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- - Great!
  - - By Kaona Rose
    - 1/3/2009 05:40:24
  - Within Temptation is wonderful. I've been a huge fan of theirs for a few years now. A lot of artists and bands sort of get old... as in all of their stuff kind of sounds the same and it just gets boring. But WT always seem to come out with albums even better than the previous one (just when you thought they couldn't get any better). And Sharon den Adel's voice is amazing!
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