Within Temptation

Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band that was founded in 1996 by Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt. With over three million recordings sold worldwide, the band is one of the most successful Dutch acts.

History

Less than two months after the formation of the band Within Temptation signed a contract with DSFA Records and in April of the following year they released their debut album Enter. In November 1997, she took a two-week tour of Germany and Austria. In 1998, an EP out entitled The Dance.

After a year off Within Temptation took in 2000 on a new album titled Mother Earth. This was a first major success and the band played some festivals and concerts. Three singles followed: Mother Earth, Our Farewell and Ice Queen.

The international breakthrough, however, came only in 2002: the single Ice Queen reached number 1 in the Netherlands and in Belgium, the album Mother Earth has sold more than 750,000 in Europe and reached triple platinum in the Netherlands and gold in Belgium. The band played at major festivals in Germany ( Rock am Ring, Bizarre Festival, Summer Breeze ) and Benelux festivals ( Ozzfest, Lowlands, Dynamo ). Previously, the Single Mother Earth had led to an increase in the level of awareness in Germany. Mother Earth was also the title song of the German version of the Japanese anime "X".

Their third album The Silent Force appeared on 15 November 2004 and became a hit throughout Europe: The Single Stand My Ground was repeatedly played on the radio and the album itself was within the first two months after publication of gold in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Two more singles and a European tour (with a small detour to Dubai) followed. The festival visits were still maintained. In summer, the band performed at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken. The tour was completed on 22 July with a big concert at the Amsterdam harbor island of Java Iceland in front of 10,000 fans, which was released on 18 November 2005 on DVD. In June 2006, Within Temptation had to retire from her appearance at the Hurricane Festival because of a strong storm after about three quarters of an hour. Despite Sharon den Adel warning " There's a storm coming up" shortly after the start of the gig a few festival-goers had left the premises. In the same month they played at the Southside Festival.

On 30 November 2006, published Within Temptation along with the game developers of The Chronicles of Spellborn a trailer that shows clips from the game and is underlaid with the song The Howling, which can be found on the album The Heart of Everything.

On 16 February 2007, the single What Have You Done appeared at which they are supported by Keith Caputo. Their fourth album The Heart of Everything was followed on 9 March 2007. On June 22, another single release was published with the title Frozen, the proceeds will be donated to the international children's charity " Child Helpline International ."

Within Temptation won on 1 November 2007 at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 in Munich the award in the Best Dutch and Belgian Act category. Also, the band was nominated in the category Rock / Alternative internationally for the Echo 2008, but did not win it.

2008 double DVD was released titled Black Symphony. The DVD contains a recording of " Ahoy Rotterdam " concert on 7 February 2008. The concert was a collaboration of Within Temptation and the " Metropole Orchestra ".

In March and April 2010 Within Temptation toured again through the Benelux countries and entered it in various theaters. After the show on April 29 in Antwerp Stephen left the group to engage in his own band and to have more time to spend with his family.

On 25 March 2011, the new studio album The Unforgiving appeared. Following it was originally intended to be a European tour from February to April, this had to be postponed to September-November due to Sharon's third pregnancy .. On December 15, 2010, the promotion of the album " The Unforgiving " began with the publication of the first song ( Where Is the Edge ) on the official Within Temptation - channel on Youtube, later followed by another song ( Faster ) and two short films for the new album. ; A third film is also announced. On 11 March 2011, the online already published piece ' Faster ' was released as a single.

With the beginning of the Unforgiving World Tour, the band has announced that Robert Westerholt withdraws from the function as a tour musician to take care of Sharon and his common three children and also more time for new ideas about music and the shows to develop. It is replaced by Stefan Helleblad, working with the band for quite some time, including as a sound engineer.

On 13 November 2012, she played to her 15 year band anniversary a big show, which was named element in the Sportpaleis, Antwerp.

The band members have been writing 2012 on their new album. The album should be released in September 2013. The band also has an album of cover songs titled The Q- Music Sessions published, which contains 11 of the 15 cover songs that the band has recorded for the Belgian radio station Q- Music. These cover songs are popular hits that were played in the style of Within Temptation.

On August 30, it was announced by the band that the song " Paradise ( What About Us? ) " - A duet with Tarja Turunen - will be released as an EP with four songs, with the other three tracks demo versions of songs by the proposed new album will. The EP was released on September 21.

Style

Enter and The Dance are the Gothic Metal assign. So, for example, contributed the guitarist Robert Westerholt in some songs Grunts, which was not the case in the following songs. The album The Silent Force, however, is with a big orchestra rather Symphonic Metal. The album Mother Earth lies between these two styles. Characteristic of the vibrato vocals of Sharon den Adel is especially the very high register. With the 2011 released album The Unforgiving yet typical power metal elements, such as the typical guitar solos and fast guitar riffs to come.

Discography

Studio albums

Awards

  • 3FM Awards 2006: in the category " Best Rock Artist"
  • 2007: in the category " Best Rock Artist"
  • 2009: In the category " Best Live Act "
  • Buma Export Awards 2006
  • Conamus Export Awards 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Edision Awards 2003: in the category "Best Live DVD" ( Mother Earth Tour )
  • 2005: in the category " Best Band "
  • Metal Female Voices Fest Awards 2009: In the category " Best Album " ( The Heart of Everything)
  • Golden God Awards 2006: in the category "Best Video" ( Angels )
  • Harp Awards 2002: " Silver "
  • 2009: " Gold"
  • MTV Europe Music Awards 2007: in the category "Best Dutch and Belgian Act"
  • Popprijs Awards 2005
  • TMF Awards 2002: in the category " Most Promising Act"
  • 2002: in the category "Best Rock National "
  • 2005: in the category "Best Rock National "
  • 2007: in the category " Best Live Act "
  • 2007: in the category " Best Video "
  • World Music Awards 2005: in the category " Best Selling Dutch Act"
  • 2007: in the category " Best Selling Dutch Act"
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