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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 GuideMore

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Within Temptation
With the rise of gothic metal, dozens of bands have combined crunchy power chord volleys with ethere...
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Fan Comments

Sep 15th, 12:57pm
In my 43 years on this planet this time I have not heard music better than this. Keep it up!
Aug 30th, 9:04pm
U guys ROCK!!!!!!! :D
Aug 13th, 12:26pm
I love this music (period)
Aug 7th, 1:38pm
WOWWW VERI NICE MUSIC
Aug 6th, 7:52am
happy birthday to you :)
Aug 5th, 4:29pm
I LOVE your songs!!
Aug 2nd, 2:56pm
Thank you for sharing your music. LOVE your sound!
Jul 30th, 1:00pm
I can't get enough of your music! Thank you for blessing the World of music with your band! What Have You Done is the bomb...featured the video on my page. Love you guyz...Come to Rochester NY some time soon!