Within Temptation is a Duch band formed in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt, when they were still attending college.Said by Sharon herself they do not consider themselves as gothic but as a “symphonic rock/metal “ band.
Within Temptation released their debut album “Enter” through Dutch indie label DSFA IN APRIL, 1996.They made several concerts all over the European continet between 1996 and 1997, cementing them as a band with phenomenal live apparences.
In 1999 the members returned to college to finished their studies.Returing Twelve months later, 2000 was the most relevant year for the band, cause besides start touring again, they went to work on their second album, releasing “Mother Earth” in the Low Countries on December 1, staying on the Dutch charts for over three months, being their single “Ice Queen” that finally led them first mainstream commercial success.
2001 also saw a number of changes in personnel; Ruud Adrianus Jolie was added as a second guitarist, drummer de Graaf was replaced by Stephen van Haestregt, and Martijn Westerholt was replaced by Martijn Spierenburg.
In 2004 they returned to the studios to work on their third álbum, “The silent Force” , with producer Daniel Gibson, having their singles “Stand my ground”, “Memories” and “Angels” on the charts successfully again.
In 2007 relased their fourth álbum, “The Heart of Eveything”. The song "What Have You Done" was the first single released from the album, featuring guest vocals from ‘Life Of Agony’ front man Keith Caputo. The second single, released across Europe in June, was "Frozen" ( the sales of the single was to raise money for a children's charity, Child Helpline International), and the third and fourth singles were “All I need”, and “The Howling”
On February 7th 2008 the band gave a special concert with the Metropole Orchestra in Ahoy Rotterdam. Together with the PA'dam choir, guest singers, the Black Symphony' concert was a great success.They expect to release a new álbum in 2009/2010.
If you want to listen this band, you can check these sites out:
http://www.myspace.com/withintemptation
http://www.within-temptation.com
