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[[Within Temptation]] are a Dutch band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and her boyfriend, guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is usually described using two of the following words: symphonic, gothic, metal, and rock. Their last two albums debuted at #1 on the Dutch charts.▼
After the release of their first album Gothic metal album ''Enter'', the band became prominent in the Dutch underground scene. It was not until 2001 that they became known to the general public, with the single "Ice Queen" from the album ''Mother Earth'', which reached #2 on the Dutch charts. Since then, the band won the Conamus Exportprijs four years in a row. Their next two albums ''The Silent Force'' and ''The Heart of Everything'' debuted at #1 on the Dutch charts. In 2008, they released a live DVD and CD, ''Black Symphony'', recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. This collection was followed in 2009 with ''An Acoustic Night at the Theatre''.▼
▲Within Temptation are a Dutch band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and her boyfriend, guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is usually described using two of the following words: symphonic, gothic, metal, and rock. Their last two albums debuted at #1 on the Dutch charts.
The band's fifth studio album, ''The Unforgiving'', was released in March 2011, alongside both a comic book series and a series of short films that together encompass a story. The first single, "Faster", was released on January 21, and the first short film, ''Mother Maiden'', was released on January 31. The band has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.▼
▲After the release of their first album Gothic metal album Enter, the band became prominent in the Dutch underground scene. It was not until 2001 that they became known to the general public, with the single "Ice Queen" from the album Mother Earth, which reached #2 on the Dutch charts. Since then, the band won the Conamus Exportprijs four years in a row. Their next two albums The Silent Force and The Heart of Everything debuted at #1 on the Dutch charts. In 2008, they released a live DVD and CD, Black Symphony, recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. This collection was followed in 2009 with An Acoustic Night at the Theatre.
They are reminiscent of a variety of bands including, but in no way limited to, [[Nightwish]], [[Epica]], [[Evanescence]], [[Kamelot]] and [[Lacuna Coil]].▼
▲The band's fifth studio album The Unforgiving, was released in March 2011, alongside both a comic book series and a series of short films that together encompass a story. The first single, "Faster", was released on January 21, and the first short film, Mother Maiden, was released on January 31. The band has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.
▲They are reminiscent of a variety of bands including but in no way limited to, [[Nightwish]], [[Epica]], [[Evanescence]], [[Kamelot]] and [[Lacuna Coil]]
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▲==== Discography: ====
'''Albums'''
* "Enter" (1997)
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'''Live DVDs'''
* Mother Earth Tour (2002)
* The Silent Force Tour (2005)
* "Black Symphony" (2008)
* "An Acoustic Night At The Theatre" (2009)
* Sharon den Adel – Voice of an angel (1996–present)
* Robert Westerholt – rhythm guitar, grunts (Studio only, 2011–present) (1996–present)
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* [[Adult Fear]]: Dementia ("Say My Name"), the loss of a child ("Forgiven").
** The mother in the "Frozen" music video witnessing the abuse of her child ''at the hands of her husband''.
** The loss of a loved one whose fate was never known in "Somewhere".
* [[After the End]]: This seems to be the theme for "Forsaken."
* [[Always
* [[Altum Videtur]]: "Our Solemn Hour"
* [[Anti-Christmas Song]]: "Gothic Christmas," an [[Easter Egg]] found on the Mother Earth Tour DVD.
* [[Audience Participation Song]]: "Stand My Ground," "What Have You Done," "Ice Queen." On the most recent tour, Sharon also plays repeat-after-me with the audience during parts of "In the Middle of the Night."
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* [[Concept Album]]: Their most recent album ''The Unforgiving''.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The man who solicits a streetside girl in "Utopia" is the priest from "Angels". [[Fridge Horror]] ensues.
* [[Costume Porn]]: Sharon wears many elaborate dresses in music videos and live concerts.
* [[Crapsack World]]: The subject of "Deceiver of Fools" lives in one.
** Why does it rain, rain, rain down on "Utopia"?
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* [[Epic Rocking]]: "Enter," "Candles," "The Promise," "Deceiver Of Fools" and "The Truth Beneath The Rose" are all in the seven-minute range.
* [[Epic Instrumental Opener]]: "Stand My Ground" album version takes 40 seconds to set the scene.
** "Iron" also is this
* [[Fallen Angel]]: In "Angels".
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: "It's The Fear"
* [[Follow Your Heart]]: "Faster", "Stand My Ground", "A Shot In The Dark".
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: "In Perfect Harmony" is a textbook example, aside from [[Gender Flip|the subject being male.]]
* [[Heel Realisation]]: "The Truth Beneath The Rose" is from the point of view of a [[Knight Templar]] who's realised how wrong their actions were, and wishes to become [[The Atoner]].
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* [[Karmic Death]]: The priest in the ''Angels'' video. He gets torn apart by the souls of his victims from beyond the grave.
** The victims of Sinéad and Mother Maiden's servants in ''The Unforgiving'' may count as this.
* [[
* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]
* [[New Sound Album]]: Almost every album, actually, due to the long intervals between each, but ''Mother Earth'' was particularly different from its predecessor, ''Enter.'' The band moved away from a mostly-[[Gothic Metal]] sound towards [[Symphonic Metal]], Robert stopped using [[Harsh Vocals]] and the average song length was shortened quite a bit.
** ''The Unforgiving'' as well, with its '80s influences.
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Sharon's stage outfits, which she designs herself (She studied fashion before becoming a professional singer).
* [[One of Us]]: They are all gamers, and provided at least two songs ("The Howling" and "Sounds of Freedom," both [[Crowning Music of Awesome|suitably epic]]) for the MMORPG ''[[Screwed
* [[One-Woman Wail]]: Sharon does this. A lot.
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: There is an entire fansite devoted to [
** And a [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2215850620 Facebook group.]
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: "The Promise." "Angels" also features one, implied to be from beyond the grave.
* [[Rousing Speech]]: The entirety of "See Who I Am" is one of these. So is "Stand My Ground."
** "Faster" and Iron apply to,
* [[Serial Killer Killer]]: Sinéad and all of Mother Maiden's servants in ''The Unforgiving'', emphasized in the song "Murder."
* [[Shout-Out]]: A number of the songs contain recognisable elements from fantasy works (provided you're a fan of course, otherwise it's going to be lost on you). Much less subtly, "[[Final Destination]]" was indeed inspired by and is about the film series of the same name.
** "A Demon's Fate" from The Unforgiving uses the same pattern of 5 descending notes as the famous opening of the theme for [[The Phantom of the Opera]].
** "Hand of Sorrow" from The Heart of Everything was inspired by [[Robin Hobb]]'s ''[[
* [[Signature Song]]: All of their concerts typically end with "Ice Queen."
* [[Single-Stanza Song]]: "Toward The End."
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