Within Temptation je holandski simfonijski metal bend osnovan 1996. od strane pjevačice Sharon Den Adel i gitariste Roberta Westerholta. Njihov zvuk većina definiše kao simfonijski metal iako je njihov stariji materijal, kao album Enter, bio najsličniji gotik roku/metalu. Nakon izdavanja tog albuma 1997. (koji je bio njihov debi) bend postaje poznat u holandskoj underground sceni. Široj javnosti su postali poznati 2001. sa singlom “Ice Queen“ sa albuma Mother Earth koji je dostigao drugo mjesto na holandskim top listama. 13. novembra ove godine proslavili su petnaest godina postojanja velikim koncertom koji je nazvan Elements u holandskom gradu Antverpenu.

Članovi benda

Trenutni članovi

•   Sharon den Adel – lead vocals (1996–present)
•   Robert Westerholt – rhythm guitar, grunts (1996–present, studio member only since 2011)
•   Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar (1996–present)
•   Ruud Jolie – lead guitar (2001–present)
•   Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards (2001–present)
•   Mike Coolen – drums (2011–present)
•   Stefan Helleblad - rhythm guitar (2011–present)

Bivši članovi

•   Michiel Papenhove – lead guitar (1996–2001)
•   Martijn Westerholt – keyboards (1996–2001)
•   Dennis Leeflang – drums (1996)
•   Richard Willemse – drums (1996)
•   Ivar de Graaf – drums (1996–1998, 1999–2001)
•   Marius van Pyreen – drums (1998)
•   Ciro Palma – drums (1998–1999)
•   Jelle Bakker – lead guitar (2001)
•   Stephen van Haestregt – drums (2002–2010)



Within Temptation 2011. (s lijeva na desno) : Jeroen Van Venn, Ruud Jolie, Sharon Den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg i Robert Westerhold.

Diskografija

Studijski albumi

•   Enter (1997)
•   Mother Earth (2000)
•   The Silent Force (2004)
•   The Heart of Everything (2007)
•   The Unforgiving (2011)

Live albumi

* Black Symphony (2008)
* An Acoustic Night at the Theatre (2009)

EP-ovi

* The Dance (1998)
* The Howling (2007)

Singlovi

"Restless"
"Our Farewell"
"Ice Queen"
"Mother Earth"
"Running Up that Hill"
"Stand My Ground"
"Memories"
"Angels"
"What Have You Done" (featuring Keith Caputo)
"Frozen"
"All I Need"
"Forgiven"
"Utopia" (featuring Chris Jones)
"Faster"
"Sinéad"
"Shot in the Dark"
"Crazy" Gnarls Barkley cover   
"Grenade" Bruno Mars cover

Video albumi

•   Mother Earth Tour (2002)
•   The Silent Force Tour (2005)
•   Black Symphony (2008)

Spotovi

* Mother Earth
* Angels
* Memories
* Stand My Ground
* Frozen
* What Have You Done
* Julian
* Forgiven
* All I Need
* Howling
* Where is the Edge
* Utopia
* Hand Of Sorrow
* Shot in the Dark
* Sinead
* Faster

CD covers

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Spotovi

Dobri su, malo sam ih zapostavio u zadnje vrijeme. Njihov omiljeni album mi je The silent force, a cini mi se da je upravo Stand my ground prva njihova pjesma koju sam cuo. Dugo mi je trebalo da zapamtim naziv grupe  Sharon je prelijepa i dobar je vokal.

Dobar bend, dobre su im i starije pesme, ali ih izbegavam iz nekog razloga.Svidja mi se novi album

E vidis, taj album nisam preslusao iako je izdat jos prosle godine. Zapravo, preslusao sam samo singlove (Shot in the dark, Faster, Sinead) i nisam bio nesto odusevljen ali ni razocaran. Omot tog albuma mi je jako zanimljiv, kao da je radjen za neku akcionu igricu tipa Tomb Raider. A mozda i ima neke veze sa nekom igricom, nisam u toku 

Potvrdjen prvi nastup za 2013.

First Confirmed Festival for 2013: Novarock



We can confirm we will attend Novarock Festival in the summer of 2013. This is the first festival we can confirm after Elements, and if you missed out on seeing us during our anniversary show, you can come and see us during the summer! Check the website regularly, as we will be announcing more festivals for this year.

Novarock takes place from the 14th – 16th of June 2013 in Nickelsdorf, Austria. Last year, we were supposed to play on the festival as well, but due to severe weather our show was cancelled right before we went on stage. This year we will try again! The exact date of our show is yet to be announced.

Izvor

New album in autumn



Hi everyone,

We have been, and we are still hiding in our studios since winter started. With every writing session new things are happening. We are experimenting a lot and are trying to hold on to this magical feeling.

We are looking forward to the moment that we can share with you where this journey has taken us.

We are excited to have found a new enthusiastic label partner, BMG Rights, with whom are aiming for a release in autumn, which perfectly fits the mood of the album. As soon as we can, we will share more information about the new album. In the mean time we will see you on the road this summer!

Sharon, Ruud, Stefan, Martijn, Jeroen, Mike and Robert

Izvor