They attained their first major award, the Dutch Silver Harp. In 2002 they had their first concert in France and a headline gig in Mexico City. Westerholt later started the band Delain. The success rebounded to Mother Earth, which continued to climb in the Dutch album chart, ending the year at #3.Ģ001 saw a number of changes in personnel Ruud Adrianus Jolie was added as a second guitarist, drummer Ivar de Graaf was replaced by Stephen van Haestregt, and Martijn Westerholt (suffering from infectious mononucleosis) was replaced by Martijn Spierenburg. The second single from Mother Earth, "Ice Queen", was regarded as the breakthrough release for the band in March 2002 it climbed to #2 in the Netherlands but was their first #1 single when it climbed to the top in Belgium. The band released the single "Our Farewell", which never entered the charts. The album was a moderate success in the Dutch charts the first few weeks after its release. In addition they went to work on their second album, releasing Mother Earth in the Low Countries on December 1. They took the opportunity to construct their own studio, as well as returning to personal pursuits, with plans to return to the fold the next year.Ģ000 was an eventful year for the band as they returned to touring, playing three Dutch festivals Waterpop, Bospop and Lowlands. However, Within Temptation had released no new material (and did not have plans for a second album at this point), to which end they elected to release an EP, The Dance, with three songs (plus two remixes) that would further mature the sound from Enter.įinally taking a break from touring, 1999 was largely a sabbatical year for the band. In 1998 the band continued to tour - their profile had elevated them to the main stage at Dynamo for the 1998 event. Also prominent on this album are death grunts by Robert Westerholt and George Oosthoek, ex-member of Orphanage. The sound of Enter was very melodic and doom paced, influenced by gothic doom metal, heavily relied on slow keyboards and drums and heavy guitar riffs. Also subsequently Ivar de Graaf left the band and was replaced by Ciro Palma. The band rounded out 1997 by embarking on their first international tour, of Germany and Austria. The album was well received and the band embarked on a four gig tour across the country, after which they performed at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven. They were offered a recording contract and signed to DSFA Records later that year, beginning work on their first release.Įnter, the debut album, was released in 1997. Robert then joined with Sharon in forming Within Temptation, including former The Circle band members Jeroen van Veen on bass guitar and Michiel Papenhove on guitar, as well as Martijn Westerholt on the keyboard and Dennis Leeflang on drums (later replaced by Ivar de Graaf). Soon after that release the band broke up. The Circle re-named themselves Voyage and released an album called Embrace, including a song featuring Sharon den Adel. Long-term partners Robert Westerholt (on guitar) and Sharon den Adel (Vocals) began the band in 1996, after Robert left his previous band, The Circle. This collection was followed in 2009 with An Acoustic Night at the Theatre. In 2008, they released a live DVD and CD, Black Symphony, recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. Their next album The Silent Force debuted at #1 on the Dutch charts, as did their latest, The Heart of Everything. Since then, the band won the Conamus Exportprijs five years in a row. 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. we are in my opinion no gothic band".Īfter the release of their first album Enter, the band became prominent in the underground scene. In a later interview with 3VOOR12, Sharon stated that "we consider ourselves more a symphonic rock band. Their music is described as symphonic metal and gothic metal, although in an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a symphonic rock genre with various influences. Within Temptation is a Dutch metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt.
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