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Within Temptation
photo credit: Set Vexy

Active

1990s - 2010s

Formed

1996 in Waddinxveen, The Netherlands

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Goth Metal Heavy Metal Symphonic Black Metal

Group Members

Robert Westerholt Sharon den Adel Ciro Palma Dennis Leeflang Ivar De Graaf Jeroen van Veen Martijn Spierenburg Martijn Westerholt Michiel Papenhove Mike Coolen Ruud Jolie Stefan Helleblad Stephen Van Haestregt
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Within Temptation

Biography by Mark Deming

Dutch symphonic metal heavyweights who marry the guitar-driven force of hard rock with the sweep and grandeur of classical music
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Album Highlights

  • Mother Earth
    Within Temptation
    Mother Earth
  • Black Symphony
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  • The Unforgiving
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  • Hydra
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    Hydra
  • The Heart of Everything
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    The Heart of Everything
  • Mother Earth/The Silent Force
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  • Melancholy
  • Passionate
  • Provocative
  • Theatrical
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  • Elaborate
  • Visceral
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  • Yearning
  • Intense
  • Brooding
  • Ominous

Artists Themes

  • Reflection
  • Introspection
  • In Love
  • Empowerment
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