This is the video for the new song 'The Reckoning' with the guy from Papa Roach (an odd collaborator for Within Temptation!). It's OK I suppose. I think there are a couple of other guest appearances on the upcoming album, such as the In Flames singer.
I will be seeing Within Temptation in Manchester next weekend so will be having a bit of a Within Temptation binge for the next few days. I have seen them once before, eleven years ago at Download Festival on the second stage before Dream Theater and Dimmu Borgir (and just after Napalm Death!). I wasn't familiar with them at the time and only started listening to them a couple of years ago but enjoyed their set a lot and then didn't follow up on it. Sadly their set was cut short because of technical difficulties - only four songs! - and I mainly remember thinking about how gorgeous Sharon den Adel is. She doesn't seem to have changed a bit since and obviously neither have I. They actually played Download three years in a row with the 2007 appearance the middle of the three.
I used to listen to Within Temptation quite a bit as a teen (The Silent Force album specifically). Sometimes one of their songs pops up in a playlist and it's always enjoyable, although perhaps mostly for the nostalgia. I find Sharon's voice very nice, there's a haunting quality to it.
Having said that, I had a listen to their latest album (Resist) today. Sounded good, a very easy listen straddling industrial and power metal, with some pop elements. The first half of the album is stronger than the back end, it runs out of steam a little bit. I especially enjoyed The Reckoning, Endless War, Raise Your Banner, Supernova, Holy Ground (this sounded the most pop-influenced to me, but it works), Mercy Mirror (catchy). It might not turn into an every day kind of listen, but at least a few of these songs will come in handy for 'angry energy' playlists. Recommend a listen!
I know there was a big issue in Belgium when Within Temptation entered the charts with Ice Queen. They got airplay on national station Radio Donna.(now MNM) It was the first time a band with metal background got that treatment. On gigs of WT , non-metalfans were showing up dressed in non-metal clothing. Something true metal elitists were not amused with. Ridiculous offcourse.
Sharon was a guest on television a few years ago on the show "Liefde voor Muziek". Concept of the show: artists cover each others songs. She made great covers. Also nice to hear pop artists approach on WT.
In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, WITHIN TEMPTATION singer Sharon Den Adel was asked to name something she learned when her band supported IRON MAIDEN on the fall 2022 North American leg of the "Legacy Of The Beast" tour. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well...
Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon den Adel discusses travelling to an active warzone and why she is determined to continue spreading support for Ukraine
Ahead of WITHIN TEMPTATION's upcoming tour, fans can prepare for the spectacle by reliving the adrenaline-pumping excitement of 2022's "Worlds Collide" run from the comfort of their homes, as the band's remarkable show at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on November 29, 2022, will be available on vinyl...
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