Within Temptation - Roadrunner Records Australia

Within Temptation have come a long way in the last ten years. From their humble beginnings, the Dutch band have now sold over 1.2 million CDs and DVDs world-wide, making them not only Holland’s biggest selling musical export but also one of the fastest growing new rock acts internationally. Formed in 1996 around the nucleus of guitarist Robert Westerholt and vocalist Sharon den Adel, Within Temptation released their debut album Enter through Dutch indie label DSFA the following April. The album saw the band playing gigs across the continent, firmly cementing their phenomenal live reputation – most notably two appearances at the legendary Dynamo festival (in both 1997 and then on the main stage in 1998). Unbelievably for a band who were attracting such critical and commercial acclaim, they were actually all still in college. And so in 1999, Within Temptation went on hiatus to allow the band to finish their studies. Returning to the fray twelve months later, 2000 was to prove a pivotal year for the band. Building on their strong live following by playing all the major European festivals, the band released their second album Mother Earth in December. The new album again garnered critical acclaim - hugely influential Dutch music magazine Aloha tipped Within Temptation “for a major breakthrough” – and Mother Earth stayed in the Dutch charts for over three months. Starting the year with a major club tour of their homeland, Within Temptation released two singles from Mother Earth, Our Farewell and Ice Queen. It was Ice Queen that finally led to Within Temptation’s first mainstream commercial success. The single peaked at #2 in the Dutch charts with the album re-entering the charts at #3, eventually reaching Platinum status. The band’s popularity in Holland continued to grow and in 2002 it spread like wildfire across the continent. Mother Earth clocked-up Platinum and Gold status in Germany and Belgium respectively, while the Mother Earth Tour DVD received Gold status in their homeland and won the band an ‘Edison Award’. Returning to the studio in 2004, Within Temptation were set to record their third and most successful record to date, The Silent Force, with producer Daniel Gibson. Fuelled by the massive international radio hit Stand My Ground, the album went to #1 in the Netherlands and Finland, #5 in Germany, Top 10 in Belgium, Portugal and Spain, Top 20 in Austria and Switzerland and Top 30 in Greece, France, Turkey, Sweden and Norway. A myriad of Gold and Platinum certifications followed. The single Angels was released in June 2005 to coincide with their now annual festival run - which included appearances at Pinkpop, Werchter, Rock Am Ring, Sweden Rock, Ruisrock, Aerodrome and Gurtenfest – and European tours with Iron Maiden and Rammstein. In August, Within Temptation received a World Music Award for Best Selling Dutch Artist In The World. A release of The Silent Force in Japan, Australia, and the UK was next. More plaudits followed in 2006 with Within Temptation receiving the Dutch Export Award (“Best International Selling Artist”) for the third consecutive time in a row and a Golden God Award from the UK’s Metal Hammer magazine for Best Video. They also released a special video trailer of new song The Howling via the internet in December in cooperation with game developer Spellborn. 2007 will see Within Temptation release the brand new single What Have You Done, featuring guest vocals from Life Of Agony front man Keith Caputo, and tour extensively across Europe (starting March 24 in Lisbon). Their new album, The Heart Of Everything, is set for release in March, produced again by Daniel Gibson and mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein). In describing The Heart Of Everything Westerholt comments, “Although you can still clearly hear that this is a Within Temptation record, many things have changed and evolved. Sharon shows how versatile she is as a singer more than on any record we've done. On some songs, she sings with a lot of power; on other songs she is more melodic… a siren enchanting her subjects. Sometimes she is emotional and sensitive. The guitars also play a larger part, and we have added an extra dimension to our new songs too by enhancing them with historic samples, as we did before on Our Solemn Hour. Compared to The Silent Force, our new album is more dynamic and energetic. It has a more natural sound.“ 24/02/2009 - Check out our new band Delain Roadrunner Records have recently signed the Dutch band Delain, and we are excited to begin to show you why! Below we have a track titled ... 22/09/2008 - WITHIN TEMPTATION - 'What Have You Done (live)' Video Check out the video for 'What Have You Done' taken from Within Temptations upcoming live DVD 'Black Symphony'. The DVD is being released on the ... 08/09/2008 - WITHIN TEMPTATION - Forgiven Video Below is the video for Within Tempation's track Forgiven. Their new live DVD entitled 'Black Symphony' is set for release on the 4th October. 06/08/2008 - WITHIN TEMPTATION - "What Have You Done (LIVE)" Track Check out the live track below of Within Temptation's "What Have You Done". It's taken from their upcoming live DVD entitled 'Black Symphony' which i 22/01/2008 - The UK Press loves ROADRUNNER KERRANG! – Readers Poll 2007#1 Best New Band – Madina Lake#2 Hero 15/12/2007 - Francis Burns unveils his TOP 10 FOR 2007 1. Machine Head: The Blackening 2. Black Sabbath: The Dio Years 3. Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet 4. Arch Enemy: Rise of the ... 26/11/2007 - WITHIN TEMPTATION Films Eindhoven Concert For Upcoming DVD WITHIN TEMPTATION's November 24, 2007 concert at the Beursgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland was filmed for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due next summer. The sold-out show ... 07/11/2007 - WITHIN TEMPTATION Japanese Slideshow Within Temptation recently appeared at an In Store in Japan. They performed some acoustic songs and as you can see, the Japanese fans are most ... 07/11/2007 - WITHIN TEMPTATION's Chart Debut The new Within Temptation album has posted some very noble first week chart positions Finland: #2 Sweden: #4 Germany: #5 Austria: #12 Norway: #24 The ... 07/11/2007 - Free WITHIN TEMPTATION MP3 From the brand new album, ‘The Heart Of Everything’ comes ‘The Howling. 07/11/2007 - WITHIN TEMPTATION Free DVD Sampler Check it out, an official Roadrunner investigation with Sharon and Robert from Within Temptation Listen to the interview 07/11/2007 - The new NIGHTWISH Vocalist revealed? And should the rumours be true, it’s a familiar face no less… Norwegian singer, Vibeke Stene, who up till recently fronted Tristania, is hotly tipped ... 07/11/2007 - Be seduced by WITHIN TEMPTATION Hear audio samples from WT's bewitching new opus 'The Heart Of Everything' Due for a March 17th release, the lead single is 'What Have You ... 07/11/2007 - Call the Feds! The Finnish Eurovision entry for 2007 has stolen Within Temptation's 'Jilian'… Call the Feds! The Finnish Eurovision entry for 2007 has stolen Within Temptation's 'Jilian'… YLE (the Finnish Broadcasting Society) will decide today, with the help ... 07/11/2007 - Symphonic metal ensemble Within Temptation have unveiled their new CD title and cover. Symphonic metal ensemble Within Temptation have unveiled their new CD title and cover. "The Heart of Everything" is the title of the Dutch sextet's fourthcoming ... 07/11/2007 - The Dutch symphonic sextet are set to shoot a clip for 'What Have You Done'. The Dutch symphonic sextet are set to shoot a clip for 'What Have You Done'. 'What Have You Done' will appear on the band's forthcoming ... 07/11/2007 - Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards Winners Check out the RR acts that won awards at Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards. Best Underground: Satyricon Best Video Winner: Within Temptation 'Angels' Best Metal ... 07/11/2007 - WITHIN TEMPTATION working on new material In a recent posting at the band's site, the plans for 2006 have been laid out. "At this moment, we are busy working on new ... 07/11/2007 - WITHIN TEMPTATION's secure Platinum Within Temptation's latest album, 'The Silent Force' has been certified platinum in Holland. The Netherlands is of course the band's home country and the album ... 07/11/2007 - Within Temptation 'The Silent Force' Review Check out this review of the latest Within Temptation album 'The Silent Force' Goth rock metal follow up aims for more fans As soon as ... 22/09/2008WITHIN TEMPTATION - 'What Have You Done (live)' Video Check out the video for 'What Have You Done' taken from Within Temptations upcoming live DVD 'Black Symphony'. The DVD is being released on the ... 07/11/2007The new NIGHTWISH Vocalist revealed? And should the rumours be true, it’s a familiar face no less… Norwegian singer, Vibeke Stene, who up till recently fronted Tristania, is hotly tipped ... 24/02/2009Check out our new band Delain Roadrunner Records have recently signed the Dutch band Delain, and we are excited to begin to show you why! Below we have a track titled ... 06/08/2008WITHIN TEMPTATION - "What Have You Done (LIVE)" Track Check out the live track below of Within Temptation's "What Have You Done". It's taken from their upcoming live DVD entitled 'Black Symphony' which i 26/11/2007WITHIN TEMPTATION Films Eindhoven Concert For Upcoming DVD WITHIN TEMPTATION's November 24, 2007 concert at the Beursgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland was filmed for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due next summer. The sold-out show ... 07/11/2007WITHIN TEMPTATION working on new material In a recent posting at the band's site, the plans for 2006 have been laid out. "At this moment, we are busy working on new ... 07/11/2007Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards Winners Check out the RR acts that won awards at Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards. Best Underground: Satyricon Best Video Winner: Within Temptation 'Angels' Best Metal ... 07/11/2007The Dutch symphonic sextet are set to shoot a clip for 'What Have You Done'. The Dutch symphonic sextet are set to shoot a clip for 'What Have You Done'. 'What Have You Done' will appear on the band's forthcoming ... 07/11/2007WITHIN TEMPTATION's secure Platinum Within Temptation's latest album, 'The Silent Force' has been certified platinum in Holland. The Netherlands is of course the band's home country and the album ... 07/11/2007WITHIN TEMPTATION secure Finnish gold! Within Temptation's latest album 'The Silent Force' has now been certified Gold in Finland. The album will finally be released in Australia on the 19th ... 07/11/2007MACHINE HEAD live from Dubai Machine Head mainman Robert Flynn has posted the following message from Dubai, United Arab Emirates where the group just performed at the Desert Rock Festival ... 07/11/2007WITHIN TEMPTATION Sign to Roadrunner Set to release their world destroying album 'The Silent Force' in the coming months here in Australia, below is a bit of an introduction for ... 07/11/2007Symphonic metal ensemble Within Temptation have unveiled their new CD title and cover. Symphonic metal ensemble Within Temptation have unveiled their new CD title and cover. "The Heart of Everything" is the title of the Dutch sextet's fourthcoming ... 07/11/2007Within Temptation 'The Silent Force' Review Check out this review of the latest Within Temptation album 'The Silent Force' Goth rock metal follow up aims for more fans As soon as ... 07/11/2007Be seduced by WITHIN TEMPTATION Hear audio samples from WT's bewitching new opus 'The Heart Of Everything' Due for a March 17th release, the lead single is 'What Have You ... 07/11/2007WITHIN TEMPTATION Japanese Slideshow Within Temptation recently appeared at an In Store in Japan. They performed some acoustic songs and as you can see, the Japanese fans are most ... 15/12/2007Francis Burns unveils his TOP 10 FOR 2007 1. Machine Head: The Blackening 2. Black Sabbath: The Dio Years 3. Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet 4. Arch Enemy: Rise of the ... 22/01/2008The UK Press loves ROADRUNNER KERRANG! – Readers Poll 2007#1 Best New Band – Madina Lake#2 Hero 07/11/2007WITHIN TEMPTATION's Chart Debut The new Within Temptation album has posted some very noble first week chart positions Finland: #2 Sweden: #4 Germany: #5 Austria: #12 Norway: #24 The ... 07/11/2007Free WITHIN TEMPTATION MP3 From the brand new album, ‘The Heart Of Everything’ comes ‘The Howling. Black Symphony Black Symphony The Heart Of Everything The Heart Of Everything