Latest Release
- APR 20, 2024
- 4 Songs
- The Heart of Everything · 2007
- Resist (Extended Deluxe) · 2018
- A Fool's Parade - Single · 2024
- The Unforgiving · 2011
- Resist (Extended Deluxe) · 2018
- The Heart of Everything · 2007
- Resist (Extended Deluxe) · 2018
- Hydra (Deluxe Edition) · 2013
- The Unforgiving · 2011
- See What's on the Inside (Deluxe) · 2022
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2014
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
Artist Playlists
- The Dutch band fuses symphonic metal and alt-rock rage to create cinematic drama.
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2023
Appears On
- Asking Alexandria
About Within Temptation
One of the most commercially successful metal bands in the Netherlands, Within Temptation has had 9 consecutive Top 5 albums on the Dutch charts and sold millions of records worldwide. ∙ Founding partners Robert Westerholt and Sharon den Adel originally started the band in 1996 under the name The Portal. ∙ After releasing their debut album, Enter, in 1997, the group had a massive breakthrough with their Platinum follow-up, 2000’s Mother Earth. ∙ The Gold-certified 2000 single “Ice Queen” was Within Temptation’s first major hit and remained the closing song at nearly all of the band’s concerts. ∙ They featured multiple collaborations on the 2014 album Hydra, including songs with rapper Xzibit, Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner, and operatic metal singer Tarja.
- ORIGIN
- Waddinxveen, The Netherlands
- FORMED
- April 1995
- GENRE
- Hard Rock