Within Temptation - Hydra (2014)

Symphonic Rock from Netherlands

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Line Up:

Sharon den Adel - Vocals

Robert Westerholt - Guitars (ex-The Circle)

Ruud Jolie - Guitars (For All We Know, Maiden United, ex-Brotherhood Foundation, ex-Vals Licht)

Jeroen van Veen - Bass (ex-Voyage, ex-The Circle, ex-Spina Bifida)

Martijn Spierenburg - Keyboards (ex-Voyage, ex-The Circle)

Mike Coolen - Drums (Maiden United)

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Dutch symphonic rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION released their sixth full-length album entitled "Hydra", on January 31st, 2014. The album will be available in several luxury formats. The cover artwork was created by Romano Molenaar ("X-Men", "Batman", "The Unforgiving").

The Hydra, a mythological serpent creature from ancient Greece, couldn't be killed. When one of its many heads was cut off, two more grew in its place…

"It's like us – undefinable!" laughs WITHIN TEMPTATION guitarist and songwriter Robert Westerholt. "What's more, 'Hydra' is a perfect title for our new album, because like the monster itself, the record represents the many different sides of our music."

WITHIN TEMPTATION collaborated with several special guests on "Hydra": Tarja Turunen (formerly of NIGHWISH), Dave Pirner of SOUL ASYLUM, metalcore hero Howard Jones, formerly of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and U.S. hip-hop icon Xzibit.

One of the album's heaviest tracks, "Dangerous", was recorded with the former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, whose epic vocals are a perfect fit for Sharon's.

"I always loved Howard's voice," she says. "He makes the song even heavier than it already is. That song is one of my favorite songs on the record and one of the fastest we've ever written. It has the most bass drums we've ever used, too, and a very fast riff which we doubled with synths. It's not a typical synthesizer, though — it's distorted like a guitar, and it's very aggressive."

"Hydra" goes from strength to strength with "Whole World Is Watching", featuring SOUL ASYLUM singer Dave Pirner.

"When we wrote 'Whole World Is Watching', Dave was at the very top of our list. He has such a captivating voice: it made the song exactly how it needed to be."

The official music video for the songs "Paradise", "Dangerous" and "Whole World Is Watching" from WITHIN TEMPTATION, can be streamed in the YouTube clips below. 

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Tracklist:

1. Let Us Burn

2. Dangerous (feat. Howard Jones)

3. And We Run (feat. Xzibit)

4. Paradise (What About Us?) (feat. Tarja)

5. Edge Of The World

6. Silver Moonlight

7. Covered By Roses

8. Dog Days

9. Tell Me Why

10.  (feat. Dave Pirner)

11. Radioactive (Originally Performed by IMAGINE DRAGONS)

12. Summertime Sadness (Originally Performed by Lana del Rey)

13. Let Her Go (Originally Performed by PASSENGER)

14. Dirty Dancer (Originally Performed by Enrique Iglesias)

15. And We Run (Evolution Track)

16. Silver Moonlight (Evolution Track)

17. Covered By Roses (Evolution Track)

18. Tell Me Why (Evolution Track)

19. Paradise (What About Us?) (feat. Tarja) Music Video (Exclusive to iTunes Premium Version)

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Release Date: January 31st, 2014

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Within Temptation - Paradise (What About Us?) [Ep] (2013)

Symphonic Rock from Netherlands

@ 320 Kbps

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Line Up:

Sharon den Adel - Vocals

Robert Westerholt - Guitars (ex-The Circle)

Ruud Jolie - Guitars (For All We Know, Maiden United, ex-Brotherhood Foundation, ex-Vals Licht)

Jeroen van Veen - Bass (ex-Voyage, ex-The Circle, ex-Spina Bifida)

Martijn Spierenburg - Keyboards (ex-Voyage, ex-The Circle)

Mike Coolen - Drums (Maiden United)

Special Guest:

Tarja Turunen - Vocals, Piano (Tarja, Harus, ex-Nightwish) on track 1

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Dutch symphonic rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION released its new Ep entitled "Paradise (What About Us?)", on September 27th via Sony Music Entertainment. The Ep features a unique collaboration with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, guesting on the title track.

Comments WITHIN TEMPTATION frontwoman Sharon Den Adel: "When we had written the first version of 'Paradise' and listened back to the demo we'd recorded and the epic power of the song, we thought of Tarja instantly. How well this track would fit her classical voice and how extra special it would be if we sang it together. The more we thought about this wild idea, the more excited we got about it!"

Tarja adds: "It was very nice to finally meet Sharon and the WITHIN TEMPTATION guys. I truly appreciate the invitation and the opportunity to work with them on their song 'Paradise'. So wonderful that they thought of me! I hope our fans will like this 'girl power' duet!"

The song and accompanying music video share a central theme; that only constructive cooperation can lead to creation. To establish a new paradise, rising from the ashes of the old, we must work together.

For the first time, WITHIN TEMPTATION has also decided to give fans a very intimate insight into how they capture their song ideas early on. The EP will contain three additional tracks — demo versions of brand new songs intended for the forthcoming album. The demos include "Let Us Burn", "Silver Moonlight" and "Dog Days". Despite the demo versions missing intended symphonic, orchestral sounds and a finished mix, the powerful energy surging through the tracks can be heard right from the start.

The duet between Sharon and Tarja is just one facet of the new material. WITHIN TEMPTATION guitarist Robert Westerholt reveals: "For the first time, WITHIN TEMPTATION will release an album with several artistic collaborations, some of which will be seen as groundbreaking for our band and musical style."

Consequently, the recording and production of the sixth studio album is still underway. With a release date set for end of January 2014, it is therefore necessary to reschedule the previously announced first leg of the band's worldwide tour to allow time to rehearse the live show and prepare for the album's release.

The official video for the song "Paradise (What About Us?)" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

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Tracklist:

1. Paradise (What About Us?)
2. Let Us Burn (Demo Version)
3. Silver Moonlight (Demo Version)
4. Dog Days (Demo Version)

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Release Date: September 27th, 2013

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Within Temptation - The Q-Music Sessions (2013)

Symphonic / Gothic Metal from Netherlands

@ 320 Kbps

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Line Up:

Sharon den Adel - Vocals
Robert Westerholt - Guitars (ex-The Circle)
Ruud Jolie - Guitars (For All We Know, Maiden United, ex-Brotherhood Foundation, ex-Vals Licht)
Jeroen van Veen - Bass (ex-Voyage, ex-The Circle, ex-Spina Bifida)
Martijn Spierenburg - Keyboards (ex-Voyage, ex-The Circle)
Mike Coolen - Drums (Maiden United)

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The collaboration between Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION and Q-Music gets a new episode: after the successful broadcast of several covers, which WITHIN TEMPTATION arranged and performed for the radio station by the end of 2012, the band released a selection of these covers on an album entitled "The Q-Music Sessions", on April 19th via Roadrunner Records.

In the run-up to the 15th anniversary of WITHIN TEMPTATION at the sold-out Sportpaleis in Antwerp, the band was asked by Q-Music to choose and perform an existing track in a "WITHIN TEMPTATION fashion" on a weekly basis. The band accepted this challenge enthusiastically that resulted in reworks of hits by DAVID GUETTA, PASSENGER, LANA DEL REY and BRUNO MARS, among others. The feedback on these covers by the fans and listeners of Q-Music was extremely positive, which made the band decide to release a selection of the covers on an album.

Commented WITHIN TEMPTATION singer Sharon Den Adel: "Our approach was to really make the cover a new WITHIN TEMPTATION song. So not going the easy way by using only a piano or an acoustic guitar, for example, but really trying to put all the elements of a WITHIN TEMPTATION track in this new version. It was quite a challenge, because we had only one week to get it right, while recording an original WITHIN TEMPTATION song can sometimes takes up half a year! But this pressure also gave us an creative boost and it was very rewarding to get it done in time each week. Also, we learned a lot from the in-depth analysis we needed to make on these hits, written by others, in combination with implementing our own sound and style in each new cover. We are glad that we've taken up this challenge and are very proud of the result.''

Originally recorded 15 tracks, but only 11 were released. The 4 unreleased tracks are: Paradise (Coldplay cover), Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye cover), Little Lion Man (Mumford and Sons cover) and Skyfall (Adele cover).

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Tracklist:

1. Grenade (Bruno Mars Cover)
2. Titanium (David Guetta Cover)
3. Let Her Go (Passenger Cover)
4. Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey Cover)
5. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons Cover)
6. Crazy (Gnarls Barkley Cover)
7. Dirty Dancer (Enrique Iglesias Cover)
8. Don't You Worry Child (Swedish House Mafia Cover)
9. Behind Blue Eyes (The Who Cover)
10. The Power of Love (Frankie Goes To Hollywood Cover)
11. Apologize (One Republic Cover)

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Release Date: April 19th, 2013

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