Inscription
Within Temptation is inscribed as the 25th Global Music Royalty in January 2020.
They are chosen as rock entries are a rare bunch in Global Music and succesful once even rarer. Within Temptation's symphonic rock sound is one of the few. Having participated 7 times in the contest, they have finished in the top 6 five times even winning two bronze medals!
They are chosen as rock entries are a rare bunch in Global Music and succesful once even rarer. Within Temptation's symphonic rock sound is one of the few. Having participated 7 times in the contest, they have finished in the top 6 five times even winning two bronze medals!
Presentation
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal / rock band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. They have always been classified by critics as gothic metal and symphonic metal, although rock and industrial influences have their place on the last and 7th studio album Resist. Their most prominent and well-known sound is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as debut album Enter, was mostly gothic metal, with Enter also having a hint of doom metal. In an interview, den Adel said they fell into a symphonic rock genre with various influences. In a later interview with Dutch music platform 3VOOR12, den Adel stated that "we consider ourselves more a symphonic rock band ... in my opinion, we are no gothic band".
After the release of their debut album Enter in 1997, the band became prominent in the Dutch underground scene. It was not until 2001 that they became known to the general public, with the single "Ice Queen" from their second album Mother Earth, which reached No. 2 on the Dutch charts. This was followed by the band winning the Conamus Exportprijs, a Dutch music award, four years in a row, and a fifth in 2016. Their next albums The Silent Force (2004) and The Heart of Everything (2007) debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch charts. In 2008, they released a live DVD and CD, Black Symphony, recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. This was followed in 2009 by An Acoustic Night at the Theatre, another live album. The band's fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, was released in March 2011, alongside both a comic book series and a series of short films that together encompass a story. The first single, "Faster", was released on January 21, and the first short film, Mother Maiden, was released on January 31. The band has sold more than 3.5 million albums worldwide.
Their sixth studio album, Hydra, was released in early 2014 in Japan, Europe, and the United States. The album features guest appearances from various artists: Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, who appears in the lead single "Paradise (What About Us?)"; Howard Jones, former vocalist of American metalcore band Killswitch Engage; Dave Pirner, lead vocalist of American alternative rock band Soul Asylum; and American rapper Xzibit. The band had extensive airplay on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom with one of the songs from the album, "Whole World Is Watching" featuring Pirner.
After the release of their debut album Enter in 1997, the band became prominent in the Dutch underground scene. It was not until 2001 that they became known to the general public, with the single "Ice Queen" from their second album Mother Earth, which reached No. 2 on the Dutch charts. This was followed by the band winning the Conamus Exportprijs, a Dutch music award, four years in a row, and a fifth in 2016. Their next albums The Silent Force (2004) and The Heart of Everything (2007) debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch charts. In 2008, they released a live DVD and CD, Black Symphony, recorded with the Metropole Orchestra. This was followed in 2009 by An Acoustic Night at the Theatre, another live album. The band's fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, was released in March 2011, alongside both a comic book series and a series of short films that together encompass a story. The first single, "Faster", was released on January 21, and the first short film, Mother Maiden, was released on January 31. The band has sold more than 3.5 million albums worldwide.
Their sixth studio album, Hydra, was released in early 2014 in Japan, Europe, and the United States. The album features guest appearances from various artists: Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, who appears in the lead single "Paradise (What About Us?)"; Howard Jones, former vocalist of American metalcore band Killswitch Engage; Dave Pirner, lead vocalist of American alternative rock band Soul Asylum; and American rapper Xzibit. The band had extensive airplay on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom with one of the songs from the album, "Whole World Is Watching" featuring Pirner.
Global Music Career
9 Participations
9 Finals
5 Top 10s
2 Medals
0 Victory
Representing: Netherlands and Poland
09. Mother Earth / Bronze medal
20. Angels / 4th place
26. All I need / 11th place
45. Ice queen / 22nd place
99. Whole world is watching / 6th place - with Piotr Rogucki
115. Sinéad / 5th place
130. Shot in the dark / Bronze medal
After inscription:
174. Mad world / 15th place
187. Shed my skin / 11th place - with annisokay
9 Finals
5 Top 10s
2 Medals
0 Victory
Representing: Netherlands and Poland
09. Mother Earth / Bronze medal
20. Angels / 4th place
26. All I need / 11th place
45. Ice queen / 22nd place
99. Whole world is watching / 6th place - with Piotr Rogucki
115. Sinéad / 5th place
130. Shot in the dark / Bronze medal
After inscription:
174. Mad world / 15th place
187. Shed my skin / 11th place - with annisokay
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