Within Temptation - Metal Storm

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03.03 - Sepultura - 30th Anniversary North American Tour

03.03 - Orakle - Unveils First Track In Seven Years

03.03 - Choosing Death - Book Revised And Expanded Edition Coming

03.03 - Michael Schenker - New Video Online

03.03 - Grave Desecrator - Sign With Season Of Mist, Releasing New Album

03.03 - Sister Sin - Present New Video

02.03 - Coal Chamber - Debut First Song From New Album

02.03 - Leaves' Eyes - Recording New Album

02.03 - Convulse - Reveal New Video, New Album Update

02.03 - Enslaved - New Album Streaming Online

02.03 - Faith No More - New Single Available Online

02.03 - Moonspell - N. American Tour With Septicflesh, Deathstars

Reviews Articles

	Muck Your Joyous Future
	Enslaved In Times
	Dysrider Bury The Omen
	Satan's Host Pre-Dating God Part 2
	Satan's Host Pre-Dating God Part 1
	Lords Of The Trident Frostburn
	Feed Her To The Sharks Fortitude
	Burweed Hide
	An Autumn For Crippled Children The Long Goodbye
	Halshug Blodets Bånd

21.02 - Amaranthe - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 10.02.2015

20.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 - Day Two: On Open Seas

17.02 - Cannibal Corpse + Behemoth + Aeon - The Fillmore, San Francisco, USA - 8 February 2015

16.02 - Vulture Industries - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 06.02.2015

12.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 - Day One: Off We Go

07.02 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #5 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

31.01 - Periphery + Nothing More - The Fillmore, San Francisco, USA - 26 January 2015

16.01 - A Year In Metal - 2014: Highlights Through The Eyes Of The MS Staff, Elites & Official Contributors

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Yay I can start procrastinating again.

Events Now online Today

05.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2015 (24)

19.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2015 (17)

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2015 (16)

19.05 - Serbia
Blind Guardian: European Tour 2015 (12)

09.07 - Czech Republic
Masters Of Rock 2015 (12)

09.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn 2015: 20th Anniversary (10)

29.05 - United Kingdom
Temples Festival 2015 (10)

Musicians' birthdays:

32 - Dries
33 - Isiul
27 - Johan Nunez
29 - John Ivar Venned
24 - Lydia Bateman
22 - Neal Minor
38 - Pasi Sipilä
45 - Paul Pavlovich
37 - Riku Hopeakoski
36 - Tim Baumgärtel
49 - Timo Tolkki
34 - Tobias Forge

RIP:

1988 - Rob Sterzel

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Within Temptation

Popularity index: 58
908 fans

Also known as	The Portal
Country:	The Netherlands
Labels:	BMG Nuclear Blast Entertainment

Links:	Official site Facebook Google+ show moreMySpace Twitter YouTube

Formed in:	1996

1996-1998	Gothic metal
1999-2003	Symphonic gothic metal
2004-	Symphonic metal

Line-up

Current members:
1996-	Robert Westerholt - guitars
1996-	Sharon den Adel - vocals
1996-	Jeroen van Veen - bass
2001-	Rudolf "Ruud" Adrianus Jolie - guitars
2001-	Martinus "Martijn" Spierenburg - keyboards
2011-	Mike Coolen - drums
Former musicians:
1996	Richard Willemse - drums
1996	Dennis Leeflang - drums
1996-1998	Ivar de Graaf - drums
› 1999-2001	-//-
1996-2001	Michiel Papenhoeve - guitars
1996-2001	Martijn Westerholt - keyboards
1998-1999	Ciro Palma - drums
2001	Jelle Bakker - guitars
2002-2010	Stephen van Haestregt - drums
Studio musicians:
2000	Caspar de Jonge - choir
2000	Yvonne Booda - choir
2000	Hans Cassa - choir
2000	Melissa 't Hart - choir
2000	René Merkelbach - keyboards
2010-	Stefan Helleblad - guitars
2010-2011	Nicka Hellenberg - drums
2010-2011	Dawn Mastin - voice
Live musicians:
2008	Mike Coolen - drums
2011-	Stefan Helleblad - guitars
Guest musicians:
1997	George "Dr. Ranzzz" Oosthoek - vocals
› 2008	-//-
1997	Lex Vogelaar - guitars
1997	Guus Eikens - keyboards
2000	René Dissel - fretless bass
2000	Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars
2007	Keith Mina Caputo - vocals
2008	Anneke Van Giersbergen - vocals
2013-2014	Tarja Turunen - vocals
2014	Jonas Pap - cello
2014	Frank Van Essen - violin, viola
2014	Piotr Rogucki - vocals
2014	David Anthony "Dave" Pirner - vocals
2014	Xzibit - vocals
2014	Howard Jones - vocals
2014	Daniel Gibson - programming

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

1997 \| 7.8	Enter
1998 \| 7.9	The Dance [EP]
2000 \| 8.3	Mother Earth
2004 \| 8.3	The Silent Force
2007 \| 7.8	The Heart Of Everything
2007 \| 8.2	The Howling [EP]
2011 \| 7.6	The Unforgiving
2013 \| 6.7	The Q-Music Sessions
2013 \| 7.8	Paradise (What About Us?) [EP]
2014 \| 7.1	Hydra
2014 \| 5.5	Whole World Is Watching [EP]
2014 \| 5.1	And We Run [EP]
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Photo galleries

28.09.2014	Within Temptation, Amaranthe - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO USA - 28 Sept 2014 by D.T. Metal
16.06.2012	Hellfest 2012 - Day 2: Saturday by Promonex
15.06.2012	Hellfest 2012 by Natalia_Die_Hexe
13.06.2008	Download Festival - Castle Donington, England, 13th-15th June 2008 by Baz Anderson
22.06.2007	Hellfest Summer Open Air - Clisson, France, 22.06.2007 by Ivor
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Within Temptation at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, CO September 2014

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

08.11.2014	Within Temptation - Release Clip From Upcoming DVD
02.10.2014	Within Temptation - New DVD/Blu-Ray On The Way
29.05.2014	Within Temptation - Announce New EP
23.05.2014	Within Temptation - New Video Online
01.04.2014	Within Temptation - Announce N. American Tour With Amaranthe
20.02.2014	Within Temptation - Announce New EP
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Articles

14.10.2014	Within Temptation, Amaranthe - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO USA - 28 Sep 2014
27.04.2007	Within Temptation in Lyon, France, 28 March 2007
06.03.2005	Within Temptation - Madrid, 04.03.2005

Concerts

06.03.2015	NED, Heerlen
07.03.2015	NED, Arnhem (1)
11.03.2015	NED, Utrecht
12.03.2015	NED, Den Bosch
14.03.2015	NED, Eindhoven (1)
19.03.2015	NED, Enschede
20.03.2015	NED, Nijmegen
26.03.2015	NED, Haarlem
27.03.2015	NED, Groningen
08.04.2015	NED, Apeldoorn
09.04.2015	NED, Den Haag
10.04.2015	NED, Zwolle
14.04.2015	NED, Alphen a/d rijn
16.04.2015	NED, Tilburg
18.04.2015	NED, Rotterdam
21.04.2015	NED, Steenwijk
24.04.2015	NED, Breda
29.05.2015	GER, Nürburg - Der Ring - Grüne Hölle Rock 2015
29.05.2015	GER, München - Rockavaria 2015
19.06.2015	BEL, Dessel - Graspop Metal Meeting 2015 (6)
30.07.2015	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2015 (16)
30.07.2015	POL, Kostrzyn nad Odrą - Woodstock Festival 2015 (1)
06.08.2015	ESP, Villena (Alicante) - Leyendas Del Rock 2015 (2)
08.08.2015	GBR, Catton Hall - Bloodstock Open Air 2015 (3)
07.08.2015	POR, Vagos - Vagos Open Air 2015 (6)

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