Within Temptation
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1141 fans
Also known as: The Portal (1996)

Country: The Netherlands
Labels: Universal Music Group
Spinefarm Records
 
Links: Official website
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Formed in: 1996
 
1996-2003 Gothic metal
1999-2014 Symphonic metal
2011- Alternative metal

Line-up



1996– Jeroen van Veen - bass
1996– Sharon den Adel - vocals
1996– Robert Westerholt - guitars
2001– Ruud Jolie - guitars
2011– Stefan Helleblad - guitars
2011– Mike Coolen - drums
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2000 René Merkelbach - keyboards
2000 Melissa 't Hart - choir
2000 Yvonne Booda - choir
2000 Caspar de Jonge - choir
2000 Hans Cassa - choir
2010–2011 Dawn Mastin - voice
2010–2011 Nicka Hellenberg - drums
2008 Mike Coolen - drums
1997 Guus Eikens - keyboards
1997 Lex Vogelaar - guitars
1997 George Oosthoek - vocals
2008 -//-
2000 René Dissel - fretless bass
2000 Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars
2007 Keith 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
2018 Jasper Steverlinck - vocals
2018 Jacoby "Coby Dick" Shaddix - vocals
2018–2019 Anders Fridén - vocals
2020–2023 Daniel Gibson - vocals
2021–2023 Rudi Schwarzer - vocals
2021–2023 Christoph Wieczorek - vocals
2024 Amy Lee - vocals
2024 Alex Yarmak - vocals
1996 Richard Willemse - drums
1996 Dennis Leeflang - drums
1996–2001 Michiel Papenhoeve - guitars
1996–1998 Ivar de Graaf - drums
1999–2001 -//-
1996–2001 Martijn Westerholt - keyboards
1998–1999 Ciro Palma - drums
2001 Jelle Bakker - guitars
2001–2024 Martijn Spierenburg - keyboards
2002–2010 Stephen van Haestregt - drums
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1996– Jeroen van Veen - bass
1996– Sharon den Adel - vocals
1996– Robert Westerholt - guitars
2001– Ruud Jolie - guitars
2011– Stefan Helleblad - guitars
2011– Mike Coolen - drums
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2000 René Merkelbach - keyboards
2000 Melissa 't Hart - choir
2000 Yvonne Booda - choir
2000 Caspar de Jonge - choir
2000 Hans Cassa - choir
2010–2011 Dawn Mastin - voice
2010–2011 Nicka Hellenberg - drums
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2008 Mike Coolen - drums
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1997 Guus Eikens - keyboards
1997 Lex Vogelaar - guitars
1997 George Oosthoek - vocals
2008 -//-
2000 René Dissel - fretless bass
2000 Arjen Anthony Lucassen - guitars
2007 Keith 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
2018 Jasper Steverlinck - vocals
2018 Jacoby "Coby Dick" Shaddix - vocals
2018–2019 Anders Fridén - vocals
2020–2023 Daniel Gibson - vocals
2021–2023 Rudi Schwarzer - vocals
2021–2023 Christoph Wieczorek - vocals
2024 Amy Lee - vocals
2024 Alex Yarmak - vocals
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1996 Richard Willemse - drums
1996 Dennis Leeflang - drums
1996–2001 Michiel Papenhoeve - guitars
1996–1998 Ivar de Graaf - drums
1999–2001 -//-
1996–2001 Martijn Westerholt - keyboards
1998–1999 Ciro Palma - drums
2001 Jelle Bakker - guitars
2001–2024 Martijn Spierenburg - keyboards
2002–2010 Stephen van Haestregt - drums
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Discography


1998 The Dance
1998
7.7 7.7
2007 The Howling
2007
8.3 8.3
2013 Paradise (What About Us?)
2013
7.6 7.6
2014 Whole World Is Watching
2014
5.7 5.7
2014 And We Run
2014
4.9 4.9
2021 Shed My Skin
2021
7.2 7.2
2022 The Aftermath EP
2022
7.6 7.6
2024 The Artone Sessions (Acoustic)
2024
7.0 7.0
Detailed discography ››
1996 Enter
[Demo] 1996
8.0 8.0
1997 Demo
[Demo] 1997
7.0 7.0
1997 Restless
[Single] 1997
7.8 7.8
2001 Our Farewell
[Single] 2001
7.9 7.9
2001 Ice Queen
[Single] 2001
7.9 7.9
2002 Mother Earth Single
[DVD] 2002
8.2 8.2
2002 Mother Earth
[Single] 2002
8.3 8.3
2003 Never Ending Story
[Single] 2003
6.9 6.9
2003 Running Up That Hill
[Single] 2003
7.5 7.5
2003 Mother Earth Tour
[DVD] 2003
8.9 8.9
2004 Stand My Ground
[Single] 2004
7.2 7.2
2005 Jillian
[Single] 2005
8.0 8.0
2005 Memories
[Single] 2005
7.6 7.6
2005 Angels
[Single] 2005
7.9 7.9
2005 The Silent Force Tour
[DVD] 2005
8.8 8.8
2007 Mother Earth & The Silent Force
[Compilation] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 The Heart Of Everything Sampler
[DVD] 2007
10.0 10.0
2007 What Have You Done
[Single] 2007
7.7 7.7
2007 Frozen
[Single] 2007
8.5 8.5
2007 All I Need
[Single] 2007
7.8 7.8
2007 The Black Crusade...And Beyond
[VA] 2007
2008 Forgiven
[Single] 2008
8.3 8.3
2008 What Have You Done (Live)
[Single] 2008
8.0 8.0
2008 Black Symphony
[DVD] 2008
9.3 9.3
2008 Black Symphony
[Live] 2008
8.9 8.9
2009 Utopia
[Single] 2009
7.3 7.3
2009 An Acoustic Night At The Theatre
[Live] 2009
8.1 8.1
2011 The Unforgiving Sampler
[Demo] 2011
2011 Faster
[Single] 2011
7.4 7.4
2011 Sinéad
[Single] 2011
7.0 7.0
2011 Shot In The Dark
[Single] 2011
9.5 9.5
2012 Crazy
[Single] 2012
7.7 7.7
2012 Grenade
[Single] 2012
7.3 7.3
2013 The Q-Music Sessions
[Compilation] 2013
6.5 6.5
2013 Dangerous
[Single] 2013
9.0 9.0
2014 Edge Of The World
[Single] 2014
8.5 8.5
2014 The Three Goddesses
[Split] 2014
9.5 9.5
2014 Let Us Burn - Elements & Hydra Live In Concert
[DVD] 2014
9.2 9.2
2018 The Reckoning
[Single] 2018
8.7 8.7
2018 Enter & The Dance
[Compilation] 2018
9.0 9.0
2018 Raise Your Banner
[Single] 2018
8.8 8.8
2018 Firelight
[Single] 2018
5.8 5.8
2019 Supernova
[Single] 2019
8.3 8.3
2019 Mad World
[Single] 2019
7.7 7.7
2019 In Vain
[Single] 2019
7.7 7.7
2020 Entertain You
[Single] 2020
5.5 5.5
2020 The Purge
[Single] 2020
7.2 7.2
2021 Forsaken (The Aftermath)
[Single] 2021
8.3 8.3
2022 Don't Pray For Me
[Single] 2022
7.9 7.9
2022 The Fire Within
[Single] 2022
6.5 6.5
2023 Wireless
[Single] 2023
7.6 7.6
2023 Bleed Out
[Single] 2023
7.3 7.3
2023 Live In Hell
[Live] 2023
8.8 8.8
2023 Ritual
[Single] 2023
7.2 7.2
2024 A Fool's Parade
[Single] 2024
6.6 6.6
2024 We Go To War (Acoustic)
[Single] 2024
7.0 7.0
2024 The Reckoning (Live In Amsterdam)
[Single] 2024
8.3 8.3
2024 Worlds Collide Tour - Live In Amsterdam
[Live] 2024
9.0 9.0
2024 Worlds Collide Tour - Live In Amsterdam
[DVD] 2024
7.5 7.5
2025 Sing Like A Siren
[Single] 2025
8.1 8.1
2025 Ice Queen (Acoustic 2025)
[Single] 2025
7.7 7.7
Detailed discography ››
1998 The Dance 4.7 4.7
2000 Ice Queen 7.3 7.3
2004 Running Up That Hill 7.6 7.6
2005 Memories 9.0 9.0
2005 Angels 8.1 8.1
2006 Stand My Ground 8.6 8.6
2006 The Howling (Spellborn Trailer) 6.4 6.4
2007 What Have You Done 7.5 7.5
2007 The Howling 8.7 8.7
2007 Frozen 8.8 8.8
2007 All I Need 8.3 8.3
2008 Mother Earth 8.4 8.4
2008 Forgiven 8.1 8.1
2009 Utopia 8.3 8.3
2010 Where Is The Edge 5.9 5.9
2011 Faster 7.9 7.9
2011 Sinéad 7.3 7.3
2011 Shot In The Dark 7.2 7.2
2011 Fire And Ice 8.0 8.0
2013 Paradise (What About Us?) 8.9 8.9
2013 Dangerous 8.0 8.0
2013 Titanium (David Guetta cover) 6.5 6.5
2014 Whole World Is Watching 8.3 8.3
2014 And We Run 7.5 7.5
2018 The Reckoning 9.3 9.3
2018 Raise Your Banner 9.0 9.0
2018 The Reckoning [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2018 Raise Your Banner [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2019 In Vain [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
8.0 8.0
2019 Supernova 8.3 8.3
2019 Mad World [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
7.5 7.5
2020 The Purge 9.0 9.0
2020 Entertain You 8.0 8.0
2021 Shed My Skin 7.5 7.5
2022 Don't Pray For Me 8.3 8.3
2022 The Fire Within 7.0 7.0
2023 Bleed Out 8.0 8.0
2023 Ritual 5.7 5.7
2024 A Fool’s Parade 7.5 7.5
2025 Sing Like A Siren 9.0 9.0
All videos ››

1998 The Dance
1998
7.7 7.7
2007 The Howling
2007
8.3 8.3
2013 Paradise (What About Us?)
2013
7.6 7.6
2014 Whole World Is Watching
2014
5.7 5.7
2014 And We Run
2014
4.9 4.9
2021 Shed My Skin
2021
7.2 7.2
2022 The Aftermath EP
2022
7.6 7.6
2024 The Artone Sessions (Acoustic)
2024
7.0 7.0
Detailed discography ››

1996 Enter
[Demo] 1996
8.0 8.0
1997 Demo
[Demo] 1997
7.0 7.0
1997 Restless
[Single] 1997
7.8 7.8
2001 Our Farewell
[Single] 2001
7.9 7.9
2001 Ice Queen
[Single] 2001
7.9 7.9
2002 Mother Earth Single
[DVD] 2002
8.2 8.2
2002 Mother Earth
[Single] 2002
8.3 8.3
2003 Never Ending Story
[Single] 2003
6.9 6.9
2003 Running Up That Hill
[Single] 2003
7.5 7.5
2003 Mother Earth Tour
[DVD] 2003
8.9 8.9
2004 Stand My Ground
[Single] 2004
7.2 7.2
2005 Jillian
[Single] 2005
8.0 8.0
2005 Memories
[Single] 2005
7.6 7.6
2005 Angels
[Single] 2005
7.9 7.9
2005 The Silent Force Tour
[DVD] 2005
8.8 8.8
2007 Mother Earth & The Silent Force
[Compilation] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 The Heart Of Everything Sampler
[DVD] 2007
10.0 10.0
2007 What Have You Done
[Single] 2007
7.7 7.7
2007 Frozen
[Single] 2007
8.5 8.5
2007 All I Need
[Single] 2007
7.8 7.8
2007 The Black Crusade...And Beyond
[VA] 2007
2008 Forgiven
[Single] 2008
8.3 8.3
2008 What Have You Done (Live)
[Single] 2008
8.0 8.0
2008 Black Symphony
[DVD] 2008
9.3 9.3
2008 Black Symphony
[Live] 2008
8.9 8.9
2009 Utopia
[Single] 2009
7.3 7.3
2009 An Acoustic Night At The Theatre
[Live] 2009
8.1 8.1
2011 The Unforgiving Sampler
[Demo] 2011
2011 Faster
[Single] 2011
7.4 7.4
2011 Sinéad
[Single] 2011
7.0 7.0
2011 Shot In The Dark
[Single] 2011
9.5 9.5
2012 Crazy
[Single] 2012
7.7 7.7
2012 Grenade
[Single] 2012
7.3 7.3
2013 The Q-Music Sessions
[Compilation] 2013
6.5 6.5
2013 Dangerous
[Single] 2013
9.0 9.0
2014 Edge Of The World
[Single] 2014
8.5 8.5
2014 The Three Goddesses
[Split] 2014
9.5 9.5
2014 Let Us Burn - Elements & Hydra Live In Concert
[DVD] 2014
9.2 9.2
2018 The Reckoning
[Single] 2018
8.7 8.7
2018 Enter & The Dance
[Compilation] 2018
9.0 9.0
2018 Raise Your Banner
[Single] 2018
8.8 8.8
2018 Firelight
[Single] 2018
5.8 5.8
2019 Supernova
[Single] 2019
8.3 8.3
2019 Mad World
[Single] 2019
7.7 7.7
2019 In Vain
[Single] 2019
7.7 7.7
2020 Entertain You
[Single] 2020
5.5 5.5
2020 The Purge
[Single] 2020
7.2 7.2
2021 Forsaken (The Aftermath)
[Single] 2021
8.3 8.3
2022 Don't Pray For Me
[Single] 2022
7.9 7.9
2022 The Fire Within
[Single] 2022
6.5 6.5
2023 Wireless
[Single] 2023
7.6 7.6
2023 Bleed Out
[Single] 2023
7.3 7.3
2023 Live In Hell
[Live] 2023
8.8 8.8
2023 Ritual
[Single] 2023
7.2 7.2
2024 A Fool's Parade
[Single] 2024
6.6 6.6
2024 We Go To War (Acoustic)
[Single] 2024
7.0 7.0
2024 The Reckoning (Live In Amsterdam)
[Single] 2024
8.3 8.3
2024 Worlds Collide Tour - Live In Amsterdam
[Live] 2024
9.0 9.0
2024 Worlds Collide Tour - Live In Amsterdam
[DVD] 2024
7.5 7.5
2025 Sing Like A Siren
[Single] 2025
8.1 8.1
2025 Ice Queen (Acoustic 2025)
[Single] 2025
7.7 7.7
Detailed discography ››

1998 The Dance 4.7 4.7
2000 Ice Queen 7.3 7.3
2004 Running Up That Hill 7.6 7.6
2005 Memories 9.0 9.0
2005 Angels 8.1 8.1
2006 Stand My Ground 8.6 8.6
2006 The Howling (Spellborn Trailer) 6.4 6.4
2007 What Have You Done 7.5 7.5
2007 The Howling 8.7 8.7
2007 Frozen 8.8 8.8
2007 All I Need 8.3 8.3
2008 Mother Earth 8.4 8.4
2008 Forgiven 8.1 8.1
2009 Utopia 8.3 8.3
2010 Where Is The Edge 5.9 5.9
2011 Faster 7.9 7.9
2011 Sinéad 7.3 7.3
2011 Shot In The Dark 7.2 7.2
2011 Fire And Ice 8.0 8.0
2013 Paradise (What About Us?) 8.9 8.9
2013 Dangerous 8.0 8.0
2013 Titanium (David Guetta cover) 6.5 6.5
2014 Whole World Is Watching 8.3 8.3
2014 And We Run 7.5 7.5
2018 The Reckoning 9.3 9.3
2018 Raise Your Banner 9.0 9.0
2018 The Reckoning [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2018 Raise Your Banner [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
9.0 9.0
2019 In Vain [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
8.0 8.0
2019 Supernova 8.3 8.3
2019 Mad World [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
7.5 7.5
2020 The Purge 9.0 9.0
2020 Entertain You 8.0 8.0
2021 Shed My Skin 7.5 7.5
2022 Don't Pray For Me 8.3 8.3
2022 The Fire Within 7.0 7.0
2023 Bleed Out 8.0 8.0
2023 Ritual 5.7 5.7
2024 A Fool’s Parade 7.5 7.5
2025 Sing Like A Siren 9.0 9.0
Detailed discography ››

Latest reviews


Hydra
6.2
Most people have heard of the saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Seems like Within Temptation are familiar with it too, as they've mostly stuck to their guns with the winning formula of 80's pop-influenced symphonic...
Review by Ag Fox ››
Hydra
8.4
Welcome the New Year with class - welcome the New Year with Within Temptation.

They tested a path of 80's rock and pop influences in 2011, but The Unforgiving brought them conflicting responses. 2014 signals a return to the heavier and more symphonic...
Review by R Lewis ››
The Unforgiving
8.6
In the blink of an eye, 4 years have passed since the not-so-critically-acclaimed The Heart Of Everything. Being lambasted for being sold out and radio oriented, it was also the metal album that drew my attention to the genre of music called heavy metal....
Review by Ag Fox ››

Photo galleries


31.07.2025 Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2025 - Day 2/5 by RaduP 140 images 31.07.2025
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2025 - Day 2/5
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28.09.2014 Within Temptation, Amaranthe - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO USA - 28 Sept 2014 by D.T. Metal 46 images 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 74 images 16.06.2012
Hellfest 2012 - Day 2: Saturday
by Promonex
15.06.2012 Hellfest 2012 by Natalia_Die_Hexe 99 images 15.06.2012
Hellfest 2012
by Natalia_Die_Hexe
13.06.2008 Download Festival - Castle Donington, England, 13th-15th June 2008 by Baz Anderson 168 images 13.06.2008
Download Festival - Castle Donington, England, 13th-15th June 2008
by Baz Anderson
22.06.2007 Hellfest Summer Open Air 2007 by Ivan 27 images 22.06.2007
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2007
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22.06.2007 Hellfest Summer Open Air - Clisson, France, 22.06.2007 by Ivor 57 images 22.06.2007
Hellfest Summer Open Air - Clisson, France, 22.06.2007
by Ivor
30.07.2006 MetalWay Festival 2006, Sunday by Jeff 69 images 30.07.2006
MetalWay Festival 2006, Sunday
by Jeff

News


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


18.06.2026 BEL - Dessel
Graspop Metal Meeting 2026 		5
05.06.2026 GER - Nürburg
Rock Am Ring 2026
05.06.2026 GER - Nürnberg
Rock Im Park 2026
26.04.2026 BRA - São Paulo
Bangers Open Air 2026 		1
15.08.2025 NED - Eindhoven
Dynamo Metalfest 2025 		3
14.08.2025 GER - Dinkelsbühl
Summer Breeze 2025 		4
02.08.2025 GER - Wacken
Wacken Open Air 2025 		2
31.07.2025 ROM - Râșnov
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2025 		9
19.06.2025 FRA - Clisson
Hellfest Open Air 2025 		5
18.06.2025 DEN - Copenhagen
Copenhell 2025 		1
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18.06.2026 BEL - Dessel
Graspop Metal Meeting 2026 		5
05.06.2026 GER - Nürburg
Rock Am Ring 2026
05.06.2026 GER - Nürnberg
Rock Im Park 2026
26.04.2026 BRA - São Paulo
Bangers Open Air 2026 		1
15.08.2025 NED - Eindhoven
Dynamo Metalfest 2025 		3
14.08.2025 GER - Dinkelsbühl
Summer Breeze 2025 		4
02.08.2025 GER - Wacken
Wacken Open Air 2025 		2
31.07.2025 ROM - Râșnov
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2025 		9
19.06.2025 FRA - Clisson
Hellfest Open Air 2025 		5
18.06.2025 DEN - Copenhagen
Copenhell 2025 		1

Forum topics


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10.03.2018 Within Temptation - The Unforgiving in Albums 83
06.07.2016 Within Temptation - Start New Album Songwriting Process in News 11
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