WITHIN TEMPTATION

"Within Temptation is a symphonic metal band from The Netherlands, consisting of Sharon den Adel (vocals), Robert Westerholt (guitar), Jeroen van Veen (bass), Stephen van Haestregt (drums), Martijn Spierenburg (keyboard) and Ruud Jolie (guitar). Within Temptation started back in 1996 and released their first demo called Enter. The demo was followed by an album that was also named Enter, this album was quickly followed by The Dance in 1998. Angels Their final breakthrough was Mother Earth in 2000. After the somewhat failed Our Farewell single, they broke the Dutch charts at number 2 with Ice Queen. Mother Earth In 2004 they released the album The Silent Force, with which they continued their shift from the darker feel of Mother Earth to a more general accesible form. Their first single from this album Stand My Ground was an instant success, which was followed by Memories and Angels. Stand My Ground In December 2005 Sharon and Robert's first child Eva Luna was born. Within Temptation planned to release a new album in August 2006. They didn't get that, so it'll last a little longer. At the Huntenpop 2006 festival and M'era Luna 2006 they played a new song: The Howlin. Running Up That Hill Within Temptation and especially Sharon Den Adel are also famous because of various duets, counting ensembles with After Forever, Nightwish, Evanescence and many others not only in the Netherland's zone but worldwide." Memories Source: http://www.last.fm/music/Within+Temptation/+wiki