Within Temptation news thread

Release ‘An Acoustic Night At The Theatre’

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Great news! We can proudly announce the release of a new live album ‘ An Acoustic Night At The Theatre’! This album contains acoustic live tracks that were recorded during our sold out theatre tour in November 2008. These were very special concerts, as we added an acoustic set to our live show, making our show more intimate. Besides this we used film projections emphasizing the great theatre ambiance.
As we received great responses to our acoustic tracks, we now decided to officially release these! The exact release date is October 30th in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The rest of the world will have to wait until November 2nd. Soon we will post some more news on the release on the website, so keep checking for updates! All the best, WT.

Might I add that in September they will realese a single with the acoustic songs and with a special song that the single will be named after.

I heard Utopia yesterday and I think very different.
I don´t know if I liked much but I've never been disappointed with them.
Sharon has a wonderful voice and this accoustic album will be amazing!

Tonight, at 8 o'clock (Holland) the new video will be put up on the official site! So everyone work out their time and go and watch it!!

Watched Utopia already .I love the video and its concept,plus Sharon's outfit kicks-ass I think it suits her even better than the long elegant dresses (which I do love actually)

I found this on the MySpace:

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Finally, some news for our US fans from our US record company, Roadrunner Records!


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Exclusive in the U.S. to the Roadrunner web store this is the only place you can get this collection of 11 acoustic live tracks from the Dutch Symphonic Rock/Metal innovators. Includes acoustic versions of fan favorites like “Stand My Ground,” “Frozen,” & “What Have You Done” (Featuring Keith Caputo), as well as the previously unreleased studio track “Utopia” only available here. Album will ship on December 15th, click here to preorder. You can save 15% on this item in the Roadrunner store by entering the code XMAS09 at checkout starting Thursday 11/26. Here's the link.
***Includes Free shipping***

That's amazing for the american fans! Too bad,I'm European

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Hi everyone,

One of the biggest Dutch radio stations, 3FM, is holding their annual "Serious Request"-week, where money is being raised for the fight against malaria.
We decided to donate a very special item to their auction, being a Platinum Award of The Silent Force. Hopefully we will raise a lot of money with it, you can find the auction here!

Best,
WT

Awwwwwww <3 They are so fuckin' kind

They really are.That's great

As much as it pains me to say...

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GOODBYE

We are sorry to announce that Stephen and Within Temptation will go their separate ways after the upcoming theatre tour. It isn't easy to say goodbye after all we've been through together. In this period of time many dreams have become reality for all of us and exceeded our highest expectations. Through the good and bad it has created a bond; we've had a wedding, a funeral and have seen each others kids being born and growing-up. Everything passed in a flash and we are looking back on it with a smile.

We would like to thank him and Veroniek for all the great moments, passion and devotion. We wish you the best for the future! You can still see Stephen on stage with the upcoming theatre tour and in the future with his band 'My Favorite Scar'. If you are curious check their site www.myfavoritescar.com or their Myspace site. Stephen has written a personal message for you which you can find in the link beneath this one.

Within Temptation

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Dear all, This may come as a surprise, but after ten great years the time has come for me and Within Temptation to go our separate ways.

WT was an unstoppable train. I remember well the time that I got involved with WT as a Studio Technician. Mother Earth marked the beginning of a successful era. I couldn't have imagined that I would be their drummer in two years time. WT developed from an underground band to Holland's best selling musical export product. A childhood dream came true: I toured over 40 countries, shared the same stage with heroes like Iron Maiden, Metallica and Rammstein and performed in a sold out Ahoy with the Metropole Orchestra. In short, it's been an incredible time. The things we experienced will stay with me forever.

But on April 29 in Antwerp, Belgium, I'll be on stage with WT for the last time.

From the start of our sabbatical year (end of 2008) I started producing, recording and mixing other bands again. I found a great working spot at the Swamp Studio in Raamsdonk (NL). Very close to where I live, so I can spend more time with my family. As a musician, you have not seen the last of me though! On the contrary. As some of you may have read in our fan magazine a while ago, I have been involved with another project for quite a while now, "My Favorite Scar". In this band I feel right at home, musically as well as personally. I believe this band is at the beginning of a bright future, yet all depends on the support of the fans, as always. Hopefully you'll love and support My Favorite Scar as much as you do Within Temptation!
In July 2010 My Favorite Scar will release its debut album. In March 2010 we will release our first single "Waste", as a free download and we'll be starting a Dutch tour in March too. We will be playing as many Dutch and foreign shows as we possibly can. Hopefully I'll see you guys again somewhere at a festival or a clubshow!

I've always found it hard to say goodbye and this time it's no different. I've enjoyed a great time with our crew and the band. So thanks to Debbie, Pim, Guus, Bennie, Arwin, Marco, Rob, Guido, Rene, Paul and all other crew members who worked with us in the past, Raymond, Martijn, Iris and everyone at AT, Sharon, Robert, Jeroen, Ruud and my roommate Martijn and last but not least, the fans all over the world. Thank you all for an unforgettable time. Hopefully our paths will cross again soon.

Horns up!
Stephen van Haestregt

Oh no! I can't believe this!!

Within Temptation are playing The Brixton Academy on 30/03/11

^ I'm attending

Maybe something for the people who want to go, but don't have a ticket yet and want to do something good and meet the band backstage:

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Hi everyone,

Here's some news about a special auction for 2 concert tickets. As you might know, Madina Lake and us are label mates at Roadrunner Records. On July 6th, Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone came to the rescue of a woman being beaten by her husband on the streets of Chicago. He didn’t know them; he just encountered them as he walked down the street and couldn’t ignore it. Having rescued her, the husband turned on Matthew as he was calling 911 and left him unconscious on the street. The beating he received was so severe, he had emergency surgery to remove a third of his skull to relieve swelling on his brain and repair numerous facial fractures. Matthew is currently awaiting further surgeries. He is slowly recovering, but unfortunately does not have insurance to cover the substantial medical bills.

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund have partnered up with Through The Pain and Roadrunner Records to help raise funds for his yet untold medical, legal and rehabilitation costs. Sweet Relief, Through The Pain, and Roadrunner have been accepting generous donations from both inside and outside the music industry in aid of Matthew. 100% of proceeds raised will go towards Matthew’s medical costs.

Of course we wanted to join this auction, click here to go to the auction and start bidding!

url: http://en.within-temptation.com/

i wish i could go or meet them on backstage, but i live faaaaaaaaaaaar away from there

I`ll be there with my better half

Sunday WT had a Dutch fanclub day! And from the Dutch guest book, forum and people who went I got these new thingies

New drummer = Mike Coolen. The one who already has replaced Stephen once.
New site online within the next 2 weeks
On the fan club day you could listen to 4 samples. 3 sounds like a mix between THOE and Enter. The other one like a mix between TSF and ME. So far everybody loved the samples!
There are at least 5 guitar solo's on the new album and some songs are with orchestra. But there are also songs without an orchestra.

According to the site from 013 in Tilburg, the CD presentation from WT's new album will be in February. And the album will be released in January.

All sounds good to me

^ only for YOU

Why? Only the thing in the 013 is a bid hard for people not living in the Netherlands or Belgium And I couldn't be to the fanclub day neither..

^ 77
you live in Netherlands, i live in Chile MILEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS from thre
i'll never see them live :`[

Within Temptation went to Chile at least ones. They always go there in their South American tour. So don't give up hope yet

The news is fantastic! Can't wait for the new album!

You know it.

Album title new album and concept revealed!

Copied from the official Within Temptation Page, http://www.within-temptation.com

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We’re really excited to be able to finally announce the title of our new album.

Recently we’ve started giving clues on the website about our concept album. As you might have noticed our concept album is going to be based on a comic book series, written by Steven O’Connell (BloodRayne & Dark 48). We’ve asked comic artist Romano Molenaar (Witchblade, Darkness and X-men) to draw the characters and scenery.

The new album and comic will be titled: “The Unforgiving”.

On this album, we’ve taken a totally different approach. Each song on “The Unforgiving” was written along Steven’s narrative. The main characters of the comic are reflecting the characters of our songs. The concept pushed us and gave inspiration to come up with a new approach in our sound. It resulted in writing our best songs so far.

We have been big comic fans since our childhood. With this album we felt the time was there to take a new step in our creative development, take it further and broaden our horizon. Next to the concept form of the album, the songs are more divers than ever before. In addition, the music of the late 80ies, that’s when we started to read comic books, certainly has left a mark on our new sound.

The album is set for release in March 2011, but our loyal visitors knew this already ;-)

In our first WT TV update we’ll be telling more about the new concept album and comic. So check back with us soon for our first WT TV update.