Within Temptation is a Dutch band that hails from the Netherlands. Their musical genre can best be described as symphonic rock. There’s definitely a good dose of orchestra backup on many of their songs. They began as a musical group back in 1996 while they were still in college. The main singer is Sharon Den Adel and she has an outstanding voice with quite a vocal range. They’ve released about a half-dozen albums so far. In 2008, they performed live with the Metropole Orchestra in Rotterdam and released an album called Black Symphony. Based on some of the video recordings available on YouTube, it was a pretty spectacular event with quite a pyrotechnic display throughout the concert.
If you’re looking for a little change of pace in your musical repertoire, this band is definitely worth a listen. Some of their videos are pretty cool. Below are three of my favorites.
- Mother Earth
- Jillian (I’d Give My Heart)
- Deceiver of Fools (This song has a long intro but it gets really good about 2:10 into the song when the French Horns start.)
To go to their official website, click here.
