Aside from rocking the stage with Within Temptation, Ruud and Stefan like to work with other promising bands as well. On October 6, the band Winter in Eden will release their brand new album, on which Ruud and Stefan worked as well!Ruud produced the album and Stefan mixed the yet to be released album called ‘Court Of Conscience’. The album can be pre-ordered on Winter in Eden’s website now. Check out their Facebook page to stay up to date on all news!
The band is currently enjoying a couple of days off, before going back on tour. In between enjoying the sun and sipping drinks, the band is checking out songs for the new DVD and preparing to get back on the road!
Sunday September 7, Sharon will visit the Dutch rapper Ali B in his show ‘Ali B en de Muziekkaravaan’.Every week, the rapper welcomes Dutch artists in a fairytale-like villa to record a brand new song together within a few days. This week, you can watch Sharon visit Ali and see what they talked about and what the trip was like.Dutch dragons can tune in to NPO3 at 8.25PM (GMT+1) to hear what song Ali B and his producer Brownie Dutch and Sharon came up with. After the show, you will be able to watch the episode online. Keep an eye on the site to see where you can watch it in case you missed it!
Hydra has not left the UK untouched. ‘Whole World is Watching’ has been added to the A-list of BBC2 radio, which is a Within Temptation Milestone! In addition, Hydra was nominated for an AIM award in the category Independent Album of the Year.Sharon: “Over the past years our UK fan base has kept on growing. Their support has brought us from a small stage Scala in 2004 to this years sold out Wembley arena in London. This show was a milestone in our career, and it’s hard to imagine the year could get any better. The BBC radio 2 playlist and now the nomination for AIM Best Album undeniably marks our most incredible year in the UK thus far. We want to thank our fans for this amazing journey.â€Within Temptation congratulates the Arctic Monkeys on winning the Award for Independent Album of the Year and thanks AIM for nominating the band. Robert and Sharon were pleased to hand the Independent Breakthrough of the Year Award to London Grammar.
After ten years, Within Temptation is coming back to Bloodstock Festival in the UK in 2015!This will be the only UK show in 2015. Bloodstock Open Air takes place from August 6 – 9 at Catton Park in Derbyshire. The complete line up is yet to be confirmed. However, another band that will be playing aside from Within Temptation is Opeth.
Last Friday, Sharon attended the Metal Hammer Awards in Berlin.Within Temptation was nominated in two categories: Best Live Band and Best Album.Sharon attended the show and was proud to accept the award for Best Live Band!The band wants to thank all fans and people who voted for WT!
USA, GET READY! Hydra is on its way to conquer America!Within Temptation is starting off with a sold out show at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on September 25th.There are just a few tickets avaiable for the rest of the tour, so make sure you get yours in time!Check the tour page for a complete overview of North American tour as well as the South American tour and ticket links for the last tickets!
Release dates are Nov 14th Europe, Nov 17th UK, Nov 25th USA. Double CD + DVD - Live Album - Let Us Burn (Elements & Hydra Live in Concert)8 panel DVD Digipack with 20 page bookletElements DVD Tracklisting01 Intro02 Iron03 In The Middle Of The Night04 Faster05 Fire and Ice06 Our Solemn Hour07 Stand My Ground08 Angels09 Sanctuary Intro10 The Last Dance11 Say My Name12 Candles13 Sinead14 The Promise15 Mother Earth16 Ice Queen17 Stairway To The SkiesHydra1 Intro2 Let Us Burn3 Paradise (What About Us?) 4 Faster5 Iron6 Edge Of The World7 In The Middle Of The Night8 Dangerous 9 And We Run 10 Stand My Ground11 Covered By Roses12 Mother Earth13 What Have You Done 14 Silver Moonlight15 Whole World Is Watching 16 Sinead17 Ice QueenPack also contains double CD with Elements and Hydra on individual discs. (Same track order as DVD)
Dutch symphonic rock band WITHIN TEMPTATION are thrilled to unveil a new live DVD/Blu-ray/2CD. ‘Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live In Concert’ is set for release on November 14 and features two of WITHIN TEMPTATION’s most talked about arena shows ever. The two dates are 2012’s resplendent 15th birthday ‘Elements’ concert and the final night of the ‘Hydra’ European arena tour at Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall in May 2014. When it comes to the live experience, Within Temptation’s status is of a league extraordinaire. These two performances showcase every nuance of their fierce reputation plus stunning imagery and special FX, including even giant fire-breathing dragons!In November 2012, WITHIN TEMPTATION challenged themselves to create one of their most impressive arena shows ever, to celebrate the band’s 15th birthday. The result was the one-off symphonic ‘Elements’ show, held at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. A dazzling event with 15,000 fans, the band’s dream came to life. Newly inspired, the group went forth to write their critically acclaimed sixth studio album ‘Hydra’.LetUsBurn_DVDBluRay_cover_300DPI_RGB FINAL sIn early 2014, WITHIN TEMPTATION unleashed ‘Hydra’. This monster record claimed more than 10 European Top-10 chart positions, a #2 position in the iTunes World Charts, and the band’s highest US Billboard Top-20 chart position to date. The album success was followed by a 33-date European arena tour, selling out noted venues like Wembley Arena in London, Le Zenith in Paris, and the legendary Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam (twice).Over 15,000 fans joined the ‘Elements’ show celebrations and more than 120,000 fans witnessed the ‘Hydra’ beast on stage in Europe, but WITHIN TEMPTATION is far from done. The ‘Hydra’ world tour is currently in full swing in North America. With South America and Japan still to come, more than half a million fans will have seen WITHIN TEMPTATION by the end of this year.WITHIN TEMPTATION is renowned for releasing impressive live DVDs. Previous release, the best-selling ‘Black Symphony’ DVD, helped make them one of the most popular bands in their genre. At their recent Awards show in Berlin, Metal Hammer Germany presented WITHIN TEMPTATION with the prestigious Best Live Band Award. The new DVD underlines this title.‘Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live In Concert’ will be released in four formats – DVD + 2CD, Blu-ray + 2CD, 2CD, and digital album. The DVD and Blu-ray contain 34 live audio visual tracks in HD, mixed in 5.1 Dolby Surround. The 2CD and digital album comprise 32 live audio tracks. The two shows have a running time total of approximately 170 minutes. ‘Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live In Concert’ is a treat for rock fans all over the world.
