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Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2020 21:35:03 GMT
Dutch heavy rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION have released their brand new single "The Purge", the follow-up to "Entertain You". You can now listen to it below.
"The Purge" is a high-energy rock song that shows the diversity of WITHIN TEMPTATION's musical progression. Now that all 2020 shows have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band remains productive by focusing on writing and releasing new songs. Therefore, more singles are to come.
"'The Purge' revolves around self-reflection and a search for redemption," says frontwoman Sharon Den Adel. "No one gets through life without scars or without inflicting them on others and there will always be moments in your life you start questioning your choices. You start realizing you've made mistakes, causing harm to not only others but also to yourself. To confess, to acknowledge and to accept these mistakes, can be a very painful process — however, unescapable when the burden becomes too heavy."
Speaking to Kerrang! about WITHIN TEMPTATION's plans to release three standalone singles in 2020, Sharon said: "It's something we've wanted to try for a long time already: to be able to share new music in a quicker way, instead of having wait two or three more years before an album comes out. Something sometimes feels better in the moment rather than having to wait a few years until the album comes out.”
When asked about the streaming world and if albums have perhaps lost a bit of impact these days, she said: "I think albums and streaming services are two different things; they serve a different purpose. One is more physical of course — you can read the lyrics and look at the artwork — and the other one is more direct, an easier way to access music. It doesn't have to stand in the way of each other, as it serves a different purpose in my opinion."
"Entertain You" kicked off of a series of digital single releases and exceeded all expectations. "Entertain You" was No. 1 most added on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator chart, with airplay on at least 40 radio stations, including Music Choice, SiriusXM Octane, WZOR and KQXR, No. 5 in the Contraband Metal chart, and at No. 18 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator chart in USA.
WITHIN TEMPTATION released the official music video for "Entertain You" in May. The song was a surprisingly quick follow-up to WITHIN TEMPTATION's seventh studio album, "Resist", which came out in February 2019.
"Resist" debuted in several Top 10 charts worldwide and was the first WITHIN TEMPTATION album to ever reach a No. 1 position on the official German chart.
"Entertain You" arrived one week after the last show of the "Worlds Collide" tour was supposed to happen. The co-headline trek with American rock band EVANESCENCE was originally planned for April, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now been postponed to September 2021. The trek, for which an impressive 150,000 tickets were sold in eight countries, is slated to take place across venues such as the O2 Arena in London, AccorHotels Arena in Paris, Velodrom in Berlin, and Palais 12 in Brussels.
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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2020 3:43:32 GMT
Following its release, Sharon den Adel told Heavy New York that she was unsure if the song’s sound was a representation of what we can expect to hear on Within Temptation’s next album. “Well, we don’t know yet, because we have only recorded two songs so far,” she said. “We have a lot of demos that we still have to work out and to finish. We wanted to have a few extra songs, and this is one of them, to play at the tour we were supposed to be doing, beside the festivals, but everything is postponed now, of course. But nevertheless, we decided to release it now because we felt like it’s maybe a good time. Everybody is at home and we need something new to look forward to.” Then, in August, den Adel joined Evanescence, the Pretty Reckless‘ Taylor Momsen, Lzzy Hale and more for the moving single “Use My Voice.” The collab appears on Evanescence’s new album The Bitter Truth. Finally, last month, Within Temptation debuted their heavy-hitting new song “The Purge.” Den Adel explains that the new track is all about finding redemption and learning from your past mistakes, no matter how painful the process may be. “‘The Purge’ revolves around self-reflection and a search for redemption,” she says. “No one gets through life without scars or without inflicting them on others and there will always be moments in your life when you start questioning your choices. You start realizing you’ve made mistakes, causing harm to not only others but also to yourself. To confess, to acknowledge, and to accept these mistakes can be a very painful process. However, it’s unescapable when the burden becomes too heavy.” Read more: See how Ryan Reynolds’ Satan love story landed a Taylor Swift re-record On Wednesday, Within Temptation unveiled the powerful new video for “The Purge.” Den Adel can be seen struggling against Earth’s elements as she tries to find a way to acknowledge and accept her past mistakes. In the end, the frontwoman bursts into flames before walking through a bright-lit doorway, symbolizing that she has finally found the redemption she was searching for.
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2021 5:39:11 GMT
In a new interview with Spain's Metal Circus, WITHIN TEMPTATION's Sharon Den Adel was asked if last year's standalone singles "The Purge" and "Entertain You" are an indication of how the band plans to make its music available going forward. The singer responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "This is the first time that we're actually releasing singles without having released the album — with an album already finished. Because, of course, when we finished an album in the past, we would release one or two singles, and then the album would be released. But we don't have an album, actually [laughs] — so we have released two singles, but we don't have a full-length album recorded, [and] not even written yet. So we are releasing [songs] along the way. And that's something totally new for us."
She continued: "The advantage of that is that when you feel a certain song because you feel the need to address certain subjects or you have a song that has a certain kind of vibe that really fits in that moment instead of releasing it in two years, [which is] what normally would happen, and then already it would already feel outdated with the way the production is or something, then it's really nice to really release it now in the moment."
According to Sharon, periodically releasing singles instead of being silent for three years and then dropping an album is a way for fans get a steady stream of new music, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "In other styles of music, they've done this for a longer period — like dance music — and there are more [artists in other] music genres who are already doing this," she said. "But for rock and metal, it's a little bit different, because we have a very dedicated fanbase still, where I think some music genres have a different dedication of fans, probably — a different way of dedication, I guess. And the fanbase of metal and rock is still dedicated to buying an album — a full-length album; physical product [is still popular]. And so that's different. So that's why we're a little bit behind in that way of releasing songs. But I think because of the streaming platforms, and also because of this pandemic, I guess it came to a fast-forward kind of feeling. A lot of people are actually doing the same thing as we are doing now — releasing [singles] without an album. Because they're stuck at home, they can write, and everybody has a home studio nowadays, so it becomes also a little bit more easy."
"Entertain You" kicked off of a series of digital single releases and was No. 1 most added on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator chart, with airplay on at least 40 radio stations, including Music Choice, SiriusXM Octane, WZOR and KQXR, No. 5 in the Contraband Metal chart, and at No. 18 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator chart in USA.
WITHIN TEMPTATION released the official music video for "Entertain You" last May. The song was a surprisingly quick follow-up to WITHIN TEMPTATION's seventh studio album, "Resist", which came out in February 2019.
"Resist" debuted in several Top 10 charts worldwide and was the first WITHIN TEMPTATION album to ever reach a No. 1 position on the official German chart.
"Entertain You" arrived one week after the last show of the "Worlds Collide" tour was supposed to happen. The co-headline trek with American rock band EVANESCENCE was originally planned for April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now been postponed to September 2021. The trek, for which an impressive 150,000 tickets were sold in eight countries, is slated to take place across venues such as the O2 Arena in London, AccorHotels Arena in Paris, Velodrom in Berlin, and Palais 12 in Brussels.
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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2021 19:25:03 GMT
Within Temptation live at Woodstock Festival Poland 2015 (currently: Pol'and'Rock Festival) Watch Within Temptation's live performance at Woodstock Festival 2015 (currently: Pol'and'Rock Festival) in Poland. Such great memories! Keen on watching us play? Then get your tickets to 'The Aftermath' - A Show In A Virtual Reality. A show that takes place in different scenes of a post-apocalyptic world, in which we are witness of the aftermath of destruction of mankind. The Aftermath is fueled by bleeding-edge technology that enables us to do a performance that’s out of this world – literally! During this digital show we play a variety of newer and older songs in four different worlds. Expect guest singers from all over the world to join us on stage for striking duets in even more striking settings! Get your tickets at: www.within-temptation.comCan't wait for the next edition of Pol'and'Rock Festival? Then get your tickets at: en.polandrockfestival.pl/
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Post by Admin on Jun 26, 2021 3:35:20 GMT
Within Temptation - Shed My Skin (feat. Annisokay) - Visualizer
About the song: “'Shed My Skin’ revolves around dealing with inevitable changes in life. It is about becoming the person we are meant to be, even if that means losing people we love, but have grown apart from. Real growth begins where comfort zones end and that’s exactly what the song is all about: if we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living,” – Sharon.
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