Single! Single! Single!!

Just announced: Threshold will be WT's support act for the concert at the Beursgebouw.

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I can't wait to see the video or to hear The Last Time. I wonder when we get it in Australia, and I hope it's the cd release - I prefer how cd's look than having to download it and print out a cover etc.

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I know... the Last Time!! It sounds like a ballad, but would they put a ballad as a b-side on a ballad single?? I want to hear the demos!!!

I found this review on Sonic Cathederal... from September, but the reviewer seemed to like AIN so I decided to post it.

In the past year America has seen a new musical invasion. The Dutch Female Invasion includes many fine female fronted bands from the Netherlands including Epica, After Forever and the clear leader of the pack Within Temptation. New York City had the privilege of seeing this sensational band put on one of their first headlining shows in the United States. Within Temptation brought with them a stage show as beautiful as singer Sharon den Adel's voice. If you are looking to be blown away by a live show then search no further than one of their gigs during the month of September.
As the band entered to the chords of "Our Solemn Hour" the packed crowd let out cheer after cheer as Stephen, Martijn, Jeroen, Ruud and Robert entered the stage. When Sharon finally came on stage the crowd was up to a deafening roar. From that moment on Within Temptation showed why they are considered one of the best live acts in the female metal community today. Sharon has this magical way of connecting with the audience during a show. She makes sure to look the crowd in the eye and let them know that she is singing for them. As the audience sang along to the chorus for each song Sharon would give a thumbs up to each individual person who was singing with her along the barricade. This is the kind of showmanship and command of the stage that separates Sharon from many of the frontwomen out there today.
The rest of the band also knew how to bring energy to the crowd. They bounce up and down in sync to the pounding beats of their symphonic music. They also move around utilizing all of the space available to play their guitars in matched swaying groups at different ends of the stage. Ruud has this constant smile on his face showing how much he enjoys playing for the crowd. He spends a lot of time mouthing the words to the audience as Sharon sings the songs. He also dances with Sharon as she sings directly to him during a few songs and the chemistry is electric. Robert spends a lot of time clapping his hands and getting the crowd to clap along. He also makes sure to talk with the crowd and let them know how happy the band is to be playing in New York City.
In the back of all this Within Temptation has a giant backdrop which features the dark landscape designs seen on their website. On the lighter parts of the backdrop is a video projection monitor which the band uses to display animated logos throughout the production. They also use clips form some of their outstanding videos such as "Angels" and "What Have You Done" as those songs are played. To see a band bring such an elaborate stage setup for their first headlining tour of America is special. The fans get not only the amazing music but also an amazing visual feast with the video and lighting effects.
Turning to the music again, Within Temptation plays an extremely flawless live show. To hear them in concert is equivalent to listening to their CDs. They really are that great on stage. The band is tight and bring their instruments to life on stage. Sharon is a phenomenal vocalist and displays the same range in her voice as she does in all of her recordings. She is spot on in concert. The music and showmanship of the band made it very easy for the crowd to cheer and sing along at every opportunity of the night. And cheer they did through a 16 song set including a variety of songs off of their latest release "The Heart Of Everything" as well as many songs off of older albums "The Slient Force" and "Mother Earth".
Sharon had the crowd singing from those first chanting choruses of Sanctus Espiritus in "Our Solemn Hour" to the Ah Ah's of "Ice Queen". It was amazing to see the crowd knew not only songs on the new album (which is the only one released here in the US) but also the older songs from the band. Within Temptation had smiles all around as they saw that the crowd was singing along and knew their whole catalogue of music. Some standout songs from the band included "Stand My Ground" and "What Have You Done". During the latter song Sharon passed her microphone into the crowd and had one of their fans Anthony sing Keith Caputo's parts of the song. This brought such joy to Anthony and the crowd as Sharon let them be a part of the song. Sing alongs were a plenty the whole night and the audience threw back every chorus Sharon asked for.
Another highlight was when Sharon took to the stage for a vein chilling version of the ballad "All I Need". For those in the crowd who were energized by the upbeat symphonic songs Within Temptation played earlier in the night "All I Need" was the first time they could get a tingling in their spine as Sharon sang with her soft, beautiful voice. Her performance of this song showed why she is one of the most talented singers in our genre. To keep such a steady pitch while there aren't loud guitars backing the vocals is a tough task for any singer and Sharon handled it wonderfully. As the band finished their main set with "The Truth Beneath The Rose" they got a full hands up ovation from the crowd during their first set of bows. The crowd showed their appreciation for the mixture of great songs on the setlist.
Coming back for an encore the band played one of their older songs "Deceiver Of Fools". The introductory music for this song brought some more anticipation from the crowd and there were cheers again as each of the members of Within Temptation came back on stage to soak up the applause. As has been the custom for Within Temptation the past few years in Europe they ended the show with their first hit single "Ice Queen". Sharon had told me before the show that it was a tradition for the band to play this song to close their set but she wasn' sure how well it would go over in America since most people here don't have the "Mother Earth" album. Her fears were alleviated rather quickly as she asked the crowd to sing Ah Ah and they sang it back as though everyone in the venue were old friends. This started a riveting rendition of the song where the whole band used their trademark moves on stage for one last time. Now Within Temptation knows they can end their American shows with the same tradition they use over in Europe.
As the band took their final bows and handed picks and drumsticks to the people still standing along the barricade the night came to an end. This was one show that people would never forget. Electric from beginning to end. On an very hot night in New York the hottest thing was Within Temptation. Robert even took the time to ask people who took pictures to send them in to the Within Temptation website as the band was extremely happy with their performance. The people leaving the show knew they had seen something special that night as well and were talking among themselves hoping that Within Temptation would soon be back for another headlining show. From the energy throughout the night it seems like an inevitable conclusion that America will get the chance to see this marvelous band many more times in the future at bigger and better venues. For now those in the midwest and west will get to enjoy Within Temptation for the rest of the month

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im so jealous of the ppl who got to attend that concert. on the other hand im glad that they are getting the great reviews they deserve

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The NYC concert was incredible. I agree with everything the review said. Thanks for posting it!

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No problem. I tend to keep a look out for WT related tid-bits anyways. I just post the ones ye guys would be interested in...like this (From Martijn's myspace):
A quick hello from Berlin
Hi Everybody,
here's a small message from me
we're touring for almost a week again and we had some stunning shows in Austria, Switserland and Germany last week. In the mean time everybody is adjusted to tour life again. Even Luna, Sharon and Robert's baby, found her own way to enjoy touring, complete with Winnie the Pooh and coloured pencils :-P Today we had a photoshoot for an English magazine in Berlin. Everything went fine but as soon as we found out that the photographer had also done some ehhhhhh....let's say eroticly tinted photoshoots, you can imagine what happened at our shoot :-P But of course we're a very decent band (ehmm..) so our shoot was very decent as well. Tonight we're doing a show in the Columbia Halle in Berlin and we just finished the soundcheck. I guess it 's time for dinner so I'm gonna leave you for now. Have a great evening and if you're coming to the show tonight: C U There !!
Cheers

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Erotic??? Thats so funny thanks for posting it!!

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Wow! the review is very explanatory itself... It made me shiver just imagining each moment at the concert .. I almost break in tears by the emotion since I have ever seen any band (of my fav ones) in concert...OMG I'll pray more and more each day for having the oportunity of seeing WT live, I know I can literally die if that happens but I'll die soooooooooo happy .. great review!.... thanks for posting it MotherOfLight, from the botton of my heart *lol*

.-rosan

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So this is something Ruud wrote on his myspace. Normally I dont post things they write but this was too amusing for me to pass up passing around.



Ok, you must think you're in a Star Trek episode and Scotty has just beamed you up into this timewarp. (I'm NOT a trekkie. I don't like Star Trek at all. I like Star Wars. Star WARS I tell ya!!!) I guess you would have to wait to read the stories about the last part of the tour when my 'memoires' will be published. But I'm gonna write those when I'm old and only when I think my life is interesting enough to waste your time with. So, I don't think that will ever gonna happen since we're real 'Rock 'n Roll amateurs'.
Anyhoo, I would like to tell you about our flight back. We flew back from Phoenix, Arizona to Detroit, Michigan. And from there to Amsterdam. The first flight took like 4 hours and the second another 8. Quite a long trip I must say. But there's always a lot to do in a plane. This is what we did;
Usually I play some pool (pocket billiards) with Jeroen, Stephen and Martijn but Jeroen first had to do his theoretical exam to get his drivers license. He had to take some driving lessons on this flight and in order for him to do his drivers exam on the next flight he had to pass this theoretical exam. Unfortunately for him he failed but we didn't care because we could finally play some pool. I lost all the games and I almost wanted to throw the eight ball out of the window but fortunately Martijn stopped me. It's pretty dangerous to smash the window of an airplane, you know. Otherwise we wouldn't be in Berlin right now shooting our new video.
After we were done playing pool we went for a game of squash. Robert used to play a lot and I still do. Again I lost every game and he had to stop me from throwing my racket out the window. Otherwise we wouldn't be in Berlin right now shooting our new video.
We were very sweaty from the game but there was no time for us to take a shower before we would land in Detroit. I must say I felt really lonely on the airport of Detroit waiting for the next flight. Robert and me weren't on speaking terms anymore because I lost and the rest of the guys didn't want to sit next to me because I was stinking of sweat. Even at Taco Bell they refused to help me…
Fortunately it was only an hour before the plane would take off again. Final destination; Amsterdam. That always makes me happy. HOME!!!
First things first; a shower. Well, actually we decided to take a swim in the swimming pool. It was a longer flight and therefore a bigger plane and therefore a bigger pool. That was great. We did some water polo and again I lost. I wanted to throw my bathing trunks through the window. This time everybody in the pool stopped me from doing that. Not so much because it would smash the window but more because they wouldn't be able to bare the sight of me being naked. I would have gotten arrested and I wouldn't be in Berlin right now shooting our new video.
It was Jeroen's second chance to pass his theoretical exam and again he failed. We all laughed so hard. Even Jeroen. He had tears in his eyes but still.
After all this entertainment we were all getting a bit hungry. I offered to bake some cookies for the whole plane. Of course everybody wanted some so I got to work. It took quite a while to bake 500 cookies. But it was fun. Nobody had to puke afterwards, no, not even Stephen, so I guess I did a great job… And nobody died. Otherwise we wouldn't be in Berlin right now shooting our new video.
An hour before landing we had this workshop 'embroidering pillows with soft porn images'. It was given by this 80-year-old lady from Russia. She was an embroidering maniac but not very inspiring when it came down to the images we had to embroider. At the end of the workshop we all had a nice pillow to show our mothers.
We were just finished as the plane started it's descend. An hour later we were collecting our baggage and we were off to our own homes. What a nice flight it was…

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Ruud is so weird!!! "Otherwise we wouldn't be in Berlin right now shooting our new video." LOL Love it.

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