Within Temptation - Black Symphony

If you like gothic metal and didn’t hear about Within Temptation you should check them out! Formed in 1996 around the nucleus of guitarist Robert Westerholt and vocalist Sharon den Adel, the Dutch band have now sold over 2 million CDs and DVDs world-wide, making them not only Holland’s biggest selling musical export but also one of the fastest growing new rock acts internationally.

One of their greatest concerts is the one  with the Metropole Orchestra in Ahoy Rotterdam which took place on February 7th 2008. Entitled ‘ Black Symphony‘ the concert featured the PA dam choir, guest singers (Keith Caputo, George Oosthoek and Anneke van Giersbergen), a 400 square meters video screen, great lighting effects and pyrotechnics and was a great succes.

In November and December the band made their first theatre tour in The Netherlands and Belgium, where they performed their songs in a more acoustic setting, the tour will continue in April and May, you can check their tourdates on their website if you want to attend, it will probably be a memorable show.

Regarding The Black Symphony concert, it was filmed by 14 HD-Cameras and released on DVD, Blu-ray and CD by the end of 2008 in 40 countries simultaneously. Black Symphony reached a top-10 position in 11 countries, from which 8 top-3 positions.

You can watch a preview of the concert and an interview with the band members about the Black Symphony concert in the following video:

You can buy the Black Symphony concert dvd from here: