domenica 29 maggio 2011
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martedì 29 marzo 2011
mercoledì 16 marzo 2011
The Unforgiving album was leaked
Links like this may encourage people to illegal download: if anyone out there knows how to put those links down and give a hand to Within Temptation, that would be appreciated!
martedì 8 marzo 2011
lunedì 28 febbraio 2011
giovedì 24 febbraio 2011
mercoledì 23 febbraio 2011
sabato 19 febbraio 2011
lunedì 14 febbraio 2011
venerdì 4 febbraio 2011
The Unforgiving Review
WITHIN TEMPTATION – THE UNFORGIVING
The new Within Temptation album opens with an eerie 34 second voice clip entitled “Why not me?” – coincidentally also used in the short movie bundled with the ‘Faster’ single – which really helps set the mood and focus the mind for the story which follows.
“Shot In The Dark” begins on misleadingly quiet territory, lulling you into calm and gently leading you on. “I’ve been left out alone like a dead criminal” starts Sharon, before quickly leading into a chorus which packs one hell of a punch, bleating out “your soul is on fire, a shot in the dark – where did they aim for when they missed your heart?” which you’ll be singing long after the song is over.
‘In The Middle Of The Night’ comes up next, beginning with guitars blazing and Sharon’s haunting voice echoing ‘I don’t care if I’m playing with fire, I’m aware that I’m frozen inside’. This is definitely one of the strongest songs on the album, both musically and from a production perspective.
“Faster” is the first nominated single from the album, and offers a good example of the new direction that Within Temptation have gone in for their first concept album. Powerful vocals and a catchy chorus make for an impressive rock anthem, a wise choice!
“Fire And Ice” slows down the pace, and is the first ballad on the album. The highlight of this song definitely lies in the power and capacity of Sharon’s voice – ‘where’s the love we once had, is it all a lie?’ haunts the first verse, before the tempo picks up for the second with strong orchestral elements and a steady bass line.
If “Fire and Ice” slowed down the pace a bit too much for your liking, ‘Iron’ brutally forces it right back up again! A symphonic introduction with heavy, fast paced guitars precedes Sharon belting out ‘you cant live without the fire, it’s the heat that makes you strong’ in yet another catchy chorus.
In what is a good choice for just past the halfway mark, “Where Is The Edge” is a medium paced showcase of talent in a specific Within Temptation style – albeit in a slightly predictable manner.
“Sinead” will be the 2nd single released from the album, and is as far away from “Faster” as it’s possible to get. ‘Now I’m crossing the border, sealing my fate, I’m not afraid’ – definitely an accurate description of what Within Temptation demonstrates with this track. Lyrically mainstream but musically epic, this is the defining song to showcase their breakaway from albums of old.
The slow tempo of ‘Lost’ perhaps contrasts with the rest of the album. Acoustic guitars compliment Sharon’s vocals at the start, with striking range and lyrics which will leave you pondering – right before you’re brutally overwhelmed with the sudden kick of a full blown orchestra directly after the chorus.
‘A Demon’s Fate’ has the most interesting start of any of the songs on the album, and would sound more in place on a pop-rock record from the 80s. With less orchestra breaks than usual, it could be considered an easygoing song that is guaranteed to appeal to a wide range of musical taste.
As you’d expect from a song with such a title, ‘Murder’ uses dark and theatrical structures in order to transport the listener into a world, which could resemble an Edgar Allan Poe-esque scenario. Certainly unique, this is one song which is hard not to listen to again, simply to see if you missed anything the first time.
The album concludes with a balled called ‘Stairway To The Skies’, led by a piano based start accompanied by the combined efforts of a few violinists, joined one last time by the haunting vocal talents of Sharon. Making use of such lines as ‘My Angel is coming down from heaven to take me’, we can only hope that these particular Angels will grace us with their music for many years to come.
source: Don't tear me down fansite
martedì 1 febbraio 2011
domenica 30 gennaio 2011
sabato 29 gennaio 2011
First shoots from FASTER! video online on Monday
To whet your appetite, check out a couple of stills from the shoot below.
Faster, which will be released digitally on March 13, is taken from Within Temptation's new album, The Unforgiving, which will hit stores on March 28.
souce: Kerrang
“The Unforgiving” Plot
A powerful medium, Mother Maiden recruits lost souls to be part of her wraith taskforce to fight evil in all its forms. What better way to hunt serial killers than to use killers? Their servants are culled from genuinely remorseful souls; ones who may not have been cold-blooded killers, but those who did in turn take a life and are deeply sorry for their sins.
Guilt can be a powerful motivator…and redemption, even greater. They each carry a specific guilt about something they did in their lives. Mother Maiden offers them an opportunity to “make right what is wrong” by giving them missions and assignments to hunt down evil as a penance for their previous sins.
“The Unforgiving” is our first conceptual album and is based on the storyline of a comic written by Steven O’Connell (BloodRayne/Dark 48) and illustrated by Romano Molenaar (Witchblade/Darkness/X-Men). The comic consists of a prequel and 6 episodes which will be published every 2 months throughout 2011.
In addition to the comic, these 3 short movies we have produced will be released on a bonus DVD with the special edition of the album, alongside a documentary about the film production process.
lunedì 24 gennaio 2011
Faster and Comparisons
"I really, REALLY can't understand the dudes at WT are not realizing or nobody told them that their first single out of their new album is a total rip off tune!!!
God damm it, it sounds WAY TOO CLOSE to Chriss Isaak's "The Wicked Game", and that song was already covered by Finland's HIM!!!"
Here's the original version:
And here's the cover by HIM:
Martin continues:
"If this isn't a rip off then the people working for WT (engineers, producers, advisers and so on) should be ALL fired!!! "
Faster lyrics
4. Faster
I can't see, cause it’s burning deep inside.Like gasoline, a fire running wild.
No more fear, cause I’m getting closer now.
So unreal, but I like it anyhow.
[PRE-CHORUS:]
I go faster and faster and faster
and faster and faster and faster and faster.
[CHORUS:]
I can’t live in a fairytale of lies.
And I can’t hide from the feeling cause it’s right.
And I go faster and faster and faster and faster for love.
And I can’t live in a fairytale of lies.
I can feel that you’ve mezmerized my heart.
I feel so free.
I’m alive, I’m breaking out.
I won’t give in, cause I’m proud of all my scars.
And I can see I’ve been wasting too much time.
[Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus]
[Instrumental Break]
[Repeat Chorus]
A fairytale of lies.
Within Temptation Single - Faster!!!!
Click the image for "Faster" previewlunedì 17 gennaio 2011
giovedì 13 gennaio 2011
"The Unforgiving" tracklist
The track listing for "The Unforgiving", the long-awaited concept album from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION, has been revealed:
01. Why Not Me
02. Shot In The Dark
03. In The Middle Of The Night
04. Faster
05. Fire And Ice
06. Iron
07. Where Is The Edge
08. Sinéad
09. Lost
10. Murder
11. A Demon's Fate
12. Stairway To The Skies
domenica 9 gennaio 2011
The Unforgiving album cover unveiled
For those who don't know it yet: the album is a concept album about a comic called Unforgiving, and the artist from the comic designed the artwork for the cd, looks great!