---
title: "Within Temptation"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation"
genre: "Symphonic Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 1995
---

# Within Temptation

**Within Temptation** is a symphonic metal band, from Netherlands, active 1995 to present.

Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. They have also been classified under other genres, with critics praising the band's experimentation and musical versatility. By 2016, the band had sold more than 3.5 million albums worldwide.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Within_Temptation

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Within Temptation |
| Genre | Symphonic Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Waddinxveen, Netherlands |
| Formed | 1995 |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal) · [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jeroen van Veen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeroen-van-veen) |  |  | Current |
| [Martijn Spierenburg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martijn-spierenburg) |  |  | Current |
| [Mike Coolen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-coolen) |  | 2011 to present | Current |
| [Robert Westerholt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-westerholt) |  | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Ruud Adrianus Jolie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ruud-adrianus-jolie) |  |  | Current |
| [Sharon den Adel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sharon-den-adel) |  | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Ciro Palma](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ciro-palma) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 1999 | Former |
| [Dennis Leeflang](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dennis-leeflang) |  | 1996 to 1996 | Former |
| [Ivar de Graaf](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ivar-de-graaf) | Membranophone | 1996 to 2002 | Former |
| [Michiel Papenhove](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michiel-papenhove) | Guitar | 1996 to 2001 | Former |
| [Stephen van Haestregt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephen-van-haestregt) |  | 2002 to 2010 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996 | [Enter](https://themetalnet.com/album/85c8e65e-8db3-375e-bdfd-4a8e9389c5e9) | Album |
| 1998 | [The Dance](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7561077-9bb4-3c60-8853-f23717c327ec) | EP |
| 2000 | [Mother Earth](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c78aedc-0407-38dd-bffd-1e58346fa183) | Album |
| 2001 | [Ice Queen](https://themetalnet.com/album/e9d7047c-b750-4c66-b273-06ae6ab27ac5) | EP |
| 2004 | [The Silent Force](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f4ba532-37a5-33fb-ac01-b32f4fad7c5d) | Album |
| 2007 | [The Heart of Everything](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf8fcfb6-68c0-3aa0-b05c-235e8d5ea0df) | Album |
| 2007 | [The Howling EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/aca3e209-db5c-421e-99c3-0dca9f6a06a9) | EP |
| 2011 | [The Unforgiving](https://themetalnet.com/album/9b4f9d75-69a0-4d72-9fc6-cfedbe5413f6) | Album |
| 2013 | [Paradise (What About Us?)](https://themetalnet.com/album/13e4ceb4-0dc5-44b1-a34a-49aba484d09e) | EP |
| 2014 | [And We Run](https://themetalnet.com/album/60c80288-a140-44a1-9709-7d0717f4f68d) | EP |
| 2014 | [Hydra](https://themetalnet.com/album/5c438f4b-e6ed-4a08-8991-39ff25b8bf52) | Album |
| 2019 | [Resist](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b8e872d-7589-4c47-be58-74d5c8dbd2d0) | Album |
| 2023 | [Bleed Out](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ef5722d-860c-432b-90ec-0510c7397431) | Album |
| 2024 | [The Artone Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/f86abfc2-fcf8-48dc-ac62-40d5867a7563) | EP |

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- [Evanescence](https://themetalnet.com/band/evanescence) (listened together)
- [Lacuna Coil](https://themetalnet.com/band/lacuna-coil) (listened together)
- [Epica](https://themetalnet.com/band/epica) (listened together)
- [Apocalyptica](https://themetalnet.com/band/apocalyptica) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Delain](https://themetalnet.com/band/delain) (listened together)
- [Rammstein](https://themetalnet.com/band/rammstein) (listened together)
- [Tarja](https://themetalnet.com/band/tarja) (listened together)
- [Sirenia](https://themetalnet.com/band/sirenia) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wtofficial
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Within_Temptation/1006
- x: https://twitter.com/WTofficial
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hE8S8ohRErocpkY7uJW4a
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wtofficial/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1073
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/2898551
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCeWkbf3RIeKRs8THlxPlUUA
- bandcamp: https://withintemptation.bandcamp.com/
- website: https://www.within-temptation.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt