Any goth metal band fronted by a woman post-2003 is going to be compared to Evanescence, whether they like it or not.
And while they're probably sick to death of hearing this comparison, Within Temptation's fourth full-length overall, 2007's The Heart of Everything, will especially garner some comparing/contrasting to Amy Lee and company.
Give a listen to the male-female duet "What Have You Done," which sees Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon Den Adel paired with Life of Agony's Keith Caputo -- and guess what song it sounds a bit like (yes, you guessed it: "Bring Me to Life"!).
Elsewhere, the sextet isn't afraid to get downright symphonic, even on the ballad "Frozen" plus the metallic rock of the title track and "Hand of Sorrow" (the latter of which combines both approaches, sounding a bit like Meat Loaf's latter day epics).
And you've got to love a song that was inspired after a viewing of Braveheart (the aforementioned title track), which explains the sweeping "cinematics" that are on display throughout The Heart of Everything.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The HowlingSharon den Adel, Danielle Gibson, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 05:35 | 0 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | FrozenSharon den Adel, Danielle Gibson, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 04:28 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Our Solemn HourSharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 04:18 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | The Heart of EverythingSharon den Adel, Danielle Gibson, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 05:36 | 0 MB | 39 MB |
| 5 | Hand of SorrowSharon den Adel, Danielle Gibson, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 05:36 | 0 MB | 40 MB |
| 6 | The CrossSharon den Adel, Danielle Gibson, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 04:52 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Final DestinationSharon den Adel, Danielle Gibson, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 04:43 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | All I NeedSharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 04:52 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | The Truth Beneath the RoseSharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 07:05 | 0 MB | 48 MB |
| 10 | ForgivenSharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt | Within Temptation | Play | 04:54 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | What Have You Done (Feat. Keith Caputo) | Within Temptation | Play | 05:14 | 0 MB | 38 MB |
| 12 | What Have You Done (Feat. Keith Caputo) (Rock Mix) | Within Temptation | Play | 03:56 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 13 | What Have You Done (Acoustic) | Within Temptation | Play | 04:11 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 14 | Ice Queen (Acoustic) | Within Temptation | Play | 04:32 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 15 | Stand My Ground (Acoustic) | Within Temptation | Play | 03:49 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
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| 73 mins | 505 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Caputo | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Siard De Jong | Additional Personnel, Fiddle |
| 3 | Sharon den Adel | Composer, Group Member, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Ego Works | Audio Production |
| 5 | Danielle Gibson | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Group Member, Producer |
| 6 | Stefan Glaumann | Mixing |
| 7 | Richard Hein | Additional Personnel, Conductor |
| 8 | Stefan Helleblad | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 9 | Jan Holzner | Engineer |
| 10 | Tor Ingvarsson | Assistant, Audio Engineer, Digital Editing, Pro-Tools |
| 11 | Ruud Jolie | Group Member, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Jonas Pap | Additional Personnel, Cello |
| 13 | Patrick Mühren | Mixing |
| 14 | Niels Hahn | Audio Engineer |
| 15 | Erwin Olaf | Photography |
| 16 | Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | Additional Personnel |
| 17 | Tom Salisbury | Additional Personnel, Choir Arrangement, Orchestral Arrangements, Piano |
| 18 | Martijn Spierenburg | Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 19 | Stephen Van Haestregt | Drums, Group Member, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 20 | Jeroen van Veen | Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 21 | Robert Westerholt | Composer, Group Member, Guitar (Electric), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 22 | Within Temptation | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |