Within Temptation

Within Temptation
Within Temptation
	From left to right: Jeroen van Veen, Stephen van Haestregt, Ruud Jolie, Sharon den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt.
Background information
Origin	Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Genres	Symphonic metal, gothic metal, symphonic rock, gothic rock
Years active	1996–present
Labels	DSFA, Gun, Roadrunner
Associated acts	Delain, Orphanage, Ayreon, Agua de Annique, Kingfisher Sky, My Favorite Scar, Maiden UniteD
Website	www.within-temptation.com
Members	Sharon den Adel; Robert Westerholt; Jeroen van Veen; Ruud Jolie; Martijn Spierenburg; Mike Coolen
Past members	Michiel Papenhove; Martijn Westerholt; Dennis Leeflang; Richard Willemse; Ivar de Graaf; Marius van Pyreen; Ciro Palma; Jelle Bakker; Stephen van Haestregt

Within Temptation is a Dutch gothic rock band.^[1]^[2]

Style

The album Enter is a mix of gothic rock, gothic metal and doom metal. The album The Dance is a mix of gothic metal and doom metal. The album Mother Earth^[3] is a mix of gothic rock, gothic metal, alternative rock, symphonic metal and folk metal.

Within Temptation Media

Lead vocalist Sharon den Adel at the 2004 M'era Luna Festival.
The band presented at several big European festivals, which led the band to perform to great major audiences.
The band longest line-up, as pictured in 2007: Jeroen van Veen, Stephen van Haestregt, Ruud Jolie, Martijn Spierenburg, Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt.
Members of Within Temptation doing an acoustic performance at the Q-Music studios
Stefan Helleblad (pictured) took Robert Westerholt's place during Within Temptation tours (starting from The Unforgiving Tour to date), enabling Westerholt to raise his and den Adel's children at home.
Within Temptation in 2012 performing at the Sofia Rocks Festival, Bulgaria.
The band performing at the 2014 edition of the M'era Luna Festival with a Hydra-themed stage.
den Adel and Helleblad at the 2015 Wacken Open Air.
Within Temptation performing at Wacken Open Air in 2019.