WITHIN TEMPTATION - The Silent Force (Full Album with Music Videos and Timestamps)

Описание: Label: Supersonic Records, GUN
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: Nov 15, 2004
Genre: Rock
Style: Symphonic Metal

The Silent Force is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on 15 November 2004, by GUN Records. On 5 August 2008, The Silent Force along with Mother Earth were released in the United States by Roadrunner Records. This album is the first to feature Ruud Jolie on lead guitar, as well as Martijn Spierenburg on keyboards, after Martijn Westerholt had to leave the band due to illness. It is also the first to feature Daniel Gibson as their producer. The album deepened the band symphonic approach, this time featuring more atmospheric songs that resemble the predominant fantasistic lyrics, inspired both by literature and the band members personal lives.

The album spawned three singles that helped increasing the band's popularity in Europe, all of them achieving commecial success in their homeland and several other European countries. The first single, "Stand My Ground", was released in November 2004 and reached the fourth position on the Dutch Top 40. The second single, "Memories", was released on 31 January 2005. The third and final single, "Angels", was released on 13 June 2005. In order to promote the album, the band commenced their The Silent Force Tour in July 2004, playing throughout Europe and also having one concert in Dubai.

The album was met with generally favorable reviews and commercial success, increasing the band's popularity outside the Netherlands. Metal Hammer considered the album important both for Within Temptation's career and the development of the symphonic metal genre as a whole, a position shared by AllMusic. Only one week after its release, the album reached gold status in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Finland, later also achieving double platinum status in their homecountry and gold status in Germany.

In support of the release they embarked on another large international tour in 2005, with dates across Europe (including their first festival appearance in the United Kingdom headlining Bloodstock Open Air) and a one-off show in Dubai. "Stand My Ground" and "Memories", the first singles from the new album, continued the band's run of chart success in the Netherlands, culminating in a second Edison Award. The third single was "Angels". "Stand My Ground" was later to be promoted on the trailer for the film Blood and Chocolate. The band also provided some of the sound track to the videogame Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade, released in March 2005. As of 2005, the album had already sold more than 400.000 copies only in Europe.

In January 2006, Within Temptation won the Dutch Pop Prize (best Dutch pop contribution) and Dutch Export Prize (best-selling Dutch artist outside the Netherlands); the latter one given to them for the third time in a row. On April 5, 2019, "The Silent Force" was released on vinyl for the first time from Music On Vinyl. A limited edition of 5000 copies on clear vinyl were pressed. Inner Sleeve folded as poster with credits and lyrics.

As of the tenth anniversary of the album release, The Silent Force received a homage article by TeamRock's Metal Hammer magazine regarding its influence both on Within Temptation's career, the heavy metal genre and symphonic metal subgenre itself. In July 2016, Metal Hammer also released a special issue edition claiming the 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century in which The Silent Force was awarded the 33th place, over its influence and commercial success. On regarding the ten essential symphonic metal releases, the magazine also found a place for the album, characterizing it as an "uplifting symphonic-based style that was rendered all the more saleable by the irresistible voice and presence of Sharon den Adel."

SONGS
1 Intro 00:00:00
2 See Who I Am 00:01:58
3 Jillian (I'd Give My Heart) 00:06:45
4 Stand My Ground 00:11:18
5 Pale 00:15:15
6 Forsaken 00:19:44
7 Angels 00:24:35
8 Memories 00:28:34
9 Aquarius 00:32:25
10 It's The Fear 00:37:09
11 Somewhere 00:41:16
12 A Dangerous Mind 00:45:26
13 The Swan Song 00:49:40
12 Destroyed (demo version) 00:53:33
13 Jane Doe 00:58:93

CREDITS

Within Temptation
Sharon den Adel - vocals
Robert Westerholt - rhythm guitar
Ruud Jolie - lead guitar
Jeroen van Veen - bass
Martijn Spierenburg - keyboards
Stephen van Haestregt - drums

Additional musicians
Isaac Muller, Siard de Jong - Celtic instruments
Ego Works session orchestra conducted by Felix Korobov
Choir conducted by Konstantin Majorov

Production
Daniel Gibson - producer
Stefan Helleblad - additional production, engineer
Stefan Glaumann, Håkan Fredriksson, Ola Sonmark - mixing
Bjorn Engelmann - mastering
Ego Works - production and recording of the orchestra


For the Full Within Temptation Discography, click here:    • WITHIN TEMPTATION - The Full Discography