The Official Within Temptation thread! - Page 4

**Calico** · #61 25th February 2007, 07:32 PM

UGH I wanna dl it, but my school has blocked all file-sharing ilk. (SoulSeek used to work...used to.) So I'll continue to just run around crazily on the internets or until I scrounge up enough money to buy the darn thing. =P

immel · #62 25th February 2007, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the report, grabbing it immediately.

Risa Katsura · #63 25th February 2007, 07:41 PM

I'm downloading the new album right now

I heard them on tv once here and after that I went to a concert from them, I loved it and I might go this time again

Can't wait to see WT live again

spookshow · #64 26th February 2007, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kashoku

AWESOME! w00t! Now if only the new 69 Eyes album would leak >< It's supposed to come out quicker than the WT one but no leaks yet....Maybe I haven't looked hard enough...

yay! another 69 eyes fan! i'm looking forward to their new album too!

as for WT, i must say this album is damn good! *sigh* my favourites (that weren't previously leaked) are The Cross and Hand of Sorrow. i'll give a full comment/review after i bask in this albums greatness a few more times

EDIT: is it just me, or is Hand of Sorrow based on the Robin Hobb Farseer Trilogy? the lyrics really fit the plot...
here's the lyrics: [Source: http://h1.ripway.com/onyrika/THOE/hos.htm]

Quote:

6. HAND OF SORROW

The child without a name grew up to be the hand
To watch you, to shield you, or kill on demand
The choice he made he could not comprehend
He’s got a grim secret they had to command

He’s torn between his honor and the true love of his life
He prayed for both but was denied

So many dreams are broken and so much we sacrifice
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind
So many years have past toward a noble land of lies
Will all our sins be justified?

The curse of his powers tormented his life
Obeying the crown was a sinister crime
His soul was tortured by love and by pain
He surely would flee but the oath made him stay

He’s torn between his honor and the true love of his life
He prayed for both but was denied

So many dreams are broken and so much we sacrifice
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind
So many years have past toward a noble land of lies
Will all our sins be justified?

Please forgive me for the sorrow
For leaving you in fear
For the dreams we had to silence
That’s all there’ll ever be
Still I’ll be the hand that saves you
Though you’ll not see that it is me

So many dreams are broken and so much we sacrifice
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind
So many years have past toward a noble land of lies
Will all our sins be justified?

i'm just curious because i know WT does get their songs/lyrics from stories/movies etc. in THOE, Final Destination is based on the movie, and The Truth Beneath the Rose is based on the DaVinci Code

TedusCloud · #65 26th February 2007, 02:34 PM

Hand of Sorrow is also about The DaVinci Code. She said so in a French interview on Rock Hard mag i believe. (Or was it rock one? XD)

spookshow · #66 26th February 2007, 10:42 PM

^aaah ok. do you know what the other songs are about/based on?

Kashoku · #67 28th February 2007, 12:28 AM

All I know is that Our Solemn Hour is based off of Winston Churchill's speach during WWII....XD

But Hand of Sorrow is defiantly my favorite next to Our Solmen Hour.....I really don't like Frozen, All I Need, and THe Cross, though....

Vadise · #68 14th March 2007, 09:09 AM

Hey Spookshow... just saw your set in another thread.. so I click the link^^

Love WT.. excellent voice and music. my fav song is Jillian.

So the new album out now? How it sounds? Where I can listen for the preview? *wanna download it*

Thanks in advance^^

Tasked · #69 14th March 2007, 12:54 PM

there was an interview on TMF yesterday with the band (in dutch).. Sharon wasn't there 'cause she had other stuff to do.. basically they said they see themselves as a symphonic metal band, but with the new album they tried to do some un-predictable things. Like using uncommon instruments... Oh.. And most bandmembers do NOT like the Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers...

Vadise · #70 14th March 2007, 03:34 PM

Thx for the info

The R-Man · #71 26th March 2007, 08:16 AM

Neat, a WT thread, one of my friends just introduced me to them yesterday, and I must say, they definetly alot better than I expected.

Probably unsurprising to most of you, but the song i'm addicted to is "Jillian".

spookshow · #72 27th March 2007, 05:38 AM

yay! new wt fans! have you had a chance to listen to THOE yet? that album is gooooood -- very very good!

i don't think i have a favourite song on TSF -- when i think of my favourite song i come up with a list that is over half the album

currently my absolute favourite WT song has to be the cross -- i just love the way she pronounces the words in the chorus *sigh*

The R-Man · #73 27th March 2007, 09:45 PM

Lol, no I haven't heard the album, i'd be more than happy to though o.o

spookshow · #74 28th March 2007, 02:24 PM

*cough-try demonoid.com-cough*

**Calico** · #75 29th March 2007, 07:08 AM

FINALLY got a hold of the new album. I had to wait until I was on Spring Break and could use SoulSeek.

This album is amazing. I am most definitely buying it when it comes out in the US. My favorite songs are The Howling, What Have You Done, Our Solemn Hour, and The Cross. It'll take a few more listens to decide whether or not I like this album or The Silent Force more. I'll probably still end up loving TSF more, but that's okay! It'll be a close call.

Miku · #76 5th April 2007, 04:11 PM

I've start to like them ^^
thx to Hand Of Sorrow the song is so good

neokyotodragon · #77 14th April 2007, 03:29 AM

I listen to Within Temptation more than anything else these days. I have become quite the huge fan of them since a friend recommended them to me. I absolutely love "The Howling" and was very disappointed by the music video that tied in with some video game or whatever. I expected a much better music video with lyrics like that.

The songs lyrics are amazing to visualize and paints a picture of an epic battle in my head. I get goosebumps at about 4:06 into the song. That part of the song really makes the song so wonderful imo. It is such an amazing song and should have had a movie quality battle scene as a music video. The rest of the new album is excellent as well. I was scared for it after hearing lots of fans who hated it. It is different, but still the same excellent quality you would expect from Within Temptation.

mi|kshake · #78 16th April 2007, 10:43 PM

I posted my review of the WT concert I went to on my mog (mog.com/milkshake), which is a bit random and unstructured (cause I was just typing whatever came into my head lol) but feel free to read it.

mi|kshake~

spookshow · #79 17th April 2007, 10:26 AM

^ nice review! i'm jealous -- i hope WT comes to australia!

**Calico** · #80 17th April 2007, 08:40 PM

I'm so sad, WT is hitting Washington twice and I can't go to either of them.

It would've been even worse if they were in Portland...since it looks like they're hitting the NW AFTER I go home for break.