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Heart of Everything
Within Temptation
Heart of Everything
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock, Metal
 
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2007 Issued Fourth Studio Album by the Dutch Symphonic Metal Band. Within Temptation Once Again Prove Themselves as Peerless Purveyors of Quality Gotihic-tinged Rock, Produced Again by Daniel Gibson and Mixed by Stefan Gla...  more »

     
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All Artists: Within Temptation
Title: Heart of Everything
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony Bmg Europe
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 3/27/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock, Metal
Styles: Goth & Industrial, Europe, Continental Europe
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 828768710821

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2007 Issued Fourth Studio Album by the Dutch Symphonic Metal Band. Within Temptation Once Again Prove Themselves as Peerless Purveyors of Quality Gotihic-tinged Rock, Produced Again by Daniel Gibson and Mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein). While the Epic Grandeur of the Band?s Sound Remains, it Now Coexists with a More Contemporary "organic" Feel. Nowhere is this Highlighted More Than on the Single "What have You Done" (Featuring Life of Agony Vocalist Keith Caputo), which Manages to Be Both Passionate and Punchy. Elsewhere "Frozen" is a Classic, Streamlined Ballad and "The Howling" Swirling Tour-de-force.

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CD Reviews

Almost a comeback from "Silent Force"
Michael Gustie | 03/05/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"After the canonical goth-metal masterpiece Mother Earth, they had produced a tough act to follow, even for themselves. The Silent Force, four years after Mother Earth was a hollow rendition of their past efforts. I would contend that they're starting to work their way back up to that level with a slightly different, even grittier sound.



In The Heart of Everything we get nothing like the haunting "Our Farewell" nor the bombastic "Ice Queen" that made Mother Earth so great, but this offering is still nothing to be sneezed at.



"The Howling" is a worthy, attention-grabbing album opener, and it establishes the high stakes that the band (I assume) is intending to place on this album. They need to redeem themselves after The Silent Force, and God forbid they do anything like Lacuna Coil's Karmacode. This track is a positive beginning, with high-energy riffs and lyrics. 9/10



"What Have You Done" is a total disappointment. It was the single from the album, and track 2 should always be one of the stronger tracks on an album. Instead, this comes off as a nu-metal duet ballad of sorts, with a male vocalist that sounds too much like Fred Durst. If you like Evanescence, you should love this song, but Within Temptation can be so much more than this. 6/10



"Frozen" was a bit of a surprise. It starts out again like a Tori Amos song, but ends up a 4:30 love ballad that rocked my socks off. It possessed all the elements for a hit song, but there was a little too much noise in it. It's solid, but it lacks the compositional rhythm that makes a truly superb goth metal track. The lead guitar was also relatively boring, and it relied on repetitive licks that could have been spiced up a bit. 8.5/10



"Our Solemn Hour" is something i'd expect from Therion, not Within Temptation. It's over-the-top, operatic, and cheesy. Don't get me wrong, it has its moments, but there are strange sound clips or a backup male vocalist in the background that are impossible to hear. It's layering for the sake of layering rather than to achieve a unity of affect. If you're going to have lyrics like "Santus, Espiritus, redeem us from our solemn hour," you'd better have earned it. Avantasia is the only group from whom I can take Latin lyrics. 6.5/10



"The Heart of Everything" shows Sharon delving into the lower registers with her voice for a more masculine, aggressive sound. It's interesting, but nothing exceptional. 8/10



"Hand of Sorrow" has a classic Nightwish-esque intro, that melts into a Within Temptation ballad. Puts me in mind of "10th Man Down" by Nightwish, actually, both in lyrics and music. Luckily, Within Temptation has nailed it. 9/10



"The Cross" reminds me strangely of Tori Amos, and it takes a surprising turn from most of Within Temptation's music--the lyrics are more reasonable even, less angsty and juvenile. It really does sound like Tori Amos with a distorted guitar. 9.5/10



"Final Destination" is total filler crud. 5/10



"All I Need" is a slow, maudlin ballad that is a shallow imitation of "Our Farewell". It has its charms, i suppose, but I can't get past the lyrics and the whininess on this track, as I can manage with some of their other slower tracks. 7/10



"The Truth Beneath the Rose" seems to echo the earlier energy of the album, but it should more than likely have been a B-side. It has more of the operatic drivel that they tried to employ earlier in the album. This sounds a bit like Leaves' Eyes.



"Forgiven" begins with a beautiful piano intro, and Sharon's voice takes on a more muted quality from its usual whiny harshness. It approaches magnificence, and even (gasp) subtlety. This is hands-down one of my favorite tracks from the band, and I forgive the Sun/Clouds lyrics in a song where lyrics should be paramount. 10/10



If you didn't like The Silent Force and were a Within Temptation fan, get this album. I can forgive the filler tracks and call the entire elbum a 9/10."
What Have They Done Now?
Reijo Piippula | Turku, Finland | 03/28/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I really loved the earlier album "Silent Force" but this is even better! The vocalist, Sharon, proves that she is even better than Tarja Turunen (from Nightwish), and the whole band proves that they are not "a poor man's Nightwish". This album has much differen kinds of songs, and they all are great. The songs "The Howling" and "What Have You Done (feat. Keith Caputo)" have been played in radios but I prefer more the songs "Frozen" and "The Cross". It seems that Within Temptation have decided to make something newer than just pale melodic metal with opera vocals. Sharon's voice is delightful! She can sing so beatifully and her voice is not just an opera voice without depth. The last song "Forgiven" is a beautiful beautiful ballad! The lyrics are even better than in "Silent Force". There seems to be some Christianity in lyrics...could it be that...?

Stars: Frozen, The Cross, Our Solemn Hour"
WOW - From not a goth metal rocker
Vicente Arancon Nacher | Mexico City, Mexico | 05/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"For quite a while I had been searching for this kind of music, my first experiences were with Nightwish and Evanescense and I really think that Within Temptation tops them all!



I do not know why this kind of music is not aired in the radio or on TV, it is surely far, far better than the garbage we watch and everyday from teeny bands that beleive they are rockers.



I have only listened to this record once, but so far the best songs are: The Howling, What have you done, Frozen and All I need (a very pop-style song that could hit high on the charts if it had a chance).



Finally, if you like the combination of sexy, hipnotizing and scary female vocals, buy this record."