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Within Temptation And The Metropole Orchestra - Black Symphony [2008] | ![Within Temptation And The Metropole Orchestra - Black Symphony [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UuSOLFjxL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Artist: Within Temptation
Studio: Roadrunner Records
Category: DVD
List Price: £24.99
Buy New: £17.98
You Save: £7.01 (28%)
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 1756
Format: Box Set, Pal
Rating: Exempt
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 350 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.5 x 1
UPC: 016861092399
EAN: 0016861092399
ASIN: B001E18C68
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 22, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Enchanting! September 23, 2008
J. Mather (UK)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Holland's best kept secret Within Temptation! Sitting in the shade of Nightwish and Evanescence respectively this DVD should change that!
Perfroming to a huge sell out crowd alongside Black Symphony orchestra,on a spectacular stage set!Video screens,pyro and the orchestra bathed in swathes of light.Entering in long red cape and matching corset the beautiful Sharon Den Adel commands the stage,like a fairytale Princess:angelic of voice and mesmerizing beauty.
The orchestra adds a suitable air of majesty to an already sublime sound,strings,stirring the heart. Sharon's vocals are crystal clear,every note perfect(I saw them live so I know its not overdubbed).Her stage presence is all smiles and bounding enthusiasm-coming across as extremely likeable.She gyrates and gestures like a water nymph,the music turning her one way then the other.Backed by a solid band led by her partner Robert Westerholt,Within Temptations music is best suited to indoor halls in the dark.Powerful storytelling,catchy and engaging.Atmospheric and emotional filled.
The DVD itself is one of the best productions I've seen,picture and sound are perfect,every nuance of sound is there.Over 2 hours of rock!!
The camera edits are just long enough,not frantic MTV style jumps,allowing the performance to breathe.
Accompanied by the guest vocalists, who sang on the group's 3 duets, to sing their respective songs is a nice touch.Highlight being on "Somewhere" with Anneke Van Giersbergen.Tow angelic voices meet with emotional results.
ALl their best songs are here,from latest single "Forgiven" (a heartbreaking beautiful song which should be a No.1)which shows Sharon's vocal beauty alone with a piano,filmed in black & white,back to an early song "Mother Earth".
The band looked genuinely happy to be there and welcomed the fans input,which they duly gave singing along and throwing gifts onstage!
With 4 discs(2CDS)this is a very good value package.
Slight grumble,the band interviews on DVD extras are in Dutch!
You can see in the eyes of those on the front row it was a fantastic concert,probably fairer to call it an experience of a lifetime.
SUPERB September 25, 2008
C. Kelly (Cheslyn Hay, Walsall)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've developed a taste for many different musical formats over the years (I'm 53). I can listen to Beethoven's 9th , followed by Black Sabbath, or the sound of bagpipes. Undoubtedly Within Temptation are absolute masters of this particular musical genre; Goth rock, Symphonic rock, pop metal; whatever you want to call it! WT don't do wailing guitars solos or drum solos, not that there's anything wrong with such, best part of a RUSH show is the Neil Peart drum solo; they simply provide the best of their chosen style of music fronted by someone of stunning beauty and an equally beautiful voice.
This show accentuates their particular style, with Frozen, Deceiver of Fools and All I Need specifically benefitting from the Symphonia. While WT are an outstanding 'rock' band, I actually think they are better at the softer ballad type songs. There's an awesome 'sit down accoustic' section in the middle of the show; Forgiven, Somewhere; The Swan Song and Memories. 'All I Need' could easily have been tagged onto the end of this section to bring the show back to the 'rock' level though they do this admirably with the Solemn Hour and The Other Half of Me, one of the few songs I can handle containing grunting (one musical style I can't get into).
As with previous WT DVD releases this is phenomenal value for money. The 'Mother Earth' DVD had around three hours worth, excluding audio CDs; 'The Silent Force' DVD came in with five hours, 'Black Symphony' has nearly six hours!
I can accept a previous reviewer's comment that the documentary on the extras is in Dutch but with respect, they are a Dutch band, why would they not speak their native tongue, given a lot of WT DVD extras are of a home video camcorder style.
My only dissappointment, and this purely personal, is they didn't include 'Our Farewell' a song I want played at my funeral (I digress!).
If you are into WT or have the slightest inclination towards goth pop rock (whatever), this is superb.
Awesome September 23, 2008
A. Nobre (March, Cambridgeshire)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Heart of Everything
Awesome show from an excellent band.
Video and sound quality are top notch, everything is perfect especially Sharon's voice that is breath taking.
I would give it 6 stars if I could. Recommended not only to Within Temptation fans, but to everybody who appreciates good music.
Fantastic September 17, 2008
Ms. Ht Green (Uk, Unfortunately)
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
Having watched only two videos from this DVD I'm already counting down the days. Sound and picture quality are beyond anything I have ever heard before and I cannot wait to receive this!
Staggeringly Magnificent September 28, 2008
Baxi (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is THE BEST package of music DVD/CD money can buy. I only stumbled upon this band a couple of years ago, a great pleasure that was and still is. They must be the most underrated band in the world - especially in the UK.
This concert recording must prove to anyone who has the joy of seeing/listening to it that this band are due more respect and a greater following in the UK. Europe has taken them on board and it's about time we did! The amalgam of band and orchestra has obviously happened many times but rarely has it happened so magnificently. The music of Within Temptation works so well this way and this concert gives the uplift to the Within Temptation back catalogue that it deserves. The sound, the picture quality, the...well EVERYTHING is done so well. If you have friends who don't know this band start getting copies for each one for Christmas and they will thank you for many years to come.
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