History Music / WithinTemptation

* SpokenWordInMusic:
** "Our Solemn Hour" includes samples from UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill's "Be Ye Men of Valour" speech.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Sharon
** TheLancer: Robert
** TheSmartGuy: Martijn
** TheBigGuy: Jeroen
** TheHeart: Ruud
** SixthRanger: Mike and Stefan

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: "What Have You Done?" (Featuring Music/KeithCaputo)

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In the music video for "Frozen" the wife [[KickTheSonOfABitch poisons her husband's drink]] after he ends up abusing his daughter. [[spoiler:This ends up averted -- she ends up on death row for her actions and it is [[DownerEnding strongly hinted]] the daughter goes to an [[OrphanageOfFear orphanage.]]]]

They are reminiscent of a variety of bands including but in no way limited to, Music/{{Nightwish}}, Music/{{Epica}}, Music/{{Evanescence}}, Music/{{Kamelot}} and Music/LacunaCoil. See also Music/{{Delain}}, formed by Robert Westerholt's brother Martijn after he left the band due to health problems.

* RapunzelHair: Sharon and former guitarist Michiel Papenhove seemed to compete with each other for the longest hair during promotion of ''The Dance.''

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Gothic, rock, symphonic, and metal. Some combination of those four words fit the band's musical style. Which combination fits best is a matter of personal opinion.

* AdultFear:
** "Say My Name" is about a loved one who has dementia.
** "Forgiven" and "Our Farewell" are about the loss of a child. "Forgiven" can also be interpreted as losing a loved one to [[DrivenToSuicide suicide,]] which is an equally horrible and terrifying concept, and "Our Farewell" can be interpreted about trying to stop someone from killing themselves.
** The mother in the "Frozen" music video witnessing the abuse of her child ''at the hands of her husband.''
** The loss of a loved one whose fate was never known in "Somewhere."
** The serial killer of "Angels" is bad enough in his priest outfit. Then a flashback reveals his other disguises, including a clown, which is not a costume an ''adult'' would find trustworthy...

** FanNickname: [[DancingIsSeriousBusiness The Sharon dance!]]

* BaldOfAwesome: Robert and Jeroen.

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Normally about a 6-7. "In Perfect Harmony" is a textbook level 1 while songs such as "The Howling," "Murder," and "Our Solemn Hour" move into 7-8.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Most of their songs come in at a solid 6. But the total library of their music has songs that range from 1 ("In Perfect Harmony," "Bittersweet," and "Forgiven,") to 7 ("The Dance," "In the Middle of the Night," and "Silver Moonlight"), sometimes getting as high as 8 during the heavier songs on ''Enter.''

* MoodWhiplash: The existentialist WorldOfCardboardSpeech "Why Not Me?" is followed on ''The Unforgiving'' by "Shot in the Dark," where the singer discusses her betrayal, loss of faith and desire for it to all be over.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech:
** "Stand My Ground."
** "Why Not Me?"

* AlbumTitleDrop: '"Enter" and "The Heart of Everything". Averted on "Mother Earth."

** "Frozen:" The father abuses both his [[DomesticAbuser wife and daughter]] in the "Frozen" video.

* AllAbusersAreMale: Both videos for "Frozen" and "Triplets."

* AndThatsTerrible: "Shot In The Dark" has these lines:
-->'Cause I've lost all my faith in this damn bitter strife\\
And it’s sad\\
It’s so damn sad

* SayMyName: "Say My Name" involves the singer trying to reach out to a relative with dementia or Alzheimer's to remember their existence.

* WomanInWhite: A lot of Sharon's outfits.

Within Temptation are a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and her partner, guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is usually described using two of the following words: [[SymphonicMetal symphonic]], {{goth}}ic, [[GothicMetal metal]], and [[GothRock rock]]. Their last two albums debuted at #1 on the Dutch charts.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Goth, rock, symphonic, and metal. Some combination of those four words fit the band's musical style. Which combination fits best is a matter of personal opinion.

* DeterminedDefeatist: "Shot In The Dark":
-->And I'm wondering why I still fight in this life\\
'Cause I've lost all my faith in this damn bitter strife

* Main/{{Cyborg}}: "Raise Your Banner" features a group of these led by a young [[spoiler:human]] woman against an army.

** The "Stand My Ground" album version takes about 40 seconds to set the scene.