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"A Russian girl came to my parents’ door with suitcases and said, ‘I have sold everything in my life. I’m going to marry your son and live with you now." How two unknown European bands changed the face of metal in the 90s - and broke up its boys club

In 1997, two key releases by two emerging bands had a game-changing impact on the metal scene as we knew it

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Ghost, Lamb Of God and Black Label Society: the best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Big names, rising stars and underground favourites go head-to-head in Metal Hammer's tracks of the week

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"We often felt like the strange duck on the festival bill because there was a woman in the band." How two modern metal icons united for a collaboration over a decade in the making

Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song

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“We were never meant to be a professional band...it’s like, ‘Oh my God, what have I done?'" A politician's assassination, a motorbike ride and a gothic Western: the story of the song that crowned one of Europe's most unlikely star bands

Within Temptation had a breakthrough hit with Angels - even if they never planned it

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“She builds songs like Roman roads. She won’t let the hills and rivers of convention or compromise get in the way. It’s a straight line from her heart to yours”: Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love, by some of the artists it inspired

The Anchoress, Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel, Auri’s Johanna Kurkela, The Blackheart Orchestra’s Chrissy Mostyn and Exploring Birdsong’s Lynsey Ward celebrate the 1985 album’s enduring magic and influence

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Girls Shouldn't Shout?: Women Break The Mould At French Metal Festival

Women artists are pushing back against gender stereotypes at the French heavy metal festival Hellfest, where men have long dominated the loud and rebellious genre.

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"This is a band reaching the apex of their powers." Within Temptation blow Download away with a theatrical, emotional set

Within Temptation have a hard task trying to draw Weezer's crowd away, but those who have turned up have been treated to something special

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"We had already split up and still had to do a tour." How Within Temptation became one of symphonic metal's biggest success stories

From helping shape symphonic metal in the 90s to the romantic split that almost destroyed the band in the 2000s, this is the history of Within Temptation

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Lorna Shore, Within Temptation and President are among the best new metal songs this week.

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Ever wanted to go to an incredible metal festival near the home of Dracula? Rockstadt Extreme Fest is about to change your life

From headliners Powerwolf, Electric Callboy, Gojira, Machine Head and Wardruna to the likes of Within Temptation, Mastodon, Sepultura and more, Rockstadt is the unique, exciting and affordable festival you've been looking for

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‘The Hu didn’t speak a lick of English, but we both knew the language of rock. It’s a tribal warrior call!”: The greatest Papa Roach collaborations, in their own words

From The Hu and Within Temptation to Carrie Underwood and Pharrell, Papa Roach are the kings of the collaboration – and here are the most memorable

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"Oh my god, there was so much talk: ‘I bet there’s a real rivalry going on!'" How Within Temptation and Tarja Turunen formed the ultimate symphonic metal tag team for blockbuster single Paradise (What About Us?)

Two symphonic metal icons united for this powerhouse 2013 single. Sharon and Tarja tell us how it all came together

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Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel on sharing her political views in the band's songs: "What kind of world do we want to live in?"

Symphonic metal outfit Within Temptation feel the time is right to speak up on the important things

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"It felt like I’d known her forever." Symphonic metal icons Sharon den Adel and Tarja Turunen on hearing each other's bands Within Temptation and Nightwish for the first time

The Within Temptation frontwoman and former Nightwish singer would eventually team up for a blockbuster single

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Listen to Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel team up with Ukrainian metallers Blind8 on new single Labyrinth

Blind8 with join Within Temptation on their upcoming European tour

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"Think Maiden’s Death On The Road or Metallica’s Quebec Magnetic as opposed to Live After Death or S&M." Within Temptation reaffirm their arena-conquering status on new live album Worlds Collide Tour: Live In Amsterdam

Recorded during Within Temptation's co-headline tour with Evanescence, Worlds Collide shows a band at the apex of their powers

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"At a certain point we beat Britney Spears!" How Ice Queen made Within Temptation symphonic metal's first superstars - and changed heavy music forever

With Ice Queen, Within Temptation helped to crystallise the scene we know today as symphonic metal

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"They bombed a medical supplies warehouse. You could smell medicine in the air..." Sharon Den Adel went to Ukraine to film Within Temptation's latest video. This is what she found.

Hiding from drones, hoping to hear the voice of Mark Hamill – Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel experiences the war in Ukraine first-hand in this exclusive diary

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This footage of Evanescence’s Amy Lee singing with Within Temptation is a modern metal clash of the titans

Within Temptation have released a clip of them performing The Reckoning live with Lee in 2022

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"I want to keep the attention on Ukraine." Watch the moving new video for Within Temptation's latest single A Fool's Parade, filmed in Kyiv

Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel flew out to Kyiv herself to take part in the shoot

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The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Within Temptation, Wadruna and Orange Goblin are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"The war doesn't stop. I know a lot of people are tired of it, but Ukraine doesn't have that luxury." Why Sharon den Adel travelled to Kyiv to film Within Temptation's new video for upcoming single A Fool's Parade

Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon den Adel discusses travelling to an active warzone and why she is determined to continue spreading support for Ukraine

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"We are so grateful for this experience." Dutch symphonic metal stars Within Temptation have shot a pro-Ukraine music video in Kyiv

Within Temptation have travelled to Ukraine to shoot a video for brand new single, A Fool's Parade

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“We don’t have this need to party and to cling to other people doing the same thing that we are”: how Within Temptation followed their own path to make The Heart Of Everything

How Within Temptation’s 2007 album The Heart Of Everything kicked things to the next level

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"There used to be loads of bands like U2 and Bob Dylan who were all about politics, but apparently that’s not really the thing anymore." Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel on nu metal, tennis and the importance of caring

We catch up with Sharon Den Adel for a quick chat - but a lot of ground was covered

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