[First Reaction] Within Temptation - Somewhere Feat Anneke Van Giersbergen (Female Alphas Slaying) 

"Are you guys listening to those harmonies right now?" Nope, busy wiping tears away :)

finally he has discovered Sharon den Adel (WT) and again he doesn’t have his wife with him !!

If you take into consideration that Simone (Epica) and Charlotte (Delain) are also from Netherlands - then we can easily assume that we have a clear World female-metal domination by this european country.

Welcome to the world of beautiful female (metal) singers from the Netherlands 👍🇳🇱❤️ Floor Jansen Anneke van Giersbergen Sharon den Adel Simone Simons Charlotte Wessels And so on......

Interesting Fact: Floor, Anneke, Sharon - all are from Netherlands. And Anneke is a "grandma" of Netherlands female-fronted metal music.

The "Black Symphony" to WT is like "Wacken 2013" is to Nightwish

Sharon den Adel is a self trained vocalist, too many great songs to listen to. Stand My Ground, Angels, The Howling, Hand of Sorrow and Jillian (I’d Give My Heart) for starters

Fun fact: Robert Westerhod the songwriter of Within Temptation is the brother of Martijn Westerhold the songwriter of Delain.

Yes. More Anneke, please ) I am a huge fan of everything she does. The Gathering, Gentle Storm, Ayreon , Vuur, Devin Townsend project, collabs, solo tracks and e.t.c.....

You will need to react to the duet between Sharon and Tarja in the song "Paradise". They slay it!!!

i discovered these amazing ladies, and the entire symphonic metal scene, two years ago at age 50, and i've been listening to hard rock / metal music since the 70's.

Within Temptation are indeed a metal band. And I chuckled when you described Sharon as angelic. I absolutely agree. In fact they have a great song called "Angels" - and the video is a lot of fun. This might be one to react to (I really appreciate your reactions as you always get so into it and just relish everything great): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VK9qfVQ4Z04.html

Epica- Simone Simons Within Temptation-sharon den adel(also solo) Delain-charlotte Wessels (now solo) The gathering-anneke giersbergen Nightwish-floor Jansen From Holland...lady rock vocalists

The Gathering with Anneke On Most Surfaces Live at Doornroosje

Angels, Memories, Our solemn hour by Within Temptation are probably my top three by them 🤟🏻😉

Dutch queen nr.5, I do not know whats in our milk overhere, but must be something spacial. And most people in Holland do not even no these great singers.

Check also Delain ft. Marco Hietala - The Gathering - Masters of Rock 2017 or/and Delain ft. Marco Hietala "Nothing Left" Live. The first one is happier.

We are blessed to have so many beautiful and talented female symphonic metal singers in our little country. BTW Within Temptation did a lot of collabs .

This song is just beautiful. Sharon just has that tone that gets to me. Within Temptation has many styles but you can consider them symphonic metal. Like Nightwish their songs are diverse. If you want to hear a rockier song that’s catchy then check out the MV for Shot In The Dark or Faster.... The MV for the song Angels is also a must see. These Dutch singers just keep on destroying us. Lol

‘Travel’ from the gatherings reunion show is a must! And if you wanna see anneke young try ‘strange machine’ which is the song that got floor into metal :)

Another (must see an do killer) great "Anneke" performance is *_"Waking Hour"_* (live at Doornroosje (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) TG25): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pUKBV8M_XXE.html Sharon (Within Temptation) also did a (live) duet with Tarja in 2016 called *_"Paradise"_* : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8vsKQTfxf80.html

A suggestion... Sharron doing" just what I need tonight" from the Beste of Zangers.. Keep the reviews coming!!! Great job 👍

I love that Sharon and Anneke switch the high and low parts.. They are so awsome.. Thank you for this reaction.

Another Dutch metal queen.

Please do The Gathering with Travel on TG25 with youre wife. It's one of the best songs ever!

I saw within temptation live 14 times, and every time Sharon blows me away, best live performer I have ever seen, and I saw over 600 bands live!

9K subs now! Don't say you'll shave your head at 10K, cause you'll get there soon! lol. And a big up to all the Dutch vocal queens we love so much; Floor, Simone, Sharon and Anneke. They make me so proud to be Dutch. I keep saying it. lol

For more, start with the WT classics like "Ice Queen". And of course "Gathering - Travel (TG25 Doornroosje)". I heard this live at Anneke's 25th (artist) anniversary concert.

🤔 Yes another great Dutch band...

Great song. Awesome duet. Beautiful piece of music. Yes it's a WT song, but it's not typical of WT's sound. For that, try Stand My Ground, Faster, Mother Earth or Ice Queen.

WT is a symphonic metal band from the netherlands. check out their "(paradise) what about us?" with tarja or "dangerous" with howard jones (killswitch engage) ... great reaction to these two wonderful ladies, tom.

nice reaction! here's a new song from Within Temptation really a banger! Within Temptation - The Purge (official music video)

the songs that within temptation started getting famous with in The Netherlands: Mother earth Ice queen

You should check out more from this "Black Symphony" concert specifically, it shows the full capabilities of this band live. Absolutely amazing. The following songs are the best from the performance imo: - The Howling - Stand my Ground - The Truth Beneath the Rose - The Heart of Everything

One of my fave duets of all time. Glad you enjoyed it too👍😊

Someone else already responded saying they're metal. But if you want to hear where they came from, how "metal" they started listen to their first album Enter. As someone who went to their very first concert, when they were still dependent on Orphanage to get people to come to them, that album really has a special place in my heart. Though this one is going to be played on my funeral. Knew it from the moment I was at this concert. EPIC!

Thank you very very much!!!

one of my favorite duets.

Within temptation is amazing Sharon Vocals are incredible please the channel needs more of them soon

Sooo happy you have discovered this gem, Tom! Within Temptation in general, and this song in particular have been on the pinnacle for me for quite some time. Yeah, Sarah should have been there. Do a re-do with her when you can. Also check out the duet between Tarja and Sharon !!! 🤩🤩

That was kinda funny today in the live stream...I mentioned this song and Tom said he just uploaded it! What a coincidence! Anyways, a great song with two wonderful voices. Cheers!

Goosebumps :) Every time

Great reaction! You should check out Anneke with Devin Townsend singing “Grace” live. It’s amazing. 👍🏻

I think that we are really missing out here in the US that our mainstream radio stations don't play music like this and Nightwish and many others

So good how they can swap soprano/alto back and forth! Within Temptation is fantastic live - "Elements" concert at Antwerp, "Black Symphony", "Silent Force" at Java Eilandt.....

We live a few feet below the water line. So we need our metal queens :) Great reaction my friend !

The song with Tarja is Paradise, this song is from the Black Symphony Concert from Within Temptation!! Check it out. Many videos to come I’m sure!!!

Mother Earth, Solemn Hour, Ice Queen (from this same concert) are some other good ones to check out.

Two of my friends were at this concert.

Sarah should hear this one. Anneke with Devin Townsend and Within Temptation with Tarja - Paradise (live)

Please react to “The Promise” by Within Temptation from live performance in the same BlackSymphony dvd. You will enjoy this beautiful, the Sharon’s voice and her style is so stunning as sweet. Greetings fron Mexico🙏🤟

Long ago in Florida......you found Within Temptation then Nightwish...or the other way around. Or maybe Epica . They all got some, but not enough radio airplay.

Love Within Temptation. Discovered them through watching the Isle of Man TT which uses their song' Faster' :) Maybe check out their song 'Paradise' which features Tarja.

Welcome to gothmetal/symphonic metal. My fav is Within temtaion, Nightwish and Lacuna coil. Please try Lacuna coil.You will love her voice!!!!

I really enjoy you exploring the genres within metal and stumbling upon Anneke, Sharon, Floor, Simone, Marcella, Irene etc etc etc. If you want to hear some very stunning male singers, please listen to Take hold of the flame by Queensryche (singer Geoff Tate), maybe some music by Crimson Glory (singer Midnight) or even some King Diamond.......... And if you want to hear one of the first real metal songs, listen to Painkiller by Judas Priest. Interested in some darker versions of Nightwish? Listen to Dimmu Borgir (Gateways or Mourning Palace, including ful choir and orchestra). You have just started with your journey, you Padawan.

More Within Temptation!!! WT - Dangerous, w/Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) WT - Whole World Is Watching w/Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum)

They did an amazing cover of titanium live you should hear too. Not typical of their usual sound but I love anyway.

My favourite duet by Anneke is with Paskal Jacobsen from Blof with the song Porselein, it is a Dutch song but I think that every music lover will like this. If you will do some harmonies, then I recommend you to do some Og3ne with Bohemian rhapsody or Sing.

Best duet ever

Within Temptation have a large variety of styles with each song, so you will never find really one song that depicts the band, though they were traditionally symphonic for the earlier years. You should definitely check out Paradise (What About Us?) featuring Tarja - original female singer of Nightwish, or anything from Black Symphony concert like Our Solemn Hour which has Winston Churchill's speech at the beginning of WW2, or another collaboration out of the blue - And We Run (Featuring the rapper Xzibit)

There is a well in the Netherlands only known to a secret few. It's the best kept secret after the Fountain of Youth.

Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation... I'm speechless with these bands. The triangle of symphonic metal.

WITHIN Temptation and Evanessence had a tour together but f*cking Covid spoiled it.

Within Temptation -- Long history -- This duet was at "Black Symphony" -- That whole concert is amazeballs! -- Might be a good place to start your WT journey! :)

Interesting thing is, that Within Temptation and Nightwish started out in the same year 1996 and have both gone and become mega successful bands. Another fun fact is that Sharon in a self taught singer, no formal training. All learned on her own with her pure talent.

To get a feel for Within Temptation I recommend reacting to "The promise" live at Rock Werchter (2002). Alot of people recommend this song from the Black symphony concert but I think seeing this older performance gives a better glimpse at Sharons raw talent and a look at the bands earlier years. The second performance I recommend is "Deceiver of fools" live from the Silent force concert. Both performances will give you the hearth of what Within Temptation is.

If anything positive came out of a world pandemic it's the fact everyone had so much home time to explore new things.if your heart is in a good place it was the Art's and I don't know what is in the water in Europe but damn they definitely respect and encourage their Art's just look at Angelina Jordan a modern day jazz singer I dare you and like most of you I never heard of symphonic metal I'm 62 and nightwish, within temptation, epica, edenbridge, visions of atlantis, delain, after forever, I'm just blown away

Yes, we Dutch have some extras in our waters......... some heavy metals maybe? ;-)

I recommend continuing with Stand My Ground from the same show (@Black Symphony). You also might want to hear Charlotte + Sharon duet (for ex. "No Commpliance")... :)

How does Anneke still manage to sing, 6:10, when she is smiling with joy 9:11 ? The pianist looking over to those angels voices 6:31, what is happening?

If you love the voice of Anneke you need to react to the song Travel From the Gathering live at Doornroosje, she's just fantastic, it's give me goosbump everytime i listen to that song so epic !!

Also from Within Temptation: Shot In The Dark!!!!!! do ittttttttttt

Anneke, Sharon, Floor and Simone. Sometimes reffered to as Arjen's ( dutch) Angels .

They started out as Gothic Symphonic Metal , then progressed later to Symphonic Rock, then Pop Rock Some don't like where they went. It still is top notch. A must listen is from same concert "Black Symphony", "The Promise" very dramatic and Good SHOW.

You can also do a double take on this with your wife too. I don't think anybody would complain at all. Now let's try to imagine the amount of emotions that could be possible to experience of Ayreon will ever come up with a song featuring together Sharon, Anekke, Simone, Charlotte and Floor. All at once...

Your wife Sarah should have been watching this duo-song from Sharon and Anneke with you, shame on you !

I can not believe you still havent reacted to Within Temptation feat Tarja turunen - Paradise !!!!!

another band you have missed is Ghost, check out dance macabre

dude zou read my midnd Sharon must be a angel

Great! Only sorry you used this link coz it has audio trouble...

Sharon also dueted with Tarja on a song "Paradise/What about us". There's a live version on RU-vid from the Hellfest festival a few years ago. Tarja is very exited to be there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8vsKQTfxf80.html

Great singing. Whoever arranged the chairs need a bit of telling off as the guitarist had to make room for Sharon den Adel to move stage-front.

The bluray has way better sound than the youtube video sadly..

There is something in the Netherlands water

And they are all from the Netherlands... Floor, Anneke, Simone and Sharon....

Within Temptation: Paradise (What About Us?) ft. Tarja (Yes Nightwish Tarja) Supernova Faster Shot In The Dark Dangerous ft. Howard Jones You might also want to check Russian IMPERIAL AGE The Legacy Of Atlantis Aryavarta

hey there! greetings from Vienna / Austria / Europe i stumpeld on your channel here ... now ... i wanna ask you something: did you check out songs from "Leves Eyes"? that's another symphonic metal band with an female singer ... have some nordic / viking vibes just try it out. if you love within temptation and nightwish so much, i guess this band is something you wanna look into it xD

Great, but you should have done that one with Sarah.

Oh your going throu the same falling in love as I was in middle school🤘🤘🤘🖤❤️🖤

Ok so this is going to be a long thread. For starters do yourself a favor and listen to Timo Tolkki's Avalon, "Shine" ft. Elize & Sharon. I don't think there is a live video or music video of it so it might not make a good reaction as you will just be looking at the album cover but do your ears a favor and check it out. Speaking of Avalo I think Tolkki is very underappreciated. If you like Shine, "I'll Sing You Home" ft. Elize & "Are you The One" ft Sharon are great as well. Also "Design the Century" ft. Floor - There is a good video of this one for sure. Speaking of Floor if you want to hear her and Sharon together check out After Forever's "Beyond Me". As for Within Temptation it is another deep well like Nightwish so buckle up. WT sound changes over time, Sharon really hates being pigeonholed. I would start with some classic symphonic metal WT "Angels", "Ice Queen", or "Mother Earth". Then maybe some less symphonic and more hard rock "Faster", or "Shot in the Dark". Moving to the current more traditionalish metal sound "The Purge" (You might actually hear this one on the radio in the U.S.) Also WT is not shy about doing collabs. especially on the Hydra Album. Paradise (What about Us) ft. Tarja, "Dangerous" ft. Howard Jones, "The Whole World is Watching" Dave or Piotr (both versions are good), "And We Run" ft. Xzibit. are all great.

HEY TOM Try this Floor Jansen - Euphoria | Beste Zangers Songfestival I think it will blow you away.

If you like Anneke and Ayreon, check out The Gentle Storm, preferably live, you might recognize a lot of familiar faces from the Ayreon Universe live show. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_qpseRKIYuE.html The Gentle Storm is another project by Arjen Lucassen featuring Anneke (and only her) on vocals.

Sharon had a cold here. Sharon has a great lower register also. If you just want Sharon you have to put in her name Sharon den adel. Sharon and her partner have 3 kids and he is in the band. Anneke rocks.

You do know that since this is your channel, nothing is preventing you for putting up another video of your wife reacting to this, right? HEHE! 😉

How do the Dutch produce so many good female singers ?

And she's Dutch. She makes some of her clothes. She sang a song with metal Tarja: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dy6MpsDPKts.html

If you want something more metal from the same concert (Black Symphony), with choir and orchestra, including a backing track for the spoken parts, try "Our Solemn Hour" : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fePQWBTkuBU.html

If you want to be seriously blown away you shoul check out The Gathering live TG 25 Travel. You won t regret it!!

What about listen to Battle beast another Finish metal band with a femal vokal. Try Eden its a awesome song.

You absolutely need to check out more Within Temptation. They are great. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4sCkAvh50Vs.html She does a duet with Tarja in a song too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dy6MpsDPKts.html