Black Symphony is the third live album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released worldwide on 22–24 September 2008 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, and Blu-ray.Official DVD Announcement Official Website Sony Poland announced this item to be released on 3LP. Release was due Friday 28 December 2018.Three Within Temptation releases to be reissued donttearmedown.info 27 August 2018
Information The release consists of two discs. The first one contains the homonymous special concert that features the band accompanied by The Metropole Orchestra, the Pa'dam Choir, and special guests including George Oosthoek (ex-Orphanage), Anneke van Giersbergen of Agua de Annique and Mina Caputo of Life of Agony. It was filmed by 14 HD cameras on 7 February 2008 in a sold-out concert at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam. The album was certified Gold in the Netherlands. Besides the orchestra, choirs and special guests, the concert featured some elaborate extra production apart from the band's common tour performances, such as choreographed circus performances, pyrotechnics, fireworks and special lightning. The album was also one of the pioneers of the blu-ray format release. Music technology magazine Sound on Sound constructed a special article about the making-of process of the DVD, such as the mixing and the editing, and the use of new technology in it.
Reception
The double release was well received among music critics. Adrien Begrand, from Popmatters, praised the band's current recognition in Europe and considered that the main concert structure and production was a worthy opportunity that only a few successful bands could embrace. Begrand, while praising den Adel's performance overall, considered the excess of ballads on the setlist as a low point. He ended his review stating that the release is "in all, a classy package befitting a very classy band, and a sure-fire fan pleaser."
Content
DVD 1 Within Temptation & Metropole Orchestra: Black Symphony. Recorded live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands on 7 February 2008.
Extras Backstage Report Interviews with the band, conductor Jules Buckley, members of the orchestra, Mina Caputo and various fans outside the Ahoy. Presented by Dennis Weening.
Documentary 30-minute documentary with exclusive never-seen-before footage. Interviews with band members on the band's history and on Black Symphony. Produced by the NPS, Netherlands.Countdown Black Symphony A short overview of all the happenings on the day of the show, from when the production starts in the morning, until showtime in the evening.
DVD 2 Bonus Concert Recorded live at The Beursgebouw, Eindhoven, Netherlands on 24 November 2007.
Music Videos What Have You Done (with Mina Caputo) Frozen The Howling All I Need
The Making Of... Frozen The Howling All I Need
World Tour Impressions An hour of exclusive footage recorded on the road by Within Temptation in the US & Canada, Europe, Turkey, Mexico, Colombia, Japan and the UK.Extras TMF Awards Benelux (featuring WT's performance of What Have You Done and All I Need at the TMF Awards Belgium) The Dutch Pop Award Show (featuring the male members of WT dressing up in dresses and receiving the Netherlands' most important music award) Photoshoot Erwin Olaf (very exclusive footage of Erwin Olaf working with us on the photos made for The Heart Of Everything) Orchestra Recordings (filmed during the recording of the orchestra parts for The Heart Of Everything)
Specs PAL/NTSC format. Contains Dolby Digital 2.0, 5.1 and DTS 96/24 surround sound, filmed in high definition, widescreen. Subtitled in English. Coded region-free, with a total running time of 470 minutes as it also contains both CDs of the Ahoy concert.
CD track listing Europe and Japanese version
The iTunes, amazon.com (MP3), Rhapsody, and Zune Marketplace versions of Black Symphony include all 22 songs.
Editions Europe: 2-CD Digipack/ 2-DVD Digipack/ 2-Disc Blu-ray Europe, UK, Australia: 4-Disc Special Edition Digipack USA, Canada: 1-CD+1-DVD Jewelcase Japan: 2-CD+1-DVD Digipack Argentina: 1-DVD
Personnel The Band Sharon den Adel – vocals Robert Westerholt – rhythm guitar, growls Ruud Jolie – lead guitar Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar Stephen van Haestregt – drums
Special Guests Mina Caputo – featured vocals on "What Have You Done" Anneke van Giersbergen – featured vocals on "Somewhere" George Oosthoek – featured growls on "The Other Half (Of Me)"
Charts
Album Charts Chart (2008–2009) PeakpositionChart (2012)PeakpositionChart (2019)PeakpositionUK Vinyl Albums Charts (OCC
Year-end album charts Chart (2008) PositionDutch Albums (MegaCharts)44
DVD Charts DVDs Chart (2008)PeakpositionAustrian DVD Chart6Belgian DVD Chart (Flanders)2Belgian DVD Chart (Wallonia)8Dutch DVD Chart4Finnish DVD Chart2Hungarian DVD Chart18Spanish DVD Chart7Swedish DVD Chart1Swiss DVD Chart1Turkish DVD Chart13
Year-end DVD charts Chart (2008) PositionNetherlands DVD Chart28
Certifications
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References
External links
Black Symphony English Subtitle