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"We beat Britney Spears!" The song that turned a group of Dutch goths living with their parents into one of Europe's biggest bands
With Ice Queen, Within Temptation helped to crystallise the scene we know today as symphonic metal
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: January 16 2026
Big names, rising stars and underground favourites go head-to-head in Metal Hammer's tracks of the week
The 50 best metal songs of 2025
Sleep Token, Ghost, Babymetal - these are the songs you picked as the finest 2025 had to offer
How two 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
Vote for the best metal song of 2025
From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal tunes. But which songs rule the roost?
How Angels made Within Temptation one of Europe's biggest metal bands
Within Temptation had a breakthrough hit with Angels - even if they never planned it
“It’s a straight line from her heart to yours”: Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love, by 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
Why Within Temptation won't shy away from getting political with their music
Within Temptation's recent music was heavily influenced by the war in Ukraine, and Sharon isn't fazed by anyone who has a problem with that
